Highlights from the IPSASB's September 20-23, 2016, meeting in Toronto, Canada.

0:10 Introduction
1:07 Revenue and Non-Exchange Expenses
2:08 Financial Instruments
5:12 Heritage
8:19 Public Sector Combinations
9:55 Leases
12:38 Social Benefits
13:56 Emissions Trading Schemes
14:29 Closing Remarks

IAASB Technical Director Kathleen Healy hosts the June 2016 audio podcast featuring Chairman Arnold Schilder and IAASB Members Brendan Murtagh, Rich Sharko, Bob Dohrer, Megan Zietsman, and Merran Kelsall to discuss key activities and events from the board's June 21-24, 2016, meeting in New York. 

:13 – Introduction

:40 – Chairman’s opening remarks

2:31 – NOCLAR

4:07 – Professional skepticism

6:31 – ISA 540 update

8:42 – Data analytics

10:32 – ISA 315 (Revised)

12:11 – Invitation to Comment

19:48 – Work plan 2017-2018

21:00 – “Supporting Credibility and Trust”

22:47 – Agreed-upon procedures

23:47 – Next meeting

Highlights from the IESBA's June 27-29, 2016, meeting in New York, New York.

:10 - Introduction: Diane Jules, Deputy Director

:42 - Opening remarks: Stavros Thomadakis, Chairman

6:02 - Safeguards: Gary Hannaford, Member

9:35 - Part C, Professional Accountants in Business: Helene Agélii, Member

13:10 - Structure of the IESBA Code: Don Thomson, Member 

15:08 - Long Association: Brian Caswell, Member 

18:07 - Next meeting: Diane Jules, Deputy Director

In this edition of the audio podcast, IPSASB Technical Director John Stanford speaks with IPSASB Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) Chair Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger, IPSASB Chair Ian Carruthers, IPSASB technical staff members Joao Fonseca, Paul Mason, and Ross Smith, as well as Anthony Heffernan, Director, Accounting Standards, New Zealand External Reporting Board.

IAASB Technical Director Kathleen Healy hosts the March 2016 audio podcast featuring Chairman Arnold Schilder, Deputy Chair Chuck Landes, and IAASB members Rich Sharko and Brendan Murtagh to discuss key activities and events from the board's March 14-18, 2016, meeting in New York. 

:13 – Introduction

:37 - Chairman's Overview

4:27 - ISA 540

7:12 - ISA 315 (Revised)

8:12 - Data Analytics

8:45 - NOCLAR

10:28 – Professional Skepticism

17:50 - Integrated Reporting

19:35 - Agreed upon Procedures

20:43 - Closing remarks and next meeting

Highlights from the IESBA's March 14-16, 2016, meeting in Madrid, Spain.

:10 - Introduction: Ken Siong, Technical Director

:36 - Opening remarks/Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations: Stavros Thomadakis, Chair

3:40 - Safeguards: Gary Hannaford, Member

7:13 - Part C, Professional Accountants in Business: Helene Agélii, Member

10:40 - Next meeting: Ken Siong, Technical Director

During this audio podcast, Acting Technical Director John Stanford speaks with Chair Ian Carruthers, Principal Paul Mason, and Manager, Standards Development and Technical Projects, João Fonseca on key events from the IPSASB's March 8-11, 2016, meeting in New York City. 

In this audio podcast, IPSASB Acting Technical Director John Stanford and IPSASB Principal Paul Mason summarize the accounting requirements for assets and liabilities under the grant of right to the operator model in IPSAS 32, Service Concession Arrangements: Grantor. 

An accompanying Staff Questions and Answers document is also available.

IAASB Technical Director Kathy Healy hosts the December 2015 audio podcast featuring Chairman Arnold Schilder, Deputy Chair Chuck Landes, and IAASB members Annette Köhler, Rich Sharko, and Megan Zietsman as they discuss key activities and events from the board's December 7-11, 2015, meeting in New York. 

:01 – Introduction

:28 - Chairman's Overview

3:45 - Invitation to Comment: Enhancing Audit Quality in the Public Interest — A Focus on Professional Skepticism, Quality Control and Group Audits

7:44 - Professional Skepticism

11:17 - ISA 540 

14:14 - Approval of ISA 810 (Revised)

15:59 – Other Presentations and Outreach Activities

21:25 - Closing Remarks and Next Meeting 

In the wake of the sovereign debt crisis, the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) is facing increasing demands for its standards and for guidance on their adoption and implementation.

During this audio podcast, Acting Technical Director John Stanford interviews departing Chair Andreas Bergmann, incoming Chair Ian Carruthers, and Technical Managers Paul Mason and João Fonseca on the IPSASB's recent standard-setting work and other key projects discussed its December 8-11, 2015, meeting.