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UNIT 4: RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The concepts of recognition and derecognition of any asset or liability refer to the timing i.e. when
is the financial instrument included in an entity’s balance sheet (recognition) and when is it
removed from the entity’s balance sheet (derecognition).

4.1 INITIAL RECOGNITION

As per paragraph 3.1.1 of Ind AS 109, an entity shall recognise a financial asset or a financial
liability in its statement of financial position when, and only when, the entity becomes party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
Paragraph B3.1.2 of Ind AS 109 provides certain examples of applying the aforementioned
accounting principle:
Nature of contract Recognition principle – when are assets or liabilities
recognised?
Unconditional receivables and When the entity becomes a party to the contract and, as
payables a consequence, has a legal right to receive or a legal
obligation to pay cash
Firm commitment to purchase or sell When at least one of the parties has performed under
goods or services the agreement i.e. until the ordered goods or services
have been shipped, delivered or rendered.
Firm commitment to purchase or sell Net fair value is recognised as an asset or a liability on
goods or services designated as the commitment date
measured at fair value through profit
or loss (refer note 2 below)
Forward contract On the commitment date. When an entity becomes a
party to a forward contract, the fair values of the right
and obligation are often equal, so that the net fair value
of the forward is zero (refer note 1 below). If the net fair
value of the right and obligation is not zero, the contract
is recognised as an asset or liability.
Option contracts When the holder or writer becomes a party to the
contract (refer note 1 below).
Planned future transactions Never
Note 1: Generally, no upfront premium is paid by one party in a forward contract to the other at the
inception of the contract. This is indicative of the fact that the fair value of a forward contract on
inception is approximately zero. On the other hand, the option holder generally pays an upfront
premium to the option writer at the inception of the option contract. This provides evidence that there
is some fair value of the rights and obligations of the parties at the inception of an options contract.

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Note 2: Contracts to buy or sell non-financial assets that can be settled net or by exchanging financial
instruments are treated as if they are financial instruments, that is, derivatives unless they were entered
into and continued to be held to meet the entity’s normal purchase, sale or usage requirements

4.2 REGULAR WAY PURCHASE OR SALE OF FINANCIAL

ASSETS
Ind AS 109 defines a regular way purchase or sale as,
• a purchase or sale of a financial asset
• under a contract
• whose terms require delivery of the asset
• within the time frame
• established generally by regulation or convention in the marketplace concerned
Regular way purchase or sale of financial assets

Trade date accounting Settlement date accounting

Trade date = date that an entity commits Settlement date = date that an asset is
itself to purchase or sell an asset delivered to or by an entity

• Recognition of an asset to be received and the liability to pay for it

• Derecognition of an asset that is sold, recognition of any gain or loss on disposal and the recognition
of a receivable from the buyer for payment

For instance, on the Bombay Stock Exchange in India, all transactions in all groups of securities in
the Equity segment, Fixed Income securities and Government securities are settled on “T+2” basis.
In this case, “T” is the trade date and “T+2” is the settlement date i.e. exchange of monies and
securities between the buyers and sellers respectively takes place on second business day (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, bank and Exchange trading holidays) after the trade date.
It follows that if a contract is entered into with a broker for purchase or sale of securities which is normally
traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange, with a settlement period that differs from the norms mentioned
above, it would not be regarded as a regular way purchase or sale.

When trade date accounting is applied, the buyer of a financial asset recognises the financial
asset and its liability to pay on the trade date itself. Correspondingly, the seller derecognises the

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financial asset and recognises any gain or loss on sale on the trade date. The buyer subsequently
measures the financial asset in accordance with its classification category.
When settlement date accounting is applied, a buyer of financial asset accounts for any
change in the fair value of the asset to be received during the period between the trade date
and the settlement date in the same way as it accounts for the acquired asset. In other words,
• assets measured at amortised cost - change in value is not recognised;
• assets classified as financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss (whether
mandatorily or designated) – change in value is recognised in profit or loss;
• financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (including
investments in equity instruments for which irrevocable option is selected) – change in fair
value is recognised in other comprehensive income.
Correspondingly, the seller of a financial asset derecognises the same at the settlement date and
does not recognise any fair value changes between the trade date and settlement date.
An entity shall apply the same method consistently for all purchases and sales of financial assets
that are classified in the same way in accordance with Ind AS 109.
Illustration 1: Regular way contracts: forward contracts
ST Ltd. enters into a forward contract to purchase 10 lakh shares of ABC Ltd. in a month’s time
for ` 50 per share. This contract is entered into with a broker, Mr. AG and not through regular
trading mode in a stock exchange. The contract requires Mr. AG to deliver the shares to ST Ltd.
upon payment of agreed consideration. Shares of ABC Ltd. are traded on a stock exchange.
Regular way delivery is two days. Assess the forward contract.
Solution
In this case, the forward contract is not a regular way transaction and hence must be accounted
for as a derivative i.e. between the date of entering into the contract to the date of delivery, all fair
value changes are recognised in profit or loss.
On the other hand, if the forward contract is a regular way transaction, such fair value changes
are recognised in other comprehensive income if share of ABC Ltd. are equity instruments and
not held for trading.
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Illustration 2: Regular way contracts: option contracts
NKT Ltd. purchases a call option in a public market permitting it to purchase 100 shares of VT
Ltd. at any time over the next one month at a price of ` 1,000 per share. If NKT Ltd. exercises its
option, it has 7 days to settle the transaction according to regulation or convention in the options
market. VT Ltd.’s shares are traded in an active public market that requires two-day settlement.
Solution
In this case, the options contract is a regular way transaction as the settlement of the option is
governed by regulation or convention in the marketplace for options. Fair value changes between

