The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued an amendment to the fair value option in
IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Sir David Tweedie,
IASB Chairman, said that the amendment addresses many of the concerns raised by the prudential regulators about the fair value option contained in the 2003 revisions of
IAS 39.
The amendment permits the irrevocable designation on initial recognition of financial instruments that meet certain conditions as ones to be measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The conditions that are required to be met are where such designation eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch, when a group of financial assets, financial liabilities or both are managed and their performance is evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy, and when an instrument contains an embedded derivative that meets particular conditions.
The amendment contains detailed transition rules. It has an effective date of 1 January 2006, although earlier application is encouraged.
The IASB developed this amendment after concerns were raised that the fair value option might be used inappropriately. The option allowed entities to designate irrevocably on initial recognition any financial instruments as ones to be measured at fair value with gains and losses recognised in profit or loss.
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