Leases
What is the purpose of this document?
This document provides an update on the most important tentative decisions reached on the Leases project during
the first half of 2014, explains the IASB’s reasons for reaching those decisions and explains the remaining work to
be done in completing the project.
Project status
Leases is an important project that the IASB is undertaking jointly with the FASB.
The IASB and the FASB (the boards) jointly published a revised Exposure Draft Leases (the 2013 ED) in May 2013. The
boards have received extensive feedback on their proposals, and have heard a broad range of views. During the first
half of 2014, the boards have redeliberated and reached tentative decisions on many aspects of the project. In the
second half of 2014 the boards will continue their joint redeliberations and will decide upon the effective date of
the new Leases Standard.
The IASB expects to issue a new Leases Standard in 2015.