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the trade date and settlement date are recognised in other comprehensive income if share of
VT Ltd. are equity instruments and not held for trading by NKT Ltd.
The illustrations below explain the flow of journal entries in case of trade date accounting and
settlement date accounting for regular way purchase and sale of financial assets.
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Illustration 3: Regular way purchase of financial asset
On 1 January 20X1, X Ltd. enters into a contract to purchase a financial asset for ` 10 lakhs, which
is its fair value on trade date. On 4 January 20X1 (settlement date), the fair value of the asset is `
10.5 lakhs. The amounts to be recorded for the financial asset will depend on how it is classified and
whether trade date or settlement date accounting is used. Pass necessary journal entries.
Solution
Journal Entries in the Buyer’s Books
Trade date accounting
Dr. / Cr. Particulars Amortised Fair value Fair value
cost through P&L through OCI
1 January 20X1
Dr. Financial asset 10,00,000 10,00,000 10,00,000
Cr. Financial liability (to pay) (10,00,000) (10,00,000) (10,00,000)
4 January 20X1
Dr. Financial asset - 50,000 50,000
Dr. Financial liability (to pay) 10,00,000 10,00,000 10,00,000
Cr. Profit or loss - (50,000) -
Cr. Other comprehensive income - - (50,000)
Cr. Cash (10,00,000) (10,00,000) (10,00,000)
Settlement date accounting
Dr. / Cr. Particulars Amortised cost Fair value Fair value
through P&L through OCI
4 January 20X1
Dr. Financial asset 10,00,000 10,50,000 10,50,000
Cr. Profit or loss - (50,000) -
Cr. Other comprehensive income - - (50,000)
Cr. Cash (10,00,000) (10,00,000) (10,00,000)
The above mentioned accounting principles apply only to financial assets and Ind AS 109 does
not contain any such principles for financial liabilities.
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4.3 DERECOGNITION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS

In simple words, derecognition refers to the timing of removing a financial asset from the balance
sheet. To take an example, if a company gets its trade receivables discounted from a bank, it
would need to determine whether it can remove those trade receivables from its balance sheet.
Paragraph B3.2.1 of Ind AS 109 provides a step-by-step flowchart for making this determination.
Consolidate all subsidiaries (see note 1 below)

Determine whether the derecognition principles are applied to a part or all of an asset (or group of
similar assets) (see note 2 below)

Yes
Have the rights to the cash flows from the
asset expired? (see note 3 below) Derecognise the
asset
No

Yes Has the entity transferred its right to receive

cash flows? (see note 4 below)

No

Has the entity assumed a contractual No

obligation to pay the cash flows in an Continue to recognise
arrangement that meets three conditions? the asset
Yes

Has the entity transferred substantially all Yes

risks and rewards? (see note 6 below) Derecognise the
asset
No

Has the entity retained substantially all Yes

risks and rewards? (see note 6 below) Continue to recognise
the asset
No

Has the entity retained control of the No

asset? (see note 7 below) Derecognise the
asset
Yes
Continue to recognise
the asset

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Notes:
1. In consolidated financial statements, accounting principles for derecognition are applied at a
consolidated level. Hence, an entity first consolidates all subsidiaries in accordance with
Ind AS 110 and then applies those requirements to the resulting group. (Ind AS 109.3.2.1)
The importance of this criteria is that sometimes sales of financial assets are made to entities
which are specifically designed for this purpose. In those circumstances, it would be
inappropriate to derecognise the financial asset if the purchaser entity is indirectly controlled
by the seller entity.
2. Let’s understand this step using a few fact patterns:
Illustration 4: Part of a financial asset
State whether the derecognition principles will be applied or not.
i. Interest strip of an interest-bearing financial asset i.e. the part entitles its holder to
interest cash flows of a financial asset
ii. Dividend strip of an equity share i.e. the part entitles its holder to only dividends arising
from an equity share
iii. Cash flows (principal and asset) upto a certain tenure or first right on a proportion of
cash flows of an amortising financial asset. Say, the part entitles its holder to first 80%
of the cash flows or cash flows for first 4 of the 6 years’ tenure.
Solution
Derecognition requirements are applied to a part of a financial asset if that part meets any
of the following three conditions:
a) The part comprises only specifically identified cash flows from a financial asset (or a
group of similar financial assets).
For example, when an entity enters into an interest rate strip whereby the counterparty
obtains the right to the interest cash flows, but not the principal cash flows from a debt
instrument, derecognition principles are applied to the interest cash flows
b) The part comprises only a fully proportionate (pro rata) share of the cash flows from
a financial asset (or a group of similar financial assets).
For example, when an entity enters into an arrangement whereby the counterparty
obtains the rights to a 90 per cent share of all cash flows of a debt instrument,
derecognition principles are applied to 90 per cent of those cash flows.
c) The part comprises only a fully proportionate (pro rata) share of specifically
identified cash flows from a financial asset (or a group of similar financial assets).

