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IAS 1 The notes must: [IAS 1.112]
Presentation present information about the basis of preparation of the financial
of Financial statements and the specific accounting policies used
Statements disclose any information required by IFRSs that is not presented
elsewhere in the financial statements and
provide additional information that is not presented elsewhere in
the financial statements but is relevant to an understanding of any
of them
Notes are presented in a systematic manner and cross-referenced from
the face of the financial statements to the relevant note. [IAS 1.113]
IAS 1.114 suggests that the notes should normally be presented in the
following order:*
a statement of compliance with IFRSs
a summary of significant accounting policies applied, including:
[IAS 1.117]
o the measurement basis (or bases) used in preparing the
financial statements
o the other accounting policies used that are relevant to an
understanding of the financial statements
supporting information for items presented on the face of the
statement of financial position (balance sheet), statement(s) of
profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of
changes in equity and statement of cash flows, in the order in
which each statement and each line item is presented
other disclosures, including:
o contingent liabilities (see IAS 37) and unrecognised
contractual commitments
o non-financial disclosures, such as the entity's financial risk
management objectives and policies (see IFRS 7 Financial
Instruments: Disclosures)
* Disclosure Initiative (Amendments to IAS 1), effective 1 January 2016,
clarifies this order just to be an example of how notes can be ordered
and adds additional examples of possible ways of ordering the notes to
clarify that understandability and comparability should be considered
when determining the order of the notes.
Other disclosures
Judgements and key assumptions
An entity must disclose, in the summary of significant accounting policies
or other notes, the judgements, apart from those involving estimations,
that 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. [IAS 1.122]
Examples cited in IAS 1.123 include management's judgements in
determining:
when substantially all the significant risks and rewards of
ownership of financial assets and lease assets are transferred to
other entities
whether, in substance, particular sales of goods are financing
arrangements and therefore do not give rise to revenue.
An entity must also disclose, in the notes, information about the key
assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation
uncertainty at the end of the reporting period, that have a significant risk
of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities within the next financial year. [IAS 1.125] These disclosures do
not involve disclosing budgets or forecasts. [IAS 1.130]
Dividends
In addition to the distributions information in the statement of changes in
equity (see above), the following must be disclosed in the notes: [IAS
1.137]
the amount of dividends proposed or declared before the financial
statements were authorised for issue but which were not
recognised as a distribution to owners during the period, and the
related amount per share
the amount of any cumulative preference dividends not
recognised.
Capital disclosures
An entity discloses information about its objectives, policies and
processes for managing capital. [IAS 1.134] To comply with this, the
disclosures include: [IAS 1.135]
qualitative information about the entity's objectives, policies and
processes for managing capital, including>
o description of capital it manages
o nature of external capital requirements, if any
o how it is meeting its objectives
quantitative data about what the entity regards as capital
changes from one period to another
whether the entity has complied with any external capital
requirements and
if it has not complied, the consequences of such non-compliance.
Puttable financial instruments
IAS 1.136A requires the following additional disclosures if an entity has a
puttable instrument that is classified as an equity instrument:
summary quantitative data about the amount classified as equity
the entity's objectives, policies and processes for managing its
obligation to repurchase or redeem the instruments when required
to do so by the instrument holders, including any changes from
the previous period
the expected cash outflow on redemption or repurchase of that
class of financial instruments and
information about how the expected cash outflow on redemption
or repurchase was determined.
