Strategic Business Reporting

Strategic Business Reporting

Strategic Business Reporting


Lea Hoenke
Diese Lernkarten decken die zentralen Aspekte des strategischen Geschäftsberichts nach IFRS ab, von der Erst- und Folgemessung von Vermögenswerten über die Behandlung von Investment Properties bis hin zu Segmentberichterstattung und Impairment-Tests. Sie richtet sich besonders an Studierende der Betriebswirtschaftslehre oder angehende Wirtschaftsprüfer, die ein tiefes Verständnis für internationale Rechnungslegungsstandards benötigen.
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What is a performance obligation?

= Promise to transfer to the customer:

  • A good/service which is distinct (= USED ON ITS OWN, SEPARATELY IDENTIFIABLE)
  • A series of distinct goods/services which are substantially the same & have same pattern of transfer (e.g. 12month cleaning service)

Accounting should reflect pattern in which customer receives benefit

How are the following treated in determining the transaction price:

  • Variable consideration 
  • non-cash consideration
  • consideration payable to customer

  • Variable consideration 
    • must be estimated:
      • Expected value
      • most likely amount
    • only included in transaction price to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur
    • if timegap between payment & delivery >12m, payment might include a financing element
      • only record actual amount for revenue and financing/interest element in investing category of P&L
    • Discount to PV at rate which would be reflected in a separate financing transaction between entity & customer
  • non-cash consideration
    • measured at FV
  • consideration payable to customer
    • account for as a reduction in revenue

When is Revenue recognised?

When the entity satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good/service to a customer

transfer = when customer obtains control of the asset

Control = ability to direct use of asset & to obtain substantially all of remaining benefits of asset

When is revenue recognition over time necessary?

  • if customer simultaneously receives & consumes benefit
  • entity's performance creates/enhances an asset which the customer controls
    • construction
  • entity has no alternative use for asset and entity has enforceable rights for payment
    • custom made

Functional currency vs presentation currency

Functional currency = currency the busiiness actually operates in/currency of primary economic environment

Presentatioin currency = currency used to present the financial statements

What is a monetary item?

an item that represents the right/obligation to receive/pay a FIXED or determinable amount of currency

Monetary items are remeasured at period end to functional currency. E.g. if rate is different at period end compared to transaction date, it is remeasured

Steps for FX treatment at consolidation

  1. Transaction to functional currency of separate FS
    1. Transaction: at spot rate
    2. year-end
      1. monetary item: remeasure/translate - exchange difference goes to P&L
      2. non-monetary item: dont remeasure
  2. Functional currency to presentation currency
    1. Assets/liabilities: closing rate
    2. Equity: Historical rate
    3. Income/expenses: average rate
    4. TRANSLATION DIFFERENCES GO TO OCI - FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION RESERVE

FX Difference with NCI - Full vs partial Goodwill

Full Goodwill = NCI @ FV = Parent & NCI have interest in Goodwill

  • Split FX difference between parent & NCI

Partial Goodwill = NCI @ proportionate share = only parents share

  • Split FX difference depending on where it comes from
    • FX difference arising from Net Assets: Split between parent & NCI
    • Goodwill: only Parent

 

FX Differences within Financial Statements

  • Current year FX Difference = OCI
  • Cumulative FX difference = Equity Foreign currency translation reserve
  • Parent's share of FCTR on disposal: Reclassified to P&L

When is IFRS 8 Reporting segments applicable?

For separate FS of entities whose debt/equity instruments are publicly traded

What is an Operating Segment according to IFRS 8?

An operating segment is a component of an entity:

  1. that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues/incur expenses;
  2. whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the CODM to make decisions about resources and assess performance; and
  3. for which discrete/separate financial information is available.

= management approach

How does management actually manage the business?

Business Segment vs Geographical Segment

Business Segment

  • based on what the company does: Different products/services with different risks and returns.

Geographical Segment

  • based on where the company operates

So why do we still talk about business/geographical information under IFRS 8?

Because IFRS 8 still requires entity-wide disclosures about products/services and geographical areas, even though these are not necessarily the company's operating segments.

