IAS 36 Flashcards
What is impairment loss?
Amount by which the carrying of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount
What is the carrying amonut?
Cost - accumulated depreciation - accumulated impairment losses
What is the recoverable amount?
Higher of asset’s:
Fair value - costs of disaposal
AND
Value in use
What is fair value?
Price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer liability between market participants at measurement date
What is value in use?
Present value of future cash flows expected to be derived from asset
Which types of intangible assets are measured annually recoverable amounts?
Indefinite useful life
Not yet available for use
Goodwill acquired in business combination
External source of impairment (market)
Market value declines
External source of impairment (negative change)
Negative changes in technology, markets, economy or laws
External source of impairment (interest)
Increases in market interest rates
External source of impairment (Net assets company)
Net assets of company higher than market capitalisation
Internal sources of impairment (obsolescence)
Obsolescene
Internal sources of impairment (idle)
Asset is idle
Internal sources of impairment (economic)
Worse economic performance than expected
If fair value less costs of disposal or value in use is more than carrying amount?
Asset is not impaired
If fair value less costs of disposal cannot be determined?
Recoverable amount is value in use