0000036047-20-000027.txt : 20200501 0000036047-20-000027.hdr.sgml : 20200501 20200430200009 accession number: 0000036047-20-000027 conformed submission type: 10-q public document count: 78 conformed period of report: 20200331 filed as of date: 20200501 date as of change: 20200430 filer: company data: company conformed name: corelogic, inc. Entities will also need to take time to consider whether to avail of practical expedients and recognition exemptions (including, in … Applying IFRS 16 as a ‘big bang’ on the date of application will be at a lower cost, however the comparability of financial information will be lower. NZ IFRS 16 – This version is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 Jan 2021 (early adoption permitted) Date of issue: Feb 2016 Date compiled to: 30 Sep 2020 . These amendments introduce a practical expedient for lessees – i.e. You have some big decisions to make, which will have lasting consequences. Your choice of transition option and practical expedients will affect the costs and timing of your implementation project – and your financial statements for years to come. The standard provides a host of different transition options and practical expedients that involve a trade-off between cost and comparability. For all leases held at the date of transition the recognition and measurement provisions of IFRS 16 are applied in full; 2. The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. Explaining the key disclosure requirements and the practical expedients available; Outlining the different transition options. For example, one of the practical expedients in IFRS 16 enables a lessee to measure right-of-use assets on the date of initial application without using any historical data. Practical Expedients – Modified Retrospective Approach In applying the modified retrospective approach, several practical expedients are available for leases that were previously categorised as operating leases under IAS 17. IFRS 16 offers a range of transition options. All This practical expedient addresses the historical inconsistencies in accounting for … Calculations – we can calculate the ‘right- of-use’ (ROU) asset, lease liability, interest and depreciation charges for each lease using our bespoke IFRS 16 calculator Examples of low-value items … The IFRS 16 amendment requires lessees to disclose when the practical expedient election for rent concessions is elected. In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 Leases – a major step towards realising its long-standing goal of bringing most leases on-balance sheet for lessees. Portfolio Approach. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, … So, if you combine application of individual transition approaches with practical expedients, there are indeed many options. Perhaps the most significant practical expedient available is the option to apply … Cost Saving Measures: Practical Expedients for Transition Accounting. As the first reporting periods after the implementation of AASB 16 approaches, some businesses are waking up to the fact that the transition to AASB 16 is no easy feat, and could have long-lasting ramifications on the business. Three ASC 842 practical expedients in one package. While the application of NZ IFRS 16 to all the leases your organisation may have, NZ IFRS 16 includes a number of practical expedients to ease the pressure by providing you the ability to scope out leases that are of a limited term and/or relate to items of “low value”. Find out more. IFRS 16 fair value practical expedient. Amendments. Though not spelled out in the standard, the IASB has specified in its basis of conclusions that low-value assets are those valued under $5,000 when new. Applying IFRS 16 retrospectively to all accounting periods will lead to an increased cost and increased comparability. Does it matter which option is taken when measuring a ROU under the modified transition approach (BC 286)? Similarities and differences exist between the practical expedients provided under the new standards between US GAAP and IFRS. This course looks at the requirements of IFRS 16 in the light of numerous practical examples, and focuses on how the standard should be applied, areas where policy choices are required, the information needs of the standard, and its impact on financial statements and derived information. 63 IFRS IN PRACTICE – IFRS 16 LEASES 11.2. If it was not applied to all concessions, the lessee discloses to which specific types of contracts it was applied. This means: 1. However, if this practical expedient is used, companies will measure right-of-use assets at a higher amount than … Your choice of transition option and practical expedients will affect the costs and timing of your implementation project – and your financial statements for years to come. Among the practical expedients created to ease the ASC 842 transition requirements is a package deal — three expedients that must be elected all together or not at all. The reason is that IFRS 16 contains TWO basic transition approaches and A FEW practical expedients (certain exceptions) that you can apply optionally on top of your selected transition approach. Your choice of transition option and practical expedients will affect the costs and timing of your implementation project – and your financial statements for years to come. In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the International Accounting Standards Board (the Board) has issued amendments to IFRS 16 Leases to allow lessees not to account for rent concessions as lease modifications if they are a direct consequence of COVID-19 and meet certain conditions. When you elect this package of practical expedients, it must be applied consistently to all leases. Insomeexamples,companieswerenotasclearastheycould be in identifying whether they had applied transition expedients (C10) or recognition exemptions (IFRS 16.5), Comparative financial information is restated; and 3. See the section on General points for a list of the practical expedients on transition. Implementing IFRS 16, the new leases standard, is a major undertaking for many companies. The challenges encompass data collection, systems and processes, and communication. Like US GAAP, IFRS 16 allows an election for the Lessee/Lessor to “grandfather” the lease assessment applied to contracts with an effective date prior to the adoption date [5]. An adjustment is made to equity at the beginning of the e… Compliance, Lease Accounting, Transition Accounting; As the go-live date for the new lease standards (ASC 842 & IFRS 16) is approaching fast, businesses should consider the practical expedients available to ease the burden of adoption and transition. to IFRS 16 to simplify how lessees account for rent concessions. Visit our Leases hot topics page for more insight on lease accounting under IFRS … The effective date of IFRS 16 Leases is upon us. Overview. Financial Reporting Council ‖IFRS 16 Thematic Review Transition options A number of practical expedients are available to those following the modified retrospectiveadoption. If the fair value of the asset is less than $5,000, then you don’t … Download. Instead, it accounts for them under other applicable guidance. IFRS 16 must still be applied to those contracts … IFRS 16 Practical Expedients. Land Easements. IFRS 16, policies, maintenance provisions for leased aircraft, certain disclosures, adoption of amendment ‘COVID-19 related rent concessions’ ... Consequently, the impact of the new standard has been calculated as if the standard had always applied, subject to the practical expedients permitted on transition (outlined below). included in IFRS 16 Recognition Exemptions and Practical Expedients The Company has applied the following recognition exemptions and practical expedients: • grandfather the definition of a lease for existing contracts at the date of initial application; • exclude certain short-term leases from IFRS 16 … Will practical expedients … 2016-12 'Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients', which amends certain aspects of the Board’s new revenue standard, ASU 2014-09 'Revenue From Contracts With Customers'. IFRS 16 IFRS 16 has changed the reporting landscape for organisations entering into a leasing arrangement. This guide illustrates the modified retrospective approach, using a number of the practical expedients available under this approach, and the retrospective method. This approach requires entities to apply the provisions in IFRS 16 retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. Effective date. of IFRS 16 will require the exercise of judgement – particularly in respect of the definition of a lease and the assessment of the lease term. a lessee is not required to assess whether eligible rent concessions that are a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic are lease modifications. Under IFRS 16, low-value assets do not need to be recognized on the balance sheet. What practical expedients are available on transition? In addition, IFRS 16 contains two key practical expedients for lessees: Short-term leases with a lease term of 12 months or less and Leases of low-value assets For such types of leases, lessees may choose not to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability and expense the lease payments on a straight-line basis. 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