2010-02-18 FYI Accounting Standards - December 2009

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This Newsletter contains the December 2009 edition of the CICA FYI Accounting Standards Report.

The Accounting Standards Board ("AcSB") and staff of the CICA periodically publish a report outlining the status of current projects and related activities.

The December 2009 edition includes the following topics:

• Message from the Chair
• Clearing the Path for the Changeover to IFRSs
• We Deliver: New Private Enterprise Standards
• Tentative Decision to Provide a Choice of standards for NFPOs
• Input from Canada’s Investment Company Experts
• AcSB Redeliberates Comments on Pension Plans
• AcSB Establishes IFRS Discussion Group
• Financial Instruments - New Directions

A PDF version of the report is available for download. This information may be useful for audit committee reports and discussions with management on proposed accounting standards.