Contract Modifications (IFRS 15)

Last updated: 31 October 2020 A contract modification is a change in the scope or price (or both) of a contract that creates new, or changes existing, rights or obligations. Contract modification that is an additional separate contract A contract modification should be treated as a separate contract for accounting purposes when both of the … Read more

Fair Value Hierarchy (IFRS 13)

Last updated: 2 November 2020 For disclosure and comparability purposes, IFRS 13 establishes a fair value hierarchy that categorises the inputs to valuation techniques into three levels (IFRS 13.72): Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. Level 2: inputs other … Read more

Valuation Techniques (IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement)

Last updated: 2 November 2020 The three widely used valuation techniques cited by IFRS 13 are the market approach, the cost approach and the income approach. Entities should choose a technique, or combination of techniques, that is most appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the … Read more

Fair Value Measurement of Liabilities and Own Equity (IFRS 13)

Last updated: 2 November 2020 A fair value measurement assumes that a financial or non-financial liability or an entity’s own equity instrument is transferred to a market participant at the measurement date. The transfer assumes the following (IFRS 13.34): A liability remains outstanding and the market participant transferee is required to fulfil the obligation. In … Read more

Fair Value Framework (IFRS 13)

Last updated: 2 November 2020 Fair value is defined in IFRS 13 as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (IFRS 13.9). In other words, it is a current exit price and it is applicable … Read more

IFRSbox Rebrands to CPDbox

My dear readers, subscribers, followers, and friends, I am very excited to announce that IFRSbox has been rebranding to CPDbox. As you can see, our URL has already changed to www.cpdbox.com, and our logo has also changed. More changes will follow shortly to make a transition smoothly.   Why CPDbox? Because I want this site … Read more

IFRS vs US GAAP in 2020: Top 5 Most Common Differences

A few years ago I wrote an article about differences between IFRS and US GAAP. And, I was completely wrong! Why? I assumed, or better said – I expressed the hope that by 2015, we would have a single set of the global reporting standards. Now, it is 2020 and although the world has come … Read more