IFRS 5

International Financial Reporting Standard 5

Non-current Assets Held for Sale and

Discontinued Operations

This version includes amendments resulting from IFRSs issued up to 31 December 2009.

IAS 35 Discontinuing Operations was issued by the International Accounting Standards

Committee in June 1998.

In April 2001 the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) resolved that all
Standards and Interpretations issued under previous Constitutions continued to be
applicable unless and until they were amended or withdrawn.

In March 2004 the IASB issued IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations,
which replaced IAS 35.

IFRS 5 and its accompanying documents have been amended by the following IFRSs:

• IFRS 8 Operating Segments (issued November 2006)*

• IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (as revised in September 2007)*

• IFRS 3 Business Combinations (as revised in 2008)†

• IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (as amended in 2008)†

• Improvements to IFRSs (issued May 2008)†

• IFRIC 17 Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners (issued November 2008)†

• Improvements to IFRSs (issued April 2009)§

• IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.ø

* effective date 1 January 2009

† effective date 1 July 2009
§ effective date 1 January 2010
ø effective date 1 January 2013 (earlier application permitted)

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CONTENTS
paragraphs

INTRODUCTION IN1–IN6
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD 5
NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
OBJECTIVE 1
SCOPE 2–5B
CLASSIFICATION OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS (OR DISPOSAL GROUPS)
AS HELD FOR SALE OR AS HELD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OWNERS 6–14
Non-current assets that are to be abandoned 13–14
MEASUREMENT OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS (OR DISPOSAL GROUPS)
CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE 15–29
Measurement of a non-current asset (or disposal group) 15–19
Recognition of impairment losses and reversals 20–25
Changes to a plan of sale 26–29
PRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURE 30–42
Presenting discontinued operations 31–36A
Gains or losses relating to continuing operations 37
Presentation of a non-current asset or disposal group classified as held for sale 38–40
Additional disclosures 41–42
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 43
EFFECTIVE DATE 44–44E
WITHDRAWAL OF IAS 35 45
APPENDICES
A Defined terms
B Application supplement
Extension of the period required to complete a sale
C Amendments to other IFRSs

FOR THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW, SEE PART B OF THIS EDITION

APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF IFRS 5 ISSUED IN MARCH 2004

BASIS FOR CONCLUSIONS
DISSENTING OPINIONS
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE

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International Financial Reporting Standard 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and
Discontinued Operations (IFRS 5) is set out in paragraphs 1–45 and Appendices A–C. All the
paragraphs have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold type state the main principles.
Terms defined in Appendix A are in italics the first time they appear in the Standard.
Definitions of other terms are given in the Glossary for International Financial
Reporting Standards. IFRS 5 should be read in the context of its objective and the Basis
for Conclusions, the Preface to International Financial Reporting Standards and the Framework
for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements. IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in
Accounting Estimates and Errors provides a basis for selecting and applying accounting
policies in the absence of explicit guidance.

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Introduction

Reasons for issuing the IFRS

IN1 International Financial Reporting Standard 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and
Discontinued Operations (IFRS 5) sets out requirements for the classification,
measurement and presentation of non-current assets held for sale and replaces
IAS 35 Discontinuing Operations.

IN2 Achieving convergence of accounting standards around the world is one of the
prime objectives of the International Accounting Standards Board. In pursuit of
that objective, one of the strategies adopted by the Board has been to enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) in the United States that sets out the two boards’ commitment to
convergence. As a result of that understanding the boards have undertaken a
joint short-term project with the objective of reducing differences between IFRSs
and US GAAP that are capable of resolution in a relatively short time and can be
addressed outside major projects.

IN3 One aspect of that project involves the two boards considering each other’s recent
standards with a view to adopting high quality accounting solutions. The IFRS
arises from the IASB’s consideration of FASB Statement No. 144 Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144), issued in 2001.

IN4 SFAS 144 addresses three areas: (i) the impairment of long-lived assets to be held
and used, (ii) the classification, measurement and presentation of assets held for
sale and (iii) the classification and presentation of discontinued operations.
The impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used is an area in which there
are extensive differences between IFRSs and US GAAP. However, those differences
were not thought to be capable of resolution in a relatively short time.
Convergence on the other two areas was thought to be worth pursuing within the
context of the short-term project.

