Two column accounting policies

To output accounting policies in two columns:

  • Click Reports > Options > Styles
  • Set Page settings - Two columns - accounting policies to Yes

When two columns is enabled, we recommend setting the total page margins to no more than 30mm as there is less space on the page due to the gap between column 1 and column 2. A setting of more than 30mm may result in the 2 columns overlapping.


First interim report

To show the full list of accounting policies for an Interim Report:

  • Click Reports > Options > Setup
  • Set Other - First interim report to On


Material accounting policy information (not applicable to FRS 102, FRS 102 / 1A, FRS 105 and IFRS for SME)

For periods commencing on or after 1 January 2023, entities are to disclose material accounting policy information. As what is 'material' is subjective and unique to the entity, the software does not assume any accounting policy should be turned off. All accounting policies should be reviewed and turned off if they are not considered material to the entity.


Include accounting policies in relevant note

To include accounting policies in the relevant note:

  • Click Reports > Options > Setup
  • Set Placement - Include accounting policies in relevant note to Yes
  • The settings and assumptions outlined above for 'Include accounting policies in relevant note' may not suit your preference
  • The alternative is to use the spare accounting policies and spare paragraphs within the relevant note to achieve the disclosure required

Accounting policies that will hide in the accounting policies note and show at the end of the following relevant notesAccounting policies that will hide in the accounting policies note and show at the end of the following relevant notes

 

 

Accounting policy ...will appear at the end of the following relevant note

Trust transactions and balances

Trust transactions and balances

Administered transactions and balances

Administered transactions and balances

Operating segments

Operating segments

Revenue recognition

Revenue (only if the revenue note is on - allocations in range: RVRSA to RVROT)

Discontinued operations

Discontinued operations

Cash and cash equivalents

Current assets - cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Current assets - trade and other receivables

Contract assets

Current assets - contract assets

Customer acquisition costs

Non-current assets - other

Customer fulfilment costs

Non-current assets - other

Right of return assets

Current assets - other

Inventories

Current assets - inventories

Arrangements for the provision of public infrastructure by other entities

Arrangements for the provision of public infrastructure by other entities

Collocation arrangements

Collocation arrangements

Investment properties

Non-current assets - investment properties

Property, plant and equipment

Non-current assets - property, plant and equipment

Right-of-use assets

Non-current assets - right-of-use assets

Intangible assets

Non-current assets - intangible assets

Exploration and evaluation assets

Non-current assets - exploration and evaluation assets

Mining assets

Non-current assets - mining assets

Biological assets

Non-current assets - biological assets (or current)

Trade and other payables

Current liabilities - trade and other payables

Contract liabilities

Current liabilities - contract liabilities

Refund liabilities

Current liabilities - other

Borrowings

Non-current liabilities - borrowings (or current)

Lease liabilities

Non-current liabilities - lease liabilities (or current)

Financial guarantee contracts

Non-current liabilities - financial guarantee contracts (or current)

Provisions

Current liabilities - provisions (or non-current)

Employee benefits - short-term employee benefits

Current liabilities - provisions (or current employee benefits)

Employee benefits - other long-term employee benefits

Non-current liabilities - provisions (or non-current employee benefits)

Employee benefits - termination benefits

Current liabilities - provisions (or current employee benefits)

Employee benefits - defined contribution superannuation expense

Current liabilities - provisions (or current employee benefits)

Employee benefits - retirement benefit obligations

Non-current liabilities - retirement benefit obligations (or non-current retirement benefit assets)

Employee benefits - spare employee benefits

Current liabilities - provisions (or current employee benefits)

Employee benefits - share-based payments

Share-based payments

Fair value measurement

Fair value measurement

Issued capital

Equity - issued capital

Allocation of profits

Current liabilities - loans and other debts due to members

Drawings

Current liabilities - loans and other debts due to members

Net assets attributable to unitholders

Net assets attributable to unitholders

Applications and redemptions

Net assets attributable to unitholders

Dividends

Equity - dividends

Business combinations

Business combinations

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

Accounting policies will remain in the accounting policies note, as they are related to multiple places of disclosure and have no specific place to be relocated toAccounting policies will remain in the accounting policies note, as they are related to multiple places of disclosure and have no specific place to be relocated to

