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Sunday, 12 January 2014

Application of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - December 31, 2013

Application of new and revised IFRS

 i.      Standards, interpretations and amendments to IFRS which are effective in the current year:

IFRS 1 'First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards'. Government loans – (amendments) is amended to addresses how a first-time adopter would account for a government loan with a below-market rate of interest when transitioning to IFRS. It also adds an exception to the retrospective application of IFRS, which provides the same relief to first-time adopters granted to existing preparers of IFRS financial statements when the requirement was incorporated into IAS 20 in 2008, the amendment is effective for annual periods on after 1 January 2013.

IFRS 7 'Financial instruments: Disclosures' on asset and liability offsetting is amended to include new disclosures to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare IFRS financial statements to those that prepare financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.

IFRS 10 'Consolidated financial statements' – replaces the portion of IAS 27 consolidated and separate financial statements that addresses the accounting for consolidated financial statements, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IFRS 11 'Joint arrangements' – replaces IAS 31 interests in joint ventures and SIC – 13 jointly-controlled entities-nonmonetary contributions by venturers, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IFRS 12 'Disclosure of interests in other entities' – disclosures that were previously in IAS 27 related to consolidated financial statements, as well as all of the disclosures that were previously included in IAS 31 and IAS 28, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IFRS 13 'Fair value measurement' is effective from 1 January 2013 and requires fair value disclosure for both financial and non-financial items regardless of whether those items are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis. Further, it requires entities to take the risk of non-performance into account when calculating the fair value of liabilities (principally derivatives).

IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements' is amended to clarify that only one comparative period – which is the preceding period – is required for a complete set of financial statements. If an entity presents additional comparative information, then that additional information need not be in the form of a complete set of financial statements. However, such information should be accompanied by related notes and should be in accordance with IFRS. Furthermore, it clarifies that the ‘third statement of financial position’, when required, is only required if the effect of restatement is material to statement of financial position, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IAS 16 'Property, Plant and Equipment' is amended to clarify the accounting of spare parts, stand-by equipment and servicing equipment. The definition of ‘property, plant and equipment’ in IAS 16 is now considered in determining whether these items should be accounted for under that standard. If these items do not meet the definition, then they are accounted for using IAS 2 Inventories, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IAS 19 'Employee benefits' (revised) the amended standard requires costs associated with the management of plan assets to be deducted from the return on plan assets, which is unchanged from the existing standard. Other administration expenses should be recognised in profit or loss when the services are received, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IAS 27 'Separate financial statements' (revised) effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.

IAS 28 'Investments in associates and joint ventures' (as revised in 2011) effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013;

IAS 32 'Financial instruments; Presentation' is amended to clarify that tax effect of a distribution to holders of equity instruments should be accounted for in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IAS 34 'Interim financial reporting' is amended to clarify interim reporting of segment information for total assets in order to enhance consistency with the requirements in IFRS 8 Operating Segments, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

IFRIC 20 'Stripping costs in the production phase of a surface mine' is issued to sets out the accounting for overburden waste removal (stripping) costs in the production phase of a mine, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013.

ii. Standards, interpretations and amendments to IFRS that are not yet effective are as follows:

IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' reissued, incorporating new requirements on accounting for financial liabilities and carrying over from IAS 39 the requirements for derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. Further, It includes the new general hedge accounting model, furthermore it allow early adoption of the requirement to present fair value changes due to own credit on liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss to be presented in other comprehensive income.

IFRS 10 'Consolidated Financial Statements', IFRS 12 'Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities' and IAS 27 'Separate Financial Statements' on consolidation for investment entities are amended to mean that many funds and similar entities will be exempt from consolidating most of their subsidiaries. Instead, they will measure them at fair value through profit or loss. The amendments give an exception to entities that meet an ‘investment entity’ definition and which display particular characteristics. Changes have also been made IFRS 12 to introduce disclosures that an investment entity needs to make.

IAS 32 'Financial instruments; Presentation' is amended its application guidance and clarify some of the requirements for offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities on the balance sheet.

IAS 36 'Impairment of assets' is amended to address the disclosure of information about the recoverable amount of impaired assets if that amount is based on fair value less costs of disposal.

IAS 39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement' is amended to provide relief from discontinuing hedge accounting when novation to a hedging instrument to a central counter party meets specified criteria.

IFRIC 21 'Levies' is issued to provide guidance on when to recognise a liability for a levy imposed by a government, both for levies that are accounted for in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets and those where the timing and amount of the levy is certain.

