IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment
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1 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment IAS 16 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT FACT SHEET 2 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment This fact sheet is based on existing requirements as at 31 December 2015 and it does not take into account recent standards and interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective. IMPORTANT NOTE This fact sheet is based on the requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). In some jurisdictions, the IFRSs are adopted in their entirety; in other jurisdictions the individual IFRSs are amended. In some jurisdictions the requirements of a particular IFRS may not have been adopted. Consequently, users of the fact sheet in various jurisdictions should ascertain for themselves the relevance of the fact sheet to their particular jurisdiction. The application date included below is the effective date of the initial version of the standard unless otherwise stated. 3 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment IASB APPLICATION DATE (NON-JURISDICTION SPECIFIC) IAS 16 was reissued in December 2003 and is applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2005. OBJECTIVE The objective of IAS 16 is to prescribe the accounting treatment for property, plant and equipment so that users of the financial statements can discern information about an entity’s investment in its property, plant and equipment and the changes in such investment. The principal issues in accounting for property, plant and equipment are the recognition of the assets, the determination of their carrying amounts and the depreciation charges and impairment losses to be recognised in relation to them. SCOPE IAS 16 shall be applied in accounting for property, plant and equipment except for: • property, plant and equipment classified as held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations; • biological assets related to agricultural activity – refer IAS 41 Agriculture; • recognition and measurement of exploration and evaluation assets – refer IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources; or • mineral rights and mineral reserves such as oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources. 4 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT Measurement after recognition After initial recognition, the entity may choose between Recognition and initial measurement the cost model and the revaluation model as its accounting The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment policy. The policy chosen shall be applied to an entire class is recognised as an asset if, and only if: of property, plant and equipment. a. it is probable that future economic benefits Cost Model associated with the item will flow to the entity; and Cost less any accumulated depreciation and any b. the cost of the item can be measured reliably. accumulated impairment losses. The costs of day-to-day servicing of an asset are Revaluation Model not included in the carrying amount of the asset but Fair value at the date of revaluation, less any subsequent expensed when incurred. accumulated depreciation and any subsequent An item of property, plant and equipment that satisfies accumulated impairment losses. Revaluations are to be the recognition criteria is measured at cost. made with sufficient regularity that the carrying amount The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment does not differ materially from that which would be comprises: determined using fair value at the end of the reporting period. a. its purchase price; including duties and taxes, less trade discounts and rebates; If an item of property, plant and equipment is revalued, the entire class of property, plant and equipment to which that b. any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset asset belongs is revalued. to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by The accounting treatment prescribed by IAS 16 management; and is summarised in Diagram 1. c. the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which it is located, the obligation for which an entity incurs either when the item is acquired or as a consequence of having used the item during a particular period for purposes other than to produce inventories during that period. 5 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment DIAGRAM 1: ACCOUNTING FOR PPE Carrying value of PPE class is cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairement losses Cost Model for each class of PPE Tangible PPE Measurement qualifies for Recognised directly in other Cost subsequent OR recognition comprehensive income and to recognition Revaluation increases as an asset Measurement accumulated in equity under the carrying value of at recognition heading of Revaluation Surplus an asset (unless reversing a previous decrease of same asset previously Revaluation recognised in profit or loss). Model of each class of PPE Revaluation decreases Recognised in profit or loss (unless carrying value reversing a previous increase of of an asset same asset previously recognised Carrying value of PPE in other comprehensive income) class is fair value at date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss 6 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment Depreciation Impairment • Each part of an item of property, plant and equipment IAS 36 Impairment of Assets is applied in determining with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost whether an item of property, plant and equipment is of the item shall be depreciated separately. impaired and the determination of its recoverable amount. • Depreciation of an asset begins when it is available Derecognition for use, that is, when it is in the location and condition The carrying amount of an item of property, plant and necessary for it to be capable of operating in the equipment is derecognised on disposal; or when no future manner intended by management. economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. • The depreciation charge for each period is recognised Any gain or loss arising from a derecognition is included in in profit or loss unless it is included in the carrying profit or loss when the derecognition occurs. Gains are not amount of another asset such as inventory conversion be classified as revenue. costs (IAS 2 Inventories) or the cost of an intangible asset (IAS 38 Intangible Assets). • The depreciable amount of an asset is allocated on a systematic basis over its useful life. • The method of depreciation used should reflect the pattern in which the asset’s future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the entity (these methods include the straight-line method, the diminishing balance method and the units of production method). • The residual value and the useful life of an asset shall be reviewed at least at the end of each annual reporting period and, if expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes shall be accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate in accordance with IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. 7 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment DISCLOSURES Refer to Appendix 1 for a checklist to assist with IAS 16 disclosure requirements. DEFINITIONS Carrying amount The amount at which an asset is recognised after deducting any accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost The amount of cash or cash equivalents paid or the fair value of the other consideration given to acquire an asset at the time of its acquisition or construction. Depreciable amount The cost of an asset, or other amount substituted for cost, less its residual value. Depreciation The systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its useful life. Entity-specific value The present value of the cash flows an entity expects to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life or expects to incur when settling a liability. Fair value The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Impairment loss The amount by which the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. Property, plant and equipment Tangible items that are: • held for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; • expected to be used during more than one period. Recoverable amount The higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Residual value The estimated amount that an entity would currently obtain from disposal of the asset, after deducting the estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life. Useful life The period over which an asset is expected to be available for use by an entity or the number of production or similar units expected to be obtained from the asset by an entity. 8 | IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment RELATED INTERPRETATIONS • IFRIC 1 Changes in Existing Decommissioning, Restoration and Similar Liabilities • IFRIC 18 Transfers of Assets from Customers • IFRIC 20 Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine • SIC 29 Service Concession Arrangements: Disclosures IFRIC 18 and IFRIC 20 are relatively more significant than the others. IFRIC 18 applies to the accounting for transfers of items of property, plant and equipment by entities that receive such transfers from their customers. It also applies to agreements in which an entity receives cash from a customer when that amount of cash must be used only to construct or acquire an item of property, plant and equipment (PP&E) and the entity must then use the item of PP&E either to connect the customer to a network or to provide the customer with ongoing access to a supply of goods or services, or to do both.