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© 2005-06 Nelson 1
Convergence to IFRS and SME-FRS28 August 2006
Nelson Lam Nelson Lam CFA FCCA FCPA(Practising)MBA MSc BBA CPA(US) ACA
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Overview of SME-FRF and SME-FRSOverview of SME-FRF and SME-FRS
SME-FRSSection 1 & 2
Section 3 & 5
Section 15
Section 6
SME-FRSSection 1 & 2
Section 3 & 5
Section 15
Section 6
HKFRS/HKASHKAS 1 & 8
HKAS 17 & 40
HKAS 21
HKAS 39
HKFRS/HKASHKAS 1 & 8
HKAS 17 & 40
HKAS 21
HKAS 39
Today’s Agenda
Selected Major Changes• Presentation &
Disclosures• Leases and Investment
Property• Effects of Changes in
Foreign Exchange Rates• Financial Instruments
Selected Major Changes• Presentation &
Disclosures• Leases and Investment
Property• Effects of Changes in
Foreign Exchange Rates• Financial Instruments
Other Major Changes in SME-FRSOther Major Changes in SME-FRS
Amendments effective for the periods beginning on or after 1.1.2006Amendments effective for the periods beginning on or after 1.1.2006
Real Cases and ExamplesReal Cases
and ExamplesSimple and
ComprehensiveSimple and
Comprehensive
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Several Pieces of News First ……. • IASB announced on 24 July 2006 that:
– It will not require the application of new IFRSs under development or major amendments to existing standards before 1 January 2009
– It will also be providing 4 years of stability in the IFRS platform of standards for those companies that adopted IFRSs in 2005
• However, on 4 August 2006, it has issued its latest draft of ED on International Financial Reporting Standard for SME– ED expected in Q4 of 2006– Final IFRS expected in Q4 of 2007
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Brief Introduction: SME-FRF & FRS
SME Financial Reporting Framework
SME Financial SME Financial Reporting FrameworkReporting Framework
SME Financial Reporting Standard
SME Financial Reporting Standard
• Sets out
• Dividedinto
Conceptual BasisConceptual Basis
Qualifying Criteria (Qualifying Entity)Qualifying Criteria (Qualifying Entity)
DefinitionsDefinitions
Specific Requirements (in 17 sections)Specific Requirements (in 17 sections)
Transitions and Effective DateTransitions and Effective Date
AppendicesAppendices
Transitions and Effective DateTransitions and Effective Date
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Brief Introduction: SME-FRF & FRS
No fallback to Main HKFRS (even if no guidance in SME-FRS)
No fallback to Main HKFRS (even if no guidance in SME-FRS)
Self-containedSelfSelf--containedcontained Historical Cost Convention
Historical Cost Historical Cost ConventionConvention
Properly Present Only
Properly Properly Present OnlyPresent Only
Not Applicable to Consol.
Not Applicable Not Applicable to Consol.to Consol.
Except for those permitted or required under SME-FRS, incl.
• PPE exchanged-in• Finance lease• Investment acquired
by share or by asset exchange
• Revenue• Foreign currency
monetary items
Except for those permitted or required under SME-FRS, incl.
• PPE exchanged-in• Finance lease• Investment acquired
by share or by asset exchange
• Revenue• Foreign currency
monetary items
• No true and fair• Only properly
presented and/or true and correct
• No true and fair• Only properly
presented and/or true and correct
• Either not choose SME-FRS, or
• Apply to only separate financial statements
• Either not choose SME-FRS, or
• Apply to only separate financial statements
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SME-FRF adopts Historical Cost Convention, but further restricted that assets:– should not be revalued– nor should future cash flows be
discountedin the measurement of assets and liabilities
SME-FRF adopts Historical Cost Convention, but further restricted that assets:– should not be revalued– nor should future cash flows be
discountedin the measurement of assets and liabilities
SME Framework
Conceptual BasisConceptual Basis
for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with the SME Financial Reporting Standard
UsersUsersUsers
ObjectiveObjectiveObjective
Underlying AssumptionsUnderlying Underlying
AssumptionsAssumptions
Qualitative Characteristics
Qualitative Qualitative CharacteristicsCharacteristics
ElementsElementsElements
RecognitionRecognitionRecognition
MeasurementMeasurementMeasurement
Even SME-FRF is similar to the Framework of Main HKFRS• 2 frameworks should be considered as independent
framework.
One of the major differences is:
• Ruled out Revaluation or Fair Value Model?
• Value in use?
• Ruled out Revaluation or Fair Value Model?
• Value in use?
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Adopted S.141DAdopted S.141D
SME Framework – Qualifying Entity
HK Incorporated
Company
Non-HK Incorporated
Entity
Satisfies S.141DSatisfies S.141D
SME-FRF and
SME-FRS
SME-FRF and
SME-FRSSatisfies the requirements imposed by the law of the
entity’s place of incorporation and its constitution
Satisfies the requirements imposed by the law of the
entity’s place of incorporation and its constitution
No Public AccountabilityNo Public Accountability
All Owners AgreedAll Owners Agreed
Fulfilled Size TestFulfilled Size Test
Canchoose
Must use
Canchoose
Entity
No Choice
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SME Framework – Section 141D
In order to apply section 141DAll the shareholders of a private company agree in writing that section 141D shall apply with respect to a financial yearThe shareholders shall not in any financial year enter into an agreement for the above purposes for more than one such financial year.
But the following private companies are not allowed to apply section 141Da) a company has any subsidiary or is a subsidiary of
another company formed and registered under the HK Companies Ordinance or an existing company; or
b) a bank, a securities dealer, an insurance company, money lender, or a company owning and operating ships/aircraft engaged in the carriage of cargo into or out of HK
Group companies under the HK Co.
Ordinance
Group companies under the HK Co.
Ordinance
Companies in Specific Industries
Companies in Specific Industries
Satisfies S.141DSatisfies S.141D
All Owners Agreed in Writing
Each Year
All Owners Agreed in Writing
Each Year
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Adopted S.141DAdopted S.141D
SME Framework – Section 141D
HK Incorporated
Company
SME-FRF (para. 16) also clearly states that• Compliance with the SME-FRF and SME-FRS is necessary in
order for financial statements to give a “true and correct view”• When a HK incorporated company prepares its financial
statements in accordance with section 141D
SME-FRF and
SME-FRS
SME-FRF and
SME-FRS
Must use
No Choice
• In other word, all HK incorporated company has adopted section 141D,they must use SME-FRF and SME-FRS.
True andCorrect =
Compliance with SME-FRF and
SME-FRS
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SME-FRSSection 1 & 2
Section 3 & 5
Section 15
Section 6
SME-FRSSection 1 & 2
Section 3 & 5
Section 15
Section 6
HKFRS/HKASHKAS 1 & 8
HKAS 17 & 40
HKAS 21
HKAS 39
HKFRS/HKASHKAS 1 & 8
HKAS 17 & 40
HKAS 21
HKAS 39
Today’s Agenda
Selected Major Changes• Presentation &
Disclosures• Leases and Investment
Property• Effects of Changes in
Foreign Exchange Rates• Financial Instruments
Selected Major Changes• Presentation &
Disclosures• Leases and Investment
Property• Effects of Changes in
Foreign Exchange Rates• Financial Instruments
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Presentation and Disclosure(HKAS 1 and 8 vs. SME-FRS Section 1 and 2)
Highlight Critical Amendments
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Balance SheetMinimum requirements on the face of the balance sheet• As a minimum, the face of the balance sheet shall
include line items that present the following amounts:a) property, plant and equipment;b) investment property;c) intangible assets ……
• The use of different measurement bases for different classes of assets suggests that their nature or function differs and, therefore, that they should be presented as separate line items.– For example, different classes of property, plant and
equipment can be carried at• Cost, or• Revalued amountsin accordance with HKAS 16 PPE.
In the past, it use “may need”
In the past, it use “may need”
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New requirementsNew requirements
Current Assets
• An asset shall be classified as current when it satisfies any of the following criteria:a) it is expected to be realised in, or is intended for sale or
consumption in, the entity’s normal operating cycle; b) it is held primarily for the purpose of being traded;c) it is expected to be realised within 12 months after the balance
sheet date; ord) it is cash or a cash equivalent
• unless it is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle aliability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
• All other assets shall be classified as non-current.
Examples:• Deposits pledged to bank (how long?)• Fixed deposits over 1 year maturity
Examples:• Deposits pledged to bank (how long?)• Fixed deposits over 1 year maturity
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• Current vs. non-current assets – to observe HKFRS 5 as well
• No non-current assets can never be classified as current unless the criteria set out in HKFRS 5 are fulfilled
Reclassification of Non-Current Assets
• Assets classified as non-current in accordance with HKAS 1 shall not be reclassified as current assets– until they meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale in
accordance with HKFRS 5• Assets of a class that an entity would normally regard as
non-current that are acquired exclusively with a view to resale shall not be classified as current– unless they meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale in
accordance with HKFRS 5
• Assets classified as non-current in accordance with HKAS 1 shall not be reclassified as current assets– until they meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale in
accordance with HKFRS 5• Assets of a class that an entity would normally regard as
non-current that are acquired exclusively with a view to resale shall not be classified as current– unless they meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale in
accordance with HKFRS 5
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New requirementsNew requirements
Current Liabilities
• A liability shall be classified as current when it satisfies any of the following criteria:a) it is expected to be settled in the entity’s normal operating cycle;b) it is held primarily for the purpose of being traded;c) it is due to be settled within 12 months after the balance sheet
date; ord) the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement
of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
• All other liabilities shall be classified as non-current.
