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IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

When first applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, an entity may have chosen to continue to apply the hedge accounting requirements of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. IAS 39 requirements are otherwise withdrawn for periods starting on or after 1 January 2018 when IAS 39 was largely superseded by IFRS 9.

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Summary

IAS 39 provides guidance on hedge accounting, classifying hedging relationships as one of three types:

  • Fair value hedge
  • Cash flow hedge
  • Hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.

Recent amendments

All amendments issued up to and including 31 December 2023 are included within the IFRS Foundation’s latest version of the issued standard: 2024 Issued Standard – IAS 39. Issued amendments may have a mandatory effective date that is later than 1 January 2024 – see individual amendments for details.

Any amendments issued on or after 1 January 2024 will not be included in the IFRS Foundation’s 2024 Issued Standards but will be listed below and identified as such.

See the Corporate Reporting Faculty’s annual IFRS factsheets for a more detailed discussion of recent IFRS amendments.

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