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IFAC & CIPFA Announces an Index that will reflect the extent of accrual accounting and adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs)

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have announced that they have begun building up an index that will reflect the extent of accrual accounting and adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) around the world.

The index will initially be populated with research data on individual countries and regions, collected by various international institutions. National standard-setters will be invited to review, comment upon, and supplement the information, after which the first set of data will be made available in November 2017.

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