ImplicationImplication
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Current Liabilities Revised rules on classifying a liability as current or non-current• A liability held for traded ⇒ current• A financial liability due within 12 months after the B/S date ⇒ current
– even if an agreement to refinance on a long-term basis is completed after the B/S date (only disclosed as non-adjusting event)
• If an entity has discretion to refinance ⇒ non-current• If an entity without discretion to refinance ⇒ current
• A non-current financial liability is payable on demand with a breach on a condition of its loan agreement on or before the B/S date– If the lender agreed not to demand payment
• after the B/S date ⇒ current (only disclosed as non-adjusting event)
• by the B/S date ⇒ non-current
ImplicationImplication
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Current Assets and LiabilitiesExampleExample
Can the following be classified as current assets?• 3-month fixed deposits pledged to a bank to secure
a mortgage loan of 5 years• 2-year fixed deposits with a bank
Can the following be classified as current assets?• 3-month fixed deposits pledged to a bank to secure
a mortgage loan of 5 years• 2-year fixed deposits with a bank
Can the following be classified as non-current liabilities?• 5-year term loan matured after year end but renewed
for another 5 years after year end (before the issuanceof the financial statements)
• 2-year term loan to be matured with 12 months and theentity has a right to renew for another 2 years
Can the following be classified as non-current liabilities?• 5-year term loan matured after year end but renewed
for another 5 years after year end (before the issuanceof the financial statements)
• 2-year term loan to be matured with 12 months and theentity has a right to renew for another 2 years
××
×
√
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Income Statement • Minimum requirements on the face of the income statement• Requires the disclosure on the face of the income statement:
– Revenue (instead of turnover and other revenue)– Finance costs– Profit or loss for the period, and– The allocation of that amount between
a) Profit or loss attributable to minority interest, andb) Profit or loss attributable to equity holders of the parent
A similar requirement has been added for the statement of changes in equity and such allocated amounts are not to be presented as items of income or expense
• Not require to disclose the results of operating activities asa line item on the face of the income statement
• An entity shall not present any items of income and expense as extraordinary items, either on the face of the income statements or in the notes Entities can’t use it
Entities can still show it
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Notes New disclosures (an entity is required to disclose the following)
• Key sources of estimation uncertainty– Information about the key assumptions concerning the future, and
other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the balance sheet date,• that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year– In respect of those assets and liabilities, the notes shall include details of:
a) their nature; andb) their carrying amount as at the balance sheet date
Examples – in the absence of recently observed market prices used to measure the following assets and liabilities, future-oriented estimates are necessary to measure:• the recoverable amount of classes of PPE• the effect of technological obsolescence on inventories
Estimates involve assumptions about such items as• the risk adjustment to cash flows or discount rates used• future changes in salaries and in prices affecting other costs.
Examples – in the absence of recently observed market prices used to measure the following assets and liabilities, future-oriented estimates are necessary to measure:• the recoverable amount of classes of PPE• the effect of technological obsolescence on inventories
Estimates involve assumptions about such items as• the risk adjustment to cash flows or discount rates used• future changes in salaries and in prices affecting other costs.
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Notes New disclosures (an entity is required to disclose the following)
• Disclosure of accounting policies– The judgements, apart from those involving estimations, management has
made• in the process of applying the entity’s accounting policies that have the
most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements (in the summary of significant accounting policies or other notes)
Examples – Management makes judgements in determining:a) whether financial assets are held-to-maturity investments;b) when substantially all the significant risks and rewards of
ownership of financial assets and lease assets are transferred to other entities;
c) whether, in substance, particular sales of goods are financing arrangements and therefore do not give rise to revenue; and
d) whether the substance of the relationship between the entity and a special purpose entity indicates that the special purpose entity is controlled by the entity.
Examples – Management makes judgements in determining:a) whether financial assets are held-to-maturity investments;b) when substantially all the significant risks and rewards of
ownership of financial assets and lease assets are transferred to other entities;
c) whether, in substance, particular sales of goods are financing arrangements and therefore do not give rise to revenue; and
d) whether the substance of the relationship between the entity and a special purpose entity indicates that the special purpose entity is controlled by the entity.
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Notes New disclosures (an entity is required to disclose the following)
An entity shall disclose the following, if not disclosedelsewhere in information published with the financial statements:a) the domicile and legal form of the entity,
its country of incorporation andthe address of its registered office(or principal place of business, if different from the registered office);
b) a description of the nature of the entity’s operations and its principal activities; and
c) the name of the parent and the ultimate parent of the group.
“shall disclose” now, instead of “encouraged to disclose”
“shall disclose” now, instead of “encouraged to disclose”
• Other disclosures
Any special?Any special?
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Accounting Policies: Changes
HKFRS issued but not yet effectiveHKFRS issued but not yet effective
HKAS 8 requires that, when an entity has not applied a new Standard or Interpretation that has been issued but is not yet effective, the entity shall disclose:a) this fact; andb) known or reasonably estimable information relevant to
assessing the possible impact that application of the new Standard or Interpretation will have on the entity’s financial statements in the period of initial application.
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Accounting Policies: Changes
Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards issued but not yet effective for the year HKFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective for the year include the following HKFRSs which may be relevant to the company’s operations and financial statements: Effective for annual
periods beginning on or after
Amendments to HKAS 39 Financial instruments: recognition and measurement and HKFRS 4 Insurance contracts – Financial guarantee contracts 1 January 2006 HKFRS 7 Financial instruments: disclosures 1 January 2007 Amendments to HKAS 1 Presentation of financial statements: capital disclosures 1 January 2007 Initial assessment has indicated that the adoption of these HKFRSs would not have a significant impact on the company’s financial statements in the year of initial application. The company will be continuing with the assessment of the impact of these HKFRSs and other significant changes may be identified as a result.
ExampleExample
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How’s Under SME-FRS?
• No requirement on cash flow statement• Changes in equity can be disclosed in notes• No specific disclosure required on “critical accounting
estimates and judgement”• No specific requirement as those in HKFRS 5• Definitions of current assets and current liabilities
same as Main GAAP (as discussed)• Domicile, legal form, place of incorporation, address
of registered office are still required (as discussed)• Undue cost or effort exemption criterion introduced
on change in accounting policy ……
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Leases and Investment Property(HKAS 17 and 40 vs. SME-FRS Section 3)
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Building only
Building only
Leases – Separate Measurement
New requirements with significant impact, mainly ……
Separate measurement
(of the land and buildings elements) at the inception
of the lease
Separate measurement
(of the land and buildings elements) at the inception
of the lease
Land onlyLand only
Land and Building
Land and Building
1. Introducing several new paragraphs
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Leases – Separate Measurement
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
Title passed tothe lessee?
Yes
LandLand
No
BuildingBuilding
Operating Lease
Operating Lease
Lease of land and buildingsLease of land and buildingsIf a lease contains land and buildingselements
2 elements are considered separately for lease classification
If title of both elements is expected to pass to the lessee
Both elements are classified as finance lease
If title of land or both elements is NOT expected to pass to the lessee
The land element alone (as having indefinite life) is normally classified as an operating lease
The building element is considered separately
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Leases – Separate Measurement
Lease of land and buildingsLease of land and buildings
• To classify and account for a lease of land and buildings• the minimum lease payments (including any lump-sum upfront payments)
are allocated between– the land and– the buildings elements
• in proportion to the relative fair values of the leasehold interests in the land element and buildings element of the lease at the inception of the lease
Building only
Building only
Land onlyLand only
Relative Fair ValueRelative Fair ValueRelative Fair Value
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Leases – Separate Measurement
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
Title passed tothe lessee?
Yes
LandLand
No
BuildingBuilding
Operating Lease
Operating Lease
Lease of land and buildingsLease of land and buildings
Can land and building be reliably separated?
No
No
Yes
Minimum lease payment allocated in proportion to the relative fair values of land and building elements
Minimum lease payment allocated in proportion to the relative fair values of land and building elements
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Leases – Separate Measurement
Lease of land and buildingsLease of land and buildings
• If the lease payments cannot be allocated reliably between the 2 elements– the entire lease is classified as a finance lease– unless it is clear that both elements are operating leases,
in which case the entire lease is classified as an operating lease
• For a lease of land and building if the land is immaterial– The lease may be treated as a single unit and
classified as finance or operating leases
Building only
Building only
Land onlyLand only
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Leases – Separate MeasurementCaseCase
Accounting policy on finance lease on properties (annual report 2005):• On adoption of the deemed cost at the date of Merger (2001), the Group
made reference to the independent property valuation conducted as at 31 Aug. 2001 for the purpose of the Merger, which did not split the values of the leasehold properties between the land and buildings elements.
• Any means of subsequent allocation of the valuation of the leasehold properties at the date of Merger between the land and buildings elements would be notional and therefore would not represent reliable information.
