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Financial Asset Model<br />

The operator recognizes a financial asset to the extent that it has an unconditional contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset from or at the direction<br />

of the grantor for the construction services. The operator has an unconditional right to receive cash if the grantor contractually guarantees to pay the operator<br />

1. Specified or determinable amounts<br />

2. The shortfall, if any, between amounts received from users of the public service and specified or determinable amounts, even if payment is contingent on the<br />

operator ensuring that the infrastructure meets specified quality or efficiency requirements<br />

The operator measures the financial asset at fair value.<br />

Intangible Asset Model<br />

The operator recognizes an intangible asset to the extent that it receives a right (a license) to charge users of the public service. A right to charge users of the public<br />

service is not an unconditional right to receive cash because the amounts are contingent on the extent that the public uses the service.<br />

The operator measures the intangible asset at fair value.<br />

Operating Revenue<br />

The operator of a service concession arrangement recognizes and measures revenue in accordance with IAS 11 and 18 for the services it performs.<br />

Accounting by the Government (Grantor)<br />

IFRIC 12 does not address accounting for the government side of service concession arrangements. IFRIC 12 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after<br />

January 1, 2008.<br />

IFRIC 13, CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAMS<br />

This Interpretation applies to customer loyalty award credits that<br />

1. An entity grants to its customers as part of a sales transaction (i.e., a sale of goods, rendering of services, or use by a customer of entity assets).<br />

2. Subject to meeting any further qualifying conditions, the customers can redeem in the future for free or discounted goods or services.<br />

This Interpretation addresses accounting by the entity that grants award credits to its customers as incentive to buy their goods and services.<br />

According to the consensus in IFRIC 13<br />

• An entity shall apply IAS 18 and account for award credits as a separately identifiable component of the sales transaction(s) in which they are granted (the<br />

“initial sale”).<br />

• The fair value of the consideration received or receivable in respect of the initial sale shall be allocated between the award credits and the other components of<br />

the sale.<br />

• The consideration allocated to the award credits shall be measured by reference to their fair value, (i.e., the amount for which the award credits could be sold<br />

separately).<br />

Effective date: This IFRIC was issued in June 2007 and is effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2008. Earlier application is permitted.<br />

Facts<br />

CASE STUDY 6<br />

Locond, an airline, operates a customer loyalty program in which members are granted “loyalty points” when they buy airline tickets. Members can redeem<br />

the points for air travel or other services with Locond or with its partner companies participating in the program, which include certain airline companies,<br />

credit card companies, hotel chains, and car rental companies. In its previous financial statements, the accounting treatment for these points had been as<br />

follows:<br />

The estimated value of all the points outstanding was calculated as the estimated value of a point multiplied by the number of points granted, not yet<br />

redeemed.<br />

The estimated value of a point was not the fair value but was an estimate based on the specific terms and conditions of the program.<br />

The estimated value of all the points was recognized as a deduction against revenue (not as an expense) and recognized as a liability on the statement of<br />

financial position and described as deferred revenue.<br />

The revenue for these points was recognized when the points were redeemed.

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