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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When is revenue recognised? which standard

Under IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Revenue is recognised when the entity satisfies a performance obligation by TRANSFERRING CONTROL of a promised good/Service

(Satisfaction over time if customer simultaneously receives/consumes benefit

What effects need to be considered when determining the transaction price?

  • timing of payment - no adjustment necessary if transfer of goods/services is within 12m of cash payments
  • non cash consideration: measured at FV
  • Variable consideration. An estimated amount is included in transaction price only to the extent that it is HIGHLY PROBABLE that a significant amount will not be reveresed

What happens if the consideration in a contract includes a variable amount?

Variable consideration must be estimated, by using one of the following two methods:

  1. Expected Value: Sum of possible amounts weighted by their respective probabilities
    1. more suitable for a large number of contracts with similar characteriszics
  2. Most likely amount: single most likely amount of consideration
    1. more suitable when there are few possible outcomes

How is an Associate accounted for? IFRS Standards?

IAS 28 Investment in  Associates and Joint Ventures

Equity accounting

  • include investment as one figure within non-current assets
  • initially recognised at cost but increased by equity incrase in the net assets since acquisition
  • cons. P&L: the profit of the year will need to be included in investing category as Share of porfit of associate
    • Profit AFTER Tax, before dividend
    • under the equity method, the group already recognises its share of the JVs profit

How are transactions between the parent and its Joint Venture accounted for?

only portion relating to unrelated investor is recognised, because the other part is between the investor & itself

  1. Downstream transaction: Parent to JV
    1. Parent owns 40% & Sells asset to JV with profit of 50
    2. only 60% of 50 is recognised = 39
    3. Adjustment entry Profit / Inv. in JV 20
    4. IF THE SALE IS AT LOSS AND THE LOSS REPRESENTS A REAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE ASSET, THE PARENT MUST RECOGNISE THE FULL LOSS
  2. Upstream transaction
    1. JV sells to Luna with 50 profit
    2. only 60% should be recognised

When is a financial asset/liability recognised?

  • when the company becoes party to the contractual provisions of the instrumemt
  • when you enter into the contract that creates the fiinancial right/obligation

How are Financial Assets/liabilities initially measured

  • at Fair Value
  • If FVTPL subsequently: exclude transaction costs
  • If not FVTPL subsequently: include transaction costs
  • Trade receivables are initially measured at transaction price

How are Financial ASSETS subsequently measured?

FVTPL unless FVTOCI or Amortised Cost

Amortised cost

  • business model: collect contractual Cashflows
  • SPPI

FVOCI

  • Business model: collect contractual Cashflows AND selling the assets
  • SPPI

Inv in Equity instruments: irrevocable ellection at initial recognition for FVOCI if it is NOT held for trading

option to designate financial assets measured at FVTPL if it would eliminate an accounting mismatch

How are Financial LIABILITIES subsequently measured?

  • Almost all: Held at amortised cost, with interest expense reported in P&L FINANCING category using EIR
    • you take up a loan = financing
  • Fin. liabilities held for trading: FVTPL
  • FV movements attributable to creditworthiness should be recorded in OCI
    • company's creditworthiness reduces = liabilitys FV reduces = FV Gain
    • company's creditworthiness increases = liabilitys FV increases = FV Loss

When are Financial Assets derecognised?

  • when contractual rights to CF have expired
  • when contractual rights to CF were transferred

 

  • on derecognition, difference between CA and consideration received is recognised in INVESTING P&L
    • fin asset = investment

When are Financial Liabilities derecognised?

  • when obligation is discharged

Change in terms of loan/debt

  • substantially different = new loan
    • remove old liability
    • recognise liability
  • not substantially different = same loan
    • adjust CA of existing liability to reflect revised CF
    • increase/Decrease: FINANCING P&L
  • Substantial difference test (using EIR): Compare PV of CF with new terms to PV of CF old terms - differenve >10% = substantially different

When are Financial Assets/Liabilities reclassified

Fin Assets

  • only when business model changes
  • Prospectively from reclassification date
  • NO restatement of prev. recognised gains/losses
  • Assets DESIGNATED at FVTPL/FVTOCI are NEVER reclassified

Fin Liabilities

  • NEVER

What is thre treatment for impairment/depreciation of Financial Instruments?

