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8- Part 2
Hedging accounting
Objectives
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Where an item in the SOFP or future cash flow is subject to potential fluctuations in value that could be detrimental to the business
Where the item hedged makes a financial loss, the hedging instrument would make a gain and vice versa, reducing overall risks
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Types of hedges
FV Hedge
Hedge the change in value of a recognised asset or liability (or unrecognised firm commitment) that could affect profit or loss
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In both cases, the gain or loss on the hedged item adjusts the CA of the hedged item
Cash flow hedge
This hedges the risk of change in value of future cash flows from a recognised asset or liability (or highly probable forecast transaction) that could affect profit or loss
Accounted for as follows
The portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument that is effective (that is up to the value of the loss or gain on cash flows hedged) is recognised in OCI (items that may be reclassified subsequently to P/L) and the cash flow hedge reserve
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The amount that has been accumulated in the cash flow hedge reserve is then accounted for as follows
If a hedged forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or liability, the amount shall be removed from cash flow reserve and be included directly in the initial cost or CA of the asset or liability
For all other cash flow hedges, the amount shall be reclassified from OCI to P/L in the same period that the hedged expected future cash flows affect P/L
Hedge accounting is effectively optional in that an entity can choose whether to set up the hedge documentation at inception or not
An entity discontinues hedge accounting when the hedging relationship ceases to meet the qualifying criteria, which also arises when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, transferred or exercised
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Disclosure
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Shareholder perspective
The disclosure are extensive but important because many financial instruments are inherently risky. The disclosures provide investors and other stakeholders with additional information that may affect their assessment of entity's SOFP, SOPL and its ability to generate future cash flows
Disclosures are required to enable uses to see the judgements and accounting choices management has made in applying IFRS 9 and IAS 32 and how those affected the financial statements
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