Commitments

Last update 10/12/2019 Commitments are items that are not reported as liabilities as of the balance sheet date. Some of these items are reported in the notes to the financial statements. Examples include non-cancelable (as at balance sheet date) binding contracts to rent space in the future or to purchase items at specified prices. Off-course … Read more

Assessing collectibility for a portfolio of contracts

Last update 14/09/2019 In making the collectability assessment, an entity considers the customer’s ability and intention (which includes assessing its credit-worthiness) to pay the amount of consideration when it is due. This assessment is made after taking into account any price concessions that the entity may offer to the customer. (IFRS 15 9(e)) Under the … Read more

Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS)

Last update 29/12/2019 Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) – An asset-backed security (ABS) on which payments of principal an d interest are made to the holders from revenue generated (backed) by an underlying pool of commercial mortgage loans. The underlying commercial mortgages are pledged to the holders of the securities as collateral for the payment by … Read more

Artistic-related intangible assets

Last update 01/12/2019 Artistic-related intangible assets – In a Business Combinations, these are intangible assets and are therefore recognised separately from goodwill, provided that their fair values can be measured reliably. These artistic-related intangible assets meet the definition of an intangible asset because they arise from contractual or other legal rights. Artistic-related assets acquired in … Read more

Combined financial statements

Last update 11/12/2019 Combined financial statements: represents the combination of two or more legal entities or businesses that may or may not be part of the same group, but do not by themselves meet the definition of a group under IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements – i.e. a parent and all of its subsidiaries. At … Read more

Arrangements with multiple parties

Last update 15/09/2019 Identifying the customer can be more challenging when there are multiple parties involved in a transaction. The analysis should include understanding the substance of the relationship of all parties involved in the transaction. Arrangements with multiple parties Arrangements with three or more parties, particularly if there are separate contracts with each of … Read more

Chief Operating Decision Maker

Last update 06/01/2020 [IFRS 8 Operating segments] The term ‘chief operating decision maker’ identifies a function, not necessarily a manager with a specific title. That function is to allocate resources to and assess the performance of the operating segments of an entity. Often the chief operating decision maker of an entity is its chief executive … Read more

Arrangements where the identification criteria are not met

Last update 14/09/2019 An arrangement is not accounted for using the five contract identification criteria until all of the criteria are met. Management will need to reassess the arrangement at each reporting period to determine if the criteria are met. Arrangements where the identification criteria are not met If the criteria for contract identification are … Read more

Change in accounting estimate

Last update 23/08/2019 An adjustment of the carrying amount of an asset or a liability, or the amount of the periodic consumption of an asset, that results from the assessment of the present status of, and expected future benefits and obligations associated with, assets and liabilities. Changes in accounting estimates result from new information or … Read more

Arrangements that do not meet the definition of a contract

Last update 26/11/2019 What happens with arrangements that do not meet the definition of a contract under IFRS 15. How are these accounted for? What IFRSs are used in such a case? If an arrangement does not meet the criteria to be considered a contract under the standard, it must be accounted for as stipulated … Read more