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For example, when an entity enters into an arrangement whereby the counterparty
obtains the rights to a 90 per cent share of interest cash flows from a financial asset,
derecognition principles are applied to 90 per cent of those interest cash flows.
The example of a part of a financial asset at (iii) in Illustration 4 above will not qualify
conditions at (b) and (c) above since it does not represent pro rata share of all or
specifically identified cash flows.
In (b) and (c) above, if there is more than one counterparty, each counterparty is not
required to have a proportionate share of the cash flows provided that the transferring
entity has a fully proportionate share.
In all other cases, derecognition principles are applied to the financial asset in its
entirety (or to the group of similar financial assets in their entirety).
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Illustration 5: Part of a financial asset
State whether the derecognition principles will be applied or not.
i. Entity Y transfers the rights to the first or the last 90 per cent of cash collections from a
financial asset (or a group of financial assets)
ii. Entity Z transfers the rights to 90 per cent of the cash flows from a group of receivables,
but provides a guarantee to compensate the buyer for any credit losses up to 8 per cent
of the principal amount of the receivables.
Solution
In the above circumstances, Entity Y and Entity Z need to apply the derecognition
requirements to the financial asset (or a group of similar financial assets) in its entirety.
*****
3. Cash flows from a financial asset expire upon payment of entire due amount or the legal
release of the debtor by the creditor from the obligation to pay. In case of derivatives, this
condition is considered met when, for example, contractual exercise period of an option
expires and option is not exercised.
Ind AS 109 contains elaborate guidance on when renegotiation of the terms of a financial
liability results in derecognition thereof. Refer paragraph “Exchange of financial liability
instruments” for more details on the same. However, in respect of financial assets, such
elaborate guidance has not been provided.
One may use the principles of quantitative and qualitative tests prescribed for financial
liabilities to evaluate whether renegotiation of the terms of a financial asset results in
derecognition or not.

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We discuss below a few circumstances wherein renegotiation does result in “expiry of right
to receive cash flows”:
• Agreeing to a moratorium period for repayment of principal or extension of the overall
tenor of the loan.
• Substantial reduction in the interest rates
• Agreeing to a right to convert loan or a part thereof into equity shares after a certain
period of time
4. Examples of transfer of rights to receive cash flows include sale of a financial asset, such as
an investment in a debenture or assignment of a receivable (like factoring arrangements with
banks or financial institutions). Refer comprehensive examples below on debt factoring and
invoice discounting.
5. In some situations, though an entity retains the contractual rights to receive cash flows of a
financial asset (‘original asset’), it does assume a contractual obligation to pay those cash
flows to one or more entities (‘eventual recipients’).
For example, securitisation arrangements are a common form of transfer of financial assets
in India. In these arrangements, the originator of a financial asset, say a bank or a NBFC,
settle a Trust and transfer a portfolio of financial assets to that Trust. Thereafter, securities
of that Trust are issued to unrelated parties or investors. Such arrangements are often “pass
through” arrangements, in the sense that the originator or the Trust retains the rights to
receive cash flows from the financial asset, but they have a simultaneous obligation to pay
those cash flows to a recipient.
As per paragraph 3.2.5 of Ind AS 109, all of the following conditions need to be met in such
situations for the transaction to qualify as a “transfer”:
• The entity has no obligation to pay amounts to the eventual recipients unless it
collects equivalent amounts from the original asset.
Short-term advances by the entity with the right of full recovery of the amount lent plus
accrued interest at market rates do not violate this condition. However, existence of
guarantees or options that allow the transferee to transfer receivables back to the entity
and other recourse arrangements are likely to conflict with this condition.
• The entity is prohibited by the terms of the transfer contract from selling or pledging
the original asset other than as security to the eventual recipients for the obligation to
pay them cash flows
• The entity has an obligation to remit any cash flows it collects on behalf of the
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♦ entity is not entitled to reinvest such cash flows, except for investments in cash or
cash equivalents during the short settlement period, and interest earned on such
investments is passed to the eventual recipients.
The standard does not define the word “material” in this condition. Therefore, the
same should be understood in common trade parlance.
Illustration 6: Proportionate “pass through” arrangement
Entity A makes a five-year interest-bearing loan (the 'original asset') of ` 100 crores to Entity
B. Entity A settles a Trust and transfers the loan to that Trust. The Trust issues participatory
notes to an investor, Entity C, that entitle the investor to the cash flows from the asset.
As per Trust’s agreement with Entity C, in exchange for a cash payment of ` 90 crores, Trust
will pass to Entity C 90% of all principal and interest payments collected from Entity B (as,
when and if collected). Trust accepts no obligation to make any payments to Entity C other than
90% of exactly what has been received from Entity B. Trust provides no guarantee to Entity C
about the performance of the loan and has no rights to retain 90% of the cash collected from
Entity B nor any obligation to pay cash to Entity C if cash has not been received from Entity B.
Compute the amount to be dercognised.
Solution
If the three conditions are met, the proportion sold is derecognised, provided the entity has
transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. Thus, Entity A would report
a loan asset of ` 10 crores and derecognise ` 90 crores.
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6. Let’s illustrate the “risks and rewards” test with certain examples given in application
guidance of Ind AS 109:
Examples of when an entity has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of
ownership are:
a) an unconditional sale of a financial asset;
b) a sale of a financial asset together with an option to repurchase the financial asset at
its fair value at the time of repurchase; and
c) a sale of a financial asset together with a put or call option that is deeply out of the
money (ie an option that is so far out of the money it is highly unlikely to go into the
money before expiry).
Examples of when an entity has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership
are:
a) a sale and repurchase transaction where the repurchase price is a fixed price or the
sale price plus a lender's return;