 

 

Accounting policy

Spare accounting policies

New or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted

Going concern

Basis of preparation

Parent entity information

Principles of consolidation

Foreign currency translation

Income tax (if Include income tax in one note is turned on in Setup then this accounting policy will appear in the 'Income tax' note)

Current and non-current classification

Derivative financial instruments (if Include derivatives in one note is turned on in Setup then this accounting policy will appear in the 'Derivative financial instruments' note)

Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale

Associates

Joint ventures

Joint operations

Investments and other financial assets

Leases

Impairment of non-financial assets

Finance costs

Goods and Services Tax ('GST') and other similar taxes

Rounding of amounts

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted


Paragraphs and tables with a dependency

Accounting policies paragraphs and tables with a dependencyAccounting policies paragraphs and tables with a dependency

 

 

Accounting policy is enabled ...only if any of these are on

Trust transactions and balances

  • 'Trust transactions and balances' note

Administered transactions and balances

  • 'Administered transactions and balances' note

Operating segments

  • 'Operating segments’ note

Foreign currency translation

  • Foreign exchange gain (RVRFX) in 'Other income' note
  • Exchange losses on foreign currency borrowings in 'Expenses' note
  • Foreign exchange loss in 'Expenses' note
  • Foreign currency reserve (EQRFX) in 'Equity - reserves' note

Revenue recognition

  • All allocations (range: RVRSA to RVROT) in 'Revenue’ note
  • All allocations (range: RVRFX to RVRZE) in 'Other income' note
  • All allocations (range: RVNAA to RVNJZ) in 'Spare revenue A' to 'Spare revenue J' notes
  • All allocations (range RVLAA to RVLEZ and RVLKA to RVLOZ) 'Spare net revenue linked' notes
  • All allocations (range: RVFAA to RVFAJ, RVRIR to RVRGT, RVRXA to RVRXJ and RVFYA to RVFYJ) for revenue on the face of the 'Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income'

Discontinued operations

  • All allocations (range: BRVRA to BDIST) in 'Discontinued operations' note

Cash and cash equivalents

  • All allocations (range: CACOH to CACSJ) in 'Current assets - cash and cash equivalents’ note

Trade and other receivables

  • All allocations (range: CARTR to CAROP) in ‘Current assets - trade and other receivables’ note
  • All allocations (range: NARTR to NAROP) in ‘Non-current assets - trade and other receivables’ note

Contract assets

  • All allocations (range: CANCA to CANSJ) in 'Current assets - contract assets' note
  • All allocations (range: NANCA to NANSJ) in 'Non-current assets - contract assets' note

Customer acquisition costs

  • Customer acquisition costs (CAOCA) in 'Current assets - other' note
  • Customer acquisition costs (NAOCA) in 'Non-current assets - other' note

Customer fulfilment costs

  • Customer fulfilment costs (CAOCF) in 'Current assets - other' note
  • Customer fulfilment costs (NAOCF) in 'Non-current assets - other' note

Right of return assets

  • Right of return assets (CAORR) in 'Current assets - other' note

Inventories

  • All allocations (range: CASRC to CASZT) in ‘Current assets - inventories’ note
  • All allocations (range: NASRC to NASZT) in ‘Non-current assets - inventories’ note

Derivative financial instruments

  • All allocations (range: CADFC to CADSE) in 'Current assets - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • All allocations (range: NADFC to NADSE) in 'Non-current assets - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • All allocations (range: CLDFC to CLDSE) in 'Current liabilities - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • All allocations (range: NLDFC to NLDSE) in 'Non-current liabilities - derivative financial instruments’ note

