Guidelines

How is a non-current asset or a disposal group held for sale measured in the financial statements?

How is a non-current asset or a disposal group held for sale measured in the financial statements?

When non-current assets or disposal groups are classified as held-for-sale, they are measured at the lower of the carrying amount and fair value less cost to sell. Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held-for-sale should not be depreciated.

What should an entity do with non-current assets that are in the disposal group?

In the statement of financial position: non-current assets of a disposal group must be presented separately from other assets. The same applies for liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale.

How should the assets and liabilities of a disposal group held for sale be reported in the statement of financial position?

In the Statement of Financial Position: (b) The liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale shall be presented separately from other liabilities in the statement of financial position. (c) Those assets and liabilities shall not be offset and presented as a single amount.

How do you record discontinued operations?

Write “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the account column on the first line of the section. Write the amount of after-tax operating income or loss the discontinued component generated during the accounting period in the amount column.

What are non current assets give two examples?

Examples of noncurrent assets include investments, intellectual property, real estate, and equipment. Noncurrent assets appear on a company’s balance sheet.

Do you depreciate assets held for sale?

In general terms, assets (or disposal groups) held for sale are not depreciated, are measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, and are presented separately in the statement of financial position.

How do you record discontinued operations on the income statement?

What are the common type of non-current assets?

Noncurrent assets fall under three major categories: tangible assets, intangible assets, and natural resources. Examples of noncurrent assets include investments, intellectual property, real estate, and equipment.

What are non current assets held for sale and discontinued operations?

AASB 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operationsincorporates IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operationsissued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Australian-specific paragraphs (which are not included in IFRS 5) are identified with the prefix “Aus”.

When did IFRS 5 assets held for sale change?

In March 2004 the Board issued IFRS 5 Non‑current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations to replace IAS 35. Other Standards have made minor consequential amendments to IFRS 5.

How are non current assets classified in IFRS?

Non-current assets classified as held for sale are presented separately from other assets. The assets and liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately from other assets and liabilities. These assets and liabilities must not be off-set and present as a single amount.

How are discontinued operations classified in IFRS 5.36?

The following ad­di­tional dis­clo­sures are required: 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]