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Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh: 2025 International Financial Reporting Standards Issued through Cooperation between IASCA and the IFRS Foundation

08-Sep-2026


AMMAN – HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of the International Arab Society of Certified Accountants (IASCA), announced that IASCA has issued the latest Arabic translated edition of the 2025 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in cooperation with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation.

This edition is the only official printed version of the consolidated text of the official pronouncements issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), as issued on January 1, 2025, and translated by the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA).

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh noted that the edition includes new standards and amendments that will significantly change the way financial statements are presented and disclosed, including:

  • IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
  • IFRS 19 – Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures
  • Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency
  • Amendments to IFRS Practice Statement 1 – Management Commentary

The following table and summaries provide further details on the new pronouncements and amendments:

New Amendments Issued as of January 1, 2026

New amendments issued at January 1, 2026

Standard/
amendment

When issued

Effective date
(early application is possible unless otherwise noted)

Standards/
Interpretations amended

Standard withdrawn

IFRS Practice Statement 1 Management Commentary

June 2025

June 23, 2025

 

IFRS Practice Statement 1 Management Commentary
(issued Dec 2010)

Amendments to IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures

August 2025

January 1, 2027

IFRS 19

 

Disclosures about Uncertainties in the Financial Statements(a)

November 2025

 

IFRS 7, IFRS 18, IAS 1, IAS 8, IAS 36, IAS 37

 

Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation
Currency

November 2025

January 1, 2027

IFRS 19, IAS 21, IAS 29

 

 

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