ESMA Postpones to 2024 the Annual IFRS Amendment of the ESEF
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May 10, 2023 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has decided to postpone to 2024 the amendment of the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS). This decision is in part due to the limited changes in the 2023 update to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Taxonomy. Throughout 2023, ESMA will monitor the implementation of the ESEF requirements, assess how to improve digital reporting and develop the ESEF sustainability taxonomy and requirements. ESMA has decided on this postponement in view of : During 2023, ESMA will increase the monitoring of the implementation of the ESEF requirements, as well as assess potential improvements to the electronic reporting process. Additionally, ESMA will perform the preparatory work of start developing the ESEF sustainability reporting taxonomy and related reporting requirements based on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards Taxonomy, which is being developed by EFRAG. According to the ESEF RTS, issuers will still be able to fulfil their regulatory obligations to mark up their 2023 IFRS consolidated financial statements as the 2022 ESEF Taxonomy is mandatory and applicable for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2023. For foreign listed issuers, the US SEC allows the preparation of 2023 financial statements in accordance with the 2023 and 2022 IFRS Taxonomies. The ESEF Taxonomy used for the single electronic reporting format of the IFRS consolidated financial statements is based on, and extends from, the IFRS Taxonomy. The IFRS Foundation annually updates the IFRS Taxonomy to reflect, amongst other developments, the issuance of new IFRSs, the amendment of existing IFRSs, the analysis of disclosures commonly reported in practice, and improvements to general content or technology of the IFRS Taxonomy. ESMA accordingly amends the ESEF RTS to reflect the annual update of the IFRS Taxonomy. To find out more details please visit : https://www.esma.europa.eu/ |