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IAS 20Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance

IAS 20Chapter 1Lesson 1

IAS 20: purpose, scope and definitions

Step 1 of 6Learning objectives

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IAS 20 deals with government grants and other government assistance; this first lesson places the standard, its exclusions and the basic vocabulary.

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Learning objectives

  • Explain the purpose of IAS 20.
  • Identify a government grant and distinguish it from government assistance or a forgivable loan.
  • Recognise the assistance excluded from the scope of the standard.

In this lesson

Original teaching content: it paraphrases the standard without reproducing it and does not replace the official text.

Contents — IAS 20 — Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance

  1. 1 · Not startedPurpose, scope and definitions0 / 1 lesson
  2. 2 · Not startedRecognition and reasonable assurance0 / 1 lesson
  3. 3 · Not startedGovernment loans: forgiveness and below-market rate0 / 1 lesson
  4. 4 · Not startedThe income approach0 / 1 lesson
  5. 5 · Not startedNon-monetary grants0 / 1 lesson
  6. 6 · Not startedGrants related to assets0 / 1 lesson
  7. 7 · Not startedGrants related to income0 / 1 lesson
  8. 8 · Not startedRepayment of a grant0 / 1 lesson
  9. 9 · Not startedOther government assistance0 / 1 lesson
  10. 10 · Not startedDisclosures0 / 1 lesson
  11. 11 · Not startedTransition and effective dates0 / 1 lesson
  12. 12 · Not startedBoundaries with other standards0 / 1 lesson