INVESTMENT ASSETS: VALUATION AND REPORTING ACCORDING TO IFRS REQUIREMENTS

Abstract

Being at the interface of the accounting and the valuation methodology fields, the issues of accounting and valuation of corporate investment assets are regulated by financial reporting standards and valuation standards. The practical application of the real estate valuation methodology for drawing up financial reports has certain specifics. Among primary issues that are currently not covered by accounting and reporting standards and the valuation theory the following are addressed in this article: valuation of the incurred costs component as separated from the land price, valuation of leased objects, valuation in case of planned transfer to another assets category. The above issues are analyzed in the paper.The article is a summaryof the practical experience and the analysis of standards application problems carried out by the author in 2008-2012. The article analyzes different approaches to valuation of investment assets and reporting in specific cases, highlights pros and cons of each approach and the effect of a particular approach on performance indicators and conclusions made by users of financial reports. Perhaps the above issues will be partially addressed and solved in new requirements for leasing relations accounting in the IFRS and comments of the International Valuation Standards Committee; however, at present these issues remain open and require the attention of practical experts and the scientific community. The research materials and the presented analysis can be used in the practice of appraisers and specialists of financial departments.

Keywords

• investment assets
• international financial reporting standards
• ifrs
• real estate valuation
• investment property