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IAS38IntangibleAssets
IAS38IntangibleAssets
31March2004
Contents
INTRODUCTIONIN1-IN13
ReasonsforrevisingIAS38IN2-IN4SummaryofmainchangesIN5-IN13
InternationalAccountingStandard38IntangibleAssets
OBJECTIVE1
SCOPE2-7
DEFINITIONS8-17
IntangibleAssets9-17
Identifiability11-12
Control13-16
FutureEconomicBenefits17
RECOGNITIONANDMEASUREMENT18-67
SeparateAcquisition25-32
AcquisitionasPartofaBusinessCombination33-43
MeasuringtheFairValueofanIntangibleAssetAcquiredinaBusinessCombination35-41
SubsequentExpenditureonanAcquiredIn-processResearchandDevelopmentProject42-43
AcquisitionbywayofaGovernmentGrant44
ExchangesofAssets45-47
InternallyGeneratedGoodwill48-50
InternallyGeneratedIntangibleAssets51-67
ResearchPhase54-56
DevelopmentPhase57-64
CostofanInternallyGeneratedIntangibleAsset65-67
RECOGNITIONOFANEXPENSE68-71
PastExpensesnottobeRecognisedasanAsset71
MEASUREMENTAFTERRECOGNITION72-87
CostModel74
RevaluationModel75-87
USEFULLIFE88-96
INTANGIBLEASSETSWITHFINITEUSEFULLIVES97-106
AmortisationPeriodandAmortisationMethod97-99
ResidualValue100-103
ReviewofAmortisationPeriodandAmortisationMethod104-106
INTANGIBLEASSETSWITHINDEFINITEUSEFULLIVES107-110
ReviewofUsefulLifeAssessment109-110
RECOVERABILITYOFTHECARRYINGAMOUNT-IMPAIRMENTLOSSES111
RETIREMENTSANDDISPOSALS112-117
DISCLOSURE118-128
General118-123
IntangibleAssetsMeasuredafterRecognitionusingtheRevaluationModel124-125
ResearchandDevelopmentExpenditure126-127
OtherInformation128
TRANSITIONALPROVISIONSANDEFFECTIVEDATE129-132
ExchangesofSimilarAssets131
EarlyApplication132
WITHDRAWALOFIAS38(issued1998)133
APPROVALOFIAS38BYTHEBOARD
BASISFORCONCLUSIONS
DISSENTINGOPINION
ILLUSTRATIVEEXAMPLES
AssessingtheUsefulLivesofIntangibleAssets
TABLEOFCONCORDANCE
ThisrevisedStandardsupersedesIAS38(1998)IntangibleAssetsandshouldbeapplied:
(a)onacquisitiontointangibleassetsacquiredinbusinesscombinationsforwhichtheagreementdateisonorafter31March2004.
(b)toallotherintangibleassets,forannualperiodsbeginningonorafter31March2004.
Earlierapplicationisencouraged.
InternationalAccountingStandard38IntangibleAssets(IAS38)issetoutinparagraphs1-133.AlltheparagraphshaveequalauthoritybutretaintheIASCformatoftheStandardwhenitwasadoptedbytheIASB.IAS38shouldbereadinthecontextofitsobjectiveandtheBasisforConclusions,thePrefacetoInternationalFinancialReportingStandardsandtheFrameworkforthePreparationandPresentationofFinancialStatements.IAS8AccountingPolicies,ChangesinAccountingEstimatesandErrorsprovidesabasisforselectingandapplyingaccountingpoliciesintheabsenceofexplicitguidance.
IAS38IntangibleAssets
Objective
1TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprescribetheaccountingtreatmentforintangibleassetsthatarenotdealtwithspecificallyinanotherStandard.ThisStandardrequiresanentitytorecogniseanintangibleassetif,andonlyif,specifiedcriteriaaremet.TheStandardalsospecifieshowtomeasurethecarryingamountofintangibleassetsandrequiresspecifieddisclosuresaboutintangibleassets.
Scope
2 ThisStandardshallbeappliedinaccountingforintangibleassets,except:
(a)intangibleassetsthatarewithinthescopeofanotherStandard;
(b)financialassets,asdefinedinIAS39FinancialInstruments:
RecognitionandMeasurement;and
(c)mineralrightsandexpenditureontheexplorationfor,ordevelopmentandextractionof,minerals,oil,naturalgasandsimilarnon-regenerativeresources.
Prospectiveamendment:
paragraph2amendedbyIFRS6ExplorationforandEvaluationofMineralResourceswitheffectforannualperiodsbeginningonorafter1January2006.IfanentityappliesthisIFRS6foranearlierperiod,thisamendmentshallbeappliedforthatearlierperiod.Paragraph2isamendedtoreadasfollows:
2.ThisStandardshallbeappliedinaccountingforintangibleassets,except:
(a)intangibleassetsthatarewithinthescopeofanotherStandard;(b)financialassets,asdefinedinIAS39FinancialInstruments:
RecognitionandMeasurement;(c)therecognitionandmeasurementofexplorationandevaluationassets(seeIFRS6ExplorationforandEvaluationofMineralResources);and(d)expenditureonthedevelopmentandextractionof,minerals,oil,naturalgasandsimilarnon-regenerativeresources.
