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A financial asset is an asset whose value is dependent on the obligation of another person or entity. | A financial asset is an asset whose value is dependent on the obligation of another person or entity. | ||
IAS 32 defines a financial asset as an asset that is <u>any of</u> the following: | IAS 32 defines a financial asset as an asset that is <u>any of</u> the following: | ||
3. A contractual right to: | '''1.''' Cash; <u>or</u> | ||
'''2.''' An equity instrument of another entity; <u>or</u> | |||
'''3.''' A contractual right to: | |||
*Receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; <u>or</u> | |||
*Exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the reporting entity; <u>or</u> | |||
'''4.''' A contract that will or may be settled in the reporting entity's own equity instruments and is <u>either</u>: | |||
*A non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable number of the entity's own equity instruments; <u>or</u> | |||
*A derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity's own equity instruments. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Financial liability]] | * [[Financial liability]] | ||
* [[IAS 32]] | * [[IAS 32]] | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 26 August 2013
A financial asset is an asset whose value is dependent on the obligation of another person or entity.
IAS 32 defines a financial asset as an asset that is any of the following:
1. Cash; or
2. An equity instrument of another entity; or
3. A contractual right to:
- Receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; or
- Exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the reporting entity; or
4. A contract that will or may be settled in the reporting entity's own equity instruments and is either:
- A non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable number of the entity's own equity instruments; or
- A derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity's own equity instruments.
