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Objective of the workpaper
Assess the useful life (finite or indefinite, rights and renewals), choose the method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits, prepare the amortisation schedule from the available-for-use date, apply any revision prospectively and record the charge for the period.
9 sections · 30 blocks · 5 calculations · 3 entries
- IAS 38 §88
- IAS 38 §90
- IAS 38 §94
- IAS 38 §97
- IAS 38 §98
- IAS 38 §100
- IAS 38 §102
- IAS 38 §104
- IAS 8 §36
- IFRS 13
Work this workpaper as a mission
Each case that uses this template opens in the mission workspace: data, analysis, calculation, entries, conclusion and review, with your progress saved.
- Acquisition of a management software licenceOpen the mission
- Broadcasting licences: finite or indefinite useful lifeOpen the mission
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisherOpen the mission · Orion licence
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisherOpen the mission · Atlas module
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisherOpen the mission · Gamma licence
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisherOpen the mission · Delta licence
6 instances from the cases: the calculations and entries below are run by the calculation engine.
- File and entity
- Acquisition of a management software licence
- Case tasks documented here
- Calculate the annual amortisation charge.
- From which date does amortisation start? Calculate the charge for 20X1.
- Which journal entries do you record in 20X1?
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
20X1-04-01
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
200,000
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
0
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
5 years
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
9 months
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
Revised residual value
Number
Revised remaining useful life
Number
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
200,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
40,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
30,000
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Account Debit Credit Amortisation expense 30,000 Accumulated amortisation 30,000 Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable)
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References
Checks and financial statement impact
- The straight-line entry is balancedPass
- The units entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The revised entry is balancedNot evaluated
- Assets
- -30,000
- Liabilities
- 0
- Profit or loss
- -30,000
- OCI
- 0
- Equity
- -30,000
- File and entity
- Broadcasting licences: finite or indefinite useful life
- Case tasks documented here
- Which useful life do you use for licence B, and what charge for 20X1?
- Which entries do you record at 31 December 20X1?
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
20X1-01-01
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
5 years
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
240,000
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
0
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
5 years
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
12 months
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
Revised residual value
Number
Revised remaining useful life
Number
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
240,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
48,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
48,000
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Account Debit Credit Amortisation expense 48,000 Accumulated amortisation 48,000 Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable)
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References
Checks and financial statement impact
- The straight-line entry is balancedPass
- The units entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The revised entry is balancedNot evaluated
- Assets
- -48,000
- Liabilities
- 0
- Profit or loss
- -48,000
- OCI
- 0
- Equity
- -48,000
- File and entity
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisher
- Case tasks documented here
- Which useful life and amortisation method do you retain for the Orion licence? Answer management's proposal.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Orion licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charges for the Atlas module and the Delta licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Gamma licence.
- Which amortisation entries do you record for 20X2?
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
270,000
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
0
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
4 years
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
9 months
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
Revised residual value
Number
Revised remaining useful life
Number
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
270,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
67,500
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
50,625
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Account Debit Credit Amortisation expense 50,625 Accumulated amortisation 50,625 Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable)
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References
Checks and financial statement impact
- The straight-line entry is balancedPass
- The units entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The revised entry is balancedNot evaluated
- Assets
- -50,625
- Liabilities
- 0
- Profit or loss
- -50,625
- OCI
- 0
- Equity
- -50,625
- File and entity
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisher
- Case tasks documented here
- Which useful life and amortisation method do you retain for the Orion licence? Answer management's proposal.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Orion licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charges for the Atlas module and the Delta licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Gamma licence.
- Which amortisation entries do you record for 20X2?
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
240,000
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
0
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
5 years
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
1 months
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
Revised residual value
Number
Revised remaining useful life
Number
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
240,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
48,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
4,000
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Account Debit Credit Amortisation expense 4,000 Accumulated amortisation 4,000 Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable)
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References
Checks and financial statement impact
- The straight-line entry is balancedPass
- The units entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The revised entry is balancedNot evaluated
- Assets
- -4,000
- Liabilities
- 0
- Profit or loss
- -4,000
- OCI
- 0
- Equity
- -4,000
- File and entity
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisher
- Case tasks documented here
- Which useful life and amortisation method do you retain for the Orion licence? Answer management's proposal.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Orion licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charges for the Atlas module and the Delta licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Gamma licence.
- Which amortisation entries do you record for 20X2?
