Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 26 of 2019
3. Acceptances3. Acceptances
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3. Acceptances
Acceptances comprise undertakings by an ADI to pay bills of exchange drawn on customers. The ADI expects most acceptances to be presented before being reimbursed by the customers. These bills of exchange are not held as part of the ADI’s asset portfolio. Acceptances are accounted for and disclosed as a liability with a corresponding contra asset. The contra asset is recognised to reflect the ADI’s claim against each drawer of the bills of exchange.
Bills of exchange that have been accepted and held in an ADI’s asset portfolio should be excluded from this item. Include these holdings of own acceptances under either securities held for trading or securities not held for trading.
Netting is allowed in accordance with the requirements specified in the Australian accounting standards (i.e. only if there is a legal right to set off and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or realise the assets and settle the liability simultaneously).
Acceptances generate fee income that is taken to profit and loss when earned.