Annual improvements to IFRS on 2010–12 and 2011-13 cycle on 12 December 2013 contains amendments to the following standards, with consequential amendments to other standards and interpretations, these amendments shall be effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2014:

IFRS 1 'First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards' (changes to the Basis for Conclusions only) is amended to clarify that an entity, in its first IFRS financial statements, has the choice between applying an existing and currently effective IFRS or applying early a new or revised IFRS that is not yet mandatorily effective, provided that the new or revised IFRS permits early application. An entity is required to apply the same version of the IFRS throughout the periods covered by those first IFRS financial statements.

IFRS 2 'Share-based Payment' is amended to define the 'vesting condition' and 'market condition' and adds definitions for 'performance condition' and 'service condition' (which were previously part of the definition of 'vesting condition').

IFRS 3 'Business Combinations' (with consequential amendments to other standards) is amended to clarify that contingent consideration that is classified as an asset or a liability shall be measured at fair value at each reporting date. Further, clarify that IFRS 3 excludes from its scope the accounting for the formation of a joint arrangement in the financial statements of the joint arrangement itself.

IFRS 8 'Operating Segments' is amended to clarify that an entity shall only provide reconciliations of the total of the reportable segments' assets to the entity's assets if the segment assets are reported regularly. Further, it requires an entity to disclose the judgments made by management in applying the aggregation criteria to operating segments.

IFRS 13 'Fair Value Measurement' (amendments to the basis of conclusions only, with consequential amendments to the bases of conclusions of other standards) is amended to clarify that issuing IFRS 13 and amending IFRS 9 and IAS 39 did not remove the ability to measure short-term receivables and payables with no stated interest rate at their invoice amounts without discounting if the effect of not discounting is immaterial. Further, clarify that the scope of the portfolio exception defined in paragraph 52 of IFRS 13 includes all contracts accounted for within the scope of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, regardless of whether they meet the definition of financial assets or financial liabilities as defined in IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation.

IAS 16 'Property, Plant and Equipment' is amended to clarify that when an item of property, plant and equipment is revalued the gross carrying amount is adjusted in a manner that is consistent with the revaluation of the carrying amount.

IAS 24 'Related Party Disclosures' that an entity providing key management personnel services to the reporting entity or to the parent of the reporting entity is a related party of the reporting entity.

IAS 38 'Intangible Assets' that when an intangible asset is revalued the gross carrying amount is adjusted in a manner that is consistent with the revaluation of the carrying amount.

IAS 40 'Investment Property' is amended to clarify that determining whether a specific transaction meets the definition of both a business combination as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations and investment property as defined in IAS 40 Investment Property requires the separate application of both standards independently of each other.











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Application of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

(a)   Standards, interpretations and amendments to IFRS which are adopted and are effective in the current year:

IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements' is amended to clarify that only one comparative period – which is the preceding period – is required for a complete set of financial statements. If an entity presents additional comparative information, then that additional information need not be in the form of a complete set of financial statements. However, such information should be accompanied by related notes and should be in accordance with IFRS. Furthermore, it clarifies that the ‘third statement of financial position’, when required, is only required if the effect of restatement is material to statement of financial position; and

IAS 16 'Property, Plant and Equipment' is amended to clarify the accounting of spare parts, stand-by equipment and servicing equipment. The definition of ‘property, plant and equipment’ in IAS 16 is now considered in determining whether these items should be accounted for under that standard. If these items do not meet the definition, then they are accounted for using IAS 2 Inventories.

There are other new and amended standards and interpretations that are adopted in the current reporting year but do not have any material effect over the operations or presentation therefore not detailed in these financial statements.

(b)   Standards, amendments and interpretations effective in current year but not relevant or do not have any significant effect are as follows:

IFRS 1 'First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards'. Government loans – (amendments) the amendment is effective for annual periods on after 1 January 2013;

IFRS 7 'Financial instruments disclosures' – offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities, the amendments are effective on annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013;

IFRS 10 'Consolidated financial statements' – replaces the portion of IAS 27 consolidated and separate financial statements that addresses the accounting for consolidated financial statements, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013;

IFRS 12 'Disclosure of interests in other entities' – disclosures that were previously in IAS 27 related to consolidated financial statements, as well as all of the disclosures that were previously included in IAS 31 and IAS 28, effective for annual periods beginning on after 1 January 2013;

IAS 27 'Separate financial statements' (revised) effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013;

There are certain other new and amended standards and interpretations that are mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2012 but are considered not to be relevant or do not have any significant effect on the operations and are therefore not detailed in these financial statements.

