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New Accounting Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [text block] [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements

44.	New Accounting Pronouncements:

The following is a summary of new standards, interpretations and improvements to the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that are not yet effective as of December 31, 2021:

IAS 28 — Investments in Associates and Joint Venture, and IFRS 10 — Consolidated Financial Statements.

In September 2014, the IASB published this modification, which clarifies the scope of the profits and losses recognized in a transaction that involves an associate or joint venture, and that this depends on whether the asset sold or contribution constitutes a business. Therefore, the IASB concluded that all gains or losses should be recognized against loss of control of a business. Likewise, the gains or losses that result from the sale or contribution of a subsidiary that does not constitute a business (definition of IFRS 3) to an associate or joint venture should be recognized only to the extent of unrelated interests in the associate or joint venture.

During December 2015, the IASB agreed to set the effective date of this modification in the future, allowing its immediate application.

Banco de Chile and its subsidiaries will have no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements as a result of the application of this amendment.

Limited Scope Amendments and Annual Improvements 2018-2020.

In May 2020, the IASB published a package of amendments of limited scope, as well as the 2018-2020 Annual Improvements, whose changes clarify the wording or correct minor consequences, omissions or conflicts between the requirements of the Standards.

Among other modifications, it contains amendments to IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets which specify the costs that an entity should include when evaluating whether a contract will cause losses. These costs include those that are directly related to the contract and may be costs incremental to the performance of that contract (for example, direct labor and materials), or an allocation of other costs that are directly related to the performance of contracts (for example, the allocation of the depreciation charge for an item of property, plant and equipment used to fulfill the contract).

These amendments will be effective as of January 1, 2022 and it is estimated that Banco de Chile and its subsidiaries will not have significant impacts on the Consolidated Financial Statements as a result of the application of these amendments.

IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and IFRS Practice Statement No. 2 Accounting Policy Disclosures.

In February 2021, the IASB published amendments to IAS 1 to require companies to disclose material information on accounting policies, the foregoing in order to improve the disclosures of their accounting policies and provide useful information to investors and other users of financial statements.

To help entities apply the amendments to IAS 1, the Board also amended IFRS Practice Statement No. 2 to illustrate how an entity can judge whether accounting policy information is material to its financial statements.

The amendments to IAS 1 will be effective for Financial Statement presentation periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Early application is permitted. If an entity applies those amendments to prior periods, it must disclose that fact.

The application of this amendment will not generate material impacts on the disclosure of accounting policies in the Consolidated Financial Statements of Banco de Chile and its subsidiaries.

IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. Definition of Accounting Estimate.

In February 2021, the IASB incorporated changes to the definition of accounting estimates contained in IAS 8, the amendments to IAS are intended to help entities distinguish changes in accounting estimates from changes in accounting policies.

The amendments to IAS 8 will be effective for Financial Statement presentation periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Early application is permitted.

The application of this amendment will not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Banco de Chile and its subsidiaries.

IAS 12 Income Tax.

In May 2021 the IASB published amendments to IAS 12, to specify how companies should account for deferred taxes on transactions such as leases and decommissioning obligations.

IAS 12 Income Tax specifies how a company accounts for income tax, including deferred tax, which represents tax to be paid or recovered in the future. In certain circumstances, companies are exempt from recognizing deferred taxes when they first recognize assets or liabilities. Prior to the amendment, there was some uncertainty as to whether the exemption applied to transactions such as leases and decommissioning obligations, transactions for which companies recognize both an asset and a liability.

The amendments clarify that the exemption does not apply and that companies are required to recognize deferred taxes on such transactions. The purpose of the amendments is to reduce the differences in reporting deferred tax on leases and decommissioning obligations.