• It is determined that the values of the land and buildings elements of the Group’s leasehold properties cannot be reliably split and the leasehold properties are treated as finance leases.
• The Group has also adopted the revaluation model under HKAS 16 by which assets held for own use arising under these finance leases are measured at fair value less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
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Leases – Separate Measurement
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
LandLandBuildingBuilding
Operating Lease
Operating Lease
Can the lease of land and building be reliably separated?
Cannot be reliably separated
Reliably separated
Land and Building
Land and Building
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
Revaluation Model
Revaluation Revaluation ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelRevaluation
ModelRevaluation Revaluation
ModelModelCost
ModelCostCost
ModelModel At CostAt CostAt Cost
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Leases – Transition
The adoption of HKAS 17 represents a change in accounting policy.HKAS 17 requires:
An entity that has previously applied SSAP 14 (revised 2000) shall apply the amendments made by HKAS 17 retrospectively for all leases
Retrospective Application
Retrospective Retrospective ApplicationApplication
⇒ as if that policy had always been applied⇒ restate opening balance of retained earnings⇒ restate comparative figures
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• Amended and clearer definition on an investment property
SSAP 13An investment property is an interest in land and/or buildings:a) in respect of which construction work and development have
been completed; andb) which is held for its investment potential, any rental income
being negotiated at arm’s lengthHKAS 40
Investment property is property (land or a building – or part of a building – or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under a finance lease) to earn rentals or for capital appreciationor both, rather than for:a) use in the production or supply of goods or
services or for administrative purposes; orb) sale in the ordinary course of business
Definitions of Investment Property
SSAP 13An investment property is an interest in land and/or buildings:a) in respect of which construction work and development have
been completed; andb) which is held for its investment potential, any rental income
being negotiated at arm’s lengthHKAS 40
Investment property is property (land or a building – or part of a building – or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under a finance lease) to earn rentals or for capital appreciationor both, rather than for:a) use in the production or supply of goods or
services or for administrative purposes; orb) sale in the ordinary course of business
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• Amended and clearer definition on an investment property
SSAP 13An investment property is an interest in land and/or buildings:a) in respect of which construction work and development have
been completed; andb) which is held for its investment potential, any rental income
being negotiated at arm’s lengthHKAS 40
Investment property is property (land or a building – or part of a building – or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under a finance lease) to earn rentals or for capital appreciationor both, rather than for:a) use in the production or supply of goods or
services or for administrative purposes; orb) sale in the ordinary course of business
Definitions of Investment Property
SSAP 13An investment property is an interest in land and/or buildings:a) in respect of which construction work and development have
been completed; andb) which is held for its investment potential, any rental income
being negotiated at arm’s lengthHKAS 40
Investment property is property (land or a building – or part of a building – or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under a finance lease) to earn rentals or for capital appreciationor both, rather than for:a) use in the production or supply of goods or
services or for administrative purposes; orb) sale in the ordinary course of business
How’s about property held by the lessee under an operating lease?
Examples of investment property under HKAS 40 include:• Property leased out under operating leases• Property held for long-term capital appreciation• Property held for a currently undetermined future use• Vacant property to be leased out under operating leases
ExampleExample
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Definitions – Extend to Operating Leases
• A property interest– that is held by a lessee under an operating lease
may be classified and accounted for asinvestment property if, and only if• the property would otherwise meet the definition of an
investment property and• the lessee uses the Fair Value Model
• This classification alternative is available on a property-by-property basis
• However, once this classification alternative is selected forone such property interest held under an operating lease,all properties classified as investment property shall be accounted for using the Fair Value Model
An entity has a choice
How’s about property held by the lessee under an operating lease?
Simple?Simple?Let’s term this classification as
“Operating Lease IP Alternative”Let’s term this classification as
“Operating Lease IP Alternative”
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Measurement after Recognition
Introduce Cost Model and choose either
Cost ModelCost Model
Fair Value ModelFair Value Model
• HKAS 40 implicitly implies that the choice can only be elected on the first-time adoption of HKAS 40
• The model chosen should be applied to all investment properties, except for some identified exceptions.
and
• However, even Cost Model is adopted, HKAS 40 still requires all entities to determine the fair value of investment property ……• For disclosure purpose, the fair value of the investment property has to
be disclosed in notes to the financial statement!• In determining the fair value of investment property for both cost model
and fair value model⇒ an entity is only encouraged, but not required, to rely on a
professional valuer’s valuation
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Measurement after Recognition
Fair Value ModelFair Value Model
• The fair value of investment property shall reflectmarket conditions at the balance sheet date
Depreciation?Tax Implication?
No depreciation required in HKAS 40
Not our concern this time!But be careful, good & bad …...
After initial recognition, an entity that chooses →• shall measure all of its investment property at
fair value, except in some limited cases.• When a property interest held by a lessee under an operating
lease is classified as an investment property⇒ the fair value model must be applied for all investment
properties• A gain or loss arising from a change in the fair value of
investment property shall be recognised in profit or loss for the period in which it arises
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Adopted →• Deem the carrying amount of an investment property immediately
before the applying HKAS 40 on its effective date (or earlier) as its cost– Any adjustments shall be made to the opening balance of retained earnings
for the period in which HKAS 40 is first applied– Depreciation on deemed cost commences from the time at which HKAS 40
is first applied
Adopted →• Opening balance of retained earnings shall be adjusted• Comparative information
– Entities previously disclosed the property’s fair value⇒ encourage (but not require) to restate comparative information
– Entities NOT previously disclosed the property’s fair value⇒ shall NOT restate comparative information⇒ shall disclose this fact
Transitional Arrangements
Cost ModelCost Model
Fair Value ModelFair Value Model
Example: listed co.
Example: unlisted co., charities
Included the charities taken exemption of SSAP 13 before
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CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HK
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
LandLandBuildingBuilding
Operating Lease
Operating Lease
Can the lease of land and building be reliably separated?
Cannot be reliably separated
Reliably separated
Land and Building
Land and Building
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
Fair Value Model
Fair Value Fair Value ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelFair Value
ModelFair Value Fair Value
ModelModel At CostAt CostAt Cost Fair Value Model
Fair Value Fair Value ModelModel
Under HKAS 17
Under HKAS 40
Under HKAS 40
Any element held under lease?
Whether the element can be reliably separated?
Choose the available options
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HK
• Can PPE or Investment Property in HK or PRC be carried at cost model after the adoption of HKAS 17 and HKAS 40?
• Can PPE or Investment Property in HK or PRC be carried at cost model after the adoption of HKAS 17 and HKAS 40?
ExampleExample
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HK
Property for own use
Property for own use
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
Revaluation Model
Revaluation Revaluation ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
Investment property
Investment property
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
Fair Value ModelFair Value ModelFair Value Model
CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
Under HKAS 16
Under HKAS 40
Land and building cannot be reliably separated
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HKLand and buildingcan be reliably separated
Property for own use
Property for own use
Investment property
Investment property
LandLandBuildingBuilding
Finance LeaseFinance Lease Operating LeaseOperating Lease
CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
Revaluation Model
Revaluation Revaluation ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelCost
ModelCostCost
ModelModel
Fair Value Model
Fair Value Fair Value ModelModel
CostModelCostCost
ModelModel
Fair Value Model
Fair Value Fair Value ModelModel
Fair ValueModel
Fair ValueFair ValueModelModel
1st Choice
2nd Choice
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
Under HKAS 16
Under HKAS 40 Under HKAS 17
Under HKAS 40
More companies have argued ……More companies More companies have argued ……have argued ……
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HKExampleExample
• PPE can be carried at cost model if either:– The lease of land and building cannot be reliably allocated between
land and building element• The whole lease will be
– classified as finance lease (other than exception case) and– then accounted for at cost model under HKAS 16; or
– The lease of land and building can be reliably allocated between land and building• The land is carried at amortised cost under HKAS 17• The building is carried at cost model under HKAS 16
• Can PPE or Investment Property in HK or PRC be carried at cost model after the adoption of HKAS 17 and HKAS 40?
• Can PPE or Investment Property in HK or PRC be carried at cost model after the adoption of HKAS 17 and HKAS 40?
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HK
Property for own use
Property for own use
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelUnder
HKAS 16
Land and building cannot be reliably separated
Property for own use
Property for own use LandLandBuildingBuilding
Finance LeaseFinance Lease Operating LeaseOperating Lease
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelCost
ModelCostCost
ModelModel
Under HKAS 16 Under HKAS 17
Land and buildingcan be reliably separated
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HK
Annual Report 2005• In the opinion of the directors, the lease payments
of the Group cannot be allocated reliably between the land and building elements, therefore, the entire lease payments are included in the cost of land and building and are amortised over the shorter of the lease terms and useful lives.
CaseCase
Annual Report 2005• As the Group’s lease payments cannot be
allocated reliably between the land and buildings elements, the entire lease payments are included in the cost of the land and buildings as a finance lease in property, plant and equipment.
• The adoption of HKAS 17 has not resulted in any change in the measurement of the Group’s land and buildings.
