Management of credit risk for financial instruments

Last update 05/12/2019 Management of credit risk for financial instruments – Financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, investment entities) should have a management process in place to identify, measure, monitor and control credit risk as well as to determine that they hold adequate capital against these risks and that they are adequately compensated for risks incurred. … Read more

Main FS Statements Insurance contracts

Last update 05/12/2019 Main FS Statements Insurance contracts – These examples of the main Financial Statements statements demonstrate the requirements in respect of presentation and disclosure according to IFRS 17 Insurance contracts. They also include the requirements (introduced or amended) in respect of presentation and disclosure according to IFRS 9 Financial instruments and IFRS 7 Financial … Read more

Macro hedging strategies

Last update 27/11/2019 Applying hedge accounting for macro hedging strategies under IFRS 9 Because of its pending project on an accounting model specifically tailored to macro hedging situations (see ‘Accounting for macro hedging‘), the IASB created a scope exception from the IFRS 9 hedging accounting requirements that allows entities to use the specific fair value … Read more

Loss-making or onerous construction contracts

Last update 21/12/2019 Loss-making or onerous construction contracts – This part relates to a complete explanation of IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers in respect of Engineering & Construction contracts, see Revenue from Engineering & Construction contracts. Loss-making or onerous construction contracts IFRS 15 does not provide specific guidance on loss-making contracts, which are … Read more

Long-term supply contracts

Last update 20/12/2019 Long-term supply contracts – To apply IFRS 15, automotive parts suppliers (APSs) will need to change the way they evaluate long-term supply contracts. APSs need to use significant judgement when they identify separate performance obligations (i.e., units of account), which may be different from those identified under IAS 18. Topics hide Tooling … Read more

Loans to an employee

Last update 02/12/2019 Loans to an employee – See also Loans at below-market interest rates and Inter-company loans for further discussions on related-party loans. In contrast to the accounting for the below-market element of inter-company loans, the treatment of the below-market element of a loan to an employee is addressed by specific Standards. The effect … Read more

Loans at below-market interest rates

Last update 02/12/2019 Loans at below-market interest rates – Normally the transaction price of a loan (ie the loan amount) will represent its fair value. For loans made to related parties however, this may not always be the case as such loans are often not on commercial terms. Where this is the case, the fair … Read more

Loan receivable classification and measurement

Last update 02/12/2019 Loan receivable classification and measurement – Once it has been determined that a loan receivable is within the scope of IFRS 9, it must be classified into one of three categories: Amortised cost; Loan receivable classification and measurement Fair Value through Profit or Loss (FVPL); or Loan receivable classification and measurement Fair … Read more

Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts

Last update 16/09/2019 Under IFRS 9, the scope of the three-stage impairment approach is extended to apply to such off-balance sheet items. An entity would consider the expected portion of the loan commitment that will be drawn down within the next 12 months when estimating 12-month expected credit losses (Stage 1), and the expected portion … Read more

Limitations to financial reporting

Last update 18/11/2019 Limitations to financial reporting are many times presented with two clear limitations to the information provided by a general purpose financial report that are materiality and cost. Materiality. Information is material if its omission or misstatement could influence the decisions that users make on the basis of an entity’s financial information. Because … Read more