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Financial ReportingSection AIFRS 9Financial Instruments

ACCA · Question 07 · Financial Reporting

Section A

LendTech Co operates a peer-to-peer lending platform. It holds a portfolio of debt instruments. The business model is to hold these assets to collect contractual cash flows, but LendTech will also sell them if a good opportunity arises to fund new platform development. The contractual terms of the assets give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest.

Under IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, which TWO of the following statements are correct regarding the classification and measurement of this portfolio?

Answer options:

A.

The assets must be measured at Amortized Cost.

B.

The assets should be measured at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI).

C.

Interest revenue is calculated using the effective interest method and recognized in profit or loss.

D.

All fair value changes are recognized directly in profit or loss.

How to approach this question

Evaluate the business model test and the SPPI (Solely Payments of Principal and Interest) test. Since both 'hold to collect' and 'sell' are objectives, it falls under FVTOCI. Remember how interest is treated under FVTOCI for debt instruments.

Full Answer

Because the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI test met), and the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, the portfolio must be classified as Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI). Under FVTOCI for debt instruments, interest revenue is calculated using the effective interest method and recognized in profit or loss, while fair value gains/losses go to OCI.

Common mistakes

Assuming that because they might be sold, they must be FVTPL, or assuming FVTOCI means interest also goes to OCI.

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