Reclassification adjustments

Last update 22/08/2019

Reclassification adjustments are amounts reclassified to profit or loss in the current period that were recognised in other comprehensive income in the current or previous periods.[IAS 1 92]


The following reporting lines are items included in Other comprehensive income, the reclassification adjustments are marked.

 

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Financial reporting line

IAS 1 82A(a)(ii)

Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

IAS 21 52(b)

Foreign operations – foreign currency translation differences

IAS 1 85

Net investment hedge – net loss

IAS 1 82A(b)(ii)

Equity-accounted investees – share of OCI

IAS 1 92

Reclassification of foreign currency differences on loss of significant influence

IFRS 7 24C(b)(i)

Cash flow hedges – effective portion of changes in fair value

IFRS 7.24C(b)(iv)

IAS 1 92

Cash flow hedges – reclassified to profit or loss1

IAS 1 85

Cost of hedging reserve – changes in fair value

IAS 1 92

Cost of hedging reserve – reclassified to profit or loss2

IFRS 7 20(a)(viii)

Debt investments at FVOCI – net change in fair value

IFRS 7 20(a)(viii)

IAS 1 92

Debt investments at FVOCI – reclassified to profit or loss3

IAS 1 91(b)

Related tax (income) expense4

 

Note: With an increase in the use of fair value measurement in the financial position, there was a need to separate realised gains and losses from unrealised gains and loss. Realised gains and losses (using accrual accounting) are include in profit or loss. Unrealised gains and losses in other comprehensive income. Using this concept other comprehensive income became a sort of sub-statement for equity, it specifies movements with an unrealised gain or loss effect that would show either:

  • directly in profit or loss,
  • directly in equity, or
  • directly in equity with reclassification to profit or loss upon realisation,

if the statement of other comprehensive income would not be in use.

General model of measurement of insurance contracts

General model of measurement of insurance contracts

Reclassification adjustments

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