IFRS Flashcards

IFRS NINJA

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International Accounting Standards Borad (IASB)

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  • Issues IFRS
  • Most Authoritative
  • 1st place MGMT looks for guidance
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IASB Framework

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  • Helps Develop Standards
  • NOT a standard
  • DOESNT SUPERSED ANY STANDARD AUTHORITY
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Objective of IFRS Framework

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  • Provide users W/ Information
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IFRS assumes Entity uses what basis of Accounting?

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  • Accrual
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Qualitative Characteristics

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  • Relevance
  • Faithful Representation
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Relevance

(Qualitative Characteristic)

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  • Makes a Difference to user
  • Predictive value- Predicts Future
  • Confirmatory Value - Evaluates past
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Faithful Representation

(Qualitative Characteristic)

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  • Complete
  • Neutral
  • Free from Error
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Enhancing Characteristics

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  • Comparability
  • Understandability
  • Verifiability
  • Timeliness
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Comparability

(Enhancing Characterisitics)

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  • Allows users to compare different items at different periods
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Understandability

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  • Easy to Understand
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Verifiability

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  • Different people would reach same conclusion
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Timeliness

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  • Information is available in time to make decision
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13
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Pervasive Contraint of IFRS

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  • Cost vs. Benefit
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14
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Reporting Elements

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  • Asset
  • Liability
  • Equity
  • Income
  • Expense
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Criteria for Recognition on IFRS Financial Statements

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  • Probable future economic benefit
  • Can be measured reliably
    • Cost Recovery Method required if value or outcome not be measured reliably
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16
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IFRS vs. GAAP (1)

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  • Comparative FS required
  • No completed contract method
  • No LIFO
  • Statement of Comprehensive Income Required
  • Statement Changes in Equity Required
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IFRS vs. GAAP (2)

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  • Income instead of Rev.
    • Gains not displayed seperately
    • Losses same as expense, but ARE displayed seperate
  • Profit instead of Net Income
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IFRS vs. GAAP (3)

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  • Contracts- Customer Controls assets before Delivery?
    • IFRS– Performance Obligation classification Mandatory
    • GAAP– Optional
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IFRS Transitioning (1)

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  • Date of Transition is 1st reporting period that entity produces full comparative financial statements using IFRS
    • If IFRS was implemented June 2010 for use in the Decemeber 31, 2010 FS, then the Date of Transition is actually January 1, 2009 for a full year of comparative statements
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IFRS Transitioning (2)

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  • For PPE, the Fair Value Method is the most efficieent for converting assets to IFRS
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Adjustments made for adopting IFRS get made where?

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  • The entitys Retained Earnings or Equity
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IFRS Current Assets

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  • Stays the same
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IFRS Current Liabilities

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  • can be refinanced into a no-current liability if agreement is executed before B/S date
  • GAAP ONLY REQUIRES INTENT, NOT EXECUTION
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Contingencies

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  • Uncertain future events
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GAAP Contingent Liability

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  • Probable, Reasonably Possilbe, or Remote
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IFRS Contingent Liability

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  • If “Probable” and “Measurable”
    • Classified as Provision
    • Payment is uncertain in Timing or amount
27
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IFRS records Financial Assets using which 3 methods

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  • Amortized Cost
  • Fair Value through OCI
  • Fair Value through Profit or Loss
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Amortized Cost

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  • Objective: Collect Cash Flows
  • Uses Effective Interest Method
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Fair Value through OCI

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  • Objective: Sell Financial Assets
  • Gain or Loss recognized in OCI
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Fair Value through Profit or Loss

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  • Objective: Everything Else
  • Gain or Loss recognized in Profit or Loss
31
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Deferred Taxes IFRS

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  • Uses Liability Method
    • All Deferred Tax Liabilities must be reported
    • Only “probable” Deferred Tax Assets can be reported
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Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities are

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  • Non-current to the Statement of Financial position
  • ONLY netted if they are related to same country/taxing authority
    • EX: China Deferred Tax Assets cant offset Japan Deferred tax liabilities
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IFRS Tax Rates

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  • Enacted Tax Rate or Substantially Enacted Tax rate
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GAAP Tax Rate

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  • Enacted Tax Rate Only
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IFRS Income Statement

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  • Income
  • Finance Costs
  • Tax Expense
  • Discontinued OPs
  • Profit/loss
  • Non-Controlling interest in Profit/Loss
  • Net Profit/Loss attributable to Equity
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IFRS Comprehensive Income

Two Statements Allowed

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  • Income Statement
  • Statement of Comprehensive INcome
37
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Investment in Subsidiaries are Valued At

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  • Cost
  • Fair Value
  • Equity Method
38
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PP&E Valuation IFRS

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  • Recorded at Cost
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PP & E Valued using one of two options called

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  • Cost Model
  • Revaluation Model
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PP& E Cost Model

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  • Asset Carried at Cost - (Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment Loss)
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Revaluation Model

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  • Asset is adjusted to Fair Value minus Accumulated Depreciation
  • Increases in value from the adjustment reported in current period = Other Comprehensive Income
  • Decreases in value from adjustment = Expense
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Revaluation Model Must

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  • Asset must be able to be reliably measured
  • be applied to whole calss of assets, not just one
  • No guidance on how often assets should be revalued under IFRS
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Investment Property IFRS

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  • Initially recorded at Cost
  • Does NOT include property used in course of business
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Investment Property IFRS Revalued using

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  • Fair Value Model
    • Property is revalued to Fair Value
    • Profit/Loss is recorded in current period on Income statement
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Investment Profit/Loss

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  • Recorded on Income Statment
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PP&E Profit/Loss

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  • Recorded on Other Comprehensive Income OCI
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Invesment Property IFRS using Cost Model

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  • Cost Model
    • Carried at (Cost - Accum. Depreciation)
    • Fair Value must still be disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements
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Operating Leases can be recorded as

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  • Investment property if measured at Fair Value
  • All other Investment property must use Fair Value Method if one asset uses it
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Intangible Assets valued using one of two options

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  • Cost Model
  • Revaluation Model
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Intangible Assets Cost Model

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  • Asset Carried at Cost less Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment Loss
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Intangible Asset Revaluation Model

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  • Asset is adjusted to Fair Value, less Accumulated Depreciation
  • Increases in value from adjustment = Other Comprehensive Income
  • Decreases in value from adjustment = expense
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Intangible Asset Revaluation Model must

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  • Reliably measured
  • applied to whole class of assets, not just one
  • no guidance on how often assets should be revalued under IFRS
53
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Internally generated Goodwill

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  • Not Recognized
54
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Intangible Assets Amortization

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  • Intangible Asset has Finite Life
    • Amortized over Useful Life
  • Intangible Asset has Indefinite LIfe
    • NOT AMORTIZED
    • Tested for Impariment at Reported Date
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Leases IFRS

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  • if Substantial Risks of ownership have passed to the LEssee, then the Lease must be accounted as Finance Lease
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Pension Defiend Benefit Plans IFRS

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  • Project-Unite-Credit-Method calculated the PV of the defined benefit obligation
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Statement of Cash FLows IFRS

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  • Interest expense or Finance Costs can be classified as either Operating or Financing
    • Once a class is chosen, ALL future costs must be classified there
  • Significant non-cash Transactions
    • Must be included in notes to Financial Statements