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The only exception to the recognition and measurement of and impairment is IF THE IMPAIRMENT REVERSES A PREVIOUS GAIN TAKEN TO THE REVALUATION RESERVE… can u explain this mechanism??
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If you wanted to impair an asset, and it has been previously revalued, you must first DR the revaluation reserve account with the impairment charge; any remainder goes to the I/S as an expense.
e.g Building
2010 = NBV £100
2011 = Revalued to 150, thus creating a RR A/C of 50
2012 = Recoverable amount after a fire = 25So, first we deduct the impairment charge of 125 (150 – 125 = 25) from the RR A/C “reversing a previous gain.”
Once the RR A/C is closed, we send the remainder as a Dr to the I/S of 75 (125 – 50 = 75)All it is saying is, if a revaluation reserve exists for the asset, and the balance covers the impairment charge, no expense would be recognised in the I/S.
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