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b) a securities lending agreement;

c) a sale of a financial asset together with a total return swap that transfers the market risk
exposure back to the entity;
d) a sale of a financial asset together with a deep in-the-money put or call option (ie an
option that is so far in the money that it is highly unlikely to go out of the money before
expiry); and
e) a sale of short-term receivables in which the entity guarantees to compensate the
transferee for credit losses that are likely to occur.
Paragraph 3.2.7 of Ind AS 109 provides the guidance on “risks and rewards” test

Change in exposure to the variability in the present value of the

future net cash flows from the financial asset

Not significant Significant

Entity has retained substantially all the Entity has transferred substantially all
risks and rewards of ownership of the risks and rewards of ownership of
financial asset financial asset

Example - entity has sold a financial asset

Example - entity has sold a financial subject only to an option to buy it back at
asset subject to an agreement to buy it its fair value at the time of repurchase or
back at a fixed price or the sale price has transferred a fully proportionate share
of the cash flows from a larger financial
plus a lender's return
asset in an arrangement, such as a loan
sub-participation

In evaluating the extent to which risks and rewards are transferred or retained, risks and
rewards that are reasonably expected to be significant in practice should be considered.
So, what is the most significant risk in a portfolio of short term receivables? It is usually credit
risk i.e. the risk that the customer will default. Therefore, an arrangement that involves the
transferee having full recourse to the transferor for credit losses will "fail" the risks

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and rewards tests. An arrangement in which the transferee has no recourse to the
transferor for credit losses will generally "pass" the risks and rewards tests.
What are the most significant risks in longer term receivables? Well, interest rate risk and
slow payment risk are fairly significant in those cases. An arrangement in which the entity
continues to pay interest to the transferee until the underlying debtor settles involves the
transferee retaining the risk of slow payment.
7. Whether the entity has retained control of the transferred asset depends on the transferee's
ability to sell the asset. If the transferee,
i. has the practical ability to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party, and
ii. is able to exercise that ability unilaterally and without needing to impose additional
restrictions on the transfer
the entity has not retained control.
In all other cases, the entity has retained control.
The accounting treatment as a consequence of this decision is as below:

Whether entity has retained control of the financial asset?

Yes No

Derecognise the financial asset

Continue to recognise the financial asset

And
And

Recognise separately as assets or

Recognise the financial asset to the
liabilities any rights and obligations
extent of its continuing involvement in
created or retained in the transfer
the financial asset

The critical question is what the transferee is able to do in practice, not what contractual
rights the transferee has concerning what it can do with the transferred asset or what
contractual prohibitions exist.
Paragraphs B3.2.7 and 3.2.8 give examples of certain situations in which transferee is
evaluated to have such practical ability and situations in which it doesn’t have.

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Example of situation when transferee has practical ability to sell the financial asset
Transferred asset is subject to an option that allows the entity to repurchase it and it is traded
in an active market: transferee has the practical ability to sell the financial asset as it can
readily obtain the transferred asset in the market if the option is exercised.
Examples of situations when transferee doesn’t have practical ability to sell the financial
asset
♦ Transferred asset is subject to an option that allows the entity to repurchase it and it is
not traded in an active market: transferee doesn’t have the practical ability to sell the
financial asset as it cannot readily obtain the transferred asset in the market if the option
is exercised.
♦ A put option or guarantee with respect to the transferred asset which is sufficiently
valuable in the sense that it constrains the transferee from selling the transferred asset
because the transferee would, in practice, not sell the transferred asset to a third party
without attaching a similar option or other restrictive conditions. Instead, the transferee
would hold the transferred asset so as to obtain payments under the guarantee or put
option. In this situation, the transferor has retained control of the transferred asset.
Illustrations on application of derecognition principles
Paragraph B3.2.16 of Ind AS 109 provides certain illustrations which are summarised below:
Illustration 7: Repurchase agreements
A financial asset is sold under repurchase agreement. The repurchase price as per that
agreement is (a) fixed price or (b) sale price plus a lender's return. Let’s look at three
alternate scenarios:
i. Repurchase agreement is for the same financial asset.
ii. Repurchase agreement is for substantially the same asset
iii. Repurchase agreement provides the transferee a right to substitute assets that are
similar and of equal fair value to the transferred asset at the repurchase date.
State whether the derecognition principles will be applied or not.
Solution
In each of these scenarios, the transferred financial asset is not derecognised because the
transferor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.
Let’s look at another scenario:
Repurchase agreement provides the transferor only a right of first refusal to repurchase the
transferred asset at fair value if the transferee subsequently sells it

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In this scenario, the transferred financial asset is derecognised because the transferor has
transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.
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Illustration 8: Put options on transferred financial assets
A financial asset is sold and the transferee has a put option. Let’s look at some alternate
scenarios:
i. Put option is deeply in the money
ii. Put option is deeply out of the money.
State whether the derecognition principles will be applied or not.
Solution
In the first scenario, the transferred asset does not qualify for derecognition because the
transferor has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. However, in the
second scenario, the transferor has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of
ownership.
*****
Illustration 9: Call options on transferred financial assets
A financial asset is sold and the transferor has a call option. Let’s look at some alternate
scenarios:
i. Call option is deeply in the money
ii Call option is deeply out of the money.
What it the transferor holds a call option on an asset that is readily obtainable in the market?
iii Call option is neither deeply in the money nor deeply out of the money
State whether thederecognition principles will be applied or not.
Solution
In the first scenario, the transferred asset does not qualify for derecognition because the
transferor has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. However, in the
second scenario, the transferor has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of
ownership.
In the third scenario, the asset is derecognised. This is because the entity (i) has neither
retained nor transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership, and (ii) has not
retained control.
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Illustration 10: Amortising interest rate swaps

