Summary Notes Flashcards
What are the qualitative characteristics?
- Relevance
- Faithful representation
What are the 4 enhancing characteristics?
- Comparability
- Understandability
- Faithfulness
- Verifiability
What is an asset?
‘a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events’
What is a liability?
‘a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events’
What is equity?
‘the residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities’
What is income?
‘increase in assets or decreases in liabilities, that result in increases in equity other than those relating to contributions from holders of equity claims’
What are expenses?
‘decreases in assets or increases in liabilities, that result in decreases in equity other than those relating to distributions to holders of equity claims’
When do you allow recognition?
- ‘the item meets the element definition’
- it provides useful information to users (i.e relevant and faithful representation’
Derecognition normally occurs when the item no longer meets the definition of an asset or liability
What are the two main bases of measurement?
- Historical cost (often obtained from the original transaction or event price)
- Current value (aims to correct some disadvantages seen with historical cost and uses more recent information. It provides a few alternative measurement basis: fair value, value in use, current cost)
What should you capitalise at initial measurement?
Directly attributable (incremental) costs in getting asset into working condition for its intended use:
- purchase price
- improvement costs
- commissioning and testing (less proceeds from by-products)
- dismantling costs at their present value
Assets under construction:
- Labour costs
- Material costs
- Directly attributable borrowing costs under IAS 23 Borrowing Costs
What should you exclude at initial measurement?
- Non-incremental costs
- Costs incurred after asset is ready for use but not yet being used
- Repair/maintenance costs
- Abnormal costs
- Incidental income
When should you start depreciation?
- Start depreciation when asset available for use
- Stop depreciation when asset is sold or held for sale
- Check UL, RV and method annually and revise if necessary
How do you deal with a change to the useful life?
(CA @ change - Residual value)/Remaining UL
How do you deal with a change to the depreciation method?
CA @ date of change and apply new method
How do you revalue an asset upwards?
- DR Cost (by increasing to fair value)
- DR Accumulated depreciation (remove all accumulated depreciation to date)
- CR Revaluation Surplus (with the difference between carrying amount and fair value)
The gain will also be shown in the statement of comprehensive income
Subsequent depreciation charge:
(Revalued amount - Residual value)/Remaining UL
What are the double entries for the reserves transfer?
Any increase in the depreciation charge due to a revaluation can be transferred each year between reserves:
DR Revaluation surplus
CR Retained earnings
This transfer is shown in the SOCE
How do you calculate profit/loss on disposal of asset?
Proceeds - CA = Profit/(Loss)
This is recognised in the SPL
What happens when a disposed asset is held under the revaluation model?
The revaluation surplus is transferred to retained earnings upon disposal:
DR Revaluation Surplus
CR Retained Earnings
In order to capitalise an intangible asset it must be what?
ICE
Identifiable: separable or contractual/legal right
Controlled by the entity = power to obtain future economic benefits
Economic benefits (future revenue or future cost savings)
How do you measure intangible assets separately acquired?
Capitalise at cost plus directly attributable costs
How do you measure internally generated intangible assets ?
Research:
- Write off to the SPL as incurred
Development:
- Capitalise if criteria met
- Capitalise the direct costs incurred