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As - 16 Borrowing Costs
As - 16 Borrowing Costs
Borrowing Costs
Date
Presentation on AS 16
Applicability:
• Mandatory in nature w.e.f. April 1, 2000.
Objective:
• Prescribe accounting treatment for borrowing costs.
Scope:
• Should be applied in accounting for borrowing costs
• Not Applicable to:
imputed costs of owners’ equity, including preference share capital not classified as
liability.
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Definition:
• Borrowing Costs- Interest and other costs incurred in connection with borrowing of funds.
• Qualifying Asset- An asset which necessarily takes a substantial amount of time to get ready for its intended use
or sale.
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Definition(…Contd.):
• Borrowing Costs include:
interest and commitment charges on bank, short-term and long-term borrowings
amortisation of premiums and discounts relating to borrowings
amortisation of ancillary costs in connection with arrangement of borrowings
finance charges for assets acquired on finance or similar arrangements
exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings to the extent they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs.
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Recognition:
• Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of the qualifying asset should be capitalised as cost of the asset.
• Other borrowing costs should be recognised as expense in the period in which they are incurred.
• Costs to be capitalised only -
if probable to result in future benefits; and
such costs can be measured reliably
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• Funds borrowed specifically - actual cost incurred during the period less any income on the temporary investment of those borrowing
• Funds borrowed generally - cost should be determined by applying a capitalisation rate to the expenditure on that asset
Capitalisation Rate - the weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable to borrowings that are outstanding during the period other than funds borrowed for specific
purpose.
• Borrowing costs capitalised during a period should not exceed the total borrowing costs incurred during the period.
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Commencement of Capitalisation:
• Capitalisation of borrowing costs should commence when the following conditions are satisfied:
expenditure for acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset is being incurred
borrowing costs are being incurred
activities for preparing the asset for its intended use or sale are in progress.
• Incase of general borrowings, the capitalisation rate should be applied to the average carrying amount of an asset including borrowing costs previously capitalised.
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Suspension of Capitalisation:
• Capitalisation of borrowing costs should be suspended during extended periods in which active development is interrupted.
• However capitalisation of borrowing costs is not suspended when substantial technical and administrative work is being
carried out or when temporary delay is a necessary part of the process to get an asset ready for intended use or sale.
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Cessation of Capitalisation:
• Capitalisation of borrowing costs should cease when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the qualifying asset for
intended use or sale are complete.
• When construction of a qualifying asset is done in parts and a part is capable of being used while construction continues for the
other parts, capitalisation of borrowing costs in relation to the completed/ substantially completed part should cease.
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Disclosure:
• Accounting policy adopted for borrowing costs; and
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Issues:
• Does not apply to ready to use assets. Should not the interest on loan acquired for a specific asset be capitalised?
• ‘Average carrying amount of the asset’ i.e. The amount to which capitalisation rate is to be applied, not defined in the Standard.
• Average capitalisation rate to be applied to carrying amount plus interest previously capitalised. Should interest previously capitalised also be considered?
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