Hello all,
We have several positions of ‘commodity storages’ in our portfolio (oil storage tanks, underground gas storages, coal reserves…). These storages are considered as assets and are valued at a typical average winter/summer commodity spread (buy summer, sell winter). The complete portfolio is accounted using the “accrual” method. Within the trading business these spreads are also referred to as intrinsic value of a storage.
We are considering trading positions on these assets in the future… This implies that traders should be possible to take daily ’speculative’ positions on assets assigned in our physical …

Dear Sir or Madam
Can you tell me what will be include in the Financial Instruments?
and second think i am doing research on the discloser of IFRS by the companies and i am not understanding what would i see in the annual reports of the companies for seeing the Financial Instruments ?
Regard
Rakesh

Dear All
Our Company is into Oil trade and has entered into options in commodity.
Can some one give me the list of accounting entries under USGAAP in the books of both Options writer and options buyer.
Request you to give the journal entries under both these circumstances
1. If the company follows hedge accounting
2. If the company doest follow hedge accounting
Also let me know the relavant accounting standard.
Thanks for your help.
Regards
Ganesh

Hi everyone
How do we recognise a put/call option in the balance using the fair value method and not hedge accounting.
Thanks and regards
Catherine

Dear Experts,
An Org has signed a IRS agrrement with a bank against floating int rate of term loan from another bank.
Before the maturity of agreement period term loan is repaid and another loan obtained from another bank.
Based on int cap and fluctuation in int rate loss/proft is recognised in Income Statement and Asset/ Liabilty is accounted.
Due to repayment of term loan against which IRS agreement was made. Can we continue to account for IRS against another loan obtained. Or IRS agreement is to be cancelled.

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 …

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

My Company has an outstanding USD loan of say US$10m and as our main subsidiaries are operating in China and earns revenue denominated in RMB, which will ultimately flow to our company in terms of RMB dividend (converted to USD due to exchange regulation in PRC).
As we need to make periodic payments say US$1m every quarter, we are considering entering forex contracts to fix the USD/RMB rate that matches the payments (i.e. 10 contracts @US$1m each @ either same conversion price or different conversion price).
How should we disclose …

Any one please clarify me this….
Hari

Hi Team,
Will any one clarify the difference between Exceptional Items &
Extraordinary Items?
With reference to IFRS what is the disclosure policy for the both.
Thanks & Regards,
Hari

Hi Hari,
to my understanding according to IAS 1 there was for several years the
possibility to show extraordinary items in the P+L (IAS 1.85). Since
2004 this seems to be no longer allowed according to Dr. David
Grünberger who is member in the Accounting Regulatory Committee in
Brussels which decides upon the endorsement of new IAS/IFRS standards
within the EU. According to US-GAAP extraordinary items are …

Sirs and madam,
would like too seek help on how to disclose a share application monies?

thanks…

jinn

Dears

I have a question regarding bank a/c in foreging currency, as we have one bank account in euro, where as we are maintaing our books in local currency (other than euro).
Every month we there is difference in exchage rate, and we closing our books on monthly basis. in my opinion we have to record the difference (if there) every month either expense or income, where as my manager want to show this difference (if there) one time only at the year end and he want to keep this monthly difference …

Dear All 
i am working in a home finance company which is subsidary of german company, due to which we are require to prepare the financial from IGAAP to IFRS.
i have the following questions:-
1.we take a loan and in taking loan that we usually pay a processing fee.
2. we pay security deposit for taking Building on rent.
3. we pay Fringe benefit tax on varoius items
 
i want to know,how the above mentioned items will be Accounted in Books in IFRS.
thanks in advance
Vivek

Hi , I had read IAS 32-39 and if you like …

Henk willl provide the answer
 
Henk can you re-explain the whole story again i.e.
 
1. You mention we still have to use IAS until IFRS is more official, please restate the IAS link
2. Please re-state the IFRS link (is the one you sent for instance re FRS 38 in the other E-Mail)
3. Finally please send a link for the US GAAP/FASB, I want to have my library as opposed to relying on the PDF documents which outline differences between US GAAP, IFRS and local GAAP
 

Hello all,

I was wondering what the best ways …

Hi,

 
My name is Aashima Tandon. Can anybody tell me what exactly is asset held for sale and negative goodwill? What

Hi there,
sale?

Assets held for sale include assets (or groups of
assets to be disposed of) whose carrying amount will
be recovered principally through a sale transaction
rather than through continuing use.
What would be its treatment?
In accordance with IFRS (IFRS 5), discontinued
operations/assets held for sale are measured
at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value
less costs to sell.
Discontinued operations/assets held for sale are
presented in the financial statements as follows:
• On the balance …

Good morning to all
Please let me know the salient points in related to Hedge (SWAPs, Collars, etc) and other treasury instruments present in differnt IFRS. Futhermore, kindly refer me certain website in this regard as well.
I shall be looking forward and thanks in advance.
Regards
Salman