Just another WordPress site
Last update 26/11/2019 Construction contracts disclosures provides a start to think of what and how to report construction contracts under IFRS 15. And it is more than before. IFRS 15 includes additional qualitative and quantitative requirements on construction contracts disclosures which were not included within IAS 11. Many of these disclosure requirements are narrative in … Read more
Last update 16/08/2019 In addition to the standards that require assets and liabilities to be reported at fair value, US GAAP and IFRS provide reporting entities with an option to measure many financial instruments and other items in the balance sheet at fair value. The fair value option (FVO) considerably expands the ability of a … Read more
Last update 26/11/2019 Construction contracts computations explains some newer features in IFRS 15 such as contract reporting lines and their computations as examples. As part of the replacement of IAS 11 Construction contracts, IAS 18 Revenue and related interpretations by IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers the presentation and disclosure regarding construction contracts has … Read more
Last update 16/08/2019 Costs of disposal, other than those that have been recognised as liabilities, are deducted in measuring fair value less costs of disposal. Examples of such costs are legal costs, stamp duty and similar transaction taxes, costs of removing the asset, and direct incremental costs to bring an asset into condition for its … Read more
Last update 26/11/2019 Construction contract modifications – Ever heard of a constructing a major new building, large bridge, metro railway or other significant construction project without contract modifications? Especially in the large urban agglomerations in this world….. Well then look at this: Construction contract modifications Denver airport construction Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA New York) capital … Read more
Last update 31/12/2019 Fair value hierarchy – To increase the consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, IFRS 13 (paras 72-90) established a fair value hierarchy that categorises the inputs to valuation techniques into three levels: Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2: … Read more
Last update 30/09/2019 IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (contents page is here) introduced a single and comprehensive framework which sets out how much revenue is to be recognised, and when. The core principle is that a vendor should recognise revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an … Read more
Last update 11/12/2019 The fair value hedge is one of three hedges defined in IFRS 9, the others are the cash flow hedge and the hedge of a net investment. Hedge accounting can bring a number of advantages over traditional accounting methods. The core benefit is that by addressing the timings mismatch associated with standard … Read more
Last update 23/12/2019 Consolidation of foreign operations – The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries must be translated into the group’s presentation currency (which is often, but not always, the parent’s functional currency). The relevant requirements are included in IAS 21 ‘The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates’. Translation of financial statements Consolidation of foreign … Read more
Last update 13/12/2019 [IFRS 17 Insurance contracts – Fair value approach] An entity can elect to use the fair value approach if the full retrospective approach is impracticable, and it should use the fair value approach if the modified retrospective approach is impracticable. Applying the fair value approach: The contractual service margin is determined as … Read more