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Section 27 – Impairment of Assets

27.1 Objective and scope.

27.1.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.1 – 27.1A.

27.1.2 OmniPro comment – Objective and scope.

27.2 Impairment of inventories.

27.2.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.2 – 27.4.

27.2.2 OmniPro comment – Impairment of Inventories.

27.3 Impairment of assets other than inventories.

27.3.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.5 – 27.6.

27.3.2 OmniPro comment – Impairment of assets other than inventory – assessing if an impairment is required.

27.4 Impairment – assessing if an impairment is required.

27.4.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.7 – 27.8.

27.4.2 OmniPro comment

27.4.2.1 Assessing if an impairment is required.

27.4.2.2 Cash generating unit

27.5 Indicators of impairment

27.5.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.9 – 27.10.

27.5.2 OmniPro comment – Indicators of Impairment

27.6 Measuring recoverable amount

27.6.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.11 – 27.13.

27.6.2 OmniPro comment – Measuring recoverable amount

27.7 Fair value less costs to sell

27.7.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.14 – 27.14A.

27.7.2 OmniPro comment

27.7.2.1 Fair value less cost to sell – active market

27.7.2.2 Fair value less cost to sell – no active market – valuation model

27.7.2.3 Discount rate for fair value less cost to sell

27.8 Value in use.

27.8.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.15 – 27.20.

27.8.2 OmniPro comment

27.8.2.1 Value in Use rules.

27.8.2.2 Estimating the future pre-tax cash flows.

27.8.2.3 Foreign cash flows.

27.8.2.4 Steps in calculating Value in Use.

27.8.2.5 Value in use – discount rate.

27.8.2.6 Value in use – terminal value.

27.9 Assets held for service potential

27.9.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.20A.

27.9.2 OmniPro comment – Asset held for service potential

27.10 Recognising and measuring an impairment loss for a cash-generating unit

27.10.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.21 – 27.23.

27.10.2 OmniPro comment

27.10.2.1 Allocation of the improvement loss in a CGU.

27.10.2.2 Restoration on reduction of assets as a result of impairment

27.11 Additional requirements for impairment of goodwill

27.11.2 OmniPro comment

27.11.2.1 – Impairment of Goodwill

27.11.2.2 Integrated entity.

27.12 Reversal of an impairment loss.

27.12.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.28 – 27.30.

27.12.2 OmniPro comment

27.12.2.1 Impairment reversals generally.

27.13 Reversal when recoverable amount was estimated for a cash-generating unit

27.13.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.31.

27.13.2 OmniPro comment – Reversal of impairment when recoverable amount based on CGU

27.14 Disclosures.

27.14.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.32 – 27.33A.

27.14.2 OmniPro comment – Disclosures.

27.14.2.1 Tangible fixed assets accounting policy disclosure.

27.14.2.2 Extract from notes to the financial statements.

27.14.2.2.1 Exceptional item – impairment charge.

27.14.2.2.2Tangible fixed assets.

27.14.2.2.3 Extract from profit and loss where impairment is shown as an exceptional item.

27.14.2.2.4 Extract from notes to the financial statements

27.14.2.2.5 Extract from notes where impairment is not deemed exceptional

27.14.2.2.6 Financial assets.

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27.12 Reversal of an impairment loss
27.12.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.28 – 27.30

27.28 An impairment loss recognised for goodwill shall not be reversed in a subsequent period.

27.29 For all assets other than goodwill, if and only if the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply, an impairment loss shall be reversed in a subsequent period. An entity shall assess at each reporting date whether there is any indication that an impairment loss recognised in prior periods may no longer exist or may have decreased. Indications that an impairment loss may have decreased or may no longer exist are generally the opposite of those set out in paragraph 27.9. If any such indication exists, the entity shall determine whether all or part of the prior impairment loss should be reversed. The procedure for making that determination will depend on whether the prior impairment loss on the asset was based on:

(a) the recoverable amount of that individual asset (see paragraph 27.30); or

(b) the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs (see paragraph 27.31).

Reversal where recoverable amount was estimated for an individual impaired asset

27.30 When the prior impairment loss was based on the recoverable amount of the individual impaired asset, the following requirements apply:

(a) The entity shall estimate the recoverable amount of the asset at the current reporting date.

