IFRS 12 summary and timeline
A summary of IFRS 12 Disclosure of interests in other entities, including information on current proposals and a timeline of past amendments, announcements, exposure drafts and consultations.
Summary
IFRS 12 applies to any entity which has an interest in a subsidiary, joint arrangement, associate or unconsolidated structured entity.
Its objective is to require the disclosure of information which enables users of financial statements to evaluate:
- The nature of, and risks associates with, its interests in other entities, and
- The effects of those interests on its financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
In order to meet this objective, entities are required to make the following disclosures:
- Significant judgements and assumptions made in determining control, joint control or significant influence and type of joint arrangement.
- Information on interests in subsidiaries such that the composition of the group and non-controlling interest is understood and restrictions, risks and changes in ownership can be evaluated.
- Information on interests in associates and joint arrangements such that the nature and extent of the interests, financial effects and associated risks can be evaluated.
- Information on interests in unconsolidated structured entities such that the nature and extent of the interests and associated risks can be evaluated.
Current proposals
The Board issued ED/2019/7 General Presentation and Disclosures in December 2019. The exposure draft proposes a new IFRS Standard to replace IAS 1. One of the proposed changes is to require the disclosure of amounts derived from integral associates and joint ventures and non-integral associates and joint ventures. A consequential amendment to IFRS 12 would add definitions of integral and non-integral associates and joint ventures, provide guidance on classifying associates and joint ventures as integral or non-integral and identify when this classification is changed.
Timeline
| Date | Update |
|---|---|
| 8 December 2016 | IASB issues Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2014 – 2016 Cycle (amendments to IFRS 12) Effective for annual periods starting on or after 1 January 2017. |
| 18 December 2014 | IASB issues Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28) Effective for annual periods starting on or after 1 January 2016. |
| 31 October 2012 | IASB issues Investment Entities (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27) Effective for annual periods starting on or after 1 January 2014. |
| 28 June 2012 | IASB issues Consolidated Financial Statements, Joint Arrangements and Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities: Transition Guidance (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 11 and IFRS 12) Effective for annual periods starting on or after 1 January 2013. |
| 12 May 2011 | IASB issues IFRS 12 Effective for annual periods starting on or after 1 January 2013. |
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