Other information
The following other note disclosures are required by IAS 1 if not
disclosed elsewhere in information published with the financial
statements: [IAS 1.138]
domicile and legal form of the entity
country of incorporation
address of registered office or principal place of business
description of the entity's operations and principal activities
if it is part of a group, the name of its parent and the ultimate
parent of the group
if it is a limited life entity, information regarding the length of the
life
Other disclosures:
If an individual impairment loss (reversal) is material disclose: [IAS
36.130]
events and circumstances resulting in the impairment loss
amount of the loss or reversal
individual asset: nature and segment to which it relates
cash generating unit: description, amount of impairment loss
(reversal) by class of assets and segment
if recoverable amount is fair value less costs of disposal, the level
of the fair value hierarchy (from IFRS 13 Fair Value
Measurement) within which the fair value measurement is
categorised, the valuation techniques used to measure fair value
less costs of disposal and the key assumptions used in the
measurement of fair value measurements categorised within
'Level 2' and 'Level 3' of the fair value hierarchy*
if recoverable amount has been determined on the basis of value
in use, or on the basis of fair value less costs of disposal using a
present value technique*, disclose the discount rate
main classes of assets affected
main events and circumstances
Disclose detailed information about the estimates used to measure
recoverable amounts of cash generating units containing goodwill or
intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. [IAS 36.134-35]
IAS 37 Reconciliation for each class of provision: [IAS 37.84]
Provisions, opening balance
Contingent additions
Liabilities and used (amounts charged against the provision)
Contingent unused amounts reversed
Assets unwinding of the discount, or changes in discount rate
closing balance
A prior year reconciliation is not required. [IAS 37.84]
For each class of provision, a brief description of: [IAS 37.85]
nature
timing
uncertainties
assumptions
reimbursement, if any.
IAS 38 For each class of intangible asset, disclose: [IAS 38.118 and 38.122]
Intangible useful life or amortisation rate
Assets amortisation method
gross carrying amount
accumulated amortisation and impairment losses
line items in the income statement in which amortisation is
included
reconciliation of the carrying amount at the beginning and the end
of the period showing:
o additions (business combinations separately)
o assets held for sale
o retirements and other disposals
o revaluation
o impairments
o reversals of impairments
o amortisation
o foreign exchange differences
o other changes
basis for determining that an intangible has an indefinite life
description and carrying amount of individually material intangible
assets
certain special disclosures about intangible assets acquired by
way of government grants
information about intangible assets whose title is restricted
contractual commitments to acquire intangible assets
Additional disclosures are required about:
intangible assets carried at revalued amounts [IAS 38.124]
the amount of research and development expenditure recognised
as an expense in the current period [IAS 38.126]
IAS 40 Both Fair Value Model and Cost Model [IAS 40.75]
Investment whether the fair value or the cost model is used
Property if the fair value model is used, whether property interests held
under operating leases are classified and accounted for as
investment property
if classification is difficult, the criteria to distinguish investment
property from owner-occupied property and from property held for
sale
the extent to which the fair value of investment property is based
on a valuation by a qualified independent valuer; if there has been
no such valuation, that fact must be disclosed
the amounts recognised in profit or loss for:
o rental income from investment property
o direct operating expenses (including repairs and
maintenance) arising from investment property that
generated rental income during the period
o direct operating expenses (including repairs and
maintenance) arising from investment property that did not
generate rental income during the period
o the cumulative change in fair value recognised in profit or
loss on a sale from a pool of assets in which the cost
model is used into a pool in which the fair value model is
used
restrictions on the realisability of investment property or the
remittance of income and proceeds of disposal
contractual obligations to purchase, construct, or develop
investment property or for repairs, maintenance or enhancements
Disclosures
The following additional disclosures are required:
adjustments made in the current period to amounts disclosed as a
discontinued operation in prior periods must be separately
disclosed [IFRS 5.35]
if an entity ceases to classify a component as held for sale, the
results of that component previously presented in discontinued
operations must be reclassified and included in income from
continuing operations for all periods presented [IFRS 5.36]
IFRS 6 Presentation and disclosure
Exploration An entity treats exploration and evaluation assets as a separate class of
for and assets and makes the disclosures required by either IAS 16 Property,
Evaluation of Plant and Equipment or IAS 38 Intangible Assets consistent with how the
Mineral assets are classified. [IFRS 6.25]
Resources IFRS 6 requires disclosure of information that identifies and explains the
amounts recognised in its financial statements arising from the
exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources, including: [IFRS
6.23–24]
1. its accounting policies for exploration and evaluation expenditures
including the recognition of exploration and evaluation assets
2. the amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expense and
operating and investing cash flows arising from the exploration for
and evaluation of mineral resources.
