Cesar Cheng was appointed as a member of the IFAC Nominating Committee since January 2021. He was nominated by the Instituto Nacional de Contadores Publicos (INCP) Colombia.
Mr Cheng is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deloitte Spanish Latin America (2019-2021). He has been National Managing Partner of Deloitte Colombia (2008-2018) and Deloitte LATCO Assurance and Advisory Services leader (2005-2007).
He studied Accountancy at the Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru. He has also been a professor and lecturer at Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru and at the Deloitte´s Center for Professional Education in Bogota, Colombia. He is a strong supporter of corporate social responsibility activities.
Joselin R. Martin joined the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2021, after being nominated by Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA).
Ms. Martin is currently the CEO of True North CFO LLC, a strategic management consulting company that works with senior leadership of small & medium-sized privately-held companies to identify long-term goals and to build an organization optimized to reach those objectives. She also facilitates Continuing Professional Education courses for Certified Public Accountants for the AICPA. She retired in 2019 from Hayles and Howe, Inc, an international construction contractor, as Chief Financial Officer.
Ms. Martin is a past chair of the AICPA Americas Regional Advisory Panel, a key conduit between stakeholders and the Association. She is a past chair of the Institute for Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals, the certifying organization for the ANSI-certified CCFIP designation which tests and certifies construction financial manager competencies, education, and ethics. She has also twice served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, where she is an active member and past chair of the Business & Industry Committee.
Ms. Martin holds an AB in Economics from Brown University, as well as Masters Degrees from both the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins University.
ED 75 proposes an IFRS 16, Leases aligned model for lease accounting in the public sector. For lessees, as with the IPSASB’s previous proposals in ED 64, ED 75 proposes a right-of-use model that will replace the risks and rewards incidental to ownership model in International Public Sector Accounting Standard® (IPSAS®) 13, Leases. For lessors, ED 75 proposes to substantially carry forward the risks and rewards incidental to ownership model in IPSAS 13 in response to ED 64 comments and practical IFRS 16 implementation experience.
Issued alongside ED 75, the Request for Information will provide the IPSASB with further information on the issues that need to be considered in accounting for concessionary leases and other arrangements similar to leases that are quite common in the public sector. This will then allow the IPSASB to determine the nature and extent of the additional guidance required in phase two of the Leases project.
“In light of the responses to ED 64, Leases, and emerging practical experience with implementing IFRS 16, the IPSASB decided to revise its overall approach to the Leases project,” said IPSASB Chair Ian Carruthers. “The proposals in ED 75 will improve the transparency of lease accounting in the public sector, while allowing it to benefit from the private sector experience in implementing IFRS 16. The Request for Information will provide the IPSASB with further background on the more complex lease-related transactions common in the public sector, enabling the Board to decide what further guidance is required.”
How to Comment To access the Exposure Draft, its summary At-a-Glance document, and the Request for Information or to submit a comment, visit the IPSASB website, www.ipsasb.org. Comments are requested by May 17, 2021. The IPSASB encourages IFAC members, associates, and Network Partners to promote the availability of this Consultation Paper to their members and employees.
About the IPSASB The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) works to strengthen public financial management globally through developing and maintaining accrual-based International Public Sector Accounting Standards® (IPSAS®) and other high-quality financial reporting guidance for use by governments and other public sector entities. It also raises awareness of IPSAS and the benefits of accrual adoption. The Board receives support from the Asian Development Bank, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, the New Zealand External Reporting Board, and the governments of Canada and New Zealand. The structures and processes that support the operations of the IPSASB are facilitated by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). For copyright, trademark, and permissions information, please go to permissions or contact permissions@ifac.org.
About the Public Interest Committee The governance and standard-setting activities of the IPSASB are overseen by the Public Interest Committee (PIC), to ensure that they follow due process and reflect the public interest. The PIC is comprised of individuals with expertise in public sector or financial reporting, and professional engagement in organizations that have an interest in promoting high-quality and internationally comparable financial information.
Exposure Draft 75, Leases, and Request for Information, Concessionary Leases and Other Arrangements Similar to Leases
Rachel Bleetman is a Research and Policy Manager at ACCA, focusing on issues relevant to the public sector globally. She develops and advises on a range of thought leadership initiatives while working to promote important diversity and inclusion goals in public sector finance research and policy.
She previously worked as a health and social policy analyst at The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and in the UK Civil Service – engaging with a range of different policy areas. She studied at McGill University and the London School of Economics and spent a year working and studying in the Middle East.
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board(IPSASB®) has issued Request for Information, Concessionary Leases and Other Arrangements Similar to Leases.
The Request for Information will provide the IPSASB with further information on the issues that need to be considered in accounting for concessionary leases and other arrangements similar to leases that are quite common in the public sector. This will then allow the IPSASB to determine the nature and extent of the additional guidance required in phase two of the Leases project.
