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Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement. Update. Scope of Classification and Measurement requirements. Classification criteria. The ‘other’ measurement attribute. Accounting for embedded derivatives. Fair Value Option. Cost exemption for unquoted equity instruments.
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Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement Update
Presentation option for equity instruments not held-for-trading
Timetable • Final requirements expected in November to enable early adoption for financial years ending on or after31 December 2009 • Mandatory application date expected for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 • US FASB ED covering classification & measurement, impairment and hedging expected early 2010
Observations Embedded derivatives – on early adopting • hybrids with financial asset hosts to be required to apply the criteria to assess the classification and measurement of the hybrid in its entirety • hybrids with financial liability and non-financial hosts to be required to apply existing IAS 39 requirements which will possibly result in ‘bifurcation’ of the hybrid
Observations Fair Value Option – on early adopting • financial assets will only be able to be designated at fair value where there is an accounting mismatch • financial liabilities will be able to be designated at fair value in accordance with existing IAS 39 – that is, when (a) there is an accounting mismatch; (b) the liability is managed or its performance evaluated on a FV basis; or (c) there is an embedded derivative that cannot be separately recognised and measured
Observations Dividends on non-traded equity investments that are a ‘return on investment’ are presented in profit or loss • IAS 27 used to require different accounting treatment for pre- and post-acquisition dividends under the cost method for subsidiaries in separate financial statements • the same issues that arose in distinguishing between pre- and post-acquisition dividends may arise in identifying ‘returns on’ versus ‘returns of’ investment in allocating dividends where the election to present FV changes in OCI is made
Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement Update