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November 10, 11, and 12, 2010 FASB/IASB Joint Videoconference Board
Meeting
Accounting
for financial instruments. The Boards discussed the outlook period
for estimating credit impairment losses, the information to be considered in
making those estimates, and the timing of loss recognition.
The Boards
tentatively decided that an entity should determine expected credit losses on
the basis of all available information, including historical data, current
economic conditions, and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. An
entity would not assume that future conditions would be the same as current
conditions. Additionally, the Boards tentatively decided that an entity’s
estimate of expected credit losses should be based on lifetime expected losses
of the financial asset.
The Boards did not make any decisions regarding
the timing of loss recognition. They will continue discussing this topic at the
November joint Board meeting.