Ifrs-9 IFRIC 19

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IFRS

9 DERECOGNITION OF FINANCIAL LIABILITY

A financial liability is The difference between


derecognized only the carrying amount
when extinguished of a financial liability
i.e. when the obligation extinguished or transferred
specified in the contract to a 3rd party and the
is discharged or consideration paid is
cancelled or expired. recognised in P/L.
IFRS
EXTINGUISHING FINANCIAL LIABILITIES WITH EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
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[IFRIC 19]
BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

Loan
Borrower Lender
Settlement of loan =
Equity Shares of Borrower

Terms of a liability might be renegotiated such that the lender


(creditor) accepts equity instruments as payment instead
of cash.

IFRIC 19 sets out how a borrower that issues equity instruments


to extinguish all or part of financial liability should account
for the transaction.
IFRS
EXTINGUISHING FINANCIAL LIABILITIES WITH EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
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[IFRIC 19]
BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

Following transactions are scoped out of IFRIC 19:

Transactions with the creditor in its capacity as an existing shareholder


(e.g. a rights issue);

Lender and borrower are controlled by the same party or parties before and
after the transaction; or

Issue of equity shares to extinguish debt is in accordance with original terms


of financial liability (such as convertible debt).
ISSUES CONSENSUS

Are equity instruments issued to Issue of equity instruments is “consideration paid” to


extinguish financial liability considered extinguish all or part of a financial liability. This leads
“consideration paid”? to derecognition of the liability.

If fair value of equity instrument issued is reliably measurable

Equity instruments issued would be initially measured


at fair value of the issued equity instruments.

If fair value of equity instrument issued is NOT reliably measurable


How should an entity initially
measure the equity instruments Equity instrument issued would be measured at fair
issued? value of the liability extinguished.

If fair value of equity instrument issued and liability


extinguished are NOT reliably measurable

Equity instrument issued would be measured at


carrying value of the liability extinguished.

How should the entity account for any Difference between the carrying amount of liability
difference between the carrying amount extinguished and consideration paid must be
of the liability and the equity instruments recognised in P/L.
issued? Separate line item or disclosure in the notes is required.
IFRS
EXTINGUISHING FINANCIAL LIABILITIES WITH EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
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[IFRIC 19]
PART EXTINGUISHMENT – ADDITIONAL CONCERNS

If only part of the financial liability is extinguished, entity is


required to assess whether some of the consideration paid
relates to a modification of the terms of the outstanding liability.

If some of the consideration paid relates to modification of terms


of remaining liability, the entity allocates the consideration paid
between;

Part of the liability extinguished; and

Part of the liability that remains outstanding.

and apply “modification of financial liability” rules accordingly.

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