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Further details of the copyright notice form IFRS foundation is available at http://app1.hkicpa.org.hk/ebook/copyright-notice.pdf © Copyright 2 HKAS 16 (March 2010February 2014) CONTENTS HONG KONG ACCOUNTING STANDARD 16 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPEMENT from paragraph INTRODUCTION IN1 OBJECTIVE 1 SCOPE 2 DEFINITIONS 6 RECOGNITION 7 Initial costs 11 Subsequent costs 12 MEASUREMENT AT RECOGNITION 15 Elements of cost 16 Measurement of cost 23 MEASUREMENT AFTER RECOGNITION 29 Cost model 30 Revaluation model 31 Depreciation 43 Depreciable amount and depreciation period 50 Depreciation method 60 Impairment 63 Compensation for impairment 65 DERECOGNITION 67 DISCLOSURE 73 © Copyright 3 HKAS 16 (January 2017June 2020) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 80 EFFECTIVE DATE 81 WITHDRAWAL OF OTHER PRONOUNCEMENTS 82 APPENDICES: A Comparison with International Accounting Standards B Amendments to other pronouncements C Amendments to HKAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment— Proceeds before Intended Use BASIS FOR CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX A AMENDMENTS TO THE BASIS FOR CONCLUSIONS ON IAS 16 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—PROCEEDS BEFORE INTENDED USE TABLE OF CONCORDANCE DISSENTING OPINIONS Hong Kong Accounting Standard 16 Property, Plant and Equipment (HKAS 16) is set out in paragraphs 1-83 and Appendix BC. All the paragraphs have equal authority. HKAS 16 should be read in the context of its objective and the Basis for Conclusions, the Preface to Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards and the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. HKAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors provides a basis for selecting and applying accounting policies in the absence of explicit guidance. © Copyright 4 HKAS 16 (March 2010January 2017) Introduction IN1 Hong Kong Accounting Standard 16 Property, Plant and Equipment (HKAS 16) should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005. Earlier application is encouraged. IN1A The HKICPA amended the scope of HKAS 16 in 2014 to include bearer plants related to agricultural activity. Reasons for issuing HKAS 16 IN2 The objectives of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) issuing HKAS 16 were to reduce or eliminate alternatives, redundancies and conflicts within the Standards, to deal with some convergence issues and to make other improvements. IN3 For HKAS 16 the HKICPA’s main objective was a limited revision to provide additional guidance and clarification on selected matters. The HKICPA did not reconsider the fundamental approach to the accounting for property, plant and equipment contained in HKAS 16. The main features IN4 The main features of HKAS 16 are described below. Scope IN5 This Standard clarifies that an entity is required to apply the principles of this Standard to items of property, plant and equipment used to develop or maintain (a) biological assets and (b) mineral rights and mineral reserves such as oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources. Agriculture: Bearer Plants (Amendments to HKAS 16 and HKAS 41), issued in August 2014, amended the scope of this Standard to include bearer plants related to agricultural activity. Recognition: subsequent costs IN6 An entity evaluates under the general recognition principle all property, plant and equipment costs at the time they are incurred. Those costs include costs incurred initially to acquire or construct an item of property, plant and equipment and costs incurred subsequently to add to, replace part of, or service an item. Measurement at recognition: asset dismantlement, removal and restoration costs IN7 The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment includes the costs of its dismantlement, removal or restoration, the obligation for which an entity incurs as a consequence of installing the item. Its cost also includes the costs of its dismantlement, removal or restoration, the obligation for which an entity incurs as a consequence of using the item during a particular period for purposes other than to produce inventories during that period. Measurement at recognition: asset exchange transactions IN8 An entity is required to measure an item of property, plant and equipment acquired in exchange for a non-monetary asset or assets, or a combination of monetary and non-monetary assets, at fair value unless the exchange transaction lacks commercial substance. Measurement after recognition: revaluation model IN9 If fair value can be measured reliably, an entity may carry all items of property, plant and equipment of a class at a revalued amount, which is the fair value of the items at the date of the revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. © Copyright 5 HKAS 16 (January 2017September 2018) Depreciation: unit of measure IN10 An entity is required to determine the depreciation charge separately for each significant part of an item of property, plant and equipment. Depreciation: depreciable amount IN11 An entity is required to measure the residual value of an item of property, plant and equipment as the amount it estimates it would receive currently for the asset if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life. Depreciation: depreciation period IN12 An entity is required to begin depreciating an item of property, plant and equipment when it is available for use and to continue depreciating it until it is derecognised, even if during that period the item is idle. Derecognition: derecognition date IN13 An entity is required to derecognise the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment that it disposes of on the date the criteria for the sale of goods in HKAS 18 Revenue would be metthe recipient obtains control of that item in accordance with the requirements for determining when a performance obligation is satisfied in HKFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. IN14 An entity is required to derecognise the carrying amount of a part of an item of property, plant and equipment if that part has been replaced and the entity has included the cost of the replacement in the carrying amount of the item. Derecognition: gain classification IN15 An entity cannot classify as revenue a gain it realises on the disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment. © Copyright 6 HKAS 16 (January 2017July 2019) Hong Kong Accounting Standard 16 Property, Plant and Equipment Objective 1 The objective of this Standard 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 2 This Standard shall be applied in accounting for property, plant and equipment except when another Standard requires or permits a different accounting treatment. 3 This Standard does not apply to: (a) property, plant and equipment classified as held for sale in accordance with HKFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. (b) biological assets related to agricultural activity other than bearer plants (see HKAS 41 Agriculture). This Standard applies to bearer plants but it does not apply to the produce on bearer plants. (c) the recognition and measurement of exploration and evaluation assets (see HKFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources). (d) mineral rights and mineral reserves such as oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources. However, this Standard applies to property, plant and equipment used to develop or maintain the assets described in (b) - (d). 4 [Deleted] Other Standards may require recognition of an item of property, plant and equipment based on an approach different from that in this Standard. For example, HKAS 17 Leases requires an entity to evaluate its recognition of an item of leased property, plant and equipment on the basis of the transfer of risks and rewards. However, in such cases other aspects of the accounting treatment for these assets, including depreciation, are prescribed by this Standard. 5 An entity using the cost model for investment property in accordance with HKAS 40 Investment Property shall use the cost model in this Standard for owned investment property. Definitions 6 The following terms are used in this Standard with the meanings specified: A bearer plant is a living plant that: (a) is used in the production or supply of agricultural produce; (b) is expected to bear produce for more than one period; and (c) has a remote likelihood of being sold as agricultural produce, except for incidental scrap sales. (Paragraphs 5A–5B of HKAS 41 elaborate on this definition of a bearer plant.) Carrying amount is the amount at which an asset is recognised after deducting any accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.