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Simone Salvi

Dear all,
can anyone please guide me if there are any guidelines as to establish
date of commercial production in a manufacturing concern in IFRS.
thanks and regards
deepak

Hi Deepak,
I assume you are inferring to either intangible assets.
There is no specific guidance as to this date.
However, it is not unusual to assume the date of commercial production
to be the date (month) in which the first commercial orders are
processed in relation to the intangible.

Hi Alan
My query is regarding trial run expenditures in a manufactuing
concern. Till when can the trial run expenditures be capitalised in a
manufacturing …

To all,
Can any one clarify whether it is necessary for provision for
commission to agents to be made for the premiums not yet received, at
the end of every month.
jay

For any provision, I think you’d first need to look at IAS 37 paragraph 14.
Is there a present obligation as a result of a past event?
Is it probable that there will be an outflow of resources to settle
the obligation?
Can the amount be reasonably estimated?
Whether or not the premiums have been received is not relevant.
Craig

If you recognise an income in the Profit & Loss …

Dear IFRS team,
We provide for early retirement or termination charges. Would it be
right in making the provision for the whole liability
(which could be for 5-10 years) that we know about in the year which
we make that commitment, or should this cost just hit the P&L as and
when it occurs?
Many thanks for your help,
Sheetal

Hi Sheetal
Termination benefits are recognized only when the employer has
demonstrated its commitment to provide the benefits with a formal
detail plan for the dismissal of group of employees, when the employer
has contractually agreed to pay a termination benefit to …

Dear All
Kindly feed me back regarding the reversal of any previuos writedown
that had been made in a previuos period. Is it possible to reverse a
wirte down for inventory made in 2007 to be reversed in 2008
Noting that I couldn’t reach any specific paragraph in the standards
relatated to this issue.
and how this could be made via entries.
But I think if it is possible to reverse wirtdown made in 2007 to be
reversed in 2008, it may distort results over accounting periods.
Thanks in advance for your prompt reply.

Hesham,
The writedown to inventory in 2007 …

Dear all
Can someone tell me how do you define normal capacity of IAS 2?
In IAS 2, it said that normal capacity is the production expected to
be achieved on average over a number of periods or seasons under
normal circumstances.
I am wondering how to caculate the normail capacity?
ex: one machine can produce 10 finish good in 8 hours, then, the
factory works 8 hours per days and five days per week, so the normal
capacity will be
10 *8*4=320 ?
or the enterprise estimate that they can sell 250 finish goods per
months in normal circumstances. so, …

Dear All,
Can any one give their opinion on the below:
The organization is charging license cancellation fee for each
customer’s license cancellation. What if customer ran away without
canceling license. Now the Organization wants to cancel on their own
and charge license fee and recognize revenue and provide against
doubtful debts. In my opinion no need of license cancellation charged
to customer.
Best Regards,
Hemant

Hi Hemant,The revenue should not be recognized because it is NOT probable that
the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the
entity.License cancellation fee should be classified as a service type
revenue, governed under …

Dear All,
please give me the details how to start learning of IFRS.
and how to make career in it.
Thank you
     
 
 
 
 

I am a USA based accountant and wamt to learn more. Curious how much
implemetation has taken place in other countries?
     
 
 
 
 

Try this:http://www.iasplus.com/index.htmIt has a substantial database of IFRS information.

Dear Collegues,Really appriciate if anybody could share me the Hotel Internal Audit
Procedure and plan, stretegy (Hospitality). or any website link, PDF,
presentation file.Thanks in advance

Dear All
Greeting
In UAE work visa would be for 3 years and cost would be paid by the
employer and in my company it is practice to debit as administration
expense. Employees must has to complete 3 years and if he/she leave
the job prior to three years he has to pay back the full visa cost to
company.
In my opinion it should be capitalized and depreciated for three years
to meet fair presentation of financial reporting standard.
Please suggest appropriate treatment
Regards,
Ahmad

Dear Ahmad,
I think you should put the cost in prepayments and write-off against
admin expenses during the …

Dear Ifrs members,
A manufacturing company in plastic have main raw materials based on
oil and sometimes during the month the price of oil increase and
decrease very sharply. However, in the software of the accounting
system, the cost is based on standard cost changed only once a month.
The name of the software is BPCS.
My Questions are:
1. Do you have any ideas to the fluctuation of real cost ?
2. Is there any one know about this software and if so, could you
recommend on the standard cost and actual cost on this system?
3. What cost …

Dear Every one,

Can any one help to solve the following problems:
   
Say, XY is a joint venture company between X & Y with 70:30 proportion with issued capital of  $100. Now, Y intends to offload its share to Z company for a consideration of $ 80.
Now the question is how this investment would be shown in Z company’s F/S and which IAS/IFRS will cover this transaction ?
 
