The IPSASB approved its Consultation Paper (CP), Presentation of Financial Statements. This CP includes the IPSASB’s preliminary views, along with an illustrative Exposure Draft (ED) to develop a new IPSAS Standard to replace IPSAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements. This approval is an important step in the IPSASB’s work to enhance the effective communication of financial information reported in general purpose financial statements. The CP is expected to be published in Q2 2026 for a 120-day exposure period.
Project Timeline
The project timeline is depicted below. Please note that these are current targeted milestones/phases and may change as the work in this area progresses.
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Project Overview
Objective
The project objective is to enhance the communication effectiveness of financial information reported in general purpose financial statements by developing a new IPSAS Standard to replace IPSAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements. The focus is on the presentation of financial information to support accountability and decision-making across the public sector.
The aim of the project is to help support the effective and sustainable use of public sector resources and the ongoing delivery of public services for current and future generations by improving the communication effectiveness of information presented in financial statements.
Why the IPSASB Undertook this Project
How financial information is presented in financial statements is seen as a critical component of strengthening public financial management (PFM) globally, due to the importance of ensuring the information presented in financial statements is relevant, transparent, useful, understandable, and accessible to the users of the financial statements.
IPSAS 1 has not been substantially revised since its original issuance in 2000. This project provides the opportunity to improve the existing requirements by considering relevant international and national standard-setting developments and constituent feedback received during the scoping and research phase of the project.
Consultation
The IPSASB completed the consultation phase of the project in March 2026, and will be publishing its Consultation Paper with an illustrative ED in Q2 2026.
Task Force Members
- Claudia Beier, IPSASB Deputy Chair, Switzerland
- Angela Ryan, IPSASB Member, New Zealand
- Andrew van der Burgh, IPSASB Member, South Africa
- Jean-Pierre Menanteau, Conseil de normalisation des comptes publics (CNoCP), France
- Antonella Risi, Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB), Canada
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Published Documents and Support
Documents in this section include:
- Major documents published by the IPSASB during the lifecycle of the project including: Consultation Papers, Exposure Drafts, issued IPSAS, amendments to IPSAS, and other similar due process documents;
- Supporting material related to each published document including: snapshots, webinars, and other material; and
- The project-relevant IPSASB agenda papers.
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Summary
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Included in this section are documents related to the development of the Consultation Paper.
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