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IAS31InterestsinJointVentures
IAS31InterestsinJointVentures
ThisrevisedStandardsupersedesIAS31(revised2000)FinancialReportingofInterestsinJointVenturesandshouldbeappliedforannualperiodsbeginningonorafter1January2005.Earlierapplicationisencouraged.
Contents
IntroductionIN1-IN10
InternationalAccountingStandard31InterestsinJointVentures
Scope1-2
Definitions3-12
FormsofJointVenture7
JointControl8
ContractualArrangement9-12
Jointlycontrolledoperations13-17
Jointlycontrolledassets18-23
Jointlycontrolledentities24-47
FinancialStatementsofaVenturer30-45
ProportionateConsolidation30-37
EquityMethod38-41
ExceptionstoProportionateConsolidationandEquityMethod42-45
SeparateFinancialStatementsofaVenturer46-47
Transactionsbetweenaventurerandajointventure48-50
Reportinginterestsinjointventuresinthefinancialstatementsofaninvestor51
Operatorsofjointventures52-53
Disclosure54-57
Effectivedate58
WithdrawalofIAS31(revised2000)59
Appendix:
AmendmentstoOtherPronouncements
ApprovalofIAS31bytheBoard
BasisforConclusions
TableofConcordance
InternationalAccountingStandard31InterestsinJointVentures(IAS31)issetoutinparagraphs1-59andtheAppendix.AlltheparagraphshaveequalauthoritybutretaintheIASCformatoftheStandardwhenitwasadoptedbytheIASB.IAS31shouldbereadinthecontextoftheBasisforConclusions,thePrefacetoInternationalFinancialReportingStandardsandtheFrameworkforthePreparationandPresentationofFinancialStatements.IAS8AccountingPolicies,ChangesinAccountingEstimatesandErrorsprovidesabasisforselectingandapplyingaccountingpoliciesintheabsenceofexplicitguidance.
Introduction
IN1.InternationalAccountingStandard31InterestsinJointVentures(IAS 31)replacesIAS31FinancialReportingofInterestsinJointVentures(revisedin2000),andshouldbeappliedforannualperiodsbeginningonorafter1January2005.Earlierapplicationisencouraged.
ReasonsforRevisingIAS31
IN2.TheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoarddevelopedthisrevisedIAS31aspartofitsprojectonImprovementstoInternationalAccountingStandards.TheprojectwasundertakeninthelightofqueriesandcriticismsraisedinrelationtotheStandardsbysecuritiesregulators,professionalaccountantsandotherinterestedparties.Theobjectivesoftheprojectweretoreduceoreliminatealternatives,redundanciesandconflictswithintheStandards,todealwithsomeconvergenceissuesandtomakeotherimprovements.
IN3.ForIAS31theBoard'smainobjectivewastomaketheamendmentsnecessarytotakeaccountoftheextensivechangesbeingmadetoIAS 27ConsolidatedFinancialStatementsandAccountingforInvestmentsinSubsidiariesandIAS28AccountingforInvestmentsinAssociatesaspartoftheImprovementsproject.TheBoarddidnotreconsiderthefundamentalapproachtotheaccountingforinterestsinjointventurescontainedinIAS31.
TheMainChanges
IN4.ThemainchangesfromthepreviousversionofIAS31aredescribedbelow.
Scope
IN5.TheStandarddoesnotapplytoinvestmentsthatwouldotherwisebeinterestsofventurersinjointlycontrolledentitiesheldbyventurecapitalorganisations,mutualfunds,unittrustsandsimilarentitieswhenthoseinvestmentsareclassifiedasheldfortradingandaccountedforinaccordancewithIAS39FinancialInstruments:
RecognitionandMeasurement.Thoseinvestmentsaremeasuredatfairvalue,withchangesinfairvaluebeingrecognisedinprofitorlossintheperiodinwhichtheyoccur.
IN6.Furthermore,theStandardprovidesexemptionsfromapplicationofproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethodsimilartothoseprovidedforcertainparentsnottoprepareconsolidatedfinancialstatements.TheseexemptionsincludewhentheinvestorisalsoaparentexemptinaccordancewithIAS27ConsolidatedandSeparateFinancialStatementsfrompreparingconsolidatedfinancialstatements(paragraph2(b)),andwhentheinvestor,thoughnotsuchaparent,cansatisfythesametypeofconditionsthatexemptsuchparents(paragraph 2(c)).
ExemptionsfromApplyingProportionateConsolidationortheEquityMethod
IN7.TheStandarddoesnotrequireproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethodtobeappliedwhenaninterestinajointventureisacquiredandheldwithaviewtoitsdisposalwithintwelvemonthsofacquisition.Theremustbeevidencethattheinvestmentisacquiredwiththeintentiontodisposeofitandthatmanagementisactivelyseekingabuyer.Thewords"inthenearfuture"fromthepreviousversionofIAS 31werereplacedwiththewords"withintwelvemonths".Whensuchaninterestinajointventureisnotdisposedofwithintwelvemonthsitmustbeaccountedforusingproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethodasfromthedateofacquisition,exceptinnarrowlyspecifiedcircumstances.