Aggregating Segments

Only if they have similar economic characteristics

Threshold tests for reportable operating segments

  • 10% quantitative threshold
    1. An operating segment is reportable it if meets either:
      1. If its reported revenue is 10% or more of the combined revenue of all operating segments (internal & external
      2. The absolute amount of its reported profit/loss is 10% or more of the greater amount of combiend profits or combined losses  of all operating segments
      3. assets are 10% or more of all operating segments
  • 75% test
    • Do the reportable segments together account for 75% of company's EXTERNAL revenue?
      • yes = done
      • No = report separately more segments until >75%

What is special about the measurement/reporting of IFRS 8?

IFRS 8 = Mgmt Approach

Figures are reported the way mgmt internally reports them to CODM (=/ IFRS)

Therefore IFRS 8 requires certrain reconciliations to corresponding IFRS amounts so investors understand why numbers differ

  • Profit
  • Assets & Liabilities
  • Asymmetrical allocations

...

Of which information does IFRS 8 require reporting on:

  • factors used to identify reportable segments
  • basis of accounting for transactions between reportable segments
  • nature of differences between segments reported amounts & consolidation totals

What entity wide disclosures does IFRS 8 require?

Information about:

  • Products & Service
    • how much external revenue comes from each major product/service
  • Geographical Areas
    • where revenue is generated & where non-current assets are located
  • Major customers
    • major = reveunue of one customer >10% of total external revenues
    • total revenues of such customer
    • segments reporting the revenue

Revaluation rules for Financial Instruments IFRS 9 (Accounting for FV changes)

  1. Amortised cost: 
  2. Debt FVOCI
    1. FV movement: OCI
    2. Interest & ECL: P&L
  3. Equity FVOCI
    1. FV movement in OCI
    2. NO RECYCLING TO P&L UPON DISPOSAL, ONLY TO RE WITHIN EQUITY
  4. FVTPL
    1. P&L

Revaluation rules for PPE - IAS 16

  • no recycling to P&L
  • Follow the previous treatment!!!

Initial measurement of PPE

  • at cost (incl costs necessary to bring asset to location & condition necessary for it to operate as itendend)
  • Costs = Purchase price + directly attributable costs + estimated simantling/removal/restoration costs
    • deduct trade discounts
    • ignore settlement discounts
    • General expenses e.g. advertising, training etc are not included
  • ..

Subsequent measurement of PPE

IAS 26 gives you a choice between:

  1. Cost Model (Default)
    1. Cost - accum. depreciation - accum.impairment
    2. no update to FV
  2. Revaluation Model
    1. FV at revaluation date - susequent depreciation - impairment
    2. FV increase = OCI revaluation gain
    3. FV decrease = P&L
    4. FV increase/Descrease firs FOLLOW PREVIOUS TREATMENT!!!
  3.  

Depreciation treatment for PPE

  • over useful life, once asset is available for use
  • if a significant part of an asset has a different useful life, you depreciate separately
  • full depreciation amount is expensed to P&L
  • ADDITIONAL depreciation from value increase may be transferred from rev. surplus in OCI to RE

What impairment rules apply?

IAS 36 Impairment

How are the following subsequent costs for PPE treated?

  • servicing cost 
  • part replacement
  • major inspection/overhaul costs

  • servicing cost 
    • expensed to P&L
  • part replacement
    • difrferent parts are accounted/depreciated separately
  • major inspection/overhaul costs
    • capitalized if needed for continuous operation

What is an investment property?

Property held to earn rentals/capital appreciation

Initial recognition of investment property

at cost

Subsequent measurement of Investment Property

  1. Cost Model
    1. Cost - accum. depreciation - impairment
  2. Fair Value model
    1. FV gains/losses go to P&L - NO OCI!!!
    2. NO depreciation

How are the following change in use for Investment Property treated

PPE to Investment property

Inventory to Investment Property

Investment property to PPE/Inventory

PPE to Investment property

  • Treat Increase/Decrease like a IAS 16 revaluation (e.g decrease P&L/increase OCI unless previously revalued)

Inventory to Investment Property

  • CA at transfer date = deemed cost
  • Difference between CA & FV: P&L

Investment property to PPE/Inventory

  • FV at transfer date = deemed cost
  • Difference between CA & FV: P&L

When is a non current asset classified as HFS?

when its carrying amount will be recovered principally through sale rather than continuing use

IFRS 5 - HFS criteria

  1. Available for immediate sale
  2. Sale is highly probable
    1. mgmt is committed to sell
    2. active program to locate buyer has been initiated
    3. asset is being actively marketed for sale at a reasonable price
  3. Sale is expected to happen within 12m
  4. Sale is unlikely to be significantly changed/withdrawn

How do we present assets/liabilities that are held for sale?

