Monday, April 25, 2016

Accounting for Bearer Plants Answer to the Illustrative Problem

SOLUTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS:

[See Accounting for Bearer Plants: Illustrative Problem]

In June 2014 the IASB amended the scope of IAS 16 to include bearer plants related to agricultural activity. This amendments are mandatory effective starting January 1, 2016.

IAS 16.6 defines a bearer plant as a living plant that is: (1) is used in the production or supply of agricultural produce; (2) is expected to bear produce for more than one period; and (3) has a remote likelihood of being sold as agricultural produce, except for incidental scrap sales.

Under IAS 16, bearer plants will be measured initially at COST. Subsequently, these items will be measured using either Cost Model (cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses) or Revaluation Model (Revalued amount less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses), depending on the entity’s accounting policy.


The following chart summarizes the accounting treatment on Living Plants:

Thus, using the amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41, the following entries shall be provided by the RENATA DE COCO CORPORATION for the year 2016:






















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