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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: | ||
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> | *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> | *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 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. | *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. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 11 May 2016
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.
