The amendments resulted from the IASB’s decision in December 2010 to require additional disclosures about the measurement of impaired assets (or a … This extract has been prepared by IASC Foundation staff and has not been approved by the IASB. IASB issued also illustrative examplesthat are not part of IAS 36. The IASB, as a consequential amendment to IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement, modified some of the disclosure requirements in IAS 36 Impairment of Assets regarding measurement of the recoverable amount of impaired assets. IAS 36 deals also with reversals of impairment loss for individual assets as well as for CGU. IAS 36 Impairment of Assets 2017 - 07 2 An assets value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from an asset or cash generating unit. However, one of the amendments potentially resulted in the disclosure requirements being broader than originally intended. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It prescribes a number of disclosures. Appendices provide further guidance on specific issues, such as measuring value in use, etc. The best guide is the price in a binding sale agreement, in an arm's length transaction adjusted for costs of disposal. For the requirements reference must be made to International Financial Reporting Standards. retain the IASC format of the Standard when it was adopted by the IASB. Background. IAS 36 should be read in the context of its objective and the Basis for Conclusions, the Preface to International Financial Reporting Standards and the Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements. In fact, the Standard was first issued in 1998 and later revised in 2004 and 2008 as part of the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) work on IAS 36 also says that the “the distinctive characteristics of corporate assets are that they do not generate cash inflows independently of other assets…” and also, because of that, “the recoverable amount of an individual corporate asset cannot be determined unless management has decided to dispose of the asset” (paragraphs 100, 101). Interaction of transition requirements in IFRS 8 and IAS 36 (IFRS 8 and IAS 36) Mar 2007 Identifying cash-generating units in the retail industry (IAS 36) Share. IASB tentatively decided to allow (in future IAS 36 improvements) inclusion of cash flows resulting from a future restructuring or enhancement in value in use calculation to align it with approved budgets and forecasts. The amendments resulted from the IASB’s decision in December 2010 to require additional disclosures about the measurement of impaired … This bibliography was generated on Cite This For Me ... IAS 36: Impairment Of Assets | Accounting ... 2015]. Impairment of Assets: a guide to applying IAS 36 in practice i Impairment of Assets International Accounting Standard 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’ (IAS 36, the Standard) is not new. Date recorded: 17 Dec 2012 The IASB, as a consequential amendment to IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement, modified some of the disclosure requirements in IAS 36 regarding measurement of the recoverable amount of impaired assets. The International Accounting Standards Board, as a consequential amendment to IFRS 13 'Fair Value Measurement', modified some of the disclosure requirements in IAS 36 'Impairment of Assets' regarding measurement of the recoverable amount of impaired assets. 10. These are the sources and citations used to research International Accounting Standards. 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