AYB200 Lecture 11: Lecture 11
Lecture 11: Income & Expenses
Income, Expenses and Matching
AASB Framework (para 70a) defines income as: ieases i eooi eefits duig the
accounting period in the form of inflows or enhancements of assets or decreases in liabilities that
result i a iease i euit, othe tha those elatig to otiutios fo euit pates
2 Categories of Income
- Revenue (AASB Framework para 74):
o aises i the ouse of odia atiities of a etit ad is efeed to a aiet
of different names iludig sales, fees, iteest, diideds, oalties ad et.
- Gains represent (AASB Framework paras 75 & 76):
o othe ites that eet the defiitio of ioe ad a, o a ot, aise i the
ouse of the odia atiities of a etit e.g. disposal of non-current assets,
unrealised gains)
Income – revenue or income?
- INCOME – REVENUE OR GAINS?
• Professional judgment involved in differentiating
What is a odia atiit fo oe usiess a ot e odia fo aothe—so the benefits
might be deeed eeue i oe etit ad a gai i aothe
• Gains represent increases in economic benefits and as such are not different in nature
from revenue.
• Gains are usually displayed separately in income statement when recognised
Knowledge of them is useful in making economic decisions
• Gains are often reported net of related expenses.
• Classification as revenue or gain does not affect reported profit
- Income Recognition
• Recognition of income: AASB Framework paras 92 – 93
• Recognised in income statement when:
a iease i futue eooi eefits elated to a iease i a asset o a deease
of a liailit has aise that a e easued elial (i.e. occurs simultaneously with
recognition of increases in assets or decreases in liabilities)
• Procedures for recognising income:
Revenue should be EARNED
‘estit eogitio to those ites that a e easued elial ad hae a
suffiiet degee of etait
Accounting for Income
- DR Asset (increase e.g. cash, accounts receivable) or Liability (decrease)
- CR Income (revenue)
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Expenses
- Expense is a PERFORMANCE measure
- AASB Framework (para 70 (b)) defines expenses as:
deeases i eooi eefits duig the aoutig peiod i the fo of
outflows or depletions of assets or incurrence of liabilities that result in decreases in
euit, othe tha those elatig to distiutios to euit patiipats
- Iludes losses, as ell as those epeses that aise i the ouse of the odia
atiities of the etit AA“B Faeok paa
- Expenses from course of ordinary activities:
e.g. ost of sales, ages, depeiatio outflo o depletio of assets suh as ash,
ash euialets, ieto, popet, plat ad euipet AA“B Faeok paa
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Expenses and Losses
- Losses: othe ites that eet defiitio of epeses.
- May (or may not) arise in course of ordinary activities
- They are a decrease in economic benefits
- Examples of losses: Disasters (fire, floods etc.), disposal of non-current assets.
- May be unrealised (e.g. effect of changes in foreign exchange rates)
- Often reported net of related income
- Displayed separately if useful knowledge for decision making
Expense Recognition
- Recognition of expenses (AASB Framework paras 94 – 98):
he a deease i futue eooi eefits elated to a deease i a asset o a
iease of a liailit has aise that a e easued elial
- Occurs simultaneously with recognition of increase in liabilities or decrease in assets
- Recognised in direct association with earning of income (matching of costs with
revenues)
- If expenses spread over more than one period, recognise them systematically over time
Accounting for Expenses
- DR Expense
- CR Asset (decrease) or liability (increase)
Matching Income and Expenses
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Journal Entries
Financial Statements
Othe opehesie ioe
- AASB 101 Para 7
o othe opehesie ioe opises ites of ioe ad epese that ae
ot eogized i pofit o loss as euied othe AA“
- Additional and material items: up to the company -> can provide as many lines as they
want
The need for change
- Why change the standard?
o Remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in existing revenue requirements
(between standards and the Conceptual Framework)
o Provide a more robust framework
o Improve comparability of revenue recognition practices
o Provide more useful information to users
o Simplify preparation of financial statements
- What does it mean for business? (Implications)
o There will be more judgement for disclosure
o Compensation and bonus plans – changes in timing of revenue recognition may
affect these
o Contracts. Existing terms could take on a new meaning
o Technology. Businesses may have to update current software to capture new
information
o Tax implications: timing of cash payments may be affected, e.g. if recognizing
revenue sooner than in the past
o Investor relations: stakeholders will want to know how the new standard will
hage the opas fiaial pitue
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Document Summary
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