(b) If the estimated recoverable amount of the asset exceeds its carrying amount, the entity shall increase the carrying amount to recoverable amount, subject to the limitation described in (c) below. That increase is a reversal of an impairment loss. The entity shall recognise the reversal immediately in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at revalued amount in accordance with another section of this FRS (for example, the revaluation model in Section 17 Property, plant and equipment). Any reversal of an impairment loss of a revalued asset shall be treated as a revaluation increase in accordance with the relevant section of this FRS.

(c) The reversal of an impairment loss shall not increase the carrying amount of the asset above the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of amortisation or depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years.

(d) After a reversal of an impairment loss is recognised, the entity shall adjust the depreciation (amortisation) charge for the asset in future periods to allocate the asset’s revised carrying amount, less its residual value (if any), on a systematic basis over its remaining useful life.

27.12.2 OmniPro comment
27.12.2.1 Impairment reversals generally

Sections 27.28 to 27.30 of FRS 102 makes it clear that an impairment loss should only be reversed when the circumstance that caused the reversal has reversed. All impairments can be reversed with the exception of impairments on goodwill. Indicators that an impairment has reversed is usually the opposite of the impairment indicators listed at 23.5.1

Depreciation is charged on the revised carrying amount over its useful life. Likewise when an impairment is first booked the impaired amount is depreciated over the remaining useful life.

27.12.2.2 Reversal where recoverable amount relates to individual asset

See below for illustration of the points made in Section 27.30 of FRS 102 which refers to an impairment reversal relating to an individual asset. The below example illustrates the requirements of Section 27.30 of FRS 102.


Example 17: Reversal of impairment on an individual asset

Company A purchased a specialist machine in year 1 for CU100,000. It is depreciated over 10 years and has a nil residual value. At the end of year 3 an impairment of CU20,000 was identified due to a slump in the market for the products the machine produced (i.e. the NBV at that time was CU70,000 (CU100,000/10yrs*7yrs) and the recoverable amount was CU50,000). Following a review at the end of year 6, there was evidence to show that the impairment had reversed and the value in use at that time was now CU70,000 (Section 27.30 (a) of FRS 102).

Carrying Value at the End of Year 6 Prior to Reversal (CU50,000/7yrs*4yrs remaining) CU28,571
Recoverable Amount CU70,000
Possible Impairment Reversal CU41,429

However as per Section 27.30 (b) (c) of FRS 102 the carrying amount cannot be increased above that what it would have been had no impairment been recognised.

Carrying value at the end of year 6 if no impairment was booked CU40,000

(CU100,000/10yrs*4yrs remaining)

Therefore the maximum amount that the carrying amount can be increased to is CU40,000

The amount of the impairment to be reversed is:

Notional Carrying Amount if No Impairment was Booked CU40,000
Carrying Amount Prior to Reversal CU28,571
Amount of the Impairment to be Reversed CU11,429

The journal to be posted would be to:

CU CU
Dr Fixed Assets 11,429
Cr Impairment in the P&L 11,429

Depreciation of CU10,000 (CU40,000/4yrs remaining life) will be charged per annum going forward. Depending on materiality this may be classed as an exceptional item (Section 27.30 (d) of FRS 102).

If the above arose as a result of a revaluation downward when the impairment was booked and this amount exceeded the amount in the revaluation reserve such that the balance hit the profit and loss, some of the reversal will be reversed through the profit and loss account. See 17.2.5.2.2.3 of section 17 of this website for further details.


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Examples

Example 1: Lowest available CGU.

Example 2: Lowest available CGU.

Example 3: A decline in the asset’s market value.

Example 4: Significant adverse changes that have taken/will take place in the market

Example 5: Change in assets use.

Example 6: Introduction of new competitor

Example 7: Impairment indicators – decision to close.

Example 8: Performance of an asset is worse than expected.

Example 9: Investment in subsidiary.

Example 10: Value in use differs from fair value less costs to sell

Example 11: Fair value less costs to sell

Example 12: Determining cash flow to include.

Example 13: WACC.

Example 14: Impairment loss for a CGU with goodwill

Example 15: Restriction of reduction of assets as a result of an impairment

Example 16: Impairment loss on a CGU with goodwill and non-controlling interests

Example 17: Reversal of impairment on an individual asset

Example 18: Reversal of cash generating unit

Example 19: extract from an accounting policy note and disclosure requirements.

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