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IFRS16: Navigating the transition, unpicking complexities

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The compulsory implementation of IFRS 16 leases by local authorities from 2024/15 means that authorities accounting for service concessions under the CIPFA accounting code’s application of IFRIC 12 must apply IFRS 16 to any liabilities they record as embedded finance leases from the transition date, requiring a recalculation of any such liability with potentially material effect.  So, what are the issues authorities will need to consider in managing this transition?

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The transition is complex because PFI ‘unitary payments’ vary with general price inflation. Most authorities allocate each year’s payment between services and minimum lease rentals under

Interest rate risk management is vital to determining borrowing and investment strategy and outcomes. From visual aids to top tips, Jackie Shute, head of local authority strategy at Public Sector Live Ltd, offers an overview of best practice.

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