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Financial instruments – Example (FVTPL and FVTOCI) – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)

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  2. I don’t know if I am missing something (apologies in advance), but the video cuts out at 14:54…where’s the rest of it? I can see when playing that it should be 20:42 but the above doesn’t show the full video.

    Many thanks,
    Phil

    • Hi,

      They will be treated as an expense when we acquire a financial asset that is classified at fair value through profit or loss. Any other classification of a financial asset (FVTOCI or amortised cost), the transaction costs will be added to the fair value at the acquisition date.

      Thanks

  4. Hi, I have a question and would be happy to get an answer to it

    My BPP book says that:

    Under IFRS 9 all financial assets should be initially measured at cost = fair value plus transaction costs.

    In this lecture we met that criteria for assets at FVTOCI, we recognised them as 500000 + 40000 = 540000

    but then why we expensed the transaction cost at FVTPL and recognised it as 500000

    if the standard says that ALL financial assets should be initially measured at cost = fair value plus transaction costs??

    thanks and regards

  5. Hi
    Why do we initial measurement of financial asset is done at fair value why is it not done at purchase cost + transaction cost.

    It means initially on day of purchase if fair value is other than purchase cost shall we have to recognize the financial asset at fair value

    • Hi, I believe in the first one it was a cost (or loss) due to decreasing of the investment value, But in the second one it was a cost that we made to purchase the investment

  9. hi,

    sir if the company bought the same share through out the whole year(every quarter as part of to hostile takeover) , then the fair value should be measure separate or average out the cost by adding up all the share value through out the transaction and divide by to quantity of the share?

  10. Hi,

    can you please tell me what will be the treatment of FVTOCI if there is a downward revaluation of $ 1,000?
    this is the 1st time revaluation and we don’t investment reserve balance
    please write journal entries also

  11. I have a question. I thought that the initial measurement for Financial Asset is to recognize at fairvalue including transaction cost, except where it is designated to profit or loss. Can you explain why we have measured the first question directly through profit or loss at the initial measurement?

  12. Hi,

    Thank you for this lecture. Please see some questions below:

    1. In question 2, is there a reason why we did not ‘account’ for the different currencies in this question? (the transaction cost and fair value are shown in GBP, while the initial value of the shares is USD).

    2. In question 2, what is the accounting treatment for the subsequent sale of the shares ($650,000)?

  15. Should there be a part for derecognition too? You mentioned that in the lecture but didn’t cover it or how to show it. There are quite a few things missing throughout these lectures that I’ve noticed so far and worried as we won’t know it for the exam.

    • Hi,

      Glad you’re enjoying the lectures, and if you do ever want the journals then just ask on the forum. Hope you enjoy the rest of the lectures just as much as the ones so far.

      Thanks

      • Hi, where is the rest of this question? The part where the shares are subsequently sold for $650,000…

    • Hi,

      If we sell an financial asset that has been held at FVTOCI then there are two aspects we need to deal with.

      Firstly there is the profit on disposal calculated as the difference between the proceeds and the value of the financial asset held on the SFP, which is recognised through profit or loss.

      Secondly there are stored up gains in other components of equity that need to be transferred to retained earnings, as these gains have now been realised.

      Hope this helps.

      Thanks

  18. Thanks a lot sir for an Amazing set of lectures.

    I have got a small doubt…. Apologize if it is silly, but those doubts turning my head round.

    I have understood how to calculate (measure) but have still got no clarity where to post it.

    Could you please correct me?

    Ex 1 part B
    On the reporting date of the financial position the investment would value at 620000

    As u did in the ppe lectures can you please mention it here …
    I mean in this form

    Spl.
    1)
    2)

    SFP
    1)
    2)

    OCI
    1)
    2)

      • QUESTION

        Background
        A Co is a subsidiary of B Co, which proposes to demerge an identified business division to B Co.

        Under the transaction, the identified business division will be transferred from A Co to B Co through a scheme of demerger approved by the NCLT. As a consideration for demerger, B Co to issue shares to the shareholders of A Co (except B Co).

        One of the ingredients as assets of the business being demerged is portfolio investments of the business. The portfolio investment is treated as Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI) in accordance with IndAS 109.

        Accordingly, all fair value gains/loss in relation to the investment are recorded in statement of profit and loss account under the head “Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) Items that will not be reclassified to Profit or Loss”.

        Illustratively, following is the position in the balance sheet of March 31, 2019 (in relation to the portfolio investment):
        • Original acquisition cost: INR 1000
        • Fair value gain (accumulated in OCI): Rs 4000
        • Book value of investment: Rs 5000

        Query
        1. In the above scenario what should be the accounting entry A Co should pass in its books for the demerger as a Demerged Company?

        2. Through the demerger entries can A Co reverse the fair value gain impact of previous years (which increased the value of the investment) by debiting the head under the statement of profit and loss account “Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) Items that will not be reclassified to Profit or Loss”?

        Please answer this question i need its solution urgently ……..

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