IFRS 7 IFRS requires certain disclosures to be presented by category of
Financial instrument based on the IAS 39 measurement categories. Certain other
Instruments: disclosures are required by class of financial instrument. For those
Disclosures disclosures an entity must group its financial instruments into classes of
similar instruments as appropriate to the nature of the information
presented. [IFRS 7.6]
The two main categories of disclosures required by IFRS 7 are:
1. information about the significance of financial instruments.
2. information about the nature and extent of risks arising from
financial instruments
Information about the significance of financial instruments
Statement of financial position
Disclose the significance of financial instruments for an entity's
financial position and performance. [IFRS 7.7] This includes
disclosures for each of the following categories: [IFRS 7.8]
o financial assets measured at fair value through profit and
loss, showing separately those held for trading and those
designated at initial recognition
o held-to-maturity investments
o loans and receivables
o available-for-sale assets
o financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss,
showing separately those held for trading and those
designated at initial recognition
o financial liabilities measured at amortised cost
Other balance sheet-related disclosures:
o special disclosures about financial assets and financial
liabilities designated to be measured at fair value through
profit and loss, including disclosures about credit risk and
market risk, changes in fair values attributable to these
risks and the methods of measurement.[IFRS 7.9-11]
o reclassifications of financial instruments from one category
to another (e.g. from fair value to amortised cost or vice
versa) [IFRS 7.12-12A]
o information about financial assets pledged as collateral and
about financial or non-financial assets held as collateral
[IFRS 7.14-15]
o reconciliation of the allowance account for credit losses
(bad debts) by class of financial assets[IFRS 7.16]
o information about compound financial instruments with
multiple embedded derivatives [IFRS 7.17]
o breaches of terms of loan agreements [IFRS 7.18-19]
Statement of comprehensive income
Items of income, expense, gains, and losses, with separate
disclosure of gains and losses from: [IFRS 7.20(a)]
o financial assets measured at fair value through profit and
loss, showing separately those held for trading and those
designated at initial recognition.
o held-to-maturity investments.
o loans and receivables.
o available-for-sale assets.
o financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit and
loss, showing separately those held for trading and those
designated at initial recognition.
o financial liabilities measured at amortised cost.
Other income statement-related disclosures:
o total interest income and total interest expense for those
financial instruments that are not measured at fair value
through profit and loss [IFRS 7.20(b)]
o fee income and expense [IFRS 7.20(c)]
o amount of impairment losses by class of financial assets
[IFRS 7.20(e)]
o interest income on impaired financial assets [IFRS 7.20(d)]
Other disclosures
Accounting policies for financial instruments [IFRS 7.21]
Information about hedge accounting, including: [IFRS 7.22]
o description of each hedge, hedging instrument, and fair
values of those instruments, and nature of risks being
hedged
o for cash flow hedges, the periods in which the cash flows
are expected to occur, when they are expected to enter
into the determination of profit or loss, and a description of
any forecast transaction for which hedge accounting had
previously been used but which is no longer expected to
occur
o if a gain or loss on a hedging instrument in a cash flow
hedge has been recognised in other comprehensive
income, an entity should disclose the following: [IAS 7.23]
o the amount that was so recognised in other comprehensive
income during the period
o the amount that was removed from equity and included in
profit or loss for the period
o the amount that was removed from equity during the period
and included in the initial measurement of the acquisition
cost or other carrying amount of a non-financial asset or
non- financial liability in a hedged highly probable forecast
transaction
Note: Where IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (2013) is
applied, revised disclosure requirements apply. The
required hedge accounting disclosures apply where the
entity elects to adopt hedge accounting and require
information to be provided in three broad categories: (1)
the entity’s risk management strategy and how it is applied
to manage risk (2) how the entity’s hedging activities may
affect the amount, timing and uncertainty of its future cash
flows, and (3) the effect that hedge accounting has had on
the entity’s statement of financial position, statement of
comprehensive income and statement of changes in
equity. The disclosures are required to be presented in a
single note or separate section in its financial statements,
although some information can be incorporated by
reference.