An entity may transfer to a transferee a fixed rate financial asset that is paid off over time,
and enter into an amortising interest rate swap with the transferee to receive a fixed interest
rate and pay a variable interest rate based on a notional amount.
Scenarios:
i. Notional amount of the swap amortises so that it equals the principal amount of the
transferred financial asset outstanding at any point in time.
ii. Amortisation of the notional amount of the swap is not linked to the principal amount
outstanding of the transferred asset.
State whether the derecognition principles will be applied or not.
Solution
In the first scenario, the swap would generally result in the entity retaining substantial
prepayment risk, in which case the entity either continues to recognise all of the transferred
asset or continues to recognise the transferred asset to the extent of its continuing
involvement.
Such a swap would not result in the entity retaining prepayment risk on the asset. Hence, it
would not preclude derecognition of the transferred asset provided the payments on the swap
are not conditional on interest payments being made on the transferred asset and the swap
does not result in the entity retaining any other significant risks and rewards of ownership on
the transferred asset.
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4.3.1 Accounting treatment of transfers
4.3.1.1Transfers that qualify for derecognition
If the arrangement results in de-recognition of the financial asset in its entirety:
• in the case of assets included in the "fair value through other comprehensive income"
category, any gain or loss previously recorded in equity is recycled to the statement of
comprehensive income;
• any new financial assets obtained, financial liabilities assumed and any servicing obligations
are recognised at fair value. new asset is part of the proceeds of sale. Any liability assumed,
even if it is related to the transferred asset, is a reduction of the sales proceeds.
• the difference between the carrying amount and the consideration received is recognised in
the statement of comprehensive income.

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Illustration 11: Assignment of receivables

ST Ltd. assigns its trade receivables to AT Ltd. The carrying amount of the receivables is
` 10,00,000. The consideration received in exchange of this assignment is ` 9,00,000. Customers
have been instructed to deposit the amounts directly in a bank account for the benefit of AT Ltd.
AT Ltd. has no recourse to ST Ltd. in case of any shortfalls in collections.
State whether the derecognition principles will be applied or not.
Solution
In this situation, ST Ltd. has transferred the rights to contractual cash flows and has also
transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership (credit risk being the most
significant risk in this situation).
Accordingly, ST Ltd. derecognises the financial asset and recognises ` 1,00,000, the difference
between consideration received and carrying amount, as an expense in the statement of profit or
loss.
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4.3.1.2Transfers that do not qualify for derecognition
If a transfer does not result in derecognition because the entity has retained substantially all the
risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset (for example, in a situation when the
transferor guarantees transferee against any default losses), the entity shall,
• continue to recognise the transferred asset in its entirety,
• recognise a financial liability for the consideration received, recognised at fair value less any
transaction costs incurred. The liability is subsequently measured at amortised cost using
the effective interest method, and
• in subsequent periods, recognise any income on the transferred asset and any expense
incurred on the financial liability.
4.3.1.3 Continuing involvement in transferred assets (partial de-recognition)
If an entity neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a
transferred asset, and retains control of the transferred asset,
• the entity continues to recognise the transferred asset to the extent of its continuing
involvement. The extent of the entity's continuing involvement in the transferred asset is the
extent to which it is exposed to changes in the value of the transferred asset.
♦ Guarantees for transferred asset
The extent of the entity's continuing involvement is the lower of
(i) the amount of the asset, and

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(ii) the maximum amount of the consideration received that the entity could be
required to repay ('the guarantee amount').
Illustration 12A: Debt factoring with recourse – continuing involvement asset
Entity C agrees with factoring company D to enter into a debt factoring arrangement. Under the
terms of the arrangement, the factoring company B agrees to pay ` 91.5 crores, less a servicing
charge of ` 1.5 crores (net proceeds of ` 90 crores), in exchange for 100% of the cash flows from
short-term receivables.
The receivables have a face value of ` 100 crores and carrying amount of ` 95 crores.
The customers will be instructed to pay the amounts owed into a bank account of the factoring
company. Entity C also writes a guarantee to the factoring company under which it will reimburse
any credit losses upto ` 5 crores, over and above the expected credit losses of ` 5 crores and
losses of up to ` 15 crores are considered reasonably possible. The guarantee is estimated to
have a fair value of ` 0.5 crores. Comment.
Solution
In this situation, the “continuing involvement asset” will be recognised at ` 5 crores i.e. lower of:
i. the amount of the asset – ` 95 crores
ii. the guarantee amount – ` 5 crores
• the entity also recognises an associated liability that is measured in such a way that the
net carrying amount of the transferred asset and the associated liability is:
♦ the amortised cost of the rights and obligations retained by the entity, if the transferred
asset is measured at amortised cost, or
♦ equal to the fair value of the rights and obligations retained by the entity when measured
on a stand-alone basis, if the transferred asset is measured at fair value.
Recognised changes in the fair value of the transferred asset and the associated liability
are accounted for consistently with each other and shall not be offset. If the transferred
asset is measured at amortised cost, the option in this Standard to designate a financial
liability as at fair value through profit or loss is not applicable to the associated liability.
In case of guarantees, as per the application guidance in Ind AS 109, the associated
liability is initially measured at
♦ the guarantee amount plus
♦ the fair value of the guarantee (which is normally the consideration received for the
guarantee).
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Illustration 12B: Debt factoring with recourse – associated liability

