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Section 27 – Impairment of Assets

27.1 Objective and scope. 

27.1.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.1 – 27.1A. 

27.1.2 OmniPro comment – Objective and scope. 

27.2 Impairment of inventories. 

27.2.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.2 – 27.4

27.2.2 OmniPro comment – Impairment of Inventories. 

27.3 Impairment of assets other than inventories. 

27.3.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.5 – 27.6.

27.3.2 OmniPro comment – Impairment of assets other than inventory – assessing if an impairment is required. 

27.4 Impairment – assessing if an impairment is required. 

27.4.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.7 – 27.8. 

27.4.2 OmniPro comment 

27.4.2.1 Assessing if an impairment is required. 

27.4.2.2 Cash generating unit 

27.5 Indicators of impairment 

27.5.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.9 – 27.10. 

27.5.2 OmniPro comment – Indicators of Impairment 

27.6 Measuring recoverable amount 

27.6.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.11 – 27.13. 

27.6.2 OmniPro comment – Measuring recoverable amount 

27.7 Fair value less costs to sell 

27.7.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.14 – 27.14A. 

27.7.2 OmniPro comment 

27.7.2.1 Fair value less cost to sell – active market 

27.7.2.2 Fair value less cost to sell – no active market – valuation model 

27.7.2.3 Discount rate for fair value less cost to sell 

27.8 Value in use. 

27.8.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.15 – 27.20. 

27.8.2 OmniPro comment 

27.8.2.1 Value in Use rules. 

27.8.2.2 Estimating the future pre-tax cash flows. 

27.8.2.3 Foreign cash flows. 

27.8.2.4 Steps in calculating Value in Use. 

27.8.2.5 Value in use – discount rate. 

27.8.2.6 Value in use – terminal value. 

27.9 Assets held for service potential 

27.9.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.20A. 

27.9.2 OmniPro comment – Asset held for service potential 

27.10 Recognising and measuring an impairment loss for a cash-generating unit 

27.10.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.21 – 27.23. 

27.10.2 OmniPro comment 

27.10.2.1 Allocation of the improvement loss in a CGU. 

27.10.2.2 Restoration on reduction of assets as a result of impairment 

27.11  Additional requirements for impairment of goodwill 

27.11.2  OmniPro comment 

27.11.2.1 – Impairment of Goodwill 

27.11.2.2 Integrated entity. 

27.12 Reversal of an impairment loss. 

27.12.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.28 – 27.30. 

27.12.2 OmniPro comment 

27.12.2.1 Impairment reversals generally. 

27.13 Reversal when recoverable amount was estimated for a cash-generating unit 

27.13.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.31. 

27.13.2 OmniPro comment – Reversal of impairment when recoverable amount based on CGU  

27.14 Disclosures. 

27.14.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.32 – 27.33A. 

27.14.2 OmniPro comment – Disclosures. 

27.14.2.1 Tangible fixed assets accounting policy disclosure. 

27.14.2.2    Extract from notes to the financial statements. 

27.14.2.2.1 Exceptional item – impairment charge. 

27.14.2.2.2Tangible fixed assets. 

27.14.2.2.3 Extract from profit and loss where impairment is shown as an exceptional item. 

27.14.2.2.4 Extract from notes to the financial statements

27.14.2.2.5 Extract from notes where impairment is not deemed exceptional 

27.14.2.2.6 Financial assets. 

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Section 27: Impairment of Assets          

Section 27 provides detailed guidance on the indicators of impairment, how impairment reviews should be performed and the circumstances in which they should be reversed. It also provides the detailed disclosure requirements where an impairment review has been performed.

27.1 Objective and scope

27.1.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 27.1

27.1 This section applies to the impairment of assets and the recognition of impairment losses except in relation to:

(a) assets arising from construction contracts (see Section 23 Revenue);

(b) deferred tax assets (see Section 29 Income Tax);

(c) assets arising from employee benefits (see Section 28 Employee Benefits);

(d) financial assets within the scope of Section 11 Basic Financial Instruments or Section 12 Other Financial Instruments Issues;

(e) investment property measured at fair value (see Section 16 Investment Property);

(f) biological assets related to agricultural activity measured at fair value less estimated costs to sell (see Section 34 Specialised Activities); and

(g) deferred acquisition costs and intangible assets arising from contracts within the scope of FRS 103.

27.1.2 OmniPro comment – Objective and scope

Section 27 requires that no asset within its remit should be stated at an amount above its recoverable amount. The items above are excluded as these have specific rules under their own standard. In summary a list of the main assets coming within the remit of Section 27 as detailed in Section 27.1 of FRS 102

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Examples:

Example 1: Lowest available CGU. 

Example 2: Lowest available CGU. 

Example 3: A decline in the asset’s market value. 

Example 4: Significant adverse changes that have taken/will take place in the market 

Example 5: Change in assets use. 

Example 6: Introduction of new competitor 

Example 7: Impairment indicators – decision to close. 

Example 8: Performance of an asset is worse than expected. 

Example 9: Investment in subsidiary. 

Example 10: Value in use differs from fair value less costs to sell 

Example 11: Fair value less costs to sell 

Example 12: Determining cash flow to include. 

Example 13: WACC. 

Example 14: Impairment loss for a CGU with goodwill 

Example 15: Restriction of reduction of assets as a result of an impairment 

Example 16: Impairment loss on a CGU with goodwill and non-controlling interests 

Example 17: Reversal of impairment on an individual asset 

Example 18: Reversal of cash generating unit 

Example 19: extract from an accounting policy note and disclosure requirements. 

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