12. Recently issued accounting standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new standard, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard establishes a single revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers, eliminates industry specific requirements and expands disclosure requirements. The standard will be adopted beginning January 1, 2018. Imperial continues to evaluate the standard and its effect on the company’s financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard, Leases. The standard requires all leases with an initial term greater than one year be recorded on the balance sheet as an asset and lease liability. The standard is required to be adopted beginning January 1, 2019. Imperial is evaluating the standard and its effect on the company’s financial statements.

Effective September 30, 2016, Imperial early adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) no. 2015-17 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance sheet classification of deferred taxes, on a prospective basis. This update eliminates the requirement to classify deferred tax assets and liabilities as current and non-current, and instead requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as non-current.

The balance sheet classification of deferred income tax asset / (liability) is shown below.


millions of Canadian dollars	As at Sept 30 2016		As at Dec 31 2015

Deferred income tax asset		-		272
Other assets, including intangibles, net		35		-
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		(41)
Deferred income tax liabilities		(4,008)		(4,191)

Net deferred tax liabilities		(3,973)		(3,960)