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In May 2020, the Board issued Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16) which prohibit a company from deducting from the cost of property, plant and equipment amounts received from selling items produced while the company is preparing the asset for its intended use.
International Accounting Standard 16 Property, Plant and Equipment (IAS 16) is set out in paragraphs 1–83 and the Appendix. All the paragraphs have equal authority but retain the IASC format of the Standard when it was adopted by the IASB.
IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17, IFRIC 4, SIC-15 and SIC-27. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases. In May 2020 the Board issued Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions, which amended IFRS 16.
IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment. The objective of this Standard is to prescribe the accounting treatment for property, plant and equipment so that users of the financial statements can discern information about an entity’s investment in its property, plant and equipment and the changes in such investment.
IAS 16 Property Plant and Equipment. Effective Date. Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005. RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. Recognise when it is: Probable that the future economic benefits associated with the asset will flow to the entity; and. The cost of the asset can be reliably measured. Measurement: Initially recorded at cost.
The objective of IAS 16 is to prescribe the accounting treatment for property, plant, and equipment. The principal issues are the recognition of assets, the determination of their carrying amounts, and the depreciation charges and impairment losses to be recognised in relation to them.
IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment. Objective. The objective of this Standard is to prescribe the accounting treatment for property, plant and equipment so that users of the financial statements can discern information about an entity’s investment in its property, plant and equipment and the changes in such investment.
