Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Uni-Asia Finance ...

Realising A Sustainable Future
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2009
2.4 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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Leases
Leases that transfer substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets to the Group, other than legal title,
are accounted for as finance leases. At the inception of a finance lease, the cost of the leased asset is capitalized at the present
value of the minimum lease payments and recorded together with the obligation, excluding the interest element, to reflect
the purchase and financing. Assets held under capitalized finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment,
and depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and the estimated useful lives of the assets. The finance costs of such
leases are charged to the income statement so as to provide a constant periodic rate of charge over the lease terms.
Assets acquired through hire purchase contracts of a financing nature are accounted for as finance leases, but are depreciated
over their estimated useful lives.
Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the lessor are accounted for as
operating leases. Where the Group is the lessor, assets leased by the Group under operating leases are included in
non-current assets, and rentals receivable under the operating leases are credited to the income statement on the
straight-line basis over the lease terms. Where the Group is the lessee, rentals payable under the operating leases are charged
to the income statement on the straight-line basis over the lease terms.
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Dividends distributions
Dividends distributions to the Company’s shareholders are recognized as a liability in the Group’s financial statements in the
period in which dividends are approved by shareholders.
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Provision
A provision is recognized when a present obligation (legal or constructive) has arisen as a result of a past event and it is
probable that a future outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, provided that a reliable estimate can be
made of the amount of the obligation.
When the effect of discounting is material, the amount recognized for a provision is the present value at the end of the
reporting period of the future expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation. The increase in the discounting
present value amount arising from the passage of time is included in finance costs in the income statement.
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Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, i.e. assets that
necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are capitalized as part of the cost of
those assets. The capitalization of such borrowing costs ceases when the assets are substantially ready for their intended
use or sale. Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on
qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs capitalized. All other borrowing costs are in the period in which
they are incurred. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing
of funds.