For fair value hedges, information about the fair value changes of
the hedging instrument and the hedged item [IFRS 7.24(a)]
Hedge ineffectiveness recognised in profit and loss (separately for
cash flow hedges and hedges of a net investment in a foreign
operation) [IFRS 7.24(b-c)]
Uncertainty arising from the interest rate benchmark reform [IFRS
7.24H]
Information about the fair values of each class of financial asset
and financial liability, along with: [IFRS 7.25-30]
o comparable carrying amounts
o description of how fair value was determined
o the level of inputs used in determining fair value
o reconciliations of movements between levels of fair value
measurement hierarchy additional disclosures for financial
instruments whose fair value is determined using level 3
inputs including impacts on profit and loss, other
comprehensive income and sensitivity analysis
o information if fair value cannot be reliably measured
The fair value hierarchy introduces 3 levels of inputs based on the lowest
level of input significant to the overall fair value (IFRS 7.27A-27B):
Level 1 – quoted prices for similar instruments
Level 2 – directly observable market inputs other than Level 1
inputs
Level 3 – inputs not based on observable market data
Note that disclosure of fair values is not required when the carrying
amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value, such as short-term
trade receivables and payables, or for instruments whose fair value
cannot be measured reliably. [IFRS 7.29(a)]
Nature and extent of exposure to risks arising from financial instruments
Qualitative disclosures [IFRS 7.33]
The qualitative disclosures describe:
o risk exposures for each type of financial instrument
o management's objectives, policies, and processes for
managing those risks
o changes from the prior period
Quantitative disclosures
The quantitative disclosures provide information about the extent
to which the entity is exposed to risk, based on information
provided internally to the entity's key management personnel.
These disclosures include: [IFRS 7.34]
o summary quantitative data about exposure to each risk at
the reporting date
o disclosures about credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk
and how these risks are managed as further described
below
o concentrations of risk
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will
cause a loss for the other party by failing to pay for its obligation.
[IFRS 7. Appendix A]
Disclosures about credit risk include: [IFRS 7.36-38]
o maximum amount of exposure (before deducting the value
of collateral), description of collateral, information about
credit quality of financial assets that are neither past due
nor impaired, and information about credit quality of
financial assets whose terms have been renegotiated
[IFRS 7.36]
o for financial assets that are past due or impaired, analytical
disclosures are required [IFRS 7.37]
o information about collateral or other credit enhancements
obtained or called [IFRS 7.38]
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will have difficulties in paying
its financial liabilities. [IFRS 7. Appendix A]
Disclosures about liquidity risk include: [IFRS 7.39]
o a maturity analysis of financial liabilities
o description of approach to risk management
Market risk [IFRS 7.40-42]
Market risk is the risk that the fair value or cash flows of a
financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices.
Market risk reflects interest rate risk, currency risk and other price
risks. [IFRS 7. Appendix A]
Disclosures about market risk include:
a sensitivity analysis of each type of market risk to which the
entity is exposed
o additional information if the sensitivity analysis is not
representative of the entity's risk exposure (for example
because exposures during the year were different to
exposures at year-end).
