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IFRS 5Chapter 5Lesson 1

Discontinued operations: the component and the definition

Step 1 of 6Learning objectives

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A discontinued operation is a component of the entity that has been disposed of or classified as held for sale and that represents a separate major line of business or geographical area, or is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of one.

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Learning objectives

  • Recognise a component of an entity.
  • Apply the definition of a discontinued operation without reducing it to a numeric threshold.
  • Identify the special case of the subsidiary acquired for resale.

In this lesson

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

Contents — IFRS 5 — Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

  1. 1 · Not startedPurpose, scope and disposal group0 / 1 lesson
  2. 2 · Not startedClassification as held for sale or for distribution0 / 2 lessons
  3. 3 · Not startedMeasurement of classified assets and groups0 / 4 lessons
  4. 4 · Not startedChanges to a plan of sale0 / 1 lesson
  5. 5 · Not startedDiscontinued operations0 / 3 lessons
  6. 6 · Not startedPresentation in the statement of financial position0 / 1 lesson
  7. 7 · Not startedDisclosures0 / 1 lesson
  8. 8 · Not startedBoundaries with other standards0 / 1 lesson