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  • BDO releases IFRB 2020/08 – IASB Issues Amendments to IFRS 16: COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions

BDO releases IFRB 2020/08 – IASB Issues Amendments to IFRS 16: COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions

28 May 2020

On 28 May 2020, the IASB issued final amendments to IFRS 16 related to COVID-19 rent concessions for lessees. These amendments introduce a practical expedient for lessees when accounting for COVID-19 related rent concessions.

BDO has published an IFR Bulletin summarising the amendments to IFRS 16, along with their practical effect and illustrative examples. The publication also includes a flowchart on how the practical expedient created by the amendments is evaluated.

The IFR Bulletin may be accessed here.