Property, Plant & Equipment - IAS 16

IFRS Financial Accounting Standards · 3:29

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[Verse 1]
When you acquire a tangible asset for your company's use
More than one year of service, here's the recognition clues
Probable future benefits must flow into your hands
And you can measure cost reliably, that's where IAS sixteen stands
Land and buildings, equipment too, infrastructure in your sight
Recognize when control transfers and the price is set just right

[Chorus]
Cost or revaluation, pick your measurement way
Componentize the parts that have different lives each day
Depreciate systematically over useful years
Straight line, units, diminishing, choose the method that appears
Most faithful to consumption, IAS sixteen is clear
Property, plant, equipment rules we hold so dear

[Verse 2]
Initial measurement starts with purchase price you pay
Add the costs to bring it to location where it'll stay
Installation, testing, professional fees belong
Subtract trade discounts, this is how you get cost strong
Subsequent costs are capitalized when they enhance
Otherwise expense them, don't give them a second glance

[Chorus]
Cost or revaluation, pick your measurement way
Componentize the parts that have different lives each day
Depreciate systematically over useful years
Straight line, units, diminishing, choose the method that appears
Most faithful to consumption, IAS sixteen is clear
Property, plant, equipment rules we hold so dear

[Bridge]
Break it down to components when they're significant in cost
Engine, frame, and tires, track each part that can be lost
Revaluation model means fair value at each date
With increases going to equity, decreases calculate
If reserves exist use those first, then hit the income statement
Derecognize when disposed or no future benefit

[Verse 3]
Review useful life and residual each reporting year
Methods too might need changing as the estimates become clear
When you sell or scrap the asset, remove it from your books
Gain or loss goes to profit, that's how the standard looks
No more depreciation once it's classified held for sale
IAS sixteen guides you through each detailed trail

[Outro]
From recognition to disposal, every step along the way
IAS sixteen shows you how to properly display
Your property, plant, equipment in the books you keep
These accounting principles run strong and deep

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