o IFRS 7 provides that if an entity prepares a sensitivity
analysis such as value-at-risk for management purposes
that reflects interdependencies of more than one
component of market risk (for instance, interest risk and
foreign currency risk combined), it may disclose that
analysis instead of a separate sensitivity analysis for each
type of market risk
Transfers of financial assets [IFRS 7.42A-H]
An entity shall disclose information that enables users of its financial
statements:
1. to understand the relationship between transferred financial
assets that are not derecognised in their entirety and the
associated liabilities; and
2. to evaluate the nature of, and risks associated with, the entity's
continuing involvement in derecognised financial assets. [IFRS 7
42B]
Transferred financial assets that are not derecognised in their entirety
Required disclosures include description of the nature of the
transferred assets, nature of risk and rewards as well as
description of the nature and quantitative disclosure depicting
relationship between transferred financial assets and the
associated liabilities. [IFRS 7.42D]
Transferred financial assets that are derecognised in their entirety
Required disclosures include the carrying amount of the assets
and liabilities recognised, fair value of the assets and liabilities
that represent continuing involvement, maximum exposure to loss
from the continuing involvement as well as maturity analysis of
the undiscounted cash flows to repurchase the derecognised
financial assets. [IFRS 7.42E]
Additional disclosures are required for any gain or loss recognised
at the date of transfer of the assets, income or expenses
recognise from the entity's continuing involvement in the
derecognised financial assets as well as details of uneven
distribution of proceed from transfer activity throughout the
reporting period. [IFRS 7.42G]
IFRS 8 general information about how the entity identified its operating
Operating segments and the types of products and services from which
Segments each operating segment derives its revenues [IFRS 8.22]
judgements made by management in applying the aggregation
criteria to allow two or more operating segments to be aggregated
[IFRS 8.22(aa)]#
information about the profit or loss for each reportable segment,
including certain specified revenues* and expenses* such as
revenue from external customers and from transactions with other
segments, interest revenue and expense, depreciation and
amortisation, income tax expense or income and material non-
cash items [IFRS 8.21(b) and 23]
a measure of total assets* and total liabilities* for each reportable
segment, and the amount of investments in associates and joint
ventures and the amounts of additions to certain non-current
assets ('capital expenditure') [IFRS 8.23-24]
an explanation of the measurements of segment profit or loss,
segment assets and segment liabilities, including certain minimum
disclosures, e.g. how transactions between segments are
measured, the nature of measurement differences between
segment information and other information included in the
financial statements, and asymmetrical allocations to reportable
segments [IFRS 8.27]
reconciliations of the totals of segment revenues, reported
segment profit or loss, segment assets*, segment liabilities* and
other material items to corresponding items in the entity's financial
statements [IFRS 8.21(b) and 28]
some entity-wide disclosures that are required even when an
entity has only one reportable segment, including information
about each product and service or groups of products and
services [IFRS 8.32]
analyses of revenues and certain non-current assets by
geographical area – with an expanded requirement to disclose
revenues/assets by individual foreign country (if material),
irrespective of the identification of operating segments [IFRS
8.33]
information about transactions with major customers [IFRS 8.34]
IFRS 12 Significant judgements and assumptions
Disclosure of An entity discloses information about significant judgements and
Interests in assumptions it has made (and changes in those judgements and
Other Entities assumptions) in determining: [IFRS 12:7]
that it controls another entity
that it has joint control of an arrangement or significant influence
over another entity
the type of joint arrangement (i.e. joint operation or joint venture)
when the arrangement has been structured through a separate
vehicle.
Interests in subsidiaries
An entity shall disclose information that enables users of its consolidated
financial statements to: [IFRS 12:10]
understand the composition of the group
understand the interest that non-controlling interests have in the
group's activities and cash flows
evaluate the nature and extent of significant restrictions on its
ability to access or use assets, and settle liabilities, of the group
evaluate the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with
its interests in consolidated structured entities
evaluate the consequences of changes in its ownership interest in
a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control
evaluate the consequences of losing control of a subsidiary during
the reporting period.
Interests in unconsolidated subsidiaries
[Note: The investment entity consolidation exemption referred to in this
section was introduced by Investment Entities, issued on 31 October
2012 and effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2014.]
In accordance with IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, an
investment entity is required to apply the exception to consolidation and
instead account for its investment in a subsidiary at fair value through
profit or loss. [IFRS 10:31].
Where an entity is an investment entity, IFRS 12 requires additional
disclosure, including:
the fact the entity is an investment entity [IFRS 12:19A]
information about significant judgements and assumptions it has
made in determining that it is an investment entity, and
specifically where the entity does not have one or more of the
'typical characteristics' of an investment entity [IFRS 12:9A]
details of subsidiaries that have not been consolidated (name,
place of business, ownership interests held) [IFRS 12:19B]
details of the relationship and certain transactions between the
investment entity and the subsidiary (e.g. res
trictions on transfer of funds, commitments, support
arrangements, contractual arrangements) [IFRS 12: 19D-19G]
information where an entity becomes, or ceases to be, an
investment entity [IFRS 12:9B]
An entity making these disclosures are not required to provide various
other disclosures required by IFRS 12 [IFRS 12:21A, IFRS 12:25A].
