Expenses

Expenses are decreases in assets, or increases in liabilities, that result in decreases in equity, other than those relating to distributions to holders of equity claims.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or … Read more

Investment entity

An entity that: obtains funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing those investor(s) with investment management services; commits to its investor(s) that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation, investment income, or both; and measures and evaluates the performance of       IFRS terms … Read more

Development

Development is the application of research findings or other knowledge to a plan or design for the production of new or substantially improved materials, devices, products, processes, systems or services before the start of commercial production or use.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union … Read more

Customer

A party that has contracted with an entity to obtain goods or services that are an output of the entity’s ordinary activities in exchange for consideration.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or … Read more

Useful life

IAS 16 6, IAS 36 6 and IAS 38 8: Useful life is: (a) the period over which an asset is expected to be available for use by an entity; or (b) the number of production or similar units expected to be obtained from the asset by an entity. OR IFRS 5 Appendix A Definitions: … Read more

Underlying asset

An asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee.           IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require … Read more

Lessee’s incremental borrowing rate

The rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal … Read more

Termination benefits

Termination benefits are employee benefits provided in exchange for the termination of an employee’s employment as a result of either: an entity’s decision to terminate an employee’s employment before the normal retirement date; or an employee’s decision to accept an offer of benefits in exchange for the termination of employment.         IFRS … Read more

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may … Read more

Acquirer

The entity that obtains control of the acquiree.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or permit the use of (locally authorised and/or amended) IFRS Standards for all or some publicly listed companies. The … Read more