IN5 The IFRS achieves substantial convergence with the requirements of SFAS 144
relating to assets held for sale, the timing of the classification of operations as
discontinued and the presentation of such operations.

Main features of the IFRS

IN6 The IFRS:

(a) adopts the classification ‘held for sale’.

(b) introduces the concept of a disposal group, being a group of assets to be

disposed of, by sale or otherwise, together as a group in a single
transaction, and liabilities directly associated with those assets that will be
transferred in the transaction.

(c) specifies that assets or disposal groups that are classified as held for sale
are carried at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

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(d) specifies that an asset classified as held for sale, or included within a
disposal group that is classified as held for sale, is not depreciated.

(e) specifies that an asset classified as held for sale, and the assets and
liabilities included within a disposal group classified as held for sale, are
presented separately in the statement of financial position.

(f) withdraws IAS 35 Discontinuing Operations and replaces it with requirements

that:

(i) change the timing of the classification of an operation as

discontinued. IAS 35 classified an operation as discontinuing at the
earlier of (a) the entity entering into a binding sale agreement and
(b) the board of directors approving and announcing a formal disposal
plan. The IFRS classifies an operation as discontinued at the date the
operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale or when
the entity has disposed of the operation.

(ii) specify that the results of discontinued operations are to be shown

separately in the statement of comprehensive income.

(iii) prohibit retroactive classification of an operation as discontinued,

when the criteria for that classification are not met until after the
reporting period.

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International Financial Reporting Standard 5

Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued
Operations

Objective

1 The objective of this IFRS is to specify the accounting for assets held for sale, and
the presentation and disclosure of discontinued operations. In particular, the IFRS
requires:

(a) assets that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale to be measured
at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, and
depreciation on such assets to cease; and

(b) assets that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale to be presented
separately in the statement of financial position and the results of
discontinued operations to be presented separately in the statement of
comprehensive income.

Scope

2 The classification and presentation requirements of this IFRS apply to all

recognised non-current assets* and to all disposal groups of an entity.
The measurement requirements of this IFRS apply to all recognised non-current
assets and disposal groups (as set out in paragraph 4), except for those assets listed
in paragraph 5 which shall continue to be measured in accordance with the
Standard noted.

3 Assets classified as non-current in accordance with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial

Statements shall not be reclassified as current assets until they meet the criteria to be
classified as held for sale in accordance with this IFRS. Assets of a class that an
entity would normally regard as non-current that are acquired exclusively with a
view to resale shall not be classified as current unless they meet the criteria to be
classified as held for sale in accordance with this IFRS.

4 Sometimes an entity disposes of a group of assets, possibly with some directly

associated liabilities, together in a single transaction. Such a disposal group may
be a group of cash-generating units, a single cash-generating unit, or part of a
cash-generating unit.† The group may include any assets and any liabilities of the
entity, including current assets, current liabilities and assets excluded by
paragraph 5 from the measurement requirements of this IFRS. If a non-current
asset within the scope of the measurement requirements of this IFRS is part of a
disposal group, the measurement requirements of this IFRS apply to the group as

* For assets classified according to a liquidity presentation, non-current assets are assets that
include amounts expected to be recovered more than twelve months after the reporting period.
Paragraph 3 applies to the classification of such assets.
† However, once the cash flows from an asset or group of assets are expected to arise principally
from sale rather than continuing use, they become less dependent on cash flows arising from
other assets, and a disposal group that was part of a cash-generating unit becomes a separate
cash-generating unit.

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a whole, so that the group is measured at the lower of its carrying amount and
fair value less costs to sell. The requirements for measuring the individual assets
and liabilities within the disposal group are set out in paragraphs 18, 19 and 23.
5 The measurement provisions of this IFRS* do not apply to the following assets,
which are covered by the IFRSs listed, either as individual assets or as part of a
disposal group:
(a) deferred tax assets (IAS 12 Income Taxes).
(b) assets arising from employee benefits (IAS 19 Employee Benefits).
(c) financial assets within the scope of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.
(d) non-current assets that are accounted for in accordance with the fair value
model in IAS 40 Investment Property.
(e) non-current assets that are measured at fair value less costs to sell in
accordance with IAS 41 Agriculture.
(f) contractual rights under insurance contracts as defined in IFRS 4 Insurance
Contracts.
5A The classification, presentation and measurement requirements in this IFRS
applicable to a non-current asset (or disposal group) that is classified as held for
sale apply also to a non-current asset (or disposal group) that is classified as held
for distribution to owners acting in their capacity as owners (held for distribution
to owners).
5B This IFRS specifies the disclosures required in respect of non-current assets
(or disposal groups) classified as held for sale or discontinued operations.
Disclosures in other IFRSs do not apply to such assets (or disposal groups) unless
those IFRSs require:
(a) specific disclosures in respect of non-current assets (or disposal groups)
classified as held for sale or discontinued operations; or
(b) disclosures about measurement of assets and liabilities within a disposal
group that are not within the scope of the measurement requirement of
IFRS 5 and such disclosures are not already provided in the other notes to
the financial statements.
Additional disclosures about non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as
held for sale or discontinued operations may be necessary to comply with the
general requirements of IAS 1, in particular paragraphs 15 and 125 of that
Standard.

