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IFRS 5Workpapers (Step 4 of 5)

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Step 4 of 5
WorkpaperIFRS 5 — Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued OperationsL1 · L2 · L3 · L4

Held-for-sale classification criteria file

10 missions9 sections to document55 min
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Status
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Objective of the workpaper

For each asset or group (one instance per asset), describe its condition and current use, gather the evidence of the plan (decision, marketing effort, offers, timetable), enter the asking price and the reference fair value, then justify each judgement: sale highly probable, availability for immediate sale, one-year period and any delay beyond the entity's control, sale or abandonment, plan maintained or changed. The standard sets no threshold: a 'reasonable' price and a 'highly probable' sale are matters of judgement documented by the facts. Then prepare the reclassification entry.

9 sections · 25 blocks · 0 calculations · 2 entries

  • IFRS 5 §6
  • IFRS 5 §7
  • IFRS 5 §8
  • IFRS 5 §9
  • IFRS 5 §12
  • IFRS 5 §13
  • IFRS 5 §14
  • IFRS 5 §26

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File and entity
Five assets: held for sale or not, and the end of depreciation
Case tasks documented here
  • Is the hydraulic press available for immediate sale and is the sale highly probable? Justify.
  • Record the reclassification of the press.
1

Inputs

Inputs
  • Asset or group: nature, condition, current use and disposal plan

    TextRequired

    PRESSE_HYDRAULIQUE_INUTILISEE

  • Evidence of the plan: management decision, marketing effort, offers received and timetable

    Text

    DECISION_DU_CONSEIL_COURTIER_ANNONCE

  • Asking price

    Number

    285,000

  • Reference fair value (datum of the file)

    Number

    280,000

  • Expected time to complete the sale (in months)

    Number

    6 months

  • Net carrying amount reclassified to assets held for sale

    Number

    240,000

  • Carrying amount reclassified back to non-current assets on ceasing the classification

    Number

2

Supporting evidence

Evidence
  • Evidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)

    EvidenceRequired

3

Analysis of the criteria

Analysis

IFRS 5 §6IFRS 5 §7IFRS 5 §8IFRS 5 §9IFRS 5 §12IFRS 5 §13IFRS 5 §14IFRS 5 §26

  • Points reviewed: recovery through sale, availability, commitment, price, time frame, abandonment, plan change

    ChecklistRequired

    • Recovery of the carrying amount through sale rather than use analysed
    • Availability of the asset in its present condition checked
    • Management commitment and active marketing checked
    • Asking price compared with fair value
    • One-year period or cause of the delay examined
    • Abandonment or temporary stop distinguished from a sale
    • Change in the disposal plan checked
4

Journal entries

Entries
  • Reclassification to assets held for sale

    Entry

    AccountDebitCredit
    Asset held for sale240,000
    Property, plant and equipment240,000
  • Return to use: reclassification to non-current assets

    Entry

    Debit Property, plant and equipment ← Carrying amount reclassified back to non-current assets on ceasing the classification ; Credit Asset held for sale ← Carrying amount reclassified back to non-current assets on ceasing the classification

5

Judgements

Judgment

IFRS 5 §6IFRS 5 §7IFRS 5 §8IFRS 5 §9IFRS 5 §12IFRS 5 §13IFRS 5 §14IFRS 5 §26

  • Sale highly probable

    JudgmentRequired

    Sale highly probable: criteria met

    Sale highly probable: criteria met / Sale not highly probable: criteria not met

    Rule and cross-reference: a sale is highly probable when management is committed to a plan, an active programme to locate a buyer has been initiated, the asset is offered at a price that is reasonable in relation to its fair value, the sale is expected within one year and significant changes to the plan are unlikely (IFRS 5, para. 8). No probability percentage is set.

  • Rationale: commitment, marketing effort, price against fair value, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

  • Availability for immediate sale

    JudgmentRequired

    Available in its present condition

    Available in its present condition / Not available in its present condition

    Rule and cross-reference: the asset must be available for immediate sale in its present condition, subject only to terms that are usual for such sales (IFRS 5, para. 7).

  • Rationale: condition of the asset, terms of the sale, use until delivery, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

  • One-year period and delay beyond the entity's control

    JudgmentRequired

    Sale expected within one year

    Sale expected within one year / Longer period due to circumstances beyond the entity's control, plan maintained / Longer period without a cause beyond the entity's control

    Rule and cross-reference: the sale is expected within one year; a longer period does not prevent classification if the delay is caused by events or circumstances beyond the entity's control and the entity remains committed to its plan (IFRS 5, paras. 8 and 9).

  • Rationale: timetable, cause of the delay, commitment maintained, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

  • Sale, abandonment or temporary stop

    JudgmentRequired

    Carrying amount recovered principally through a sale

    Carrying amount recovered principally through a sale / Carrying amount recovered through continuing use, no disposal plan / Asset to be abandoned, used until abandonment / Asset temporarily taken out of use, not abandoned

    Rule and cross-reference: an asset whose carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale is classified as held for sale (IFRS 5, para. 6); an asset to be abandoned is not, because its carrying amount is recovered through use until abandonment (IFRS 5, para. 13); an asset temporarily taken out of use is not treated as abandoned (IFRS 5, para. 14).

  • Rationale: mode of recovery, duration of the stop, management intention, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

  • Disposal plan maintained or changed

    JudgmentRequired

    Plan maintained, classification kept / Plan withdrawn, classification ceased

    Rule and cross-reference: if the asset ceases to meet the criteria, it is no longer classified as held for sale and follows the provisions on ceasing the classification (IFRS 5, paras. 26 to 29).

  • Rationale: facts behind the change, date of the decision, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

6

Conclusion

Conclusion
  • Classification retained, classification date and judgements submitted to the reviewer

    ConclusionRequired

7

Effect on the financial statements

FS impact
  • Effect of the entries, line by line (derived from the entries)

    Table

8

Disclosures

Disclosure

IFRS 5 §8IFRS 5 §12IFRS 5 §26

  • Disclosures: basis of classification, criteria met after the closing date, plan change

    ChecklistRequired

    • Facts and circumstances of the classification stated
    • Criteria met after the closing date noted
    • Change in the disposal plan described
9

Normative references

References
  • Paragraphs cited in this workpaper and their verification status

    References

10

Checks and financial statement impact

  • Judgement on the probability of the sale documentedPass
  • Judgement on availability documentedPass
  • Reclassification entry balancedPass
  • Return-to-use entry balancedNot evaluated
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