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HKExampleExample
• Investment Property can be carried at cost model if either:– The lease of land and building cannot be reliably allocated between
land and building element• The whole lease will be
– classified as finance lease (other than exception case) and– then accounted for at cost model under HKAS 40; or
– The lease of land and building can be reliably allocated between land and building• The land is carried at amortised cost under HKAS 17• The building is carried at cost model under HKAS 40
• Can PPE or Investment Property in HK or PRC be carried at cost model after the adoption of HKAS 17 and HKAS 40?
• Can PPE or Investment Property in HK or PRC be carried at cost model after the adoption of HKAS 17 and HKAS 40?
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Application of HKAS 17 & 40 in HK
FinanceLease
FinanceLease
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelUnder
HKAS 16
Land and building cannot be reliably separated
Investment property
Investment property
LandLandBuildingBuilding
Finance LeaseFinance Lease Operating LeaseOperating Lease
CostModelCostCost
ModelModelCost
ModelCostCost
ModelModel
Under HKAS 40 Under HKAS 17
Land and buildingcan be reliably separated
Investment property
Investment property
Disclose fair value on which
element?
Disclose fair Disclose fair value on which value on which
element?element?
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How’s Under SME-FRS?
• Mainly fallback to the requirements of HK SSAP 17• Extended to investment property and leasehold interest in land• Follow some simple approaches
SME-FRSSection 3
SME-FRSSection 3
HK SSAP 17HK SSAP 17
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SME-FRS – Section 3: PPE
Definition• Property, plant and equipment are tangible assets that:
a) are held by an entity• for use in the production or supply of goods or services,• for rental to others,• for investment potential, or• for administrative purposes; and
b) are expected to be used during more than one period.
• Assets held for investment potential (including investment property) are included
• Assets held for investment potential (including investment property) are included
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SME-FRS – Section 3: PPE
Initial CostInitial Cost Subsequent ExpenditureSubsequent Expenditure
In SME-FRSCriteria not the same
In HKAS 16Same criteria
• Probable that future economic benefit of the asset will flow to the enterprise
• Cost measured reliably
• Probable that future economic benefit of the asset will flow to the enterprise
• Cost measured reliably
• Probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed standard of performance of the existing asset will flow to the entity
• Probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed standard of performance of the existing asset will flow to the entity
• Probable that future economic benefit of the asset will flow to the entity
• Cost measured reliablySame criteria applied to both costs
• Probable that future economic benefit of the asset will flow to the entity
• Cost measured reliablySame criteria applied to both costs
Recognition• Recognition criteria for
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SME-FRS – Section 3: PPE
• Consistent with Historical Cost Convention
• No revaluation is allowed
• Consistent with Historical Cost Convention
• No revaluation is allowed
Measurement after recognition
• No revaluation model can be usedi.e. PPE should be carried at cost less any
accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses
• Definitions of useful life and residual value are updated to the same definitions as in HKAS 16
Useful life is defined as:a) the period of time over which
an asset is expected to be available for use by an entity; or
b) the no. of production or similar units expected to be obtained from the asset by an entity.
Useful life is defined as:a) the period of time over which
an asset is expected to be available for use by an entity; or
b) the no. of production or similar units expected to be obtained from the asset by an entity.
Impliesdepreciation begins from available for usedepreciation is still required even the asset is retired from active use
• Annual review is required on useful life but there is no such annual review requirement on residual value
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SME-FRS – Section 3: PPE
Application on leasehold interest in land• Land and buildings
– are separable assets and– are dealt with separately for accounting purposes.
• Leasehold interest in land from the HKSAR Government or elsewhere with similar features– are also accounted for as PPE
• Leasehold land– is to be depreciated over the lease term.
• Buildings– have a limited life and therefore, are depreciable
assets.
• In HKAS 17 Leases, such interest is accounted for as an operating lease
• In HKAS 17 Leases, such interest is accounted for as an operating lease
Separation or Separate Measurement of Land
and Building is compulsorily required?
Separation or Separate Measurement of Land
and Building is compulsorily required?
• Lease term defined as the same as HKAS 17
• Lease term defined as the same as HKAS 17
Can we use useful life, instead of lease term
in amortisation?
Can we use useful life, instead of lease term
in amortisation?
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Lease Term Defined in SME-FRS
Lease Term is the non-cancellable period for which• the lessee has contracted to lease the asset• together with any further terms
– for which the lessee has the option to continue tolease the asset, with or without further payment,
– when at the inception of the lease it is reasonablycertain that the lessee will exercise the option.
Lessee has the optionLessee has the option
At the inceptionAt the inception
While HKAS 17 and SME-FRS have the same definition on
lease term, can HK Interpretation 4 be referred to in
analysing the implication?
While HKAS 17 and SME-FRS have the same definition on
lease term, can HK Interpretation 4 be referred to in
analysing the implication?
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Leases – HK Interpretation 4
HK-Int. 4 (applicable to HKFRS only) interprets that:• For the purpose of applying the amortisation
requirements under HKAS 16 and 17– the lease term of a HK land lease shall be
determined by reference to the legal form and status of the lease
– renewal of a lease is assumed only when• the lessee has a renewal option
and• it is reasonably certain at the inception of the lease
that the lessee will exercise the option.
Options for extending the lease term that are not at the discretion of the lessee shall not be taken into account by the lessee in determining the lease term.
Options for extending the lease term that are not at the discretion of the lessee shall not be taken into account by the lessee in determining the lease term.
Further ……
Lessee has the optionLessee has the option
At the inceptionAt the inception
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Lessee has the optionLessee has the option
At the inceptionAt the inception
Leases – HK Interpretation 4
As a result (HK-Int. 4 also specifically stated)• Lessees shall not assume that the lease term of a HK
land lease will be extended for a further 50 years, or any other period– while the HKSAR Government retains the sole
discretion as to whether to renew• Any general intention to renew certain types of property
leases expressed by the HKSAR Government– is not sufficient grounds for a lessee to include such
extensions in the determination of the lease term for amortisation
Options for extending the lease term that are not at the discretion of the lessee shall not be taken into account by the lessee in determining the lease term.
Options for extending the lease term that are not at the discretion of the lessee shall not be taken into account by the lessee in determining the lease term.
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Leases – HK Interpretation 4
• Entity ABC has a property bought in 1980 and it is located in Cheung Sha Wan.
• According to the land search, the lease term with the HK SAR government should expire in 30 June 1997.
• Based on SSAP 14 and 17, the land and building had been depreciated over 50 years previously.
• Please discuss the implication under HKAS 17.
ExampleExample
• Then, an auditor issued a letter to ABC as follows:Dear Raymond, for the amortisation issue we discussed, we consider that the estimated useful life of the land should be 2047 but it should not be 1997. Therefore, the land cost should be amortised until 2047.Our judgement is based on the HKSA’s the accounting guideline issued on 1990s for the treatment of land title in the new Kowloon area. In fact, the land use right should have been already automatically extended to 2047.
• Please comment.
• Then, an auditor issued a letter to ABC as follows:Dear Raymond, for the amortisation issue we discussed, we consider that the estimated useful life of the land should be 2047 but it should not be 1997. Therefore, the land cost should be amortised until 2047.Our judgement is based on the HKSA’s the accounting guideline issued on 1990s for the treatment of land title in the new Kowloon area. In fact, the land use right should have been already automatically extended to 2047.
• Please comment.
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Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates(HKAS 21 vs. SME-FRS Section 15)
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Approach in HKAS 211. In preparing financial statements, each entity
determines its functional currency.
2. The entity translates foreign currency items or transactions into its functional currency and reports the effects of such translation.
3. The results and financial position of any individual entity (say subsidiary, associate or branches) within the reporting entity (say parent) whose functional currency differs from the presentation currency of the reporting entity are translated.
4. If the entity’s presentation currency differs from its functional currency, its results and financial position are also translated into the presentation currency.
Determine Functional Currency
Determine Functional Currency
Translate Foreign Currency Transactions
Translate Foreign Currency Transactions
Translate Foreign Operation or Whole Set
Translate Foreign Operation or Whole Set
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What is Foreign Currency?
• Foreign currency is a currency other than the functional currency of the entity.
• Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
• Presentation currency is the currency in which the financial statements are presented.
1. In preparing financial statements, each entity determines its functional currency.
Determine Functional Currency
Determine Functional Currency
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Indicators to Determine
• Primary indicatorsa) the currency
i) that mainly influences sales prices for goods and services, andii) of the country whose competitive forces and regulations mainly
determine the sales price of its goods and services. b) the currency that mainly influences labour, material and other costs of
providing goods or service.• Other indicators in determining functional currency
a) the currency in which funds from financing activities (ie issuing debt and equity instruments) are generated.
b) the currency in which receipts from operating activities are usually retained.
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
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Indicators to Determine
• When the above indicators are mixed and the functional currency is not obvious– management uses its judgement to determine the functional currency that
most faithfully represents the economic effects of the underlying transactions, events and conditions.
• An entity’s functional currency reflects the underlying transactions, events and conditions that are relevant to it– once determined, the functional currency is not changed unless there is a
change in those underlying transactions, events and conditions.• If the functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy, the
entity’s financial statements are restated in accordance with HKAS 29– An entity cannot avoid restatement in accordance with HKAS 29 by, for
example, adopting as its functional currency a currency other than the functional currency determined in accordance with HKAS 21 (such as the functional currency of its parent).