Classification of non-current assets (or disposal groups) as held

for sale or as held for distribution to owners

6 An entity shall classify a non-current asset (or disposal group) as held for sale if
its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction
rather than through continuing use.

* Other than paragraphs 18 and 19, which require the assets in question to be measured in
accordance with other applicable IFRSs.

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7 For this to be the case, the asset (or disposal group) must be available for
immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and
customary for sales of such assets (or disposal groups) and its sale must be highly
probable.

8 For the sale to be highly probable, the appropriate level of management must be
committed to a plan to sell the asset (or disposal group), and an active programme
to locate a buyer and complete the plan must have been initiated. Further, the
asset (or disposal group) must be actively marketed for sale at a price that is
reasonable in relation to its current fair value. In addition, the sale should be
expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from the
date of classification, except as permitted by paragraph 9, and actions required to
complete the plan should indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to
the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. The probability of
shareholders’ approval (if required in the jurisdiction) should be considered as
part of the assessment of whether the sale is highly probable.

8A An entity that is committed to a sale plan involving loss of control of a subsidiary

shall classify all the assets and liabilities of that subsidiary as held for sale when
the criteria set out in paragraphs 6–8 are met, regardless of whether the entity
will retain a non-controlling interest in its former subsidiary after the sale.

9 Events or circumstances may extend the period to complete the sale beyond one
year. An extension of the period required to complete a sale does not preclude an
asset (or disposal group) from being classified as held for sale if the delay is caused
by events or circumstances beyond the entity’s control and there is sufficient
evidence that the entity remains committed to its plan to sell the asset
(or disposal group). This will be the case when the criteria in Appendix B are met.

10 Sale transactions include exchanges of non-current assets for other non-current

assets when the exchange has commercial substance in accordance with IAS 16
Property, Plant and Equipment.

11 When an entity acquires a non-current asset (or disposal group) exclusively with
a view to its subsequent disposal, it shall classify the non-current asset (or disposal
group) as held for sale at the acquisition date only if the one-year requirement in
paragraph 8 is met (except as permitted by paragraph 9) and it is highly probable
that any other criteria in paragraphs 7 and 8 that are not met at that date will be
met within a short period following the acquisition (usually within three
months).

12 If the criteria in paragraphs 7 and 8 are met after the reporting period, an entity
shall not classify a non-current asset (or disposal group) as held for sale in those
financial statements when issued. However, when those criteria are met after the
reporting period but before the authorisation of the financial statements for
issue, the entity shall disclose the information specified in paragraph 41(a), (b)
and (d) in the notes.

12A A non-current asset (or disposal group) is classified as held for distribution to
owners when the entity is committed to distribute the asset (or disposal group) to
the owners. For this to be the case, the assets must be available for immediate
distribution in their present condition and the distribution must be highly
probable. For the distribution to be highly probable, actions to complete the

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distribution must have been initiated and should be expected to be completed

within one year from the date of classification. Actions required to complete the
distribution should indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the
distribution will be made or that the distribution will be withdrawn.
The probability of shareholders’ approval (if required in the jurisdiction) should
be considered as part of the assessment of whether the distribution is highly
probable.

Non-current assets that are to be abandoned

13 An entity shall not classify as held for sale a non-current asset (or disposal group)
that is to be abandoned. This is because its carrying amount will be recovered
principally through continuing use. However, if the disposal group to be
abandoned meets the criteria in paragraph 32(a)–(c), the entity shall present the
results and cash flows of the disposal group as discontinued operations in
accordance with paragraphs 33 and 34 at the date on which it ceases to be used.
Non-current assets (or disposal groups) to be abandoned include non-current
assets (or disposal groups) that are to be used to the end of their economic life and
non-current assets (or disposal groups) that are to be closed rather than sold.