Derivative financial instruments - Cash flow hedges

  • Cash flow hedges (range: CADFH to CADIS) in 'Current assets - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • Cash flow hedges (range: NADFH to NADIS) in 'Non-current assets - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • Cash flow hedges (range: CLDFH to CLDIS) in 'Current liabilities - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • Cash flow hedges (range: NLDFH to NLDIS) in 'Non-current liabilities - derivative financial instruments’ note

Derivative financial instruments - Fair value hedges

  • Fair value hedges (range: CADSD to CADSE) in 'Current assets - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • Fair value hedges (range: NADSD to NADSE) in 'Non-current assets - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • Fair value hedges (range: CLDSD to CLDSE) in 'Current liabilities - derivative financial instruments’ note
  • Fair value hedges (range: NLDSD to NLDSE) in 'Non-current liabilities - derivative financial instruments’ note

Derivative financial instruments - Hedges of a net investment

  • Net investment hedge in 'Movements in reserves' in 'Equity - reserves' note

Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale

  • All allocations (range: CAHIA to CAHSZ) in 'Current assets - non-current assets classified as held for sale’ note
  • All allocations (range: CAJCC to CAJNO) in 'Current assets - assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale’ note

Associates

  • Share of profit - associates (RVRPA) in ‘Share of profits of associates accounted for using the equity method’ note
  • Share of profit - partnerships (RVRPT) in ‘Share of profits of associates accounted for using the equity method’ note
  • Investment in associate A to Investment in associate E (range: NAEAA to NAEAE) in 'Non-current assets - investments accounted for using the equity method' note
  • Investment in partnership A to Investment in partnership E (range: NAEPA to NAEPE) in 'Non-current assets - investments accounted for using the equity method' note
  • 'Interests in associates' note (or the section in 'Non-current assets - investments accounted for using the equity method' note)

Joint ventures

  • Share of profit - joint ventures (RVRPJ) in ‘Share of profits of associates accounted for using the equity method’ note
  • Investment in joint venture A to Investment in joint venture E (range: NAEJA to NAEJE) in 'Non-current assets - investments accounted for using the equity method' note
  • 'Interests in joint ventures' note (or the section in 'Non-current assets - investments accounted for using the equity method' note)

Joint operations

  • 'Interests in joint operations' note

Arrangements for the provision of public infrastructure by other entities

  • 'Arrangements for the provision of public infrastructure by other entities' note

Collocation arrangements

  • 'Collocation arrangements' note

Investments and other financial assets - Loans and receivables

  • Receivable from A to Receivable from O (range: CARRA to CARRO) in ‘Current assets - trade and other receivables’ note
  • Receivable from A to Receivable from O (range: NARRA to NARRO) in ‘Non-current assets - trade and other receivables’ note

Investments and other financial assets - Financial assets at amortised cost

  • Receivable from A to Receivable from O (range: CARRA to CARRO) in ‘Current assets - trade and other receivables’ note
  • Receivable from A to Receivable from O (range: NARRA to NARRO) in ‘Non-current assets - trade and other receivables’ note
  • All allocations (range: CAMOS to CAMSJ) in 'Current assets - investments' note
  • All allocations (range: NAMOS to NAMSJ) in 'Non-current assets - investments' note
  • All allocations (range: NAFCA to NAFOJ) in 'Non-current assets - other financial assets' note

Investments and other financial assets - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

  • All allocations (range: CAFOD to CAFSJ) in 'Current assets - financial assets at fair value through profit or loss' note

Investments and other financial assets - Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

  • All allocations (range: CAGOS to CAGSJ) in 'Current assets - financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income' note
  • All allocations (range: NAGOS to NAGSJ) in 'Non-current assets - financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income' note

Investments and other financial assets - investments

  • All allocations (range: CAMOS to CAMSJ) in 'Current assets - investments' note
  • All allocations (range: NAMOS to NAMSJ) in 'Non-current assets - investments' note