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
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Indicators to Determine
• If a PRC factory reports its financial statements in RMB.• Its HK parent makes all the payments for the PRC factory in HK$.• All the products of the PRC factory are delivered back to HK for selling
in HK$.• Which currency is the foreign currency of the PRC factory under HK
SSAP 11 and HKAS 21?
ExampleExample
• Under HK SSAP 11• The reporting currency is RMB• The foreign currency is HK$
• Under HKAS 21• The functional currency is HK$• The foreign currency is RMB
• Under HK SSAP 11• The reporting currency is RMB• The foreign currency is HK$
• Under HKAS 21• The functional currency is HK$• The foreign currency is RMB
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
Same as SME-FRS nowSame as SME-FRS now
What is the implication on the books of PRC
factory?
What is the implication What is the implication on the books of PRC on the books of PRC
factory?factory?
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Indicators to Determine
• In its 2005 Interim Report, full set of HKFRS was adopted:– The functional currency of each of the consolidated entities has
been re-evaluated based on the guidance to the revised HKAS 21.• Accounting policy on functional and presentation currency:
– Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”).
– The consolidated financial statements are presented in HK dollars, which is the Company’s functional and presentation currency.
CaseCase
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How’s Under SME-FRS?
• Mainly fallback to to the requirements of HK SSAP 11 with resulting major difference from HKAS 21
SME-FRSSection 15SME-FRSSection 15
HK SSAP 11HK SSAP 11
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SME-FRS – Section 15: F. Exchange Rate
• The concept and approach of functional currency in HKAS 21 has not been adopted in SME-FRS
• Foreign currency– follows the definition in HK SSAP 11, and– is re-defined as a currency other than
the reporting currency of an entity.
• In HKAS 21, foreign currency is a currency other than the functional currency of the entity.
• In HKAS 21, foreign currency is a currency other than the functional currency of the entity.
Is there significant impact?
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SME-FRS – Section 15: F. Exchange Rate
• Translation of foreign currency transactions– Initial recognition at the exchange rate at the date of transactions– At each balance sheet date foreign currency monetary items retranslated
by using the closing rate
• Translation of a foreign branch– Follows the superseded Closing Rate/Net Investment Method in the
superseded HK SSAP 11a) assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented (i.e. including
comparatives) should be translated at the closing rate at the date of that balance sheet;
b) income and expenses for each income statement (i.e. including comparatives) should be translated at– average rate for the period, or– closing rate at that balance sheet date; and
c) all resulting exchange differences should be recognised as a separate component of equity.
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SME-FRS – Section 15: F. Exchange Rate
• In Main HKFRS, such accounting treatment is set out in HKAS 39
• In Main HKFRS, such accounting treatment is set out in HKAS 39
• However, gain/loss and premium/discount on the contracts are not defined in SME-FRS
• However, gain/loss and premium/discount on the contracts are not defined in SME-FRS
• The accounting for forward foreign contracts is largely based on HK SSAP 11– Accounting treatment depends on whether
the forward contract is speculative ornon-speculative
– Difference and calculation should be derived in respect of gain/loss and premium/discounton the contracts
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SME-FRS – Section 15: F. Exchange Rate
• Where a non-speculative forward contract is used as a hedge of a net monetary asset or liability– the gain or loss on the contract should be taken to the income statement and– the discount or premium may be either
• amortised over the period of the contract or taken to the income statement.
• Where a non-speculative forward contract is used as a hedge of a firm commitment– no gain or loss need normally be recognised during the commitment period.– at the end of that period any gain or loss will be added to, or deducted from,
the amount of the relevant transaction.– the discount or premium should be either
• amortised over the period of the contract or deferred with the gain or loss.• Where a forward contract is speculative
– the gain or loss should be credited or charged to the income statement.
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Financial Instrument (HKAS 32 and 39 vs. SME-FRS Section 6)
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Summary of Changes
Scope Scope
Initial Recognition
Initial Recognition
MeasurementMeasurement
• Extended the scope to all contract to buy and sell of non-financial items that meet the scope.
• All financial instruments, including derivatives, are recognised in the balance sheet (on balance sheet).
• Except for strict conditions are fulfilled, all financial assets are measured at fair value
Definitions Definitions • Financial instruments, including derivatives,
are clearly defined.
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Initial Recognition
Definitions
Initial Recognition
Initial Recognition
• All financial instruments, including derivatives, are recognised in the balance sheet (on balance sheet).
Scope
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• An entity shall recognise financial instruments on its balance sheet when and only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments
Implies trade date accounting for all casesOnly a regular way purchase or sale (e.g. purchase of derivatives is not a regular way of purchase) can be accounted for by• either trade date accounting or settlement date accounting
Initial Recognition
Financial instrumentFinancial
instrument
Financial asset
Financial asset
Financial liability
Financial liability
Initial Recognition
Trade Date Accounting
Regular Way of purchase
or sale
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• When a financial asset or financial liability is recognised initially, an entity shall measurethe financial asset or a financial liability– at its fair value– plus transaction costs (except for those
classified at fair value through profit or loss)
Initial Recognition & Measurement
Financial instrumentFinancial
instrument
Financial asset
Financial asset
Financial liability
Financial liability
Initial MeasurementFair Value
Transaction Cost+
Initial Recognition
Trade Date Accounting
Regular Way of purchase
or sale
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Fair value at Initial Recognition – Low Interest Loan• Entity A grants a 3-year loan of HK$50,000 to an important new
customer in 1 Jan. 2005– The interest rate on the loan is 4%– The current market lending rates for similar loans to customers with
a similar credit risk profile is 6%• Entity A believes that the future business to be generated with this new
customer will lead to a profitable lending relationship.
• On initial recognition, Entity A should recognise the carrying amount of the loan at the fair value of the payments that it will receive from the customer.
• How is the fair value of the payments at initial recognition calculated?
• On initial recognition, Entity A should recognise the carrying amount of the loan at the fair value of the payments that it will receive from the customer.
• How is the fair value of the payments at initial recognition calculated?
Initial Recognition & MeasurementExampleExample
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• Discounting the interest and principal repayments using the market rate of 6%, Entity A will recognise an originated loan of HK$47,327.
• The difference of HK$2,673 is expensed immediately– as the expectation about future lending relationships does not
qualify for recognition as an intangible asset.
• Discounting the interest and principal repayments using the market rate of 6%, Entity A will recognise an originated loan of HK$47,327.
• The difference of HK$2,673 is expensed immediately– as the expectation about future lending relationships does not
qualify for recognition as an intangible asset.
Initial Recognition & MeasurementExampleExample
$ 43,6601 / (1 + 6%)3$ 52,00031.12.2007
$ 1,8871 / (1 + 6%)1$ 50,000 x 4% = $ 2,00031.12.2005
$ 1,7801 / (1 + 6%)2$ 2,00031.12.2006
$ 47,327Fair value at initial recognition
Present valueDiscount factorCash inflow
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Measurement after Recognition
Definitions
Initial Recognition
MeasurementMeasurement• Except for strict conditions are fulfilled, all
financial assets are measured at fair value
4-category classification will affect the subsequent measurementof financial assets (but not the initial measurement).
4-category classification will affect the subsequent measurementof financial assets (but not the initial measurement).
Scope
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Measurement – Classification
Financial instrumentFinancial
instrument
Financial asset
Financial asset
Financial liability
Financial liability
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
4-category classification will affect the subsequent measurementof financial assets (but not the initial measurement).
4-category classification will affect the subsequent measurementof financial assets (but not the initial measurement).
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A financial asset that meets either of the following 2 conditions.
a) It is classified as held for trading, if:i) it is acquired/incurred principally for the purpose
of selling or repurchasing it in the near term;ii) there is evidence of a recent actual pattern of short-
term profit-taking on it; oriii) a derivative
(except for a designated and effective hedging instrument)
b) Upon initial recognition it is designated by theentity as at fair value through profit or loss, except for investments in equity instruments that• do not have a quoted market price in
an active market, and• whose fair value cannot be reliably measured.
An entity has NO choice
An entity has a choice
Definition – for Financial Assets at Fair Value through P/LFA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
Measurement – Classification
But …… new requirements for
2006
But …… new requirements for
2006
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New requirements in 2006– The Fair Value Option (Jul. 2005)
Measurement – ClassificationDerivative?Held for trading (or
derivative)?
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
Upon initial recognition, designated at FA at FV
through P/L?
Yes
NoYes
Designated and effective hedging
instrument?No
Yes
Hedge Accounting
A Financial Asset
No
Yes
To be discussed later
Upon initial recognition, designated at FA at FV
through P/L?
• Restrict a company’s option in designating a financial asset (or financial liability) at FV through P/L
• Only allow to designate if conditions are met
Upon initial recognition, designated at FA at FV
through P/L (if allowed)?
