Adoption of Accounting Standards and Philippine Interpretations Committee Questions and Answers (PIC Q&As)

March 12, 2020

SEC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 08-20

SUBJECT:Adoption of Accounting Standards and Philippine Interpretations Committee Questions and Answers (PIC Q&As)

The Commission, in its meeting held on 12 March 2020, approved the adoption of the following pronouncements as part of SEC's rules and regulations on financial reporting:

A. Accounting Standards

Pronouncement

Effectivity date

PFRS 17, Insurance Contracts

Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

Amendments to PAS 19, Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement

Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

Annual Improvements to PFRSs 2015-2017 Cycle

Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

Amendments to PFRS 3, Definition of a Business

Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

Amendments to PAS 1 and PAS 8, Definition of Material

Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

Philippine Interpretation IFRIC 23, Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

B. PIC Q&As

Pronouncement

Effectivity date

PIC Q&A No. 2018-01, PAS 8 — Voluntary changes in accounting policy

The consensus in this Q&A is effective from the date of the...

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