Investment properties

  • All allocations (range: NAVAV to NAVZT) in 'Non-current assets - investment properties' note

Property, plant and equipment

  • All allocations (range: NAALR to NAAZI) in 'Non-current assets - property, plant and equipment' note

Leases

  • Minimum lease payments in ‘Expenses’ note
  • Leased assets (NAAPL and NAAML) in ‘Non-current assets - property, plant and equipment’ note
  • Lease liability (CLLLE) in ‘Current liabilities - borrowings’ note
  • Lease liability (NLLLE) in ‘Non-current liabilities - borrowings’ note

Right-of-use assets

  • All allocations (range: CAULR to CAULZ) in 'Current assets - right-of-use assets’ note
  • All allocations (range: NAULR to NAULZ) in 'Non-current assets - right-of-use assets’ note

Intangible assets - Goodwill

  • Goodwill (range: NAIGC to NAIGI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Research and development

  • Development (range: NAIRC to NAIRI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Website

  • Website (range: NAIWC to NAIWI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Intellectual property

  • Intellectual property (range: NAIIC to NAIII) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Patents and trademarks

  • Patents and trademarks (range: NAIPC to NAIPI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Territory fees

  • Territory fees (range: NAITC to NAITI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Customer contracts

  • Customer contracts (range: NAICC to NAICI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Software

  • Software (range: NAISC to NAISI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Exploration and evaluation

  • Exploration and evaluation (range: NAIEC to NAIEI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Borrowing costs

  • Borrowing costs (range: NAIBC to NAIBI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Formation costs

  • Formation costs (range: NAIFC to NAIFI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Preliminary expenses

  • Preliminary expenses (range: NAILC to NAILI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Intangible assets - Stamp duty

  • Stamp duty (range: NAIDC to NAIDI) in ‘Non-current assets - intangibles’ note

Exploration and evaluation assets

  • All allocations (range: NAXAC to NAXEI) in 'Non-current assets - exploration and evaluation' note

Mining assets

  • All allocations (range: NAQAC to NAQEI) in 'Non-current assets - mining' note

Biological assets

  • All allocations (range: CABAC to CABEI) in 'Current assets - biological' note
  • All allocations (range: NABAC to NABEI) in 'Non-current assets - biological' note

Impairment of non-financial assets

  • All allocations (range: CABAC to CABEI) in 'Current assets - biological' note
  • All allocations (range: NAVAV to NAVZT) in 'Non-current assets - investment properties' note
  • All allocations (range: NAALR to NAAZI) in 'Non-current assets - property, plant and equipment' note
  • All allocations (range: NAIGC to NAIZI) in 'Non-current assets - intangibles’ note
  • All allocations (range: NAXAC to NAXEI) in 'Non-current assets - exploration and evaluation' note
  • All allocations (range: NAQAC to NAQEI) in 'Non-current assets - mining' note
  • All allocations (range: NABAC to NABEI) in 'Non-current assets - biological' note

Trade and other payables

  • All allocations (range: CLPTP to CLPOP) in 'Current liabilities - trade and other payables' note

Contract liabilities

  • All allocations (range: CLNCA to CLNSJ) in 'Current liabilities - contract liabilities' note
  • All allocations (range: NLNCA to NLNSJ) in 'Non-current liabilities - contract liabilities' note

Refund liabilities

  • Refund liabilities (CLORR) in 'Current liabilities - other' note

Borrowings

  • All allocations (range: CLLBO to CLLLE) in 'Current liabilities - borrowings’ note
  • All allocations (range: NLLBL to NLLLE) in 'Non-current liabilities - borrowings’ note

Lease liabilities

  • All allocations (range: CLMLE to CLMSJ) in 'Current liabilities - lease liabilities’ note
  • All allocations (range: NLMLE to NLMSJ) in 'Non-current liabilities - lease liabilities’ note