3 Conditions to Designate3 Conditions to Designate
Financial asset
Financial asset
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Measurement – Classification
Effective from 1.1.2006: Upon initial recognition, an entity may designate a financial asset or financial liability as at fair value through profit or loss only:• when permitted by paragraph 11A of HKAS 39 (in
order to avoid separation of embedded derivative from hybrid contract), or
• when doing so results in more relevant information, because eitheri) it eliminates or significantly reduces a
measurement or recognition inconsistencyii) financial assets, financial liabilities or both is
managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis
3 Conditions to Designate3 Conditions to Designate
1. Embedded Derivative Condition
1. Embedded Derivative Condition
2. Eliminates Inconsistency2. Eliminates Inconsistency
3. Managed on Fair Value Basis
3. Managed on Fair Value Basis
Definition – for Financial Assets at Fair Value through P/LFA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
Financial asset
Financial asset
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• Those non-derivative financial assets that are designated as available for sale, or
• Those not classified into other categories• Implies
⇒ Except for those held for trading, all the remaining financial assets can be designated as AFS financial assets
⇒ Loans and receivables and HTM investments can also be initially designated as AFS financial assets
An entity has a choice
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
Measurement – ClassificationFA at FV
through P/LDefinition – for Available-for-sale financial assets
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HTM investments
HTM investments
• Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity
• That the entity has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity, other than– those initially designated as FA at FV through P/L– those designated as AFS financial assets– those that meet the definition of loans and receivables
Measurement – ClassificationFA at FV
through P/LDefinition
• A debt instrument with a variable interest rate can satisfy the criteria for a HTM investment.
• Equity instruments cannot be HTM investments either– because they have an indefinite life (such as ordinary shares) or– because the amounts the holder may receive can vary in a manner that is
not predetermined (such as for share options, warrants and similar rights).
AFS financial assets for Held-to-Maturity Investments
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An entity shall not classify any financial assets as held to maturity– if the entity has,
• during the current financial year or• during the two preceding financial years,• sold or reclassified more than an insignificant amount of held-to-
maturity investments before maturity(more than insignificant in relation to the total amount of held-to-maturity investments)
Measurement – ClassificationHTM
investmentsHTM
investmentsDefinitionfor Held-to-Maturity Investments
Subject toTainting Rule below
Subject toTainting Rule below
Any implication to those adopting SME-FRS?
Any implication to those Any implication to those adopting SMEadopting SME--FRS?FRS?
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Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
• Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that arenot quoted in an active market, other than– those the entity intends to sell immediately or in the near term (which shall
be classified as held for trading)– those initially designated as FA at FV through P/L– those initially designated as AFS financial assets– those for which the holder may not recover substantially all of its the initial
investment, other than because of credit deterioration, which shall be classified as AFS financial assets
• An interest acquired in a pool of assets that are not loans or receivables is not a loan or receivable (for example, an interest in a mutual fund or a similar fund).
• Examples include:loan assets, trade receivables, rental deposits, deposits held by banks ……
Definition
Measurement – ClassificationFA at FV
through P/LHTM
investmentsAFS financial
assets
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MeasurementMeasurement after RecognitionClassification determine
Subsequent Measurement
at Fair Value
at Fair Value
at Amortised Cost
at Amortised Cost
Except for• investments in equity instruments that
• do not have a quoted market price in an active market, and
• whose fair value cannot be reliably measuredat Cost
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
Amortised cost of a financial instrument is:• amount at which the financial instrument
is measured at initial recognition• minus principal repayments,• plus or minus the cumulative amortisation
using the effective interest method, and• minus any reduction for impairment or
uncollectibility.
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Measurement after RecognitionDerivative?Held for trading (or
derivative)?
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
Upon initial recognition, designated at FA at FV
through P/L (if allowed)?
Yes
NoYes
Designated and effective hedging
instrument?No
Yes
Hedge Accounting
NoDesignated as AFS
financial assets?Yes
AFS financial assets
(FV to Equity)
AFS financial assets
(FV to Equity)
A Financial Asset
No
Yes
To be discussed later
Yes
HTM investments
HTM investments
Has positive intention and ability to hold to maturity and fulfils
tainting rule?
With fixed/determinable payments?
No
With fixed maturity?Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
With quote inan active market?
No
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
With quote inan active market?
May recover substantially all
initial investments
No
Yes
Yes
No
NoNo
Has a quote at active market or fair value can be reliably measured?
Cost less impairmentCost less
impairment
Yes
No Has a quote at active market or fair value can be reliably measured?
Yes
No
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MeasurementMeasurement – Impairment
Impairment
At each balance sheet date• assess whether there is any
objective evidence that a financial asset (or group of financial assets) is impaired.
• Conditions must be fulfilledin recognising impairmentloss.
at Fair Value
at Fair Value
at Amortised Cost
at Amortised Cost
at Cost
Subsequent Measurement
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
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Impairment (if there is objective evidence)
Measurement – Impairment
• Implicitly, no impairment review is needed as gain or loss on change in fair value is recognised in profit or loss
Outside the scope of HKAS 36
Outside the scope of HKAS 36
at Fair Value
Loans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
• 2 conditions to effect impairment loss1. when a decline in its fair value has been
recognised directly in equity and2. there is objective evidence that it is impaired
• Then, the cumulative loss recognised directly in equity shall be• removed from equity and• recognised in profit or losseven the asset has not been derecognised.
at Fair Value
• Impairment loss is measured as the difference between• the carrying amount of the financial asset, and• the present value of estimated future cash
flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset.
at Cost
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• The amount of impairment loss is measured as the difference between– the asset’s carrying amount, and– the present value of estimated future
cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate (i.e. the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition)
• The carrying amount of the asset shall be reduced either– directly or– through use of an allowance account.
• The amount of the loss shall be recognised in profit or loss.
Outside the scope of HKAS 36
Outside the scope of HKAS 36
Impairment (if there is objective evidence)
at Fair Value
at Fair Value
at Amortised Cost
at Amortised Cost
at Cost
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
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Sequence of Impairment Assessment• First assesses whether objective evidence
of impairment exists– individually for financial assets that are
individually significant, and– individually or collectively for financial assets
that are not individually significant.• If an entity determines that no objective
evidence of impairment exists for an individually assessed financial asset, whether significant or not
– it includes the asset in a group of financial assets with similar credit risk characteristics and collectively assesses them for impairment.
• Assets that are individually assessed for impairment and for which an impairment loss is or continues to be recognised are not included in a collective assessment of impairment.
Outside the scope of HKAS 36
Outside the scope of HKAS 36
Impairment (if there is objective evidence)
at Fair Value
at Fair Value
at Amortised Cost
at Amortised Cost
at Cost
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
Implication?Implication?
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Measurement – ImpairmentExampleExample
Impairment Based on Ageing Analysis• Entity A calculates impairment in the unsecured portion of loans and
receivables on the basis of a provision matrix– that specifies fixed provision rates for the number of days a loan has been
classified as non-performing as follows:• 0% if less than 90 days• 20% if 90-180 days• 50% if 181-365 days, and• 100% if more than 365 days
• Can the results be considered to be appropriate for the purpose of calculating the impairment loss on loans and receivables?
Not necessarily.• HKAS 39 requires impairment or bad debt losses to be calculated as
the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financialinstrument’s original effective interest rate.
Not necessarily.• HKAS 39 requires impairment or bad debt losses to be calculated as
the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financialinstrument’s original effective interest rate.
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Hang Hang Seng Seng BankBank (2004 Annual Report)
Provisions for bad and doubtful debts
CaseCase
• On adoption of HKAS 39,– Impairment provisions for advances assessed individually are calculated
using a discounted cash flow analysis for the impaired advances.– Collective assessment of impairment for individually insignificant items
or items where no impairment has been identified on an individual basis is made using formula-based approaches or statistical methods.
– Impairment provisions for advances will be presented as individually assessed and collectively assessed
• instead of specific provisions and general provisions.– There will be no significant change in the net charge for provisions to
profit and loss account.
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MeasurementMeasurement – Summary
Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables
FA at FV through P/L
FA at FV through P/L
HTM investments
HTM investments
AFS financial assets
AFS financial assets
at Fair Value to P/L
at Fair Value to Equity
at Amortised Cost
at Amortised Cost
at Cost
SubsequentMeasurement Impairment
Not required
From Equity to P/L
To P/L
To P/L
To P/L
Reclassification
Not allowed
To HTM or AFS at Cost
To AFS at Fair Value
To AFS
Not described in HKAS 39; implicitly, not feasible
Reversal
N/A
Related objectively to an event for debt instrument only
Related objectively to an event
Related objectively to an event
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How’s Under SME-FRS?
• New practice• Significantly difference from
HK SSAP 24 and HKAS 39
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SME-FRS – Section 6: Investments
Scope – with less coverage• SME-FRS addresses only investments,
– including investments in subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and other investments in securities
– extension to derivative is uncertain ……
• Financial liability, equity instrument and derivatives are not explicitly covered
• Financial liability, equity instrument and derivatives are not explicitly covered
• New practice• Significantly difference from
HK SSAP 24 and HKAS 39
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• Investment (in a Security) is defined as a financial asset (such as a bond or share or other negotiable instrument evidencing debt or ownership) held by an entity– for trading, the accretion of wealth through
distribution (such as interest and dividends),
– for capital appreciation or– for other benefits to the investing entity
such as those obtained through trading relationships.
• Current investments are those that would satisfy the criteria for being classified as current in accordance with SME-FRS.
Definition • Financial asset not properly defined in SME-FRS, which sets out such examples only
• Included derivatives?
