AASB 2010-7 - Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9 (December 2010) - December 2010
66Paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are deleted, paragraphs 1, 2, 7 and 8 are amended to read as follows and paragraph 12 is added:
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66 Paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are deleted, paragraphs 1, 2, 7 and 8 are amended to read as follows and paragraph 12 is added:
1 An entity is required to assess goodwill for impairment at the end of each reporting period, and, if required, to recognise an impairment loss at that date in accordance with AASB 136 Impairment of Assets. However, …
2 The Interpretation addresses the interaction between the requirements of AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the recognition of impairment losses on goodwill in AASB 136, and the effect of that interaction on subsequent interim and annual financial statements.
7 The Interpretation addresses the following issue:
Should an entity reverse impairment losses recognised in an interim period on goodwill if a loss would not have been recognised, or a smaller loss would have been recognised, had an impairment assessment been made only at the end of a subsequent reporting period?