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Resources for the accounting profession

Publications

  • eIFRS— for IFRS® Standards, IFRIC® Interpretations, the IFRS Taxonomy, other authoritative guidance, illustrative examples, bases for conclusions and official translations
  • IFRS Shop—to purchase the Red, Green and Blue books—three different compilations of IFRS Standards

Stay up-to-date

  • Alerts—register here to receive news and alerts, including the IASB Update and the IFRIC Update, published after each Board and IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting
  • Work plan—the Board’s current work plan can be found here

Events and conferences

  • Upcoming events— an overview of upcoming events can be found in our meetings and events diary
  • Speakers—if you would like to request a speaker from the IFRS Foundation/Board for one of your own events, please follow our speaker request process

Consultations

  • Open consultations—an overview of all consultations currently open for comment can be found here
  • Watch our video explaining the standard-setting process here

Other materials

  • Implementation materials—materials developed to support implementation of new IFRS Standards, including articles, webinars etc, can be found here
  • The IFRS for SMEs® Standard—to find out about resources for small or medium-sized entities, click here
  • Snapshots—these summaries prepared for each new Standard are useful, for example, when briefing audit committees and CEOs. They are available by reference to individual Standards here
  • A Pocket Guide to IFRS Standards—this useful summary for briefing members of Boards of Directors or Managing Committees is available here


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