• Financial asset not properly defined in SME-FRS, which sets out such examples only
• Included derivatives?- Strictly speaking, some
derivatives are also not included
- As they cannot be “evidencing debt or ownership”
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Recognition – simplifiedSame recognition criteria as other assets• an investment should be recognised as
an asset when:a) it is probable that future economic
benefits associated with the asset will flow to the entity; and
b) the cost of the asset can be measured reliably.
• In HKAS 39, the approach is “when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument”.
• In HKAS 39, the approach is “when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument”.
Derivative is thus recognised in
HKAS 39
Can derivatives, say option or swap, be demonstrated that there is probable future
economic benefits flowing to the entity?No!
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Initial measurement • An investment that qualified for recognition as
an asset should initially be measured atits cost– Cost of investments includes acquisition
charges such as brokerages, fess, duties and taxes
• In HKAS 39, measurement is initially at fair value plus transaction cost
• In HKAS 39, measurement is initially at fair value plus transaction cost
• If an investment is acquired, or partly acquired, by the issue of shares or other securities– the acquisition cost is the fair value of the
securities issued and not their nominal or par value.
• If an investment is acquired in exchange, or part exchange, for another asset– the acquisition cost of the investment is
determined by reference to the fair value of the asset given up.
• In cases where such fair value is not reliably determinable, the acquisition cost should be the fair value of the investment acquired.
• In cases where such fair value is not reliably determinable, the acquisition cost should be the fair value of the investment acquired.
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Subsequent measurement – simplified as compared with HKAS 39• Investment cannot be carried at fair value
• Current investment is the investment that would satisfy the criteria for being classified as current in SME-FRS (refer to Section 1)
• Except for current investment, no specific definitions are given to– long-term investment and– held-to maturity debt security
• HK SSAP 24 can be referred to ascertain what held-to-maturity debt security is
• Long-term investment may be regarded as the investment not classified as current investment and held-to-maturity debt security
Current investmentCurrent investment
Long-term investmentLong-term investment
Held-to-maturity debt securityHeld-to-maturity debt security
• In SME-FRS, investments are divided into the following 3 categoriesfor subsequent measurement
What’s the effect if it refers held-to-maturity definition in HKAS 39?
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What’s the effect if it refers held-to-maturity definition in HKAS 39?
If referred to HK SSAP 24 for reference• Investments in debt securities should be classified as held-to-maturity …… if,
and only if, the reporting enterprise has the expressed intention and ability to hold those securities to maturity ……
If referred to HKAS 39 for reference• Held to maturity investment is
• Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity that the entity has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity ……
• Subject to strict tainting rule An entity shall not classify any financial assets as held to maturity if the entity has,- during the current financial year or- during the two preceding financial years,sold or reclassified more than an insignificant amount of held-to-maturity investments before maturity
ExampleExample
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at the lower of cost and net realisable value
• It is carried at amortised cost, and the amortisation is calculated by the entity on a systematic basis over the period from acquisition to maturity either by way of– the straight-line method, or– a method whereby a constant yield is earned on the
investment.• The resulting carrying amount is then regarded as cost.
Current investmentCurrent investment
Long-term investmentLong-term investment at cost less accumulated impairmentlosses for long-term investments
• any changes in the carrying amount recognised in the income statement.
Held-to-maturity debt securityHeld-to-maturity debt security
Subsequent measurement – simplified as compared with HKAS 39• Investment cannot be carried at fair value
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Today’s Agenda
Other Major Changes in SME-FRSOther Major Changes in SME-FRS
Selected Major Changes in SME-FRSSection 4 Intangible assetsSection 9 Impairment of assetsSection 14 Income taxesSection 16 Related party disclosuresSME-FRF Transitional provisions and
effective date
Selected Major Changes in SME-FRSSection 4 Intangible assetsSection 9 Impairment of assetsSection 14 Income taxesSection 16 Related party disclosuresSME-FRF Transitional provisions and
effective date
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SME-FRS – Section 4: Intangible Assets
• Mainly fallback to the requirements of HK SSAP 29 and simplified the requirements relating to measurement
SME-FRSSection 4
SME-FRSSection 4
HK SSAP 29HK SSAP 29
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Definition of intangible asset• Updated to that of HKAS 38 – an intangible
asset is an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance.
In SSAP 29, an intangible asset is defined as• an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance• held for use in the production or supply of goods or services,
for rental to others, or for administrative purposes.
In SSAP 29, an intangible asset is defined as• an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance• held for use in the production or supply of goods or services,
for rental to others, or for administrative purposes.
Now, the use of the intangible asset is irrelevant.
Recognition and initial measurement are similar to HK SSAP 29 and HKAS 38
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SME-FRS – Section 4: Intangible AssetsMeasurement after recognition• After initial recognition, an intangible asset
should be carried at its cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.– No revaluation model can be used– Amortisation with a rebuttable presumption that
the useful life of an intangible asset will not exceed 20 years from the date when the asset is available for use.
• The approach of finite and indefinite useful life in HKAS 38 has not been adopted
• The approach of finite and indefinite useful life in HKAS 38 has not been adopted
• Consistent with Historical Cost Convention
• No revaluation is allowed
• Consistent with Historical Cost Convention
• No revaluation is allowed
• Definitions of useful life and residual value are updated to the same definitions as in HKAS 38.
• However, there is no annual review requirement on residual value.
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SME-FRS – Section 4: Intangible AssetsDisclosure• Simplified as compared with HKAS 38• A reconciliation of the carrying amount
of the PPE at the beginning and end of the period is still required.
• However, comparative information is not required.
• HKAS 38 has no such exemption and comparative information is still required
• HKAS 38 has no such exemption and comparative information is still required
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Illustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SME-FRS- Accounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial StatementsIllustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SMEIllustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SME--FRSFRS-- Accounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial StatAccounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial Statementsements
ExampleExample
Intangible assets
• Intangible assets
are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses and
are amortised on a systematic basis over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method.
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SME-FRS – Section 9: Impairment
• Mainly fallback to the requirements of HK SSAP 31• Provide less guidance• Discounting would be permitted but not required
SME-FRSSection 9
SME-FRSSection 9
HK SSAP 31HK SSAP 31
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• SME-FRS on impairment of assets is simplified fromHK SSAP 31
• At each balance sheet date– an entity should consider whether there exists any
indications of impairment and– if so, estimate the recoverable amount of all assets
• Impairment requirements covers all assets– including
• property, plant and equipment, • intangible assets and • investments in securities
– but excluding• inventories,• construction contracts and • current investments
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• Recoverable amount is the greater of an asset’s
– net selling price (not defined!) and– future net cash flow expected from the
continued use of that asset.
• Not updated to fair value less costs to sell in HKAS 36 (intentionally?)
• Not updated to fair value less costs to sell in HKAS 36 (intentionally?)
• Discounting would be permitted but not required.• HKAS 36’s lengthy explanation in explaining how to
derive future cash flow is not provided in SME-FRS
• Discounting would be permitted but not required.• HKAS 36’s lengthy explanation in explaining how to
derive future cash flow is not provided in SME-FRS
Good or bad?
Good or Good or bad?bad?
The effect of time value of money is quite substantial in some cases!
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• Future cash flow in total is $100,000• Discounted future cash flow is $77,217• Difference is $22,783 (23% of the carrying amount)
• Future cash flow in total is $100,000• Discounted future cash flow is $77,217• Difference is $22,783 (23% of the carrying amount)
ExampleExample
The effect of time value of money is quite substantial in some cases!
• An asset has a carrying amount of $100,000• It can provide a rental income of $10,000 in next 10 years’ end• At the end of 10 years, there is no residual value• Normal discount rate is 5%.• Calculate the future cash flow with and without discounting
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SME-FRS – Section 9: Impairment
• The concept of cash-generating unit is not provided in SME-FRS
• Implicitly, impairment test shall be performed on individual asset level
• Implicitly, impairment test shall be performed on individual asset level
Cost or effort saved or
increased?
Cost or effort Cost or effort saved or saved or
increased?increased?
• No separate disclosure requirements are set out in Section 9 forimpairment of assets!
• It may involve more cost and effort!
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Illustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SME-FRS- Accounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial StatementsIllustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SMEIllustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SME--FRSFRS-- Accounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial StatAccounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial Statementsements
ExampleExample
Impairment of assets• An assessment is made at each balance sheet date to determine whether there
is any indication of impairment or reversal of previous impairment, including items of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and long-term investments.
• In the event that an asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, the carrying amount is reduced to recoverable amount and an impairment loss is recognised in the income statement.
• A previously recognised impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount, however not to an amount higher than the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of amortisation or depreciation), had no impairment losses been recognised for the asset in prior years.
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SME-FRS – Section 14: Income Taxes
• Simplified from HKAS 12 and made a significant amendment– Provision for deferred tax is not allowed
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• SME-FRS prohibits the recognition of deferred tax liabilities or assets– It clearly states that deferred tax liabilities (assets)
should not be recognised.• Tax expense (income) is only composed of current
tax– It is defined as the aggregate amount included in
the determination of profit or loss for the period in respect of current tax.