Continuing illustration 12A, the associated liability is recognised at ` 5.5 crores, as below:
i. the guarantee amount (i.e. ` 5 crores) plus
ii. the fair value of the guarantee (i.e. ` 0.5 crores). Comment
Solution
• If an entity's continuing involvement is in only a part of a financial asset, the entity allocates
the previous carrying amount of the financial asset between the part it continues to
recognise under continuing involvement, and the part it no longer recognises on the
basis of the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference
between:
♦ the carrying amount (measured at the date of derecognition) allocated to the part that
is no longer recognised and
♦ the consideration received for the part no longer recognised
shall be recognised in profit or loss.
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Illustration 12C: Debt factoring with recourse – gain or loss on derecognition
Pass the necessary Journal Entry
Solution
The journal entries passed by Entity C on the date of derecognition is as below:
Cash Dr. ` 90 crores
Loss on derecognition Dr. ` 5.5 crores
Continuing involvement asset Dr. ` 5 crores
To Receivables ` 95 crores
To Associated liability ` 5.5 crores
• the entity shall continue to recognise any income arising on the transferred asset to the
extent of its continuing involvement and shall recognise any expense incurred on the
associated liability
In the example above, the guarantee liability of ` 0.5 crores shall be amortised in profit or
loss over the underlying period.
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4.4 DERECOGNITION OF FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

4.4.1 General principles
4.4.1.1 Timing of derecognition
An entity shall remove a financial liability (or a part of a financial liability) from its statement of
financial position when, and only when, it is extinguished—ie when the obligation specified in the
contract is discharged or cancelled or expires. (Paragraph 3.3.1 of Ind AS 109)
A financial liability (or part of it) is extinguished when the debtor either:
(a) discharges the liability (or part of it) by paying the creditor, normally with cash, other financial
assets, goods or services; or
(b) is legally released from primary responsibility for the liability (or part of it) either by process
of law or by the creditor. (If the debtor has given a guarantee this condition may still be met.)
(Paragraph B3.3.1 of Ind AS 109)
If a debtor pays a third party to assume an obligation and notifies its creditor that the third party
has assumed its debt obligation, the debtor does not derecognise the debt obligation unless the
condition in paragraph B3.3.1(b) is met. If the debtor pays a third party to assume an obligation
and obtains a legal release from its creditor, the debtor has extinguished the debt. However, if the
debtor agrees to make payments on the debt to the third party or direct to its original creditor, the
debtor recognises a new debt obligation to the third party. (Paragraph B3.3.4 of Ind AS 109)
4.4.1.2Accounting treatment for extinguishment
The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability (or part of a financial liability)
extinguished or transferred to another party and the consideration paid, including any non-cash
assets transferred or liabilities assumed, shall be recognised in profit or loss. (Paragraph 3.3.3 of
Ind AS 109)
Further, in some cases, a creditor releases a debtor from its present obligation to make payments,
but the debtor assumes a guarantee obligation to pay if the party assuming primary responsibility
defaults. In these circumstances the debtor:
(a) recognises a new financial liability based on the fair value of its obligation for the guarantee,
and
(b) recognises a gain or loss based on the difference between (i) any proceeds paid and (ii) the
carrying amount of the original financial liability less the fair value of the new financial liability.

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4.4.2 Exchange of financial liability instruments

Many times entities re-negotiate terms of their existing debt with the lenders. In India, this is
popularly known as “Strategic Debt Restructuring” or SDR. Sometimes, entities approach their
lenders to renegotiate terms of their debt, when they want to take advantage of the falling interest
rate regime.
In accounting terms, such situations need to be evaluated to determine whether the original debt
is extinguished.
As per paragraph 3.3.2 of Ind AS 109, an exchange between an existing borrower and lender of
debt instruments with substantially different terms shall be accounted for as:
• an extinguishment of the original financial liability, and
• the recognition of a new financial liability.
Similarly, a substantial modification of the terms of an existing financial liability or a part of it
(whether or not attributable to the financial difficulty of the debtor) shall be accounted as
mentioned above.
As per application guidance in paragraph B3.3.6 of Ind AS 109, the terms are substantially
different if:

(B)
(A)

Present value of:

Discounted present value of
• cash flows under the the remaining cash flows of Is greater
new terms, LESS than or equal
the original financial liability
• any fees paid to 10% of (B)
• net of any fees
received

discounted using the

original effective interest
rate

4.4.2.1 Accounting treatment

If an exchange of debt instruments or modification of terms is accounted for as an extinguishment,
any costs or fees incurred are recognised as part of the gain or loss on the extinguishment.

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If the exchange or modification is not accounted for as an extinguishment, any costs or fees
incurred adjust the carrying amount of the liability and are amortised over the remaining term of
the modified liability.

