IFRIC 5 Decommissioning, Restoration and Environmental Rehabilitation Funds
Published December 2004. Effective 1 January 2006.
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Synopsis
IFRIC 5 applies to those entities which establish and make contributions to decommissioning funds. Such funds are generally administered by separate trustees who invest contributions made by the entities in a range of assets and then reimburse the entities in the future for decommissioning costs paid.
IFRIC 5 addresses how a contributor should account for:
- its interest in a decommissioning fund, and
- the obligation to pay extra contributions.
The interpretation requires that IAS 27, SIC 12, IAS 28 and IAS 31 are applied in deciding how to account for an interest in a decommissioning fund. If none of these applies, then the future obligation and associated reimbursement are accounted for according to IAS 37.
Obligations to pay extra contributions should be accounted for in accordance with IAS 37.
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| Annual period starts | Effective version of standard | Notes on amendments |
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| On or after 1 January 2018 | IFRIC 5 2019 Required Standards | Includes amendment 1 |
| 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2017 | IFRIC 5 2017 Required Standards | Does not include the amendment |
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Recent amendments
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1. IFRS 9 amendment to IFRIC 5
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Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. Earlier application is permitted.
IFRS 9 amends IFRIC 5 to replace reference to IAS 39 with reference to IFRS 9.
IFRSs referred to by IFRIC 5
- IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements
- IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
- IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors
- IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
- IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
- IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement
This page was last updated 21 March 2019.