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IAS 16, IFRS 5 and IAS 40 — Disposal treatment

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  • June 16, 2017 at 5:10 pm #393317
    MVS
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    Sir,
    I’m being silly but can you please help as i am unable to get this in my head.

    What happens to revaluation reserve account for a specific asset when that specific asset is sold for IAS-16, IAS-40 and IFRS-5?

    I understand that any gains or loses upon disposal is recognized straight to P&L. But what happens to any build up of previous revaluation reserve, should this be transferred to Retained Earnings?

    Thanks.

    June 16, 2017 at 10:56 pm #393342
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    Hi,

    Any gains held in reserves get transferred to retained earnings in the statement of changes in equity. Please note that we do not use a revaluation reserve in IAS 40 as any gains are recognised through profit or loss.

    Thanks

    June 17, 2017 at 3:05 am #393350
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    Thanks very much Sir for your prompt reply.

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