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1
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What is segment reporting?

A

Financial information on the performance position of the key operating units of a company to users of the financial statements.

2
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Which standards defines segment reporting?

A

IFRS 8

3
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Segment reporting works on a management model - what is meant by this?

A

Segment analysis is reported as it would be internally to help management’s decision making.

4
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How does IFRS define an operating segment of an entity?

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As a business component:

  • from which it may earn revenue and incur expenses
  • whose results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief operating decision maker
  • for which discrete financial information is available
5
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IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be reported and presented separately if they exceed which quantitative thresholds?

A

1 Reported revenue is more than 10% of gross
2 Absolute profit is loss is 10% or more of the greater
3 Segments assets are 10% or more of combined assets of all segments

6
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If the combined reportable segments amount to less than 75% of revenue, what action should be taken?

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Additional segments should be reported (even if less than 10%) until the 75% threshold is reached.

7
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What disclosures must be made about operating segments?

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1 How segments were identified
2 Their general nature
3 How information is presented to the chief officer
4 Reconciliations between segment report and financial statements
5 any change in internal structure between new and old segment information

8
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What process should be followed when accounting for segments?

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1 Identify business segments
2 Calculate total revenue for each and identify any exceeding 10%
3 Identify absolute profit for each and identify any exceeding 10%
3 Identify total assets for each and identify any exceeding 10%
4 If total of the above does not exceed 75%, add other segments to reach this total.

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