14 An entity shall not account for a non-current asset that has been temporarily
taken out of use as if it had been abandoned.

Measurement of non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified

as held for sale

Measurement of a non-current asset (or disposal group)

15 An entity shall measure a non-current asset (or disposal group) classified as held
for sale at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

15A An entity shall measure a non-current asset (or disposal group) classified as held
for distribution to owners at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less
costs to distribute.*

16 If a newly acquired asset (or disposal group) meets the criteria to be classified as
held for sale (see paragraph 11), applying paragraph 15 will result in the asset
(or disposal group) being measured on initial recognition at the lower of its
carrying amount had it not been so classified (for example, cost) and fair value less
costs to sell. Hence, if the asset (or disposal group) is acquired as part of a business
combination, it shall be measured at fair value less costs to sell.

17 When the sale is expected to occur beyond one year, the entity shall measure the
costs to sell at their present value. Any increase in the present value of the costs
to sell that arises from the passage of time shall be presented in profit or loss as a
financing cost.

* Costs to distribute are the incremental costs directly attributable to the distribution, excluding
finance costs and income tax expense.

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18 Immediately before the initial classification of the asset (or disposal group) as
held for sale, the carrying amounts of the asset (or all the assets and liabilities in
the group) shall be measured in accordance with applicable IFRSs.

19 On subsequent remeasurement of a disposal group, the carrying amounts of any

assets and liabilities that are not within the scope of the measurement
requirements of this IFRS, but are included in a disposal group classified as held
for sale, shall be remeasured in accordance with applicable IFRSs before the fair
value less costs to sell of the disposal group is remeasured.

Recognition of impairment losses and reversals

20 An entity shall recognise an impairment loss for any initial or subsequent
write-down of the asset (or disposal group) to fair value less costs to sell, to the
extent that it has not been recognised in accordance with paragraph 19.

21 An entity shall recognise a gain for any subsequent increase in fair value less costs
to sell of an asset, but not in excess of the cumulative impairment loss that has
been recognised either in accordance with this IFRS or previously in accordance
with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.

22 An entity shall recognise a gain for any subsequent increase in fair value less costs
to sell of a disposal group:

(a) to the extent that it has not been recognised in accordance with
paragraph 19; but

(b) not in excess of the cumulative impairment loss that has been recognised,
either in accordance with this IFRS or previously in accordance with IAS 36,
on the non-current assets that are within the scope of the measurement
requirements of this IFRS.

23 The impairment loss (or any subsequent gain) recognised for a disposal group
shall reduce (or increase) the carrying amount of the non-current assets in the
group that are within the scope of the measurement requirements of this IFRS, in
the order of allocation set out in paragraphs 104(a) and (b) and 122 of IAS 36
(as revised in 2004).

24 A gain or loss not previously recognised by the date of the sale of a non-current
asset (or disposal group) shall be recognised at the date of derecognition.
Requirements relating to derecognition are set out in:

(a) paragraphs 67–72 of IAS 16 (as revised in 2003) for property, plant and
equipment, and

(b) paragraphs 112–117 of IAS 38 Intangible Assets (as revised in 2004) for
intangible assets.

25 An entity shall not depreciate (or amortise) a non-current asset while it is

classified as held for sale or while it is part of a disposal group classified as held
for sale. Interest and other expenses attributable to the liabilities of a disposal
group classified as held for sale shall continue to be recognised.

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Changes to a plan of sale

26 If an entity has classified an asset (or disposal group) as held for sale, but the
criteria in paragraphs 7–9 are no longer met, the entity shall cease to classify the
asset (or disposal group) as held for sale.

27 The entity shall measure a non-current asset that ceases to be classified as held for
sale (or ceases to be included in a disposal group classified as held for sale) at the
lower of:

(a) its carrying amount before the asset (or disposal group) was classified as
held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation, amortisation or revaluations
that would have been recognised had the asset (or disposal group) not been
classified as held for sale, and

(b) its recoverable amount at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.*

28 The entity shall include any required adjustment to the carrying amount of a
non-current asset that ceases to be classified as held for sale in profit or loss† from
continuing operations in the period in which the criteria in paragraphs 7–9 are
no longer met. The entity shall present that adjustment in the same caption in
the statement of comprehensive income used to present a gain or loss, if any,
recognised in accordance with paragraph 37.

