Pas 16 - Property, Plant, & Equipment: Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standards
Pas 16 - Property, Plant, & Equipment: Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standards
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Definition
Property, plant and equipment are tangible items that:
are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental
to others, or for administrative purposes; and
are expected to be used during more than one period.
It also includes bearer plants related to agricultural activity but it does not apply
to the produce on bearer plants.
Recognition
The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognized as an asset if,
and only if:
it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will
flow to the entity; and
the cost of the item can be measured reliably.
Initial Measurement
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measured at cost
Cost includes:
Proceeds from selling items produced while bringing an item of property, plant
and equipment to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of
operating in the manner intended by management are not deducted from the
cost of the item of property, plant and equipment but recognized in profit or loss.
Measurement subsequent to initial recognition
Cost model – cost less any accumulated depreciation and any
impairment losses
Revaluation model – an item of property, plant and equipment whose fair
value can be measured reliably is carried at a revalued amount, which is
its fair value at the date of the revaluation less any subsequent
accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment
losses.
Depreciation
is the systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its
useful life. Depreciable amount is the cost of an asset, or other amount
substituted for cost, less its residual value.
should be charged to profit or loss, unless it is included in the carrying
amount of another asset [PAS 16.48].
begins when the asset is available for use and continues until the asset is
derecognized, even if it is idle. [PAS 16.55]
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Derecognition
when it is withdrawn from use
no future economic benefits are expected from its disposal
any gain or loss on disposal should be recognized in profit and loss
o gain or loss on disposal is the difference between the proceeds and
the carrying amount.
SOURCES:
https://www.iasplus.com/en/standards/ias/ias16
https://www.ifrs.org/issued-standards/list-of-standards/ias-16-property-plant-and-equipment/
Valix, C., Peralta, J. F., & Valix, C. (2018). Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standards. Manila.
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