Finance costs

  • Exchange losses on foreign currency borrowings in 'Expenses' note
  • Redeemable preference share costs in 'Expenses' note
  • Unwinding of the discount on provisions in 'Expenses' note
  • Unwinding of the discount on deferred cash consideration in 'Expenses' note
  • All allocations (range: CLLBO to CLLLE) in 'Current liabilities - borrowings’ note
  • All allocations (range: NLLBL to NLLLE) in 'Non-current liabilities - borrowings’ note

Financial guarantee contracts

  • All allocations (range: CLKSA to CLKSZ) in 'Current liabilities - financial guarantee contracts’ note
  • All allocations (range: NLKSA to NLKSZ) in 'Non-current liabilities - financial guarantee contracts’ note

Provisions

  • All non-employee benefit allocations (range: CLVAC to CLVOE) in 'Current liabilities - provisions’ note
  • All non-employee benefit allocations (range: NLVAC to NLVOE) in 'Non-current liabilities - provisions’ note

Employee benefits - short-term employee benefits

  • Annual leave to Employee benefits (range: CLUAL to CLUEE) in 'Current liabilities - employee benefits’ note
  • Annual leave to Employee benefits (range: CLVAL to CLVEE) in 'Current liabilities - provisions’ note
  • Annual leave to Employee benefits (range: NLUAL to NLUEE) in 'Non-current liabilities - employee benefits’ note
  • Annual leave to Employee benefits (range: NLVAL to NLVEE) in 'Non-current liabilities - provisions’ note

Employee benefits - other long-term employee benefits

  • Long service leave (CLUSL) in 'Current liabilities - employee benefits’ note
  • Employee benefits (CLUEE) in 'Current liabilities - employee benefits’ note
  • Long service leave (CLVSL) in 'Current liabilities - provisions’ note
  • Employee benefits (CLVEE) in 'Current liabilities - provisions’ note
  • Long service leave (NLUSL) in 'Non-current liabilities - employee benefits’ note
  • Employee benefits (NLUEE) in 'Non-current liabilities - employee benefits’ note
  • Long service leave (NLVSL) in 'Non-current liabilities - provisions’ note
  • Employee benefits (NLVEE) in 'Non-current liabilities - provisions’ note

Employee benefits - defined contribution superannuation expense

  • Defined contribution superannuation expense in 'Expenses' note

Employee benefits - retirement benefit obligations

  • The retirement benefit allocation (range: NAWRB) in 'Non-current assets - retirement benefit obligations' note
  • The retirement benefit allocation (range: NLWRB) in 'Non-current liabilities - retirement benefit obligations' note

Employee benefits - share-based payments

  • Share-based payments expense in 'Expenses' note
  • Share-based payments reserve (EQRSH) in 'Equity - reserves' note
  • Options reserve (EQROP) in 'Equity - reserves' note
  • 'Share-based payments' note

Fair value measurement (second part of the policy)

  • 'Fair value measurement' note

Issued capital

  • All allocations (range: EQCOS to EQCST) in 'Equity - issued capital' note

Dividends

  • Manual table or editable paragraphs in 'Equity - dividends' note
  • Dividends (CLVDI) in 'Current liabilities - provisions’ note
  • Dividends (NLVDI) in 'Non-current liabilities - provisions’ note

Business combinations

  • 'Business combinations' note

Earnings per share

  • 'Earnings per share' note


New or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted

As a rule, only the new Accounting Standards are listed. While we do not list all amended Standards, we may list those we consider significant. Paragraphs can be edited to disclose amended Standards where required.

If a new or amended Accounting Standard or Interpretation has been early adopted, replace the paragraph with:

The consolidated entity has early adopted IFRS XXX 'XXXX'. No other new or amended Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have been early adopted.

New Zealand

The company has adopted all the new or amended Standards and Interpretations that are relevant and effective for the current reporting period.

Any significant impact on the accounting policies of the company from the adoption of these accounting standards and interpretations are disclosed in the relevant accounting policy.