Substantial modification of existing debt or replacement of existing

debt with new debt having substantially different terms

Yes – extinguishment No – modification

accounting accounting

Any costs or fees incurred adjust the

Costs or fees incurred are recognised as carrying amount of the liability and are
part of the gain or loss on the amortised over the remaining term of the
extinguishment modified liability

1. Extinguishment accounting
If the 10% test is passed, principle of “extinguishment accounting” are applied, that is:
• de-recognition of the existing liability
• recognition of the new or modified liability at its fair value (net of any fees incurred directly
related to the new liability)
• recognition of a gain or loss equal to the difference between the carrying value of the old
liability and the fair value of the new one
• recognising any incremental costs or fees incurred for modification (and not for the new
liability), and any consideration paid or received, in profit or loss
• calculating a new effective interest rate for the modified liability, which is then used in future
periods.
Fair value of the new or modified liability is estimated based on the expected future cash flows of
the modified liability, discounted using the interest rate at which the entity could raise debt with
similar terms and conditions in the market.

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Example: Extinguishment accounting

On 1 January 20X0, XYZ Ltd. issues 10 year bonds for ` 10,00,000, bearing interest at 10%
(payable annually on 31st December each year). The bonds are redeemable on 31 December
20X9 for ` 10,00,000. No costs or fees are incurred. The effective interest rate is therefore 10%.
On 1 January 20X5 (i.e. after 5 years) XYZ Ltd. and the bondholders agree to a modification in
accordance with which:
• the term is extended to 31 December 20Y1;
• interest payments are reduced to 5% p.a.;
• the bonds are redeemable on 31 December 20Y1 for ` 15,00,000; and
• legal and other fees of ` 1,00,000 are incurred.
XYZ Ltd. determines that the market interest rate on 1 January 20X5 for borrowings on similar
terms is 11%.
The repayment schedule for the original debt till the date of renegotiation is as below:
Date / year ended Opening balance Interest accrual Cash flows Closing balance
1 January 20X0 10,00,000 1,00,000 (100,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X0 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X1 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X2 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X3 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X4 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
On 1 January 20X5, the discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original
financial liability is ` 10,00,000.
On this date, XYZ Ltd. will compute the present value of:
• cash flows under the new terms – i.e. ` 15,00,000 payable on 31 December 20Y1 and
` 50,000 payable for each of the 7 years ending 31 December 20Y1.
• any fee paid (net of any fee received) – i.e. ` 1,00,000
using the original effective interest rate of 10%.
The total of these amounts to ` 11,13,158 (Refer Working Note). This differs from the discounted
present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability by 11.32% i.e. by more
than 10%. Hence, extinguishment accounting applies.
The next step is to estimate the fair value of the modified liability. This is determined as the present
value of the future cash flows (interest and principal), using an interest rate of 11% (the market
rate at which XYZ Ltd. could issue new bonds with similar terms). The estimated fair value on this
basis is ` 958,097 (Refer Working Note). A gain or loss on modification is then determined as:
Gain (loss) = carrying value of existing liability - fair value of modified liability - fees and costs
incurred i.e. ` 10,00,000 – ` 9,58,097 – ` 1,00,000 = Loss of ` 58,097

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Working Note:
Year Discount factor @ 10% Discount factor @ 11%
1 0.909091 0.900901
2 0.826446 0.811622
3 0.751315 0.731191
4 0.683013 0.658731
5 0.620921 0.593451
6 0.564474 0.534641
7 0.513158 0.481658
Annuity 4.868419 4.712196

Amount Discounting Present Discounting Present

factor @ value factor @ 11% value
10%
15,00,000 0.513158 7,69,737 0.481658 7,22,487
1,00,000 1,00,000
50,000 for 7 years 4.868419 2,43,421 4.712196 2,35,610
11,13,158 9,58,097
PV of original cash flows @ original EIR (10,00,000)
Difference 1,13,158
Difference % 11.32%
Modification accounting
Ind AS 109 is not clear as to the accounting treatment if the 10% test is failed. Two alternate
approaches are therefore possible:
Approach 1: Recognition of gain or loss on date of modification
Under this approach, the difference between:
• discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability, and
• discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the new financial liability
both computed using original effective interest rate,
is recognized in profit or loss. In addition, any fees or costs incurred will also be recognized in
profit or loss.
Approach 2: Amortisation of gain or loss on date of modification
Under this approach,

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• the fees or costs incurred are netted against the existing liability;
• the effective interest rate is recalculated. This is the rate which discounts the future cash
flows as per modified contractual terms to the adjusted carrying amount mentioned above
• the adjusted effective interest rate is used to determine the amortised cost and interest
expense in future periods
Example: Modification accounting
On 1 January 20X0, XYZ Ltd. issues 10 year bonds for ` 1,000,000, bearing interest at 10%
(payable annually on 31st December each year). The bonds are redeemable on 31 December
20X9 for ` 1,000,000. No costs or fees are incurred. The effective interest rate is therefore 10%.
On 1 January 20X5 (i.e. after 5 years) XYZ Ltd. and the bondholders agree to a modification in
accordance with which:
• no further interest payments are made
• the bonds are redeemed on the original due date (31 December 20X9) for ` 1,600,000;
• legal and other fees of ` 50,000 are incurred.
The repayment schedule for the original debt till the date of renegotiation is as below:
Date / year ended Opening balance Interest accrual Cash flows Closing balance
1 January 20X0 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X1 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X2 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X3 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X4 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
31 December 20X5 10,00,000 1,00,000 (1,00,000) 10,00,000
On 1 January 20X5, the discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original
financial liability is ` 10,00,000.
On this date, XYZ Ltd. will compute the present value of:
i. cash flows under the new terms – i.e. ` 16,00,000 payable on 31 December 20X9
ii. any fees paid (net of any fees received) – i.e. ` 50,000
using the original effective interest rate of 10%.
The total of these amounts to ` 10,43,474 (Refer Working Note). This differs from the discounted
present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability by 4.35% i.e. by less
than 10%. Hence, modification accounting applies.
On this basis:
i. the fees paid of ` 50,000 are netted against the existing liability of ` 10,00,000, resulting in
an adjusted carrying amount of ` 9,50,000;

