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- January 25, 2021 at 4:22 pm #607981
I stumble across this while studying financial liability. It is stated that initial measurement is Fair value – transaction cost, which is net proceed. Let’s think of an example then. I issue a $10 bond (no premium and interest whatsoever) to A and incur transaction cost of 1$. According to the standard, I record that liability at 10-1 = $9. However I still have to pay A $10 later. That confuses me. Can anyone help out? Many thanks
Phuc
January 26, 2021 at 7:30 pm #608153Hi,
The treatment of the FL under amortised cost ensures that the $9 is grown over the life of the FL to reach its redemption value over the life of the instrument., via a finance cost (effective rate of interest). This ultimately means that the transaction cost is then spread over the life of the instrument.
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January 26, 2021 at 7:31 pm #608154Hi,
The treatment of the FL under amortised cost ensures that the $9 is grown over the life of the FL to reach its redemption value over the life of the instrument., via a finance cost (effective rate of interest). This ultimately means that the transaction cost is then spread over the life of the instrument.
Thanks
January 27, 2021 at 4:25 am #608172thank you Sir
January 29, 2021 at 7:57 pm #608509You’re welcome!
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