The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published proposed narrow-scope amendments to its pension accounting requirements. These proposals aim to improve the quality of information investors gain and they address some diversity in practice.

The organisation is inviting comment  on the proposed amendments, which should be submitted by October 19 2015.

The changes regard defined benefit pensions accounting standards IAS 19 Employee Benefits and IFRIC 14.

"When a defined benefit plan is amended, curtailed or settled during a reporting period, the entity needs to update the assumptions about its obligation and fair value of its plan assets to calculate costs related to these changes," IASB's release stated.

"The proposed amendments to IAS 19 Employee Benefits specify that the entity is required to use the updated information to determine current service cost and net interest for the period followed by these changes.

"The proposed amendments to IFRIC 14 IAS 19 - The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements address how the powers of other parties, such as the trustees of the plan, affect an entity's right to a refund of a surplus from the plan."

The Exposure Draft Remeasurement on a Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement/Availability of a Refund from a Defined Benefit Plan (Proposed amendments to IAS 19 and IFRIC 14) is open for public comment for 120 days.