• 2024 Issued Standard – IAS 37
  The 2024 Issued Standards include all amendments issued up to and including 31 December 2023.

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Note that the Issued Standards contain amendments that have a mandatory effective date that is later than 1 January 2024. Find details of the effective dates of amendments to this Standard in the Recent Amendments section below.

IAS 37 requires that a provision is only recognised where:

• there is a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, and
• payment is probable, and
• the amount can be reliably estimated.

The amount of the provision should be the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

Contingent liabilities are not recognised, but are disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow of economic resources is remote.

Contingent assets are not recognised, but are disclosed where an inflow of economic benefits is probable.

UK qualifying parents and subsidiaries can take advantage of FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework. Our FRS 101 page gives more information on which entities qualify and the criteria to be met.