3IfanotherStandardprescribestheaccountingforaspecifictypeofintangibleasset,anentityappliesthatStandardinsteadofthisStandard.Forexample,thisStandarddoesnotapplyto:
(a)intangibleassetsheldbyanentityforsaleintheordinarycourseofbusiness(seeIAS2InventoriesandIAS11ConstructionContracts).
(b)deferredtaxassets(seeIAS12IncomeTaxes).
(c)leasesthatarewithinthescopeofIAS17Leases.
(d)assetsarisingfromemployeebenefits(seeIAS19EmployeeBenefits).
(e)financialassetsasdefinedinIAS39.TherecognitionandmeasurementofsomefinancialassetsarecoveredbyIAS27ConsolidatedandSeparateFinancialStatements,IAS28InvestmentsinAssociatesandIAS31InterestsinJointVentures.
(f)goodwillacquiredinabusinesscombination(seeIFRS3BusinessCombinations).
(g)deferredacquisitioncosts,andintangibleassets,arisingfromaninsurer'scontractualrightsunderinsurancecontractswithinthescopeofIFRS4InsuranceContracts.IFRS4setsoutspecificdisclosurerequirementsforthosedeferredacquisitioncostsbutnotforthoseintangibleassets.Therefore,thedisclosurerequirementsinthisStandardapplytothoseintangibleassets.
(h)non-currentintangibleassetsclassifiedasheldforsale(orincludedinadisposalgroupthatisclassifiedasheldforsale)inaccordancewithIFRS5Non-currentAssetsHeldforSaleandDiscontinuedOperations.
Editorialnote:
Sub-paragraphs(h)substitutedbyIFRS5witheffectforannualperiodsbeginningonorafter1January2005.Earlierapplicationisencouraged.IfanentityappliestheIFRSforaperiodbeginningbefore1January2005,itshalldisclosethatfact.Previously"(h)non-currentintangibleassetsclassifiedasheldforsale(orincludedinadisposalgroupthatisclassifiedasheldforsale)inaccordancewithIFRS5Non-currentAssetsHeldforSaleandDiscontinuedOperations.".
4Someintangibleassetsmaybecontainedinoronaphysicalsubstancesuchasacompactdisc(inthecaseofcomputersoftware),legaldocumentation(inthecaseofalicenceorpatent)orfilm.IndeterminingwhetheranassetthatincorporatesbothintangibleandtangibleelementsshouldbetreatedunderIAS16Property,PlantandEquipmentorasanintangibleassetunderthisStandard,anentityusesjudgementtoassesswhichelementismoresignificant.Forexample,computersoftwareforacomputer-controlledmachinetoolthatcannotoperatewithoutthatspecificsoftwareisanintegralpartoftherelatedhardwareanditistreatedasproperty,plantandequipment.Thesameappliestotheoperatingsystemofacomputer.Whenthesoftwareisnotanintegralpartoftherelatedhardware,computersoftwareistreatedasanintangibleasset.
5ThisStandardappliesto,amongotherthings,expenditureonadvertising,training,start-up,researchanddevelopmentactivities.Researchanddevelopmentactivitiesaredirectedtothedevelopmentofknowledge.Therefore,althoughtheseactivitiesmayresultinanassetwithphysicalsubstance(egaprototype),thephysicalelementoftheassetissecondarytoitsintangiblecomponent,ietheknowledgeembodiedinit.
6Inthecaseofafinancelease,theunderlyingassetmaybeeithertangibleorintangible.Afterinitialrecognition,alesseeaccountsforanintangibleassetheldunderafinanceleaseinaccordancewiththisStandard.Rightsunderlicensingagreementsforitemssuchasmotionpicturefilms,videorecordings,plays,manuscripts,patentsandcopyrightsareexcludedfromthescopeofIAS17andarewithinthescopeofthisStandard.
7ExclusionsfromthescopeofaStandardmayoccurifactivitiesortransactionsaresospecialisedthattheygiverisetoaccountingissuesthatmayneedtobedealtwithinadifferentway.Suchissuesariseintheaccountingforexpenditureontheexplorationfor,ordevelopmentandextractionof,oil,gasandmineraldepositsinextractiveindustriesandinthecaseofinsurancecontracts.Therefore,thisStandarddoesnotapplytoexpenditureonsuchactivitiesandcontracts.However,thisStandardappliestootherintangibleassetsused(suchascomputersoftware),andotherexpenditureincurred(suchasstart-upcosts),inextractiveindustriesorbyinsurers.
Definitions
8ThefollowingtermsareusedinthisStandardwiththemeaningsspecified:
Anactivemarketisamarketinwhichallthefollowingconditionsexist:
(a)theitemstradedinthemarketarehomogeneous;
(b)willingbuyersandsellerscannormallybefoundatanytime;and
(c)pricesareavailabletothepublic.
Theagreementdateforabusinesscombinationisthedatethatasubstantiveagreementbetweenthecombiningpartiesisreachedand,inthecaseofpubliclylistedentities,announcedtothepublic.Inthecaseofahostiletakeover,theearliestdatethatasubstantiveagreementbetweenthecombiningpartiesisreachedisthedatethatasufficientnumberoftheacquiree'sownershaveacceptedtheacquirer'sofferfortheacquirertoobtaincontroloftheacquiree.
Amortisationisthesystematicallocationofthedepreciableamountofanintangibleassetoveritsusefullife.
Anassetisaresource:
(a)controlledbyanentityasare