In response to stakeholders and in light of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, on March 31, 2021, the International Accounting Standards Board (Board) prolonged aid to lessees accounting for Covid-19-related rent concessions by extending, for one year, the application period of the practical expedient in IFRS 16 Leases.

The amendment was implemented to alleviate lessees accounting of Covid-19 related rent concessions, “such as rent holidays and temporary rent reductions, while continuing to provide useful information about their leases to investors.” The amendment, which was originally issued in May 2021, will now apply to rent concessions reducing lease payments due on or before June 30, 2022.