(c)    Standards, interpretations and amendments to IFRS that are not yet effective are as follows:

Annual improvements to IFRS on 2010–12 and 2011-13 cycle on 12 December 2013 contains amendments to the following standards, with consequential amendments to other standards and interpretations, these amendments shall be effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2014:

IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (changes to the Basis for Conclusions only) is amended to clarify that an entity, in its first IFRS financial statements, has the choice between applying an existing and currently effective IFRS or applying early a new or revised IFRS that is not yet mandatorily effective, provided that the new or revised IFRS permits early application. An entity is required to apply the same version of the IFRS throughout the periods covered by those first IFRS financial statements.

IFRS 2 Share-based Payment is amended to define the 'vesting condition' and 'market condition' and adds definitions for 'performance condition' and 'service condition' (which were previously part of the definition of 'vesting condition').

IFRS 3 Business Combinations (with consequential amendments to other standards) is amended to clarify that contingent consideration that is classified as an asset or a liability shall be measured at fair value at each reporting date. Further, clarify that IFRS 3 excludes from its scope the accounting for the formation of a joint arrangement in the financial statements of the joint arrangement itself.

IFRS 8 Operating Segments is amended to clarify that an entity shall only provide reconciliations of the total of the reportable segments' assets to the entity's assets if the segment assets are reported regularly. Further, it requires an entity to disclose the judgments made by management in applying the aggregation criteria to operating segments.

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement (amendments to the basis of conclusions only, with consequential amendments to the bases of conclusions of other standards) is amended to clarify that issuing IFRS 13 and amending IFRS 9 and IAS 39 did not remove the ability to measure short-term receivables and payables with no stated interest rate at their invoice amounts without discounting if the effect of not discounting is immaterial. Further, clarify that the scope of the portfolio exception defined in paragraph 52 of IFRS 13 includes all contracts accounted for within the scope of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, regardless of whether they meet the definition of financial assets or financial liabilities as defined in IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation.

IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment is amended to clarify that when an item of property, plant and equipment is revalued the gross carrying amount is adjusted in a manner that is consistent with the revaluation of the carrying amount.

IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures that an entity providing key management personnel services to the reporting entity or to the parent of the reporting entity is a related party of the reporting entity.

IAS 38 Intangible Assets that when an intangible asset is revalued the gross carrying amount is adjusted in a manner that is consistent with the revaluation of the carrying amount.

IAS 40 Investment Property is amended to clarify that determining whether a specific transaction meets the definition of both a business combination as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations and investment property as defined in IAS 40 Investment Property requires the separate application of both standards independently of each other.

There are certain other amended standards and interpretations that are pronounced earlier to 12 December 2013 but still are not yet effective, the management has estimated that they are not expected to have any significant effect and are therefore not detailed in these financial statements.

The management anticipates that all of the above standards and interpretations will be adopted to the extent applicable to them from their effective dates. The adoption of these standards, amendments and interpretations is also not expected to have any material impact on the financial statements in the period of their initial application.



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Application of new and revised IFRS

                       i.      Standard, interpretation and amendment to IFRS which is adopted:

IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements' is amended to clarify that entity should classify between whether items of the other comprehensive income will or will not be subsequently classified to profit and loss. Further only one comparative period – which is the preceding period – is required for a complete set of financial statements. If an entity presents additional comparative information, then that additional information need not be in the form of a complete set of financial statements. However, such information should be accompanied by related notes and should be in accordance with IFRS, effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.

                     ii.      Standards, amendments and interpretations effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 but not relevant or do not have any significant effect are as follows:

·         IFRS 1 'First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards'
·         IFRS 7 'Financial instruments: Disclosures'
·         IFRS 10 'Consolidated financial statements'.
·         IFRS 11 'Joint arrangements' 
·         IFRS 12 'Disclosure of interests in other entities'
·         IFRS 13 'Fair value measurement'
·         IAS 19 'Employee benefits' (revised)
·         IAS 27 'Separate financial statements' (revised)
·         IAS 28 'Investments in associates and joint ventures' (as revised in 2011)
·         IAS 32 'Financial instruments; Presentation'
·         IAS 34 'Interim financial'
·         IFRIC 20 'Stripping costs in the production phase of a surface mine'

                   iii.      Standards, interpretations and amendments to IFRS that are not yet effective:

There are number of new amendment to standards and interpretations that are pronounced earlier to 12 December 2013 but still are not yet effective, the management anticipates that all of those standards and interpretations will be adopted to the extent applicable to them from their effective dates. The adoption of those standards, amendments and interpretations is also not expected to have any material impact on the financial statements in the period of their initial application therefore not detailed in these financial statements.