Interests in joint arrangements and associates
An entity shall disclose information that enables users of its financial
statements to evaluate: [IFRS 12:20]
the nature, extent and financial effects of its interests in joint
arrangements and associates, including the nature and effects of
its contractual relationship with the other investors with joint
control of, or significant influence over, joint arrangements and
associates
the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with its
interests in joint ventures and associates.
Interests in unconsolidated structured entities
An entity shall disclose information that enables users of its financial
statements to: [IFRS 12:24]
understand the nature and extent of its interests in unconsolidated
structured entities
evaluate the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with
its interests in unconsolidated structured entities.
Applicability and early adoption
[IFRS 12: Appendix C]
IFRS 12 is applicable to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1
January 2013. Early application is permitted.
The disclosure requirements of IFRS 12 need not be applied for any
period presented that begins before the annual period immediately
preceding the first annual period for which IFRS 12 is applied [IFRS
12:C2A]
IFRS 13 Fair Disclosure objective
Value IFRS 13 requires an entity to disclose information that helps users of its
Measurement financial statements assess both of the following: [IFRS 13:91]
for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a
recurring or non-recurring basis in the statement of financial
position after initial recognition, the valuation techniques and
inputs used to develop those measurements
for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3), the effect of the measurements on profit or loss or other
comprehensive income for the period.
Disclosure exemptions
The disclosure requirements are not required for: [IFRS 13:7]
plan assets measured at fair value in accordance with IAS
19 Employee Benefits
retirement benefit plan investments measured at fair value in
accordance with IAS 26 Accounting and Reporting by Retirement
Benefit Plans
assets for which recoverable amount is fair value less costs of
disposal in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
IFRS 14 IFRS 14 sets out disclosure objectives to allow users to assess: [IFRS
Regulatory 14.27]
Deferral the nature of, and risks associated with, the rate regulation that
Accounts establishes the price(s) the entity can charge customers for the
goods or services it provides - including information about the
entity's rate-regulated activities and the rate-setting process, the
identity of the rate regulator(s), and the impacts of risks and
uncertainties on the recovery or reversal of regulatory deferral
balance accounts
the effects of rate regulation on the entity's financial statements -
including the basis on which regulatory deferral account balances
are recognised, how they are assessed for recovery, a
reconciliation of the carrying amount at the beginning and end of
the reporting period, discount rates applicable, income tax
impacts and details of balances that are no longer considered
recoverable or reversible.
Effective date
Where an entity elects to apply it, IFRS 14 is effective for an entity's first
annual IFRS financial statements that are for a period beginning on or
after 1 January 2016. The standard can be applied earlier, but the entity
must disclose when it has done so. [IFRS 14.C1]
IFRS 15 Disclosures
Revenue from The disclosure objective stated in IFRS 15 is for an entity to disclose
Contracts sufficient information to enable users of financial statements to
with understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and
Customers cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Therefore, an entity
should disclose qualitative and quantitative information about all of the
following: [IFRS 15:110]
its contracts with customers;
the significant judgments, and changes in the judgments, made in
applying the guidance to those contracts; and
any assets recognised from the costs to obtain or fulfil a contract
with a customer.
Entities will need to consider the level of detail necessary to satisfy the
disclosure objective and how much emphasis to place on each of the
requirements. An entity should aggregate or disaggregate disclosures to
ensure that useful information is not obscured. [IFRS 15:111]
In order to achieve the disclosure objective stated above, the Standard
introduces a number of new disclosure requirements. Further detail
about these specific requirements can be found at IFRS 15:113-129.
IFRS 16 The objective of IFRS 16’s disclosures is for information to be provided
Leases in the notes that, together with information provided in the statement of
financial position, statement of profit or loss and statement of cash flows,
gives a basis for users to assess the effect that leases have. Paragraphs
52 to 60 of IFRS 16 set out detailed requirements for lessees to meet
this objective and paragraphs 90 to 97 set out the detailed requirements
for lessors. [IFRS 16:51, 89]