IN8.TheStandarddoesnotpermitaventurerthatcontinuestohavejointcontrolofaninterestinajointventurenottoapplyproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethodwhenthejointventureisoperatingunderseverelong-termrestrictionsthatsignificantlyimpairitsabilitytotransferfundstotheventurer.Jointcontrolmustbelostbeforeproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethodceasestoapply.
SeparateFinancialStatements
IN9.Therequirementsforthepreparationofaninvestor'sseparatefinancialstatementsareestablishedbyreferencetoIAS 27.
Disclosure
IN10.TheStandardrequiresaventurertodisclosethemethoditusestorecogniseitsinterestsinjointlycontrolledentities(ieproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethod).
Scope
1.ThisStandardshallbeappliedinaccountingforinterestsinjointventuresandthereportingofjointventureassets,liabilities,incomeandexpensesinthefinancialstatementsofventurersandinvestors,regardlessofthestructuresorformsunderwhichthejointventureactivitiestakeplace.However,itdoesnotapplytoventurers'interestsinjointlycontrolledentitiesheldby:
(a)venturecapitalorganisations,or
(b)mutualfunds,unittrustsandsimilarentitiesincludinginvestment-linkedinsurancefunds
thatuponinitialrecognitionaredesignatedasatfairvaluethroughprofitorlossorareclassifiedasheldfortradingandaccountedforinaccordancewithIAS39FinancialInstruments:
RecognitionandMeasurement.SuchinvestmentsshallbemeasuredatfairvalueinaccordancewithIAS39,withchangesinfairvaluerecognisedinprofitorlossintheperiodofthechange.
2.Aventurerwithaninterestinajointlycontrolledentityisexemptedfromparagraphs30(proportionateconsolidation)and38(equitymethod)whenitmeetsthefollowingconditions:
(a)theinterestisclassifiedasheldforsaleinaccordancewithIFRS5Non-currentAssetsHeldforSaleandDiscontinuedOperations;
(b)theexceptioninparagraph10ofIAS27ConsolidatedandSeparateFinancialStatementsallowingaparentthatalsohasaninterestinajointlycontrolledentitynottopresentconsolidatedfinancialstatementsisapplicable;or
(c)allofthefollowingapply:
(i)theventurerisawholly-ownedsubsidiary,orisapartially-ownedsubsidiaryofanotherentityanditsowners,includingthosenototherwiseentitledtovote,havebeeninformedabout,anddonotobjectto,theventurernotapplyingproportionateconsolidationortheequitymethod;
(ii)theventurer'sdebtorequityinstrumentsarenottradedinapublicmarket(adomesticorforeignstockexchangeoranover-the-countermarket,includinglocalandregionalmarkets);
(iii)theventurerdidnotfile,norisitintheprocessoffiling,itsfinancialstatementswithasecuritiescommissionorotherregulatoryorganisation,forthepurposeofissuinganyclassofinstrumentsinapublicmarket;and
(iv)theultimateoranyintermediateparentoftheventurerproducesconsolidatedfinancialstatementsavailableforpublicusethatcomplywithInternationalFinancialReportingStandards.
Editorialnote:
Sub-paragraph(a)substitutedbyIFRS5witheffectforannualperiodsbeginningonorafter1January2005.Earlierapplicationisencouraged.IfanentityappliestheIFRSforaperiodbeginningbefore1January2005,itshalldisclosethatfact.Previously"(a)thereisevidencethattheinterestisacquiredandheldexclusivelywithaviewtoitsdisposalwithintwelvemonthsfromacquisitionandthatmanagementisactivelyseekingabuyer;".
Definitions
3.ThefollowingtermsareusedinthisStandardwiththemeaningsspecified:
Controlisthepowertogovernthefinancialandoperatingpoliciesofaneconomicactivitysoastoobtainbenefitsfromit.
Theequitymethodisamethodofaccountingwherebyaninterestinajointlycontrolledentityisinitiallyrecordedatcostandadjustedthereafterforthepost-acquisitionchangeintheventurer'sshareofnetassetsofthejointlycontrolledentity.Theprofitorlossoftheventurerincludestheventurer'sshareoftheprofitorlossofthejointlycontrolledentity.
Aninvestorinajointventureisapartytoajointventureanddoesnothavejointcontroloverthatjointventure.
Jointcontrolisthecontractuallyagreedsharingofcontroloveraneconomicactivity,andexistsonlywhenthestrategicfinancialandoperatingdecisionsrelatingtotheactivityrequiretheunanimousconsentofthepartiessharingcontrol(theventurers).
Ajointventureisacontractualarrangementwherebytwoormorepartiesundertakeaneconomicactivitythatissubjecttojointcontrol.
Proportionateconsolidationisamethodofaccountingwherebyaventurer'sshareofeachoftheassets,liabilities,incomea