29 If an entity removes an individual asset or liability from a disposal group

classified as held for sale, the remaining assets and liabilities of the disposal
group to be sold shall continue to be measured as a group only if the group meets
the criteria in paragraphs 7–9. Otherwise, the remaining non-current assets of
the group that individually meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale shall
be measured individually at the lower of their carrying amounts and fair values
less costs to sell at that date. Any non-current assets that do not meet the criteria
shall cease to be classified as held for sale in accordance with paragraph 26.

Presentation and disclosure

30 An entity shall present and disclose information that enables users of the
financial statements to evaluate the financial effects of discontinued operations
and disposals of non-current assets (or disposal groups).

Presenting discontinued operations

31 A component of an entity comprises operations and cash flows that can be clearly
distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest
of the entity. In other words, a component of an entity will have been a
cash-generating unit or a group of cash-generating units while being held for use.

* If the non-current asset is part of a cash-generating unit, its recoverable amount is the carrying
amount that would have been recognised after the allocation of any impairment loss arising on
that cash-generating unit in accordance with IAS 36.
† Unless the asset is property, plant and equipment or an intangible asset that had been revalued in
accordance with IAS 16 or IAS 38 before classification as held for sale, in which case the
adjustment shall be treated as a revaluation increase or decrease.

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32 A discontinued operation is a component of an entity that either has been

disposed of, or is classified as held for sale, and

(a) represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of

operations,

(b) is part of a single co-ordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of

business or geographical area of operations or

(c) is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.

33 An entity shall disclose:

(a) a single amount in the statement of comprehensive income comprising the

total of:

(i) the post-tax profit or loss of discontinued operations and

(ii) the post-tax gain or loss recognised on the measurement to fair value
less costs to sell or on the disposal of the assets or disposal group(s)
constituting the discontinued operation.

(b) an analysis of the single amount in (a) into:

(i) the revenue, expenses and pre-tax profit or loss of discontinued

operations;

(ii) the related income tax expense as required by paragraph 81(h) of

IAS 12;

(iii) the gain or loss recognised on the measurement to fair value less costs
to sell or on the disposal of the assets or disposal group(s) constituting
the discontinued operation; and

(iv) the related income tax expense as required by paragraph 81(h) of

IAS 12.

The analysis may be presented in the notes or in the statement of

comprehensive income. If it is presented in the statement of
comprehensive income it shall be presented in a section identified as
relating to discontinued operations, ie separately from continuing
operations. The analysis is not required for disposal groups that are newly
acquired subsidiaries that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale
on acquisition (see paragraph 11).

(c) the net cash flows attributable to the operating, investing and financing
activities of discontinued operations. These disclosures may be presented
either in the notes or in the financial statements. These disclosures are not
required for disposal groups that are newly acquired subsidiaries that meet
the criteria to be classified as held for sale on acquisition (see paragraph 11).

(d) the amount of income from continuing operations and from discontinued
operations attributable to owners of the parent. These disclosures may be
presented either in the notes or in the statement of comprehensive income.

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33A If an entity presents the components of profit or loss in a separate income

statement as described in paragraph 81 of IAS 1 (as revised in 2007), a section
identified as relating to discontinued operations is presented in that separate
statement.

34 An entity shall re-present the disclosures in paragraph 33 for prior periods

presented in the financial statements so that the disclosures relate to all
operations that have been discontinued by the end of the reporting period for the
latest period presented.

35 Adjustments in the current period to amounts previously presented in

discontinued operations that are directly related to the disposal of a discontinued
operation in a prior period shall be classified separately in discontinued
operations. The nature and amount of such adjustments shall be disclosed.
Examples of circumstances in which these adjustments may arise include the
following:

(a) the resolution of uncertainties that arise from the terms of the disposal
transaction, such as the resolution of purchase price adjustments and
indemnification issues with the purchaser.

(b) the resolution of uncertainties that arise from and are directly related to
the operations of the component before its disposal, such as environmental
and product warranty obligations retained by the seller.

(c) the settlement of employee benefit plan obligations, provided that the
settlement is directly related to the disposal transaction.

