Accounting Standards and Guidance

FRC Financial Reporting Standards (FRSs)

UK/Irish accounting framework (effective for periods beginning on or after 1 Jan 2015)

FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Section 34 Specialised Activities
Section PBE34.64 – Incoming Resources from Non-Exchange Transactions
Recognition and measurement
PBE34.67An entity shall recognise receipts of resources from non-exchange transactions as follows:
 (a)Transactions that do not impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient are recognised in income when the resources are received or receivable.
 (b)Transactions that do impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient are recognised in income only when the performance-related conditions are met.
 (c)Where resources are received before the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied, a liability is recognised.
PBE34.68The existence of a restriction does not prohibit a resource from being recognised in income when receivable.
PBE34.69When applying the requirements of paragraph PBE34.67, an entity must take into consideration whether the resource can be measured reliably and whether the benefits of recognising the resource outweigh the costs.
PBE34.70Therefore, where it is impracticable to estimate the value of the resource with sufficient reliability, the income shall be included in the financial period when the resource is sold. [AMD 577]
PBE34.71An entity shall recognise a liability for any resource that has previously been received and recognised in income when, as a result of a subsequent failure to meet restrictions or performance-related conditions attached to it, repayment becomes probable.
PBE34.72Donations of services that can be reasonably quantified will usually result in the recognition of income and an expense. An asset will be recognised only when those services are used for the production of an asset and the services received will be capitalised as part of the cost of that asset.
PBE34.73An entity shall measure incoming resources from non-exchange transactions as follows:
 (a)Donated services and facilities, that would otherwise have been purchased, shall be measured at the value to the entity.
 (b)All other incoming resources from non-exchange transactions shall be measured at the fair value of the resources received or receivable.
AMD 577

Amendment

Paragraph PBE34.70 amended by Amendments to FRS 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland – Triennial review 2017 – Incremental improvements and clarifications (issued December 2017)

Effective date

01/01/2019

Previous text

PBE34.70 Therefore, where it is not practicable to estimate the value of the resource with sufficient reliability, the income shall be included in the financial period when the resource is sold.
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