Going concern

Above the going concern paragraphs, there is a table calculating particular values for the going concern disclosure. To use these numbers in fields:

  • Insert a field in the required place
  • Select the 'Going concern' table from the Source list
  • Select the cell to insert as a field

In accordance with the Accounting Standards:

  • In practical terms, a current asset deficiency or net asset deficiency will raise a going concern issue
  • However, in accordance with IAS 1 (25), when preparing financial statements, management shall make an assessment of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. An entity shall prepare financial statements on a going concern basis unless management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading, or has no realistic alternative but to do so
  • When management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, the entity shall disclose those uncertainties
  • When an entity does not prepare financial statements on a going concern basis, it shall disclose that fact, together with the basis on which it prepared the financial statements and the reason why the entity is not regarded as a going concern

A simple example of a going concern note is as follows:

At 31 December 2023 the consolidated entity had a net asset deficiency of $X,XXX,XXX, which included related party loans of $X,XXX,XXX. However, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as Computer Assistance Pty Limited, a commonly controlled entity, has pledged its continuing support for a minimum of 12 months from the date of issuing these financial statements.

See the Going concern topic for a range of examples.


Accounting period

The consolidated entity's current accounting period is the year ended 31 December 2023 and its comparative accounting period is from 1 September 2022 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2022. Therefore, the results are not directly comparable.


Comparative information

  • To ensure consistency with the current financial year, comparative information may have been reclassified to ensure comparability.


Basis of preparation

Special purpose (Australia only)

  • If all the Accounting Standards are turned off, then the short-form paragraph will print stating the mandatory standards (AASB 101, 107, 108, 1031, 1048 and 1054) that has been complied with

Historical cost convention

Modify where applicable and if no assets are held at fair value state:

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.


Principles of consolidation

Reverse acquisition

Additional wording (modify where applicable):

When [PARENT NAME] (the legal parent and legal acquirer) acquired [SUBSIDIARY NAME] and its controlled entities (the legal subsidiary), it was a reverse acquisition for accounting purposes. The consolidated financial statements represent a continuation of the financial statements of the legal subsidiary as follows:

(i) the assets and liabilities of the legal subsidiary are recognised and measured in those consolidated financial statements at their pre-combination carrying amounts.

(ii) the retained profits and other equity balances recognised in the consolidated financial statements are the retained profits and other equity balances of the legal subsidiary immediately before the business combination.

(iii) the amount recognised as issued equity instruments in the consolidated financial statements is determined by adding to the issued equity of the legal subsidiary immediately before the business combination the cost of the combination. However, the equity structure appearing in the consolidated financial statements (i.e. the number and type of equity instruments issued) reflects the equity structure of the legal subsidiary, including the equity instruments issued by the legal subsidiary to effect the combination.

Consolidated financial statements prepared following a reverse acquisition reflect the fair values of the assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the legal parent (i.e. the acquiree for accounting purposes).

Group recapitalisation

Additional wording (modify where applicable):

When [PARENT NAME] (the legal parent and legal acquirer) acquired [SUBSIDIARY NAME] and its controlled entities (the legal subsidiary), the acquisition did not meet the definition of a business combination in accordance with IFRS 3 'Business Combinations'. Instead, the acquisition has been treated as a group recapitalisation, using the principles of reverse acquisition accounting in IFRS 3 'Business Combinations', since the substance of the transaction is that [SUBSIDIARY NAME] has effectively been recapitalised. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if [SUBSIDIARY NAME] had acquired [PARENT NAME] and its controlled entities, not vice versa as represented by the legal position. The recapitalisation is measured at the fair value of the equity instruments that would have been given by [SUBSIDIARY NAME] to have exactly the same percentage holding in the new structure based at the date of exchange.


Revenue recognition

Match the listed items to the categories in the revenue notes.

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the goods, which is generally at the time of delivery.

