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IFRS 13
Standard	IFRS 13
Issued	2011
Effective	2013
Issued by	International Accounting Standards Board
Topic	fair value measurement

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IFRS 13 IFRS 13 establishes a single framework for fair value measurement, aligning measurement approaches across International Accounting Standards Board, International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, European Union, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-related reporting contexts; it interacts with standards such as IFRS 9, IAS 36, IAS 32, IAS 19 and informs practice among firms like PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young.

Overview

IFRS 13 sets out concepts, definitions, measurement bases and disclosure objectives used by entities including Royal Dutch Shell, Toyota Motor Corporation, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs when accounting under International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation guidance; it codifies the notion of exit price used by entities such as General Electric, Siemens, Sony, Unilever, and Nestlé in financial statements prepared for stakeholders like International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, and European Central Bank. The standard influences valuation practice across jurisdictions including United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan and is reflected in analyses by bodies such as International Organization of Securities Commissions, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

IFRS 13 applies when other pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements or disclosures for assets, liabilities, or equity instruments held by entities such as HSBC, Citigroup, Banco Santander, ING Group, and UBS; it does not prescribe when fair value is required, leaving that judgement to standards including IFRS 9, IAS 40, IFRS 3, IAS 37, and IFRS 10. Key defined terms include fair value, highest and best use, principal market, and participant characteristics, concepts frequently referenced by practitioners from Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press in technical guidance. The standard’s definitions interact with legal and regulatory regimes in European Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Prudential Regulation Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, and Australian Securities and Investments Commission matters.

IFRS 13 establishes an exit price notion measured in a principal (or most advantageous) market and sets a three-level hierarchy for inputs, applied by corporations such as Amazon (company), Walmart, ExxonMobil, Chevron Corporation, and BP. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, often cited when valuing instruments traded on New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Tokyo Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Level 2 inputs include observable inputs other than quoted prices, used in valuations by entities interacting with Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, Euronext, Deutsche Börse, and SIX Swiss Exchange. Level 3 inputs are unobservable and require significant management judgement, relevant to valuations in sectors represented by Tesla, Inc., SpaceX, Palantir Technologies, WeWork, and Theranos-style private transactions.

IFRS 13 permits valuation techniques such as the market approach, cost approach, and income approach, methods employed by valuation professionals from Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, American Society of Appraisers, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and CPA Australia. The market approach relies on inputs from comparable transactions in markets like London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Bombay Stock Exchange, and São Paulo Stock Exchange. The income approach uses discounted cash flows and requires assumptions about growth rates and discount rates informed by analyses from International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Central Bank, and Bank for International Settlements. The cost approach incorporates replacement cost concepts familiar to entities such as Caterpillar Inc., John Deere, Komatsu, Hitachi Construction Machinery, and Volvo Group.

IFRS 13 mandates disclosures that enable users — including investors like BlackRock, Vanguard Group, State Street Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway, and Soros Fund Management — to assess valuation methods and inputs, reconciliation of Level 3 balances, sensitivity analyses, and transfers between hierarchy levels. Required disclosures reference quantitative and qualitative information that preparers often present alongside reports from International Accounting Standards Board, analyses by Big Four (auditors), guidance from Financial Stability Board, and commentary from Institute of International Finance. Entities listed on exchanges such as NYSE, LSE, TSE, HKEX, and B3 (stock exchange) must align financial statement notes to these disclosure objectives.

Implementation involved transition provisions and outreach by the International Accounting Standards Board, adoption tracking by regulators including Securities and Exchange Commission, European Securities and Markets Authority, Australian Accounting Standards Board, Canadian Accounting Standards Board, and interpretive guidance from bodies like International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee and professional firms PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young. Subsequent amendments, staff papers, and agenda decisions have addressed fair value measurement of non-financial assets, quoted investments, and unit of account issues debated in forums such as International Organization of Securities Commissions, Financial Accounting Standards Board discussions, and academic work at Harvard University, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, University of Cambridge, and Columbia University. Enforcement and practical application continue to evolve through case studies from entities like Enron-era analyses, post-crisis reviews by Financial Stability Board, and supervisory reviews by International Monetary Fund.