International Accounting Standards Board: Developments in IFRS

Robert Garnett and Michael Stewart give an overview of the issues discussed during the May 2011 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting, including IAS 19 Employee Benefits—Defined contribution plans with vesting conditions, IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows—Classification of interest paid that is capitalised as part of the cost of an asset, IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets and IFRIC 6 Liabilities arising from Participating in a Specific Market—Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment—Use of IFRIC 6 by analogy.