Sale of goods

Sale of goods revenue is recognised at the point of sale, which is where the customer has taken delivery of the goods, the risks and rewards are transferred to the customer and there is a valid sales contract. Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of sales returns and trade discounts.

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised over time as the services are rendered based on either a fixed price or an hourly rate.

Rendering of services

Rendering of services revenue from computer maintenance fees is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contracts.

Stage of completion is measured by reference to labour hours incurred to date as a percentage of total estimated labour hours for each contract. Where the contract outcome cannot be reliably estimated, revenue is only recognised to the extent of the recoverable costs incurred to date.

Sale of copper and other metals

Sale of copper and other metals is recognised at the point of sale, which is where the customer has taken delivery of the goods, the risks and rewards are transferred to the customer and there is a valid sales contract. Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of sales returns and trade discounts.

Dividends

Dividends revenue is recognised when received or when the right to receive payment is established.

Interest

Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest income over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

Rent

Rent revenue from investment properties is recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease incentives granted are recognised as part of the rental revenue. Contingent rentals are recognised as income in the period when earned.

Donations

Donations are recognised at the time the pledge is made.

Government grants

Government grants relating to costs are deferred and recognised in profit or loss over the period necessary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate.

Grants

Grant revenue is recognised in profit or loss when the company satisfies the performance obligations stated within the funding agreements.

If conditions are attached to the grant which must be satisfied before the company is eligible to retain the contribution, the grant will be recognised in the statement of financial position as a liability until those conditions are satisfied.

Subsidies and grants

Subsidies and grants are recognised as revenue over the period to which they relate.

Other revenue

Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when the right to receive payment is established.

Volunteer services

The company has elected not to recognise volunteer services as either revenue or other form of contribution received. As such, any related consumption or capitalisation of such resources received is also not recognised.


Income tax

Modify tax consolidation wording where applicable. UIG1052(9) identifies the following 3 methods:

  • Stand-alone taxpayer' approach
  • Separate taxpayer within group' approach
  • Group allocation' approach


Cash and cash equivalents

  • Change the cash and cash equivalents accounting policy if applicable.


Trade and other receivables

  • Change the number of days if applicable.


Inventories

  • Match the listed items to the categories in the 'Inventories' note
  • Change 'first in first out' to 'weighted average' or 'specific identification' if applicable
  • Note that 'last in first out' is not permitted.

Additional wording:

including transfers from equity of qualifying cash flow hedges relating to purchased materials.


Property, plant and equipment

  • Delete references to 'land and buildings' if not applicable.
  • Valuations by external independent valuers, of land and buildings must occur at least every 5 years.
  • In addition to the straight-line basis, other depreciation methods are diminishing balance and the units of production
  • Match the listed items to the categories in the 'Property, plant and equipment' note.
  • Check the depreciation back to last year's report


Intangible assets

  • Match the listed items to the categories in the 'Intangibles' note
  • Check the amortisation back to last year's report

Additional wording:

Software

An intangible asset arising from software development expenditure on an internal project is recognised only when the consolidated entity can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale, its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefits, the availability of resources to complete the development and the ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development. Following the initial recognition of the software development expenditure, the cost model is applied requiring the asset to be carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Significant costs associated with software are deferred and amortised on a straight line basis over the period of their expected benefit, being their finite life of 5 years.

Non-compete contracts

Non-compete contracts acquired in a business combination are amortised on a straight line basis over the period of their expected benefit, being their finite life of 3 years.


Trade and other payables

  • Change the number of days if applicable


Finance costs

  • Change the finance costs accounting policy if applicable


Employee benefits - Other long-term employee benefits

  • Change 'national government bonds' to 'corporate bonds' if applicable


New Accounting Standards and Interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted

  • As a rule, only the new Accounting Standards are listed. While we do not list all amended Standards, we may list those we consider significant. Paragraphs can be edited to disclose amended Standards where required.
  • If all the Accounting Standards are turned off, then the short-form paragraph will print stating the entity has not yet assessed the impact of these new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations