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FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ETHICS! a non-derivative for which the entity is or may beobliged to deliver a variable number <strong>of</strong> the entity’sown equity instruments.! a derivative that will be or may be settled otherthan by the exchange <strong>of</strong> a fixed amount <strong>of</strong> cash oranother financial asset for a fixed number <strong>of</strong> theentity’s own instruments.For this purpose the entity’s instruments do not includeinstruments that are themselves contracts for the future receiptor delivery <strong>of</strong> the entity’s own equity instruments.(i) Equity instrument refers to any contract that evidences aresidual interest in the assets <strong>of</strong> an entity after deductingall <strong>of</strong> its liabilities.(ii) A derivative is a financial instrument or contract withinthe scope <strong>of</strong> IAS 39 with all the following characteristics:Its value changes in response to the changes in a specifiedinterest rate, financial instrument price, commodity price,foreign exchange rate, index <strong>of</strong> prices or rate, credit ratingor credit index, or other variable, provided that in the case<strong>of</strong> a non-financial variable the variable is not specific toa party to the contract.(d)(e)It requires no initial net investment or an initial net investmentthat is smaller than would be required for other types <strong>of</strong> contractthat would be expected to have a similar response to changes inmarket factors.It is settled at a future date.5.2.10 Impairment <strong>of</strong> AssetsRelevant st<strong>and</strong>ards are:International Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard 36: Impairment <strong>of</strong> Assets<strong>The</strong>re is no SAS yet on the issues addressed by IAS 36!(a)When an asset is significantly impaired, its carrying value willprobably exceed the recoverable value except where the carryingvalue is adjusted for the effect <strong>of</strong> the impairment. Prudence,however, requires that assets are carried at no more than theirrecoverable value. IAS 36 prescribes the procedure an entityshould apply to ensure that its assets are not carried at morethan their recoverable amount. <strong>The</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard guides theaccounting for impairment <strong>of</strong> all assets except inventories,deferred tax assets, financial assets, investment propertymeasured at fair value, biological assets related to agricultural102

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