AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS

OVERALL VIEW

Applicability Objective Scope Concept Identification of asset to be impaired - indications Recoverable amount of an asset - Net selling price of value in use Recognition & measurement of an impairment loss Cash generating unit Reversal of impairment loss Disclosures Transitional provisions Certain issues

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APPLICABILITY
Accounting periods : on or after 01.04.2004 on or after 01.04.2005 :

- Companies which are listed or in the process of listing - Enterprises having turnover exceeding 50 crores All other enterprises Corporate or noncorporate

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OBJECTIVE. - To ensure that the assets are carried at no more than recoverable amount - Recoverable amount not to exceed the amount to be recovered through use or sale of the asset - Impaired loss to be recognised in the financial statement - Impaired loss may be reversed in certain circumstances

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS SCOPE

* To be applied in accounting for impairment of all assets, other than :-Inventories as per (AS-2) -Assets arising from construction contracts as per (AS-7) -Financial assets including investments as per (AS-13) -Deferred tax assets as per (AS-22)

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS CONCEPT

Impairment loss - is the amount by which the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount Carrying amount- is the amount at which an asset is recognised in the balance

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS CONCEPT Net selling price - Sale price - costs of disposal in an arms length transaction Value in use - Present value of estimated future cash flows expected from the use of an asset & from its disposal at the end of its useful life

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Identifying an asset that may be impaired Whether at each balance sheet date, recoverable amount of each asset to be estimated ?
NO

To see whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired

IF YES

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Indications for estimating recoverable amount External sources - Decline in market value significantly - Significant changes with an adverse effect on the enterprise due to technological, market, economic or legal environment - Decrease in assets value in use due to adjustment in the discount rate as a result of increase in market interest rate or other market rates of ROI - Carrying amount of the net assets of the enterprise is more than its market capitalisation

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS INTERNAL SOURCES

- Obsolescence or physical damage of an asset - Significant changes with an adverse effect on the enterprise, regarding use of asset e.g. plans to discontinue or restructuring the operation or disposal of asset at an earlier date. - Decline in the economic performance of asset
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list is not exhaustive concept of materiality

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Recoverable amount
Net selling price or Value in use Whether both to be determined - No Whichever is higher

If either of these amounts exceeds the assets carrying amount, the asset is not impaired and it is not necessary to estimate the other amount

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS Net Selling Price

Selling Price - How to estimate ? Binding sale agreement Market price Current bid price Price of the most recent transaction Based upon best information available

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS Value in use

- Estimating the future cash inflows and outflows arising from continuing use of the asset and from its ultimate disposal and Applying the appropriate discount rate to these future cash flows - While estimating future cash flows, the following factors to be considered - effect of price increase due to general inflation - for the asset in its current condition - adjustment of associated risk factors - not to include cash inflows or outflows from financing activities.

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- Discount rate To be pre tax rate - That reflects time value of money and the risks specific to the asset as per current market assessments unless risk factors have been adjusted while estimating future cash flows

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS Value in use - Certain issues

- While estimating cash outflows, whether repayment of

installment of borrowings (against those assets) and interest cost thereof, to be taken into account. - While estimating cash outflows, whether following costs to be taken into account :- Corporate office costs - Interest cost of working capital - Depreciation of assets - Why pre-tax cash flows are required to be considered? - Why income tax expense, which is a cash outflow of variable nature, is not being considered?

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Recognition & Measurement of an impairment loss * If the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset should be reduced to its recoverable amount * That reduction is an impairment loss * Impairment loss to be recognised as an expense in the profit and loss

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Cash Generating Units
- At the first instance, to determine impairment loss, the recoverable amount to be estimated for the individual asset - If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, to determine the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs. - A cash generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows

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- Impairment loss for a cash generating unit to be allocated for individual assets in the following order -first to goodwill allocated to the cash generating unit, if any, and -then, to the other assets of the unit on prorate basis based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit

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Reversal of impairment loss - If there are indications, that an impairment loss no longer exists, the enterprise should estimate the recoverable amount of the asset - In case recoverable amount is higher than assets carrying amount, the impairment loss earlier recognised may be reversed - The increased carrying amount of

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Disclosures - For each class of asset, the financial statements

should disclose:- the amount of impairment loss and the reversal, if any recognised in profit and loss account - the amount of impairment loss and its reversal, if any, recognised against revaluation surplus - For each segment as per AS-17, separate information to be given - The events and circumstances that led to the recognition or reversal of the impairment loss - The nature and basis of recoverable amount

AS-28 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS Transitional Provision In the first year of applicability of this standard, if there is any impairment loss in the beginning of the year, the same to be recognised and adjusted against opening balance of revenue reserves or revaluation reserve as the case may be.

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CERTAIN ISSUES - Most of the calculations in the standard are based upon
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estimates and projections. What is the reliability of the same. Whether auditors are bound to rely upon managements estimates and projections. Net selling price of a particular asset is less than its carrying amount but value in use of cash generating unit (of which this asset is a part) is higher. Whether asset is required to be impaired. In case a particular asset becomes idle which was earlier part of cash generating unit and now not in use, whether its value to be determine separately or still as part of cash generating unit. Impairment loss is a timing difference as per AS-22 and deferred tax asset may be created for the same subject to the principle of prudence.

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