Financial instruments classified at FVOCI or AC must be tested for impairment at end of each reporting period (FVTPL not because already recognised)

This is done with a loss allowance based on ECL = Expected credit losses = PV of all cash shortfalls over the expected life of a financial instrument (unbiased, probability weighted measurement)

Driven by increase in credit risk (risk of default incurring)

Stages of ECL

12m vs Lifetime ECL

  1. Stage
    1. No significant increase in credit risk
    2. 12 months ECL
    3. Record loss allowance for Losses reulting from default events that are possible within the next 12months
  2. Stage
    1. singifianct increase in credit risk
    2. Lifetime ECL
      1. Assets Gross CA - PV expected future CF
    3. consider defaults that could happen within remaining life of loan (
  3. Stage
    1. Actually credit impaired
    2. lifetime ECL
      1. Always LIFETIME ECL:
        1. Trade receivables
        2. contract assets
        3. lease receivable

How are ECL/Loss Allowance treated for:

  • Fin Assets - AC
  • Fin Assets FVOCI
  • Purchased/originated credit impaired assets POCI
  • Assets arising at production/supply of goos (receivable)

  • Fin Assets - AC
    • recognise loss allowance
    • reduce CA & expense to INV P&L
  • Fin Assets FVOCI
    • no adjustment to CA (CA must be FV)
    • espense to investment P&L & corresponding entry in OCI
  • Purchased/originated credit impaired assets POCI
    • recognise change in lifetime ECL in INV P&L as impairment gains/losses
  • Assets arising at production/supply of goos (receivable)
    • charged/credited to OPERATING P&L

What is the IFRS 9 defintion of a derivative

  • will be settled at a future date
  • requires no initial investment
  • change value in response to underlying item

MEASURED AT FVTPL

What is Hedge Accounting and what are the criterias for qualifying hedging relationships

  • to eliminate accounting mismatches between hedged item/hedging instrument
  • Criterias for qualitying hedging realtionship
    • hedging relationship only consists of ELIGIBLE HEDGING ITEMS/INSTRUMENTS (FV/CF etc)
    • formal designation & documentation at inception of hedging relationship & risk mgmt objective
    • hedging relationship must meet all hedge effectiveness requirememts
      • economic relationship betweem item & instrument
      • effect of credit risk does not dominate value changes
      • hedge ratio of hedging relationship is the same as actually used in the economic hedge. e.g. not USD 2m Forward used to hedge USD 1m exposure

Accounting treatment of FV hedge

Hedging instrument

  • remeasure to FV
  • gain/loss in P&L

Hedged item

  • adjust CA for change in FV attributable to hedged risk
  • gain/loss in P&L

Exception: Equity instruments designated at FVOCI

  • gain/loss in OCI

Accounting treatment of FV hedge

  1. Remeasure Derivative at FV
  2. Split gains/losses
    1. effective -> OCI -> CF hedge reserve
    2. ineffective -> P&L
  3. when hedge transaction happens
    1. If it affects P&L
      1. OCI to P&L recycling
    2. If it creates non-financial asset/liablity (e.g. purchase of invenstory)
      1. OCI -> asset/liability CA = basis adjustment

What is an intangible asset

identifiable, non-monetary asset without physical substance

Amortisation of intangible Assets according to IAS 38 Intangible Assets

Finite - Amortise over useful life (based on pattern of benefits) + test for impairment when indicators exist

Indefinite - Do not amortise + test for impairment annually

When can research & development costs be capitalised?

Research: Never, always charged to expenses (operating category)

Development:

  • Technological feasibility
  • intent & ability to use software
  • Probable future benefits
  • sufficient resources to complete the software
  • ability to measure costs

How is the ACCA code of ethics & conduct relevant for ACCA members?

It is binding for ACCA members. Non-compliance can lead to disciplinary actions

Why are ethical responsibilities important?

Because accountants have a lot of influence over financial information that other people rely on

are the 5 fundamental principles of ethis rules?

