[PDF] Interest Rate - Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards

What is the basis for conclusions on the interest rate benchmark reform?

The Basis for Conclusions on the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform—PPhase 2, which amends IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16, analyses the considerations of the Board when developing these amendments including comprehensive analysis of the feedback on the proposals that preceded the amendments and how the Board responded to that feedback.

What are the Phase 2 amendments?

The Phase 2 amendments address issues that might affect financial reporting during the reform of an interest rate benchmark, including the effects of changes to contractual cash flows or hedging relationships arising from the replacement of an interest rate benchmark with an alternative benchmark rate (replacement issues).

What is the purpose of replacing an interest rate benchmark?

The replacement or reform of an interest rate benchmark is likely to change the basis for determining the contractual cash flows of a financial asset or financial liability. amending the contractual terms of a financial asset or financial liability to replace the interest rate benchmark;

What accounting issues arise before an interest rate benchmark is replaced?

The accounting issues arising before an existing interest rate benchmark is replaced with an alternative risk free rate, i.e. pre-replacement issues, have been considered previously by the IASB and were addressed in Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7), published in September 2019 (“Phase I amendments”).