Also can any one share reconciliation between IFRS and US GAAP F/S ?
 
Advance thanks to every one
 
 
MM

Hi there,

My answer would be the following:
Y has a …

dear sir or mam
 
When one company adopt the IFRSs 1 first time then what are the irems exempted from national GAAP in the case of convergance to IFRSs.
 
Thanks
 
Sincerely yours,
Rakesh

dear rakesh

pls read ifrs 1 and see the exemption given for the same
there are 10 exemptions
Regards
Jignesh

We have a projector & purchased 6 years back @ 17000/- we have depreciated 8000/- as of now and the NBV is 9000/-. Now the market value is 5000/-. Do we need any accouning treatment as per IFRS.
Upul

Dear Upul,
IAS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE), allows a choice …

Hi

 
Please give me your opinion on forex loss on Assets. Do you capitalize it or do expense it to the foreign loss

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Does it exist a definition for financial instruments?

I am confused with the different perceptions of financial instruments.
Thanks.
Sincerely yours
Emilio

 
Dear Emilio,
 
a Financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.
for this, definition of financial asset and liability and equity have to be checked
jatin

Emilio–
IAS 32 Financial Instruments defines this in paragraph 11
Craig

There are various treatment of financial instruments as to their valuation, measurement and prepsentation. You may refer to IFRS 7, IAS 32 and IAS 39.
 

IAS 21 discusses …

Dear allPlease find attached a news from European Commission about IFRS.
In addition you’ll find a link to a pdf file related to consolidated
text of IFRS.Have a good joining.
Regards
Simone SalviAccounting standards: Commission adopts consolidated text of IFRS
applicable in the EUThe European Commission has adopted on Monday 3 November the
consolidated text of all International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) in force in the European Union (EU). The consolidated version
puts together all IFRS endorsed to date, including the latest
amendments endorsed on 15.10.2008. It will enable stakeholders to
refer to only one single legal document. This is …

The Company has taken a loan for construction of projects. A part of
amount is kept in FD with the Bank. Interest is capitalized on the
amount paid as per payment certificates like draw down. If the project
is capitalized and 2 payment certificates received after the
capitalization date. Now question is whether interest will be
capitalized on amount paid after capitalization date or expensed out.
Hemant

I think after the project is completed, the interest expenses, is charged to
P&L.
Krishnendu

Query is not clear:

1. If the loan was taken for construction, interest component to the date of capitalization …

Dear all,
I have a question in relation to acquisition accounting in accordance with
IFRS3. In this case a parent company A acquires all the shares in
subsidiary company B for (say) 50M. This cost price represents a goodwill
over the fair value of the assets and libailities assumed of 15M. Where
should I record the 15M goodwill? Is this in the subsidiary company B or
in parent company A?

Based on IAS21, p. 47, I would say in the sub.
All the best, Farah

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Dear All
 
Can any body tell me that is budget only for expenses or can be for Asset, liabilities and income also. My openion is it can be for all (Asset, liability, Expense and income). Please help me according to the IAS/IFRS.
–
Best regards
Mohammad

Dear Mohammed :-
 
Budget can be to revenue& expenses but when we put assets & liabilities we can called it Feasibility study to project we make this in starting of any activity .
 
Best Regards
Aly

Budgets are prepared both for revenue and capital expenditure. Revenue Budget gives you the financial progress of the company …

Dear all,
during an interview I was asked this question and I am still in doubt about the reply.
If you need to audit an entity which is going to change from a cash basis to an accrual basis accounting system, what would you audit first and why?
Thanks for your replies.

Fabiola

 
Dear Fabiola
 
First thing I would audit the statement for the period end under review containing the dues not receivable for the servcies or sales already done during the year and likewise, payment received from clients in advance for the sales or services …