IFRS Jargon

Last update 06/08/2019 Temporary differences that will result in amounts that are deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) of future periods when the carrying amount of the asset or liability is recovered or settled. Deferred taxes See Convertible debt option reserve to obtain an understanding of the amounts mentioned in the below table. In … Read more

Last update 06/08/2019 A debt instrument is a paper or electronic obligation that enables the issuing party to raise funds by promising to repay a lender in accordance with terms of a contract. Types of debt instruments include notes, bonds, debentures, certificates, mortgages, leases or other agreements between a lender and a borrower. These instruments … Read more

Last update 09/12/2019 De minimis or non-genuine features – A contractual cash flow characteristic does not affect the classification of a financial asset if it could have only a de minimis effect on the contractual cash flows of the financial asset. To make this determination, an entity considers the possible effect of the contractual cash … Read more

Last update 05/01/2020 The de facto agent assessment is part of IFRS 10 Consolidated financial statements (i.e. assessment of control over an investee for consolidation purposes), the de facto agent is a party engaged to act on behalf of another party (the principal). A principal may delegate some of its decision authority over the investee … Read more

Last update 17/11/2019 Customer relationships Distributor Method is a valuation model to determine the value of the existing customer relationships portfolio in a business combination, in order to recognise it as an intangible assets other than goodwill. Customer relationships Distributor Method The Distributor Method (DM) is not as commonly used as the Multi-period excess earnings … Read more

Last update 06/08/2019 An entity shall classify an asset as a current asset when: It expects to realise the asset, or intends to sell or consume it, in its normal operating cycle; It holds the asset primarily for the purpose of trading it; It expects to realise the asset within twelve months after the reporting … Read more

Last update 06/08/2019 The risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Currency risk (or foreign exchange risk) arises on financial instruments that are denominated in a foreign currency, ie in a currency other than the functional currency in which they … Read more

Last update 19/12/2019 What are cryptocurrencies? – Cryptocurrency Here is a definition from Techopedia Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that is based on cryptography. Cryptocurrency uses cryptography for security, making it difficult to counterfeit. Money has been used for centuries to facilitate the trade of goods and services. The form of money has … Read more

Last update 25/11/2019 Credit-impaired financial asset A financial asset is credit-impaired when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of that financial asset have occurred. Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired include observable data about the following events: the significant financial difficulty of the issuer or the borrower; Credit-impaired financial … Read more

Last update 14/12/2019 Credit-adjusted effective interest rate – The rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the amortised cost of a financial asset that is a purchased or originated credit-impaired financial asset. When calculating the credit-adjusted effective interest rate, an entity shall … Read more