When a non-current asset or a disposal group meets the IFRS 5 held-for-sale criteria, it is presented separately in the statement of financial position.

Once classified as held for sale:

Stop depreciation/amortisation.

The asset/disposal group is measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

difference is recognised as impairment loss in operating section of P&L

if it remains unsold at reporting date: remeasure impairment loss and revise any previously recorded impairment loss. NOT HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS CA

What about the income/expenses related to the held-for-sale asset?

If the asset doesn't qualify as a discontinued operation, its income and expenses remain within continuing operations.

What is a discontinued operation?

It is a component of the entity that has been disposed of or classified as held for sale and represents a major separate line of business or geographical area, etc.

How do we present discontinued operations in FS

In the Statement of P&L / Comprehensive Income

The result of the discontinued operation is shown separately from continuing operations. IFRS 5 requires separate presentation of the results of discontinued operations.

Conceptually:

Profit from continuing operations
= 100

Profit/(loss) from discontinued operation
= 20

 

Held for sale = separate on the BALANCE SHEET.

Discontinued operation = separate in the PROFIT OR LOSS.

What is the general rule for borrowing costs, which are capitalised and what exceptions exist

  1. General rule: Borrowing costs = P&L
  2. If borrowing costs is directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset, it must be capitalised as part of the cost of the asset
    1. qualifying assets = assets that takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use
  3. Exception, no capitalization of borrowing costs:
    1. qualifying assets measured at FV
    2. Inventories produced in large quantities/repetitive

How to determine the functional currency

 

  1. Primary factors
    1. Revenue / sales prices

      In which currency are the prices for goods/services mainly denominated and settled?

    2. Costs

      In which currency are the costs (labour, materials, etc.) mainly incurred and settled?

  2. Secondary factors

    1. Financing

      In which currency does the entity mainly raise financing?

    2. Operating cash flows

      In which currency are receipts from operating activities retained?

why is goodwill allocated to a CGU for impairment test

Because goodwill does not generate cash flows on its own, so under IAS 36 you cannot test goodwill separately.

Goodwill represents things like:

  • synergies from combining businesses
  • assembled workforce
  • reputation/customer relationships that aren't separately recognised
  • economies of scale

These benefits are expected to benefit other assets/business activities.

So IAS 36 says:

Allocate goodwill to the CGU(s) that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the acquisition.

Then you test the CGU including goodwill for impairment.

OCI items that ARE recycled to P&L

 

Foreign currency translation differences (FCTR): Disposal/loss of control of foreign operation The accumulated FX gain/loss becomes realised when the foreign operation leaves the group

Debt instrument at FVOCI: Disposal/derecognition Cumulative FV gain/loss is realised

Cash flow hedge reserve: When hedged cash flow affects P&L Matching: hedge result is recognised when the hedged transaction affects P&L

Cash flow hedge – forecast transaction no longer expected: Immediately → P&LThe accumulated loss/gain can no longer be matched with the forecast transaction

Certain OCI from associates/JVs: Follows the underlying OCI item's recycling rulesE.g. associate's FCTR → P&L when foreign operation is disposed

Some insurance-related OCI under IFRS 17Depending on the applicable insurance presentation mechanismSpecific IFRS 17 rules

OCI items that are NEVER recycled to P&L

OCI itemRecycled to P&L?What happens instead?

PPE revaluation surplus ❌ May transfer to retained earnings within equity

Intangible asset revaluation surplus ❌ May transfer to retained earnings within equity

Equity investment designated FVOCI ❌ May transfer within equity

Defined benefit pension remeasurements ❌ Remain in OCI/equity

Certain share of OCI of associates/JVs ❌ if underlying item is non-recyclableFollows underlying item

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