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
120,000
Revised residual value
Number
0
Revised remaining useful life
Number
3 years
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
40,000
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Account Debit Credit Amortisation expense 40,000 Accumulated amortisation 40,000
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable)
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References
Checks and financial statement impact
- The straight-line entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The units entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The revised entry is balancedPass
- Assets
- -40,000
- Liabilities
- 0
- Profit or loss
- -40,000
- OCI
- 0
- Equity
- -40,000
- File and entity
- Professional file: year-end close of the intangible assets of a software publisher
- Case tasks documented here
- Which useful life and amortisation method do you retain for the Orion licence? Answer management's proposal.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Orion licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charges for the Atlas module and the Delta licence.
- Calculate the 20X2 charge for the Gamma licence.
- Which amortisation entries do you record for 20X2?
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
120,000
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
0
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
6 years
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
6 months
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
Revised residual value
Number
Revised remaining useful life
Number
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
120,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
20,000
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
10,000
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Account Debit Credit Amortisation expense 10,000 Accumulated amortisation 10,000 Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable)
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References
Checks and financial statement impact
- The straight-line entry is balancedPass
- The units entry is balancedNot evaluated
- The revised entry is balancedNot evaluated
- Assets
- -10,000
- Liabilities
- 0
- Profit or loss
- -10,000
- OCI
- 0
- Equity
- -10,000
Inputs
InputsAsset amortised (nature, rights, renewal terms)
TextRequired
Date the asset is available for use
DateRequired
Term of the contractual or legal rights (supported renewals included)
Number
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise
NumberRequired
Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date)
NumberRequired
Residual value presumed to be zero unless (a) a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or (b) there is an active market as defined in IFRS 13 (Appendix A) and both of these conditions are met: the residual value can be determined by reference to that market, and that market is likely to still exist at the end of the useful life (para. 100).
Useful life retained
NumberRequired
Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Number
Total expected units (right expressed in units)
Number
Units consumed in the period
Number
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate
Number
Revised residual value
Number
Revised remaining useful life
Number
Supporting evidence
EvidenceEvidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)
EvidenceRequired
Useful life factors and rights
AnalysisIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §90IAS 38 §94
Factors considered
ChecklistRequired
- Expected usage and life cycles of similar products
- Technical, technological or commercial obsolescence
- Stability of the industry and changes in demand
- Maintenance expenditure required and ability to incur it
- Period of control and legal limits
- Dependence on the useful life of other assets
Contractual or legal rights
Checklist
- Life retained limited to the term of the rights (or shorter)
- Renewal included only if supported and without significant cost
Amortisation schedule
CalculationsIAS 38 §94IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100IAS 38 §104
Amortisable amount
Calculation
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Annual straight-line amortisation
Calculation
Cost (or other base amount) to amortise ; Residual value (zero, unless a third party has committed to buy the asset at the end of its useful life, or an active market allows it to be determined and is likely to still exist at that date) ; Useful life retained
Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Calculation
Annual straight-line amortisation ; Months of amortisation in the period (from the available-for-use date)
Charge for the period based on units consumed
Calculation
Amortisable amount ; Total expected units (right expressed in units) ; Units consumed in the period
Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Calculation
Carrying amount at the date of the change in estimate ; Revised residual value ; Revised remaining useful life
Reviewed at least at each year-end: a change in life, method or residual value is a change in estimate (paras. 102 and 104), recognised prospectively in the period of the change and later periods, without restatement (IAS 8, para. 36).
Journal entries
EntriesStraight-line amortisation for the period
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Straight-line charge for the period (pro rata from the available-for-use date)
Units-of-production amortisation
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Charge for the period based on units consumed ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Charge for the period based on units consumed
Revised amortisation (full period)
Entry
Debit Amortisation expense ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment) ; Credit Accumulated amortisation ← Revised annual amortisation (change in estimate, prospective treatment)
Useful life and method
JudgmentIAS 38 §88IAS 38 §97IAS 38 §98IAS 38 §100
Finite or indefinite useful life
JudgmentRequired
Finite: amortised over the life retained / Indefinite: no amortisation, annual test (impairment workpaper)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Method reflecting the pattern of consumption of the benefits
JudgmentRequired
Straight-line (pattern regular or not reliably determinable) / Method based on the expected pattern of consumption of benefits (for example units of production, right expressed in units)
Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected
TextRequired
Conclusion
ConclusionConclusion on the life, the method and the charge for the period
ConclusionRequired
Financial statement impact
FS impactImpact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)
TableRequired
Normative references
ReferencesParagraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)
References