No, they are a set of principles to be interpreted/applied to any given context. This will require exercise of judgement

What is special about Fair Value? What is Fair Value

FV = price that would be received to sell an asset/transfer a liablity in an orderly transaction between mareket participants

(Assumes that transaction take place in either principal market (greatest volume of activity) or most advantageous market)

Fair Value = exit price = not entity specific

Level 1,2,3 Inputs

Level 1 Inputs

  • unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical items
  • exact price

Level 2 Inputs

  • Inputs other than quoted prices that are directly/indirectly observable
  • e.g. Prices for similar items
  • market-based imputs e.g. spreads etc

Level 3 Inputs

  • unobservable inputs
  • assumptions (e.g. expected future CF/growth etc)

Approaches to calculate Fair Value

  1. Market approach
    1. look at market prices/transactions for same or similar assets
  2. Income Approach
    1. convert future CF/income into PV
  3. Cost Approach
    1. determine what it would cost to replace asset

use the valuation approach which gives the most appropriate estimate of FV, using relevant Inputs (1,2,3)

Fair Value of Non-Financial Assets

Determined by HIGHEST & BEST USE

  • physically possible
  • legally permissible
  • financially feasible

based on market participants perspective, NOT entity perspective! = how would market participants use th easset to get max. value

Fair Value of financial assets 

based on the asset itself and its contractual cash flows.

“What would market participants pay for this financial instrument?”

Fair Value of liabilities/equities

Assumption that liability is transferred to another market participant

How much would another market participant require to take on the obligation

consider risk/profit margin

Higher credit risk = lower fair value of your liability

Transaction price vs Fair Value

Transaction price = entry price

Fair Value = exit price

Whats the approach to impairment? which is the relevant standard?

IAS 36 Impairment of Assets:

  1. At each reporting date you consider wether there is an INDICATION OF IMPAIRMENT
  2. Yes = Impairment test
  3. Carrying amount > Recoverable amount -> impairment loss
    1. Recoverable amount = HIGHER amount of FV less cost of disposal and Value in use (PV of future CF expected to be received from the asset)

What are exceptions to the normal approach to impairment?

Annual impairment tests (even if no indication) for:

  • Goodwill
  • Intangible Asset w. an INDEFINITE useful life
  • Intangible assets not yet ready for use

Where does impairment loss go?

  • Normally P&L
  • For previously revalued assets:
    1. Reduce revaluation surplus in OCI
    2. P&L

Goodwill impairment approach

  1. Define if it is partial Goodwill or Full Goodwill
    1. Full Goodwill = NCI at FV = Recognised Goodwill is attributable to whole subsidiary
    2. partial Goodwill = % of NEt assets = REcognised Goodwill is only attributable to parent
  2. Allocate Goodwill to CGU = smallest unit where you can separately identify the cash it generates e.g. subsidiary
  3. Impairment Test: CA of CGU vs recoverable amount
    1. Impairment Loss is FIRST allocated to Goodwill
    2. the rest is allocated to the other assets
  4. Acquisition with NCI
    1. Full Goodwill
      1. calculated as normal 1. Goodwill, 2. Other Assets
      2. split impairment loss as normal between parent & NCI
    2. Partial Goodwill
      1. Gross Up Goodwill to 100%
      2. Split Goodwill between Parent & NCI
      3. Impairment ONLY HIT's PARENT's SHARE OF GOODWILL!!!, No Goodwill impairment recognised for NCI. 
      4. Remaining amount is allocated to other assets of CGU & split as normal between Parent & NCI

Can Intangible Assets be amortised?

Only Intangible Asssets with a Finite useful life.

Ones with INFINITE useful life are tested for impairment anually

Initial & Subsequent measurement of intangible assets?

Initial measurement

  • Cost

Subsequent measurement

  • Cost Model
    • cost - accumulated amortisation - accumulated impairment
  • Revaluation model
    • FV at revaluation date - subsequent amortisation - impairment
    • IF ACTIVE MARKET EXISTS

What are the 5 steps of revenue recognition?

  1. Identify contract
  2. identify separate performance obligations
  3. determine transaction price
  4. allocate TP to performance obligations
  5. recognise revenue

What is a contract? which crtierias must be met to account for a contract with a customer?

contract = Agreement between two or more parties which creates enforceable rights & obligations

  1. parties must have approved the contract and are committed to perform obligations
  2. each party's rights must be identifianle
  3. payment terms must be identifiable
  4. commercial substance
  5. it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled

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