Repurchase agreement

Last update 29/11/2019 Repurchase agreement – This is an illustration of how derecognition is applied in practice. The objective is to present the mechanics of applying the IFRS 9 requirements for derecognition of financial assets, starting with an analysis of the transaction using the flowchart [IFRS 9 B3.2.1], and culminating with the initial and subsequent … Read more

Reporting period

Last update 30/11/2019 A reporting period is the span of time covered by a set of financial statements, normally a year from 1 January Year to 31 December Year. The reporting period also called accounting period can also be for a interim period either for a month or quarter. Reporting entities consistently use the same … Read more

Reporting lines in Other Operating Income

Last update 12/12/2019 Reporting lines in Other Operating Income – What has to be included in profit or loss and what should be included in other comprehensive income? The answer is defined practical in IFRS (IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, in 7 Definitions): Other comprehensive income (OCI) comprises items of income and expense (including … Read more

Relationship of Growth ROIC and Cash Flow

Last update 22/12/2019 Relationship of Growth ROIC and Cash Flow – Disaggregating cash flow into revenue growth and ROIC helps illuminate the underlying drivers of a company’s performance. Say a company’s cash flow was $100 last year and will be $150 next year. This doesn’t tell us much about its economic performance, since the $50 … Read more

Related parties transfer pricing

Last update 26/11/2019 Related parties transfer pricing is one of the most important issues in international tax and as a result also needs disclosure under IAS 24 Related party disclosures. Transfer pricing is the general term for the pricing of cross‐border, intra‐firm transactions between related parties. These transactions can include transfers of intangible property, tangible … Read more

Related parties – example case

Last update 30/09/2019 This example case illustrates the partial exemption for government-related entities [IAS 24 25]: Government G directly or indirectly controls Entities 1 and 2 and Entities A, B, C and D. Person X is a member of the key management personnel of Entity 1.   For Entity A’s financial statements, the exemption in … Read more

Reinsurance contracts held

Last update 17/12/2019 Reinsurance contracts held – A reinsurance contract is an insurance contract issued by one entity (the reinsurer) to compensate another entity for claims arising from one or more insurance contracts issued by the other entity (underlying contracts). IFRS 17 requires a reinsurance contract held to be accounted for separately from the underlying … Read more

Regulatory Deferral Account

Last update 02/12/2019 A regulatory deferral account is an amount recognised by a price-regulated entity, for example an electricity supplier. Rate regulations allow the supplier to recover specified costs and other amounts through the prices charged to retail customers, subject to the approval of a rate regulator. To protect the interests of customers, rate regulation … Read more

Refunds policy

Last update 17/12/2019 Refunds policy – Example on recognising and measuring provisions Topics hide The Case: Considerations: Key definitions [IAS 37 10] Recognition of a provision Refunds policy Related posts: The Case: A retail store has a policy of refunding purchases by dissatisfied customers, even though it is under no legal obligation to do so. … Read more

Refinancing of bank debt

Last update 20/11/2019 Refinancing of bank debt is a case of different intercompany financing arrangements at arm’s length investment terms and at (more of) intercompany investment terms or at (third party) bank finance terms. As a result it includes quite a lot of special explanations of issues faced in such less standard financing terms. Assume … Read more