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  1. Hello, and thanks for the useful lectures.
    I would like to point out that on the first example of revaluation, the useful life of the building is 25 years. 2years later it was revalued to $600,000. The new depreciation charge calculations would be dividing the $600,000 by 22 years and not 23, as an year have already passed (31 Dec 20×7). I think the new dep chg should be $27,273, and the CV of the building being $572,728.
    Kindly confirm.
    Best Regards

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    Objectives
    The objective of IFRS 19 is to prescribe accounting treatment for Covid-19. The principal issues are the timing and manner in which the virus can be contracted.

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    Scope
    The standard applies to accounting treatment for Covid-19 except Ebola, Typhoid Fever, Diabetes, Pneumonia, Cancer, Malaria, etcetera.

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    Coronavirus also known as Covid-19 is a present disease contracted as a result of past events from which the victim is expected to die or recover.

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    ? There is a present disease known as Covid-19, contracted as a result of past events.
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    ? The cost of treatment can be reliably measured.

    Measurement Criteria
    Coronavirus are measured at the best estimates of the expenditure required to treat the disease.

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    Coronavirus patient shall be discharged or derecognized:
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    ? When no future outflow of economic resources will be required to treat the patient.
    ? When it was discovered that the patient was actually suffering from Malaria or Typhoid Fever.

    Disclosures
    ? The number of confirmed cases. This should be classified into age, gender, race, travel history, etcetera.
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    ? Use of face masks at public place.
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  4. Historical cost depreciation comes $32000
    revaluation depreciation comes to $43478

    meaning we would have Accumulated depreciation of $75478 As at 31/12/20×8

    My question is why deduct revaluation depreciation from historical depreciation to equal $64000 like revaluation never occurred and netting the difference from revaluation balance ?

    • I think that after the first revaluation at 500k you should Dr the 32k of accumulated depreciation so, when you sell the asset you should only have 43478 in the Acc. dep balance.

      So my guess will be something like

      Dr Cost 50000
      Dr Acc Dep. 43478
      Cr Other Comp Income 93478

  7. Hi,

    In an exam it would specifically say what to do. If it didn’t then I’d assume they do have the policy as it is beneficial to the shareholders to do so given it increases their distributable reserves.

    Thanks

  8. Hi,

    My understanding is that the entity has a choice whether to transfer the depreciation difference from RS to RE or not.

    However in your example it seemed you just did it anyway without explicitly stating that this is the entity’s policy. What shall I do in an exam situation?

    Thanks

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