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

Appendix III: Note on legal requirements
Application of FRS 102
Subsidiaries excluded from consolidation
A3.16Paragraph 9.9(b) of Section 9 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements requires a group to exclude subsidiaries from consolidation on the grounds that they are held exclusively with a view to subsequent resale. By defining 'held exclusively with a view to subsequent resale' in FRS 102 to include those interests that are held as part of an investment portfolio, subsidiaries held as part of such an investment portfolio are excluded from consolidation in accordance with section 405(3) of the Act and an entity will not need to apply the true and fair override in this circumstance. [AMD 666]
A3.17Paragraph 9.9C(a) requires a group to measure subsidiaries excluded from consolidation by virtue of paragraph 9.9(b) and held as part of an investment portfolio, at fair value through profit or loss. The measurement at fair value through profit and loss, in circumstances where it would not be required by IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, is a departure from the requirements of paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, for the overriding purpose of giving a true and fair view in the consolidated financial statements. In this circumstance entities must provide, in the notes to the financial statements, the 'particulars of the departure, the reasons for it and its effect' (paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations). [AMD 129] [AMD 667]
AMD 129

Amendment

Appendix IV: paragraph A4.17 amended by Amendments to FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland - Small entities and other minor amendments (issued July 2015)

Effective date

01/01/2016 (Earlier application permitted subject to certain conditions - see paragraph 1.15)

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A4.17 Paragraph 9.9B(a) requires a group to measure subsidiaries excluded from consolidation by virtue of paragraph 9.9(b) and held as part of an investment portfolio, at fair value through profit or loss. The measurement at fair value through profit and loss is a departure from the requirements of paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, for the overriding purpose of giving a true and fair view in the consolidated financial statements. In this circumstance, entities must provide in the notes to the financial statements the 'particulars of the departure, the reasons for it and its effect' (paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations).
AMD 667

Amendment

Paragraph A4.17 renumbered to A3.17 and 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

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A4.17 Paragraph 9.9B(a) requires a group to measure subsidiaries excluded from consolidation by virtue of paragraph 9.9(b) and held as part of an investment portfolio, at fair value through profit and loss. The measurement at fair value through profit and loss, in circumstances where it would not be required by IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, is a departure from the requirements of paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, for the overriding purpose of giving a true and fair view in the consolidated financial statements. In this circumstance entities must provide, in the notes to the financial statements the 'particulars of the departure, the reasons for it and its effect' (paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations).
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