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<strong>IT</strong> HOLDING S.p.A. Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002<br />
The applicable amortization rates are as follows:<br />
Goodwill .......................................................................................................................................... 20 years<br />
Patents and trademarks .................................................................................................................... 20 years<br />
Development costs........................................................................................................................... generally 1 year<br />
Other intangible assets..................................................................................................................... generally 5 years<br />
Inventories<br />
Inventories are stated at the lower of purchase or production cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the<br />
estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.<br />
Production costs of finished products include the cost of materials, consumables and external manufactures and the<br />
portion of all those direct and indirect production costs which may reasonably be attributed to them, excluding<br />
financial charges.<br />
Purchase or production cost is determined under the average cost method.<br />
Investment property<br />
Investment property is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any. Depreciation is<br />
calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the fixed assets estimated equal to 33 years. The<br />
fair value if the investment property is disclosed in note 16.<br />
Trade and other receivables<br />
Trade and other receivable are stated at their cost less impairment.<br />
Recognition of Factoring Transactions on Receivables<br />
The Group finalize transactions for the factoring of trade receivables without recourse.<br />
Assets under Italian accounting principles can be derecognized if the legal requirements for the derecognition are<br />
satisfied.<br />
The transactions finalized by the Group do not meet the derecognition criteria of IAS 39 and therefore the Group<br />
continue to recognize the factored trade receivables and recognize a financial liability for the consideration received in<br />
the above mentioned factoring transactions.<br />
Cash and cash equivalents<br />
Cash and cash equivalents comprises cash balances and call deposits. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand<br />
and form an integral part of the Group’s cash management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents<br />
for the purpose of the statement of cash flows.<br />
The Group considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be<br />
cash equivalents. The investments included in cash and cash equivalents are reported at their fair market value.<br />
Impairment<br />
The carrying amounts of the Group’s asset, other than investment property, inventories and deferred tax assets are<br />
reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication<br />
exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For intangible assets that are not yet available for use, the<br />
recoverable amount is estimated at each balance sheet date. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying<br />
amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the<br />
income statement.<br />
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