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Text us your thoughts on this episodeThis week, host Heather Horn is joined by a special guest from the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Vice Chair, Sue Lloyd gives us an inside look into the ISSB’s workplan, new projects, and new strategic relationships. She also shares how the ISSB is supporting implementation of the standards.In this episode, they discuss:4:15 – Insights from the adoption of ISSB standards around the world9:20 – Variability of sustainability reporting a...

Text us your thoughts on this episodeWe continue our revenue podcast miniseries discussing contract modifications. Contract modifications are accounted for as either a separate contract or as part of the existing contract, depending on the nature of the modification.In this episode, we discuss: 4:47 – An overview of contract modifications 5:57 – Modifications that are accounted for as separate contracts 6:54 – Modifications that are accounted for prospectively 10:08...

Text us your thoughts on this episodeThis episode provides an overview of the new standard from the International Accounting Standards Board, the IASB. IFRS 18 is the new standard on presentation and disclosure in financial statements, with a focus on updates to the income statement. This is a significant development in IFRS financial reporting - even companies not reporting under IFRS will want to be aware of these updates. In this episode, we discuss:1:10 – An overview of the new stand...

Text us your thoughts on this episodeOur revenue miniseries continues with identifying the contract, the first step in the five-step model in the revenue standard. It's important to get this step right to appropriately apply the model for recognizing revenue. In this episode, we discuss:4:10 – The five criteria to have a contract with a customer under the revenue standard 8:23 – The impact of master services agreements and enforceable rights16:03 – Assessing collectibility of the co...

Text us your thoughts on this episodeHost Heather Horn welcomes back Will Evison, a director in PwC UK’s Global Sustainability, Climate, and Nature Strategy practice, to provide an update on the work of PwC’s Centre for Nature Positive Business and discuss the relationship between nature positive business strategy and reporting. In this episode, they discuss: 2:18– The purpose and progress of PwC’s Centre for Nature Positive Business 8:57 – The impact of the Corporate Sustainab...

Text us your thoughts on this episodeThis episode begins a podcast miniseries on revenue topics with a discussion of principal versus agent (PvA) or “gross versus net” revenue. In other words, the principal in a transaction records revenue on a gross basis and the agent records revenue net. The PvA analysis can be subjective but it's important to get it right as it can materially impact a key line item in the income statement, revenue from contracts with customers.In this episode, we discuss:...