Investment valued at cost

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Last update 05/08/2019 A method of accounting for an investment, whereby the investment is recognised at cost. The investor recognises revenue from the investment only to the extent that the investor is entitled to receive distributions from accumulated surpluses of the investee arising after the date of acquisition. Entitlements due or received in excess of … Read more

Derecognise a sale of a financial instrument or not?

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Last update 29/11/2019 Derecognise a sale of a financial instrument or not – to quickly grow comfortable and get a gut feeling for derecognising a financial instrument read this page. Small cases with different inputs with a analysing comment on the case provide a fruitful learning ground. Here are some examples regarding sale transactions of … Read more

Investment property

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Last update 21/08/2019 Investment property is property (land or a building—or part of a building—or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee as a right-of-use asset) to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both, rather than for: use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administrative purposes; or sale in the … Read more

Demand deposits and Cash and cash equivalents

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Last update 23/12/2019 Demand deposits and Cash and cash equivalents – Demand deposits are not defined in IFRS. However, in order to qualify as cash, the related balance needs to have the same liquidity as cash itself, and so funds on ‘demand deposit’ need to be capable of being withdrawn at any time without penalty. … Read more

Investment funds

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Last update 11/12/2019 Investment funds are companies or organized joint ownerships which are collecting funds from a certain number of investors and which are engaged in reinvesting those funds according to the principle of risk spreading and to make its stockholders or members benefit from the results of its asset management. The US terminology is … Read more

Investment contract with discretionary participation features

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Last update 04/01/2020 Investment contract with discretionary participation features – A financial instrument that provides a particular investor with the contractual right to receive, as a supplement to an amount not subject to the discretion of the issuer, additional amounts: that are expected to be a significant portion of the total contractual benefits; the timing … Read more

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

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Last update 13/12/2019 In traditional defined benefit pension plans, workers accrue a promise of a regular monthly payment from the date of their retirement until their death, or, in some cases, until the death of their spouse. The promised life annuity (deferred) is commonly based on a formula linked to an employee’s wages or salary … Read more

Investment component

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Last update 04/01/2020 Investment component – The amounts that an insurance contract requires the entity to repay to a policyholder even if an insured event does not occur. An example of an investment component is an insurance contract where premiums are paid into an account balance and that balance (or a portion thereof) is guaranteed … Read more

Deferred tax assets Future tax profits

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Last update 22/12/2019 The availability of future taxable profits – a problem in four parts Deferred tax assets Future tax profits The best starting point for determining the availability of future taxable profits is a company’s own business planning cycle and resulting forecasts. Using the company’s forecasts to assess the value of assets with potentially significant … Read more

Intrinsic value

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Last update 09/12/2019 Intrinsic value – The difference between the fair value of the shares to which the counterparty has the (conditional or unconditional) right to subscribe or which it has the right to receive, and the price (if any) the counterparty is (or will be) required to pay for those shares. For example, a … Read more