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FEI Toronto:Introducing our panelistsFEI Toronto:Introducing our panelists

Bob Young, PartnerNational Assurance and Professional Practice, KPMG Enterprise

Mark Walsh, FCAPrincipal, Accounting Standards Board

Hesham Shafie, CMAPresident, Global Dynamic Sourcing Ltd. (GDS)

Barry Mutis, Sr. ManagerProfessional Services Group Commercial Financial Services, RBC

Sunil Mistry, CAPartner, KPMG Enterprise


Accounting Standards UpdateBob Young, Partner, KPMG EnterpriseAccounting Standards UpdateBob Young, Partner, KPMG Enterprise

2006- AcSB announces IFRS for publicly accountable entities by 2011

2007- AcSB issues Invitation to Comment for non-publicly accountable

entities:- IFRS*- IFRS for Small & Medium Sized Entities*- Made in Canada solution

- CICA issues Framework for Owner Managed Enterprises (FOME)- non-GAAP model

* Differential reporting options


Accounting Standards UpdateBob Young, Partner, KPMG EnterpriseAccounting Standards UpdateBob Young, Partner, KPMG Enterprise

2008- AcSB announces project to develop a made-in-Canada solution

- based on existing Handbook- reduced disclosures- contentious areas – review based on cost/benefit

- AdCom established to support AcSB

2009- AcSB expects to release new standard- IASB expects to release IFRS for Private Entities


Executive Dialogue:Setting the StageExecutive Dialogue:Setting the Stage

Canadian GAAP works! (% of positive responses regarding disclosures)

Cash flows – 81%Cash – 97%Inventories – 94%Investments – 87%Goodwill – 86%Intangible assets – 84%Property, plant & equipment – 95%Operating line of credit – 96%Long-term debt – 96%Share capital – 98%



Canadian GAAP works! (% of positive responses regarding disclosures) - continued

Accounting policies – 95%Pension plans – 87%Guarantees – 88%Contingent liabilities – 88%Cash flows:

Operations – 91%Investing activities – 91%Financing activities – 91%


Executive Dialogue:QuestionExecutive Dialogue:Question

Q:When it comes to financial reporting, Canada’s private companies will be able to select between IFRS and Canadian Private CompanyGAAP. This may lead to challenges when comparing the financial position and operating results of businesses inside and outside of Canada.

Do you believe it is important that financial reporting standards for private companies are consistent with those used by public companies? What challenges do you see with having the ability to select between two models?



IFRS:

Comprehensive global framework widely used by public companies

Significant use of fair value (e.g. financial instruments & investment properties)

Reversal of impairment losses (and consequently potentially more volatility in income)

Concept of other comprehensive income as a temporary equity parking lot for certain (generally) unrealized gains and losses

Canadian PB GAAP:

Focused on private companies

Historic cost focus with limited use of fair value

Losses generally not reversed in subsequent years

No concept of other comprehensive income – gains / losses directly to income



Is it important that financial reporting standards for private companies are consistent with those used by public companies?

Yes -53%

No - 43%


Executive Dialogue:Executive Dialogue:

Panel:Do you believe it is important that financial reporting standards for private companies are consistent with those used by public companies?

What challenges do you see with having the ability to select between two models?



Q:Today’s Canadian GAAP provides differential reporting options for private companies where the costs of applying certain accountingstandards are perceived to exceed the benefits.

In your view, do reporting options impact the comparability of financial reporting amongst entities? If so, what arguments can be made for providing reporting options?



• Today’s differential reporting options:Non-consolidationTaxes payable vs. tax allocation (deferral)Tax preferred shares (equity vs. debt classification)

• Proposed additions:Pension plans for owner-managers/spousesExpensing development costs on internally generated intangible assetsBifurcation of compound financial liabilities (embedded equity component)

“Unanimous shareholder approval vs. Management policy choice*”

* “more relevant” test after initial adoption



Do reporting options impact comparability of financial reporting?

Yes - 60%

No - 36%



Yes - 55%

No - 38%

Given the underlying GAAP concept of comparability, are reporting options acceptable?



Panel:In your view, do reporting options impact the comparability of financial reporting amongst entities?

If so, what arguments can be made for providing reporting options?



Q:Will two different GAAPs pose specific challenges for transferring financial management skills between private and public companies?



Once PB GAAP has been implemented, will you view the technical accounting skills of a private company CFO as equivalent to those of a public company CFO?

Yes -33%

No - 48%

Don't know - 20%



Panel:Will two different GAAPs pose specific challenges for transferring financial management skills between private and public companies?



Certain debt instruments are either due on demand or will becomedue within one year from the balance sheet date, even though repayment within the year may not be expected - for example, a five-year mortgage with a 25-year amortization period that is due for renewal within one year of the balance sheet date.Such financial obligations under Canadian GAAP are classified ascurrent liabilities unless they have been either refinanced on along-term basis before the financial statements are issued, or a binding agreement for refinancing has been executed with a lender that can honour its commitment.In the absence of committed refinancing, should debt instrumentsthat become due within twelve months of the balance sheet date, be classified as current liabilities? In your view, what are the implications of showing these liabilities as current?

Q:



Yes - 70%

No - 27%

In the absence of committed refinancing, should debt instruments that become due within twelve months of the balance sheet date, be classified as current liabilities?



In the absence of committed refinancing, should debt instrumentsthat become due within twelve months of the balance sheet date, be classified as current liabilities?

In your view, what are the implications of showing these liabilities as current?

Panel:



Should private companies disclose management compensation in their financial statements? If so, what type of disclosure would be appropriate?

Q:



• Executive Compensation

Public companies – National Instrument NI 51-102Direct and indirect compensation to specific executive officers and directors (including CFO and CEO)

Private companiesManagement compensation



Yes - 19%

No - 78%

Should private companies disclose management compensation in their financial statements?



Should private companies disclose management compensation in their financial statements? If so, what type of disclosure would be appropriate?

Panel:



What are the factors a private company might weigh in deciding to adopt the new private company GAAP or IFRS?

Q:



Canadian GAAP works! (% of positive responses regarding disclosures)

Cash flows – 81%Cash – 97%Inventories – 94%Investments – 87%Goodwill – 86%Intangible assets – 84%Property, plant & equipment – 95%Operating line of credit – 96%Long-term debt – 96%Share capital – 98%



Canadian GAAP works! (% of positive responses regarding disclosures) - continued

Accounting policies – 95%Pension plans – 87%Guarantees – 88%Contingent liabilities – 88%Cash flows:

Operations – 91%Investing activities – 91%Financing activities – 91%



Reasons to transition to IFRS* - survey results:

Facilitate financial analysis – 45%Benchmarking with peers / competitors – 41%Anticipated IPO – 36%Planned sale of company – 27%Requirement of lenders / suppliers – 22%Better financial statement presentation – 17%

* Multiple responses



Yes -32%

No - 50%

Don't know - 17%

Will the cost of implementing IFRS preclude private companies from accessingcapital in the public markets?



Is your private company planning to adopt IFRS?

Yes -26%

No - 49%

Don't know - 25%



What are the factors a private company might weigh in deciding to adopt the new private company GAAP or IFRS?

Panel:



With IFRS, the relative focus is toward fair value whereas the new private company GAAP is more toward historical cost. What do you see as the relative pros and cons of financial reporting frameworks based on historic cost vs. fair value measurements?For example: Financial instruments and investment properties.

Panel:


Executive Dialogue:Open FloorExecutive Dialogue:Open Floor

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