36 If an entity ceases to classify a component of an entity as held for sale, the results
of operations of the component previously presented in discontinued operations
in accordance with paragraphs 33–35 shall be reclassified and included in income
from continuing operations for all periods presented. The amounts for prior
periods shall be described as having been re-presented.

36A An entity that is committed to a sale plan involving loss of control of a subsidiary
shall disclose the information required in paragraphs 33–36 when the subsidiary
is a disposal group that meets the definition of a discontinued operation in
accordance with paragraph 32.

Gains or losses relating to continuing operations

37 Any gain or loss on the remeasurement of a non-current asset (or disposal group)
classified as held for sale that does not meet the definition of a discontinued
operation shall be included in profit or loss from continuing operations.

Presentation of a non-current asset or disposal group

classified as held for sale
38 An entity shall present a non-current asset classified as held for sale and the assets
of a disposal group classified as held for sale separately from other assets in the
statement of financial position. The liabilities of a disposal group classified as held
for sale shall be presented separately from other liabilities in the statement of
financial position. Those assets and liabilities shall not be offset and presented as a
single amount. The major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

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shall be separately disclosed either in the statement of financial position or in the

notes, except as permitted by paragraph 39. An entity shall present separately any
cumulative income or expense recognised in other comprehensive income relating
to a non-current asset (or disposal group) classified as held for sale.

39 If the disposal group is a newly acquired subsidiary that meets the criteria to be
classified as held for sale on acquisition (see paragraph 11), disclosure of the
major classes of assets and liabilities is not required.

40 An entity shall not reclassify or re-present amounts presented for non-current

assets or for the assets and liabilities of disposal groups classified as held for sale
in the statements of financial position for prior periods to reflect the classification
in the statement of financial position for the latest period presented.

Additional disclosures
41 An entity shall disclose the following information in the notes in the period in
which a non-current asset (or disposal group) has been either classified as held for
sale or sold:

(a) a description of the non-current asset (or disposal group);

(b) a description of the facts and circumstances of the sale, or leading to the
expected disposal, and the expected manner and timing of that disposal;

(c) the gain or loss recognised in accordance with paragraphs 20–22 and, if not
separately presented in the statement of comprehensive income, the
caption in the statement of comprehensive income that includes that gain
or loss;

(d) if applicable, the reportable segment in which the non-current asset

(or disposal group) is presented in accordance with IFRS 8 Operating
Segments.

42 If either paragraph 26 or paragraph 29 applies, an entity shall disclose, in the

period of the decision to change the plan to sell the non-current asset (or disposal
group), a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the decision and
the effect of the decision on the results of operations for the period and any prior
periods presented.

Transitional provisions

43 The IFRS shall be applied prospectively to non-current assets (or disposal groups)
that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale and operations that meet the
criteria to be classified as discontinued after the effective date of the IFRS.
An entity may apply the requirements of the IFRS to all non-current assets
(or disposal groups) that meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale and
operations that meet the criteria to be classified as discontinued after any date
before the effective date of the IFRS, provided the valuations and other
information needed to apply the IFRS were obtained at the time those criteria
were originally met.

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Effective date

44 An entity shall apply this IFRS for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2005. Earlier application is encouraged. If an entity applies the IFRS for a period
beginning before 1 January 2005, it shall disclose that fact.

44A IAS 1 (as revised in 2007) amended the terminology used throughout IFRSs.
In addition it amended paragraphs 3 and 38, and added paragraph 33A. An entity
shall apply those amendments for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2009. If an entity applies IAS 1 (revised 2007) for an earlier period, the
amendments shall be applied for that earlier period.

44B IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (as amended in 2008) added
paragraph 33(d). An entity shall apply that amendment for annual periods
beginning on or after 1 July 2009. If an entity applies IAS 27 (amended 2008) for
an earlier period, the amendment shall be applied for that earlier period.
The amendment shall be applied retrospectively.

44C Paragraphs 8A and 36A were added by Improvements to IFRSs issued in May 2008.
An entity shall apply those amendments for annual periods beginning on or after
1 July 2009. Earlier application is permitted. However, an entity shall not apply
the amendments for annual periods beginning before 1 July 2009 unless it also
applies IAS 27 (as amended in January 2008). If an entity applies the amendments
before 1 July 2009 it shall disclose that fact. An entity shall