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ii. the effective interest rate (EIR) is recalculated. This is the rate which discounts the future
cash flows (` 16,00,000 in five years’ time) to the adjusted carrying amount of ` 9,50,000.
The adjusted EIR is 10.99%
iii. the adjusted EIR is used to determine the amortised cost and interest expense in future
periods.
Working Note:
For testing extinguishment -
Cash flows under new terms 16,00,000
PV as at 01 January 20x5
Revised cash flows@ original EIR 9,93,474
Fees incurred 50,000
PV of revised cash flows @ original EIR 10,43,474
PV of original cash flows @ original EIR (10,00,000)
Difference 43,474
Difference % 4%
Less than 10% - Indicates modification
Accounting for revised cash flows @ original EIR
Year Opening balance Interest Payment Closing balance
0 10,00,000 - -50,000 9,50,000
1 9,50,000 1,04,405 0 10,54,405
2 10,54,405 1,15,879 0 11,70,284
3 11,70,284 1,28,614 0 12,98,898
4 12,98,898 1,42,749 0 14,41,647
5 14,41,647 1,58,353* -16,00,000 -
* Difference is due to approximation

4.4.3 Debt for equity swaps

A debtor and creditor might renegotiate the terms of a financial liability with the result that the
debtor extinguishes the liability fully or partially by issuing equity instruments to the creditor. These
transactions are sometimes referred to as ‘debt for equity swaps’.
Appendix D to Ind AS 109, “Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments” deals with
accounting for such situations.

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It must be noted that these accounting principles do not apply in following situations:
• the creditor is also a direct or indirect shareholder and is acting in its capacity as a direct or
indirect existing shareholder
• the creditor and the entity are controlled by the same party or parties before and after the
transaction and the substance of the transaction includes an equity distribution by, or
contribution to, the entity
• extinguishing the financial liability by issuing equity shares is in accordance with the original
terms of the financial liability
The accounting principles are summarised below:
• An entity shall remove a financial liability (or part of a financial liability) from its balance
sheet when, and only when, it is extinguished in accordance with derecognition principles
mentioned above
• When equity instruments issued to a creditor to extinguish all or part of a financial liability
are recognised initially, an entity shall measure them at the fair value of the equity
instruments issued, unless that fair value cannot be reliably measured.
• If the fair value of the equity instruments issued cannot be reliably measured then the
equity instruments shall be measured to reflect the fair value of the financial liability
extinguished.
• If only part of the financial liability is extinguished, the entity shall assess whether some
of the consideration paid relates to a modification of the terms of the liability that remains
outstanding. If part of the consideration paid does relate to a modification of the terms of
the remaining part of the liability, the entity shall allocate the consideration paid between the
part of the liability extinguished and the part of the liability that remains outstanding.
• The consideration allocated to the remaining liability shall form part of the assessment of
whether the terms of that remaining liability have been substantially modified. If the
remaining liability has been substantially modified, the entity shall account for the
modification as the extinguishment of the original liability and the recognition of a new
liability.
• The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability (or part of a financial
liability) extinguished, and the consideration paid, shall be recognised in profit or loss.

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Example : Extinguishment of part of a financial liability through issue of equity instruments

JK Ltd. has an outstanding unsecured loan of ` 90 crores to a bank. The effective interest rate
(EIR) of this loan is 10%. Owing to financial difficulties, JK Ltd. is unable to service the debt and
approaches the bank for a settlement.
The bank offers the following terms which are accepted by JK Ltd.:
• 2/3rd of the debt is unsustainable and hence will be converted into 70% equity interest in JK
Ltd. The fair value of net assets of JK Ltd. is ` 80 crores.
• 1/3rd of the debt is sustainable and the bank agrees to certain moratorium period and
decrease in interest rate in initial periods. The present value of cash flows as per these
revised terms calculated using original EIR is ` 25 crores. The fair value of the cash flows
as per these revised terms is ` 28 crores.
Fair value of the consideration paid is ` 56 crores (70% of ` 80 crores) plus ` 28 crores i.e. ` 84
crores.
Accordingly, 2/3rd of the original financial liability is extinguished through issue of equity shares
and terms of 1/3rd of the original financial liability have been modified. JK Ltd. will need to evaluate
if this modification tantamount to “substantial modification” or not.
Applying the guidance contained in Appendix D to Ind AS 109:
• Difference between the fair value of equity instruments (` 56 crores) and 2/3rd of the original
financial liability (2/3rd of ` 90 crores = ` 60 crores) i.e. ` 4 crores will be recognised as a
gain in the statement of profit or loss
• Carrying amount of original financial liability which is not extinguished (1/3rd of ` 90 crores
= ` 30 crores) is compared with the present value of cash flows as per these revised terms
(` 25 crores)
• As the difference is more than 10%, this results in substantial modification of the original
financial liability. Resultantly, the existing financial liability (` 30 crores) will be extinguished
and the new financial liability will be recognised at its fair value i.e. ` 28 crores.
• The difference i.e. ` 2 crores will be recognised as a gain in the statement of profit or loss.

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