– Current tax is the amount of income taxes payable (recoverable) in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for a periode.g. representing only those payablesto the tax authorities, like
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SME-FRS – Section 14: Income Taxes
Illustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SME-FRS- Accounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial StatementsIllustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SMEIllustrative financial statements in the Appendix to SME--FRSFRS-- Accounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial StatAccounting Policies and Explanatory Notes to the Financial Statementsements
ExampleExample
Taxation • Income tax expense represents current tax expense.• The income tax payable represents the amounts expected to be paid to the
taxation authority, using the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
• Deferred tax is not provided.
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SME-FRS – Section 16: Related Party
• Simplified from HKAS 24 and similar to HKAS 24• Definition of related party is updated to the definition in HKAS 24
– except for a minor difference in the definition of close member of the family
SME-FRSSection 16SME-FRSSection 16
HKAS 24HKAS 24
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SME-FRS – Section 16: Related Party
Related party: a party is related to an entity if:a) directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, the party:
i) controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the entity (this includes parents, subsidiaries and fellow subsidiaries);
ii) has an interest in the entity that gives it significant influence over the entity; or
iii) has joint control over the entity;b) the party is an associate of the entity;c) the party is a joint venture in which the entity is a venturer;d) the party is a member of the key management personnel of the entity
or its parent;e) the party is a close member of the family of any
individual referred to in (a) or (d); orf) the party is an entity that is controlled, jointly controlled or significantly
influenced by, or for which significant voting power in such entity resides with, directly or indirectly, any individual referred to in (d) or (e).
Definition?Definition?
Similar definition adopted in HKAS 24
Similar definition adopted in HKAS 24
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Close members of the family of an individual are– those family members who may be expected to
influence, or be influenced by, that individual in their dealings with the entity
– they may include:a) the individual’s spouse and children;b) children of the individual’s spouse; andc) dependants of the individual or the individual’s
spouse.
HKAS 24 uses “domestic partner”, instead of “spouse”
HKAS 24 uses “domestic partner”, instead of “spouse”
Similar definition adopted in HKAS 24
Similar definition adopted in HKAS 24
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SME-FRS – Section 16: Related Party
Related party disclosures are required under the SME-FRS• In the past, HK SSAP 20 implicitly gave exemption to those financial
statements prepared under section 141D of the HK Companies Ordinance.• Now, even under SME-FRS, disclosures are required, including
– Name of the entity’s parent or ultimate controlling company – Total remuneration of key management personnel– If there have been transactions between related parties, an entity should
disclose the nature of the related party relationships, and at a minimum, disclosures should include:a) the amount of the transactions;b) the amount of outstanding balancesc) provisions for doubtful debts related to the amount of outstanding
balances; andd) the expense recognised during the period in respect of bad or doubtful
debts due from related parties.
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SME-FRF – Transitional Provisions
The transition to the SME-FRF and SME-FRS is accounted for as follows:a) All items recognised previously under a different GAAP which do not meet the
recognition criteria under the SME-FRF and SME-FRS are to be derecognisedand dealt with as a change of accounting policy under the SME-FRS.
b) All items not recognised previously under a different GAAP which do meet the recognition criteria under the SME-FRF and SME-FRS are to be recognised in accordance with the relevant section of the SME-FRS and dealt with as a change of accounting policy under the SME-FRS.
c) All items recognised previously under a different GAAP, which do meet the recognition criteria under the SME-FRF and SME-FRS, but which were previously measured on a basis inconsistent with the SME-FRF and SME-FRSare to be re-measured in accordance with the relevant section of the SME-FRS and dealt with as a change of accounting policy under the SME-FRS.
SME-FRSSME-FRSHKFRS(Main HKFRS)
HKFRS(Main HKFRS)
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SME-FRF – Transitional Provisions
• Derivatives• Deferred tax• Component replacement of
property, plant and equipment
ExampleExample
Suggest any items that:a) Not meeting the recognition criteria
under the SME-FRF and SME-FRS to be derecognised
b) Not recognised previously but meeting the recognition criteria under the SME-FRF and SME-FRS to be recognised
c) Recognised previously but required to be re-measured in accordance with SME-FRS
• Long leasehold interest in land without title pass
• Intangible asset not meeting the previous definition
• Decommissioning cost
• Property, plant and equipment re-measured to cost
• Intangible asset re-measured to cost
• Investments re-measured to cost• Value in use fallback to expected
future cash flowMore discussion on individual items laterMore discussion on individual items later
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HKFRS(Main HKFRS)
HKFRS(Main HKFRS)
SME-FRF – Transitional Provisions
The transition from the SME-FRF and SME-FRS• is not explicitly stated in the SME-FRF and SME-
FRS.
However, HKICPA clarifies in its set of Questions and Answers that• when an entity no longer qualifies for reporting
under the SME-FRS, the entity has to apply• HKFRS 1 First-time Adoption of HK Financial
Reporting Standardsfor its first HKFRS financial statements
SME-FRSSME-FRS
• HKFRS 1 imposes some additional requirements during transition
• But it also provides some exemptions not available in SME-FRS
• HKFRS 1 imposes some additional requirements during transition
• But it also provides some exemptions not available in SME-FRS
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SME-FRF – Effective Date
• The SME-FRF becomes effective for a Qualifying Entity’s financial statements that cover a period beginning on or after 1 January 2005.
• Earlier application is permitted.
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Today’s Agenda
Amendments effective for the periods beginning on or after 1.1.2006Amendments effective for the periods beginning on or after 1.1.2006
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Amendment Effective from 1.1.2006
• Amendments as a result of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2005
• HKAS 19 Amendment Employee Benefits – Actuarial Gains and Losses, Group Plans and Disclosures
• HKAS 21 Amendment The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates – Net Investment in a Foreign Operation
• HKAS 39 Amendment Cash Flow Hedge Accounting of Forecast Intragroup Transactions
• HKAS 39 Amendment The Fair Value Option • HKAS 39 & HKFRS 4 Amendments Financial Guarantee
Contracts• HKFRS 6 Exploration for and evaluation of Mineral Resources• HK(IFRIC) Interpretation 4 Determining Whether an
Arrangement Contains a Lease• HK(IFRIC) Interpretation 5 Rights to Interests Arising from
Decommissioning, Restoration & Environmental Rehabilitation Funds
DiscussedDiscussed
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Financial Guarantee Contracts
Financial guarantee contract is defined as:• a contract that requires the issuer to make specified payments to
reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs• because a specified debtor fails to make payment when due in
accordance with the original or modified terms of a debt instrument.
• Financial guarantee contracts may have various legal forms, such as• a guarantee• some types of letter of credit• a credit default contract or• an insurance contract
• Financial guarantee contracts may have various legal forms, such as• a guarantee• some types of letter of credit• a credit default contract or• an insurance contract
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Financial Guarantee Contracts
The amendments set out that:• Although a financial guarantee contract meets the definition of an
insurance contract in HKFRS 4 if the risk transferred is significant,the issuer applies HKAS 39.
• Nevertheless, if the issuer has previously asserted explicitly that it regards such contracts as insurance contracts and has used accounting applicable to insurance contracts,
the issuer may elect to apply either• HKAS 39 or• HKFRS 4to such financial guarantee contracts.
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Financial Guarantee Contracts
HKAS 39 (para. 47c and AG4) requires the issuer of a financial guarantee contract to measure the contract:
• Initially, at fair value.– If the financial guarantee contract was issued to an unrelated party in a
stand-alone arm’s length transaction, its fair value at inception is likely to equal the premium received, unless there is evidence to the contrary.
• Subsequently, at the higher of:i) the amount determined in accordance with HKAS 37 Provisions,
Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets; andii) the amount initially recognised less, when appropriate, cumulative
amortisation recognised in accordance with HKAS 18 Revenue.• unless the financial guarantee contract was designated at inception
as at fair value through profit or loss or• unless paragraphs 29-37 and AG47-AG52 apply (when a transfer of
a financial asset does not qualify for derecognition or the continuing involvement approach applies),
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• HKAS 39 does not contain exemptions for parents, subsidiaries or other entities under common control.– However, any differences are reflected only in the separate or individual
financial statements of the parent, subsidiaries or common control entities
• An entity shall apply the amendment for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2006.
• Earlier application is encouraged.– If an entity applies these changes for an earlier period, it shall disclose
that fact and apply the related amendments to HKAS 32 and HKFRS 4 at the same time.
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Amendment Effective After 1.1.2006
Effective from the periods beginning 1 March 2006• HK(IFRIC) Interpretation 7 Applying the Restatement
Approach under HKAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies
• HK(IFRIC) Interpretation 8 Scope of HKFRS 2
Effective from the periods beginning 1 June 2006• HK(IFRIC) Interpretation 9 Reassessment of
Embedded Derivatives
Effective from the periods beginning 1 January 2007• HKFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures• HKAS 1 Amendment Capital Disclosures
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Convergence to IFRS and SME-FRS28 August 2006
Nelson LamNelson Lamnelson@nelsoncpa.com.hkwww.nelsoncpa.com.hk
Full set of slides can be found in www.NelsonCPA.com.hk
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Q&A SessionQ&A SessionQ&A Session
Nelson LamNelson Lamnelson@nelsoncpa.com.hkwww.nelsoncpa.com.hk
Convergence to IFRS and SME-FRS28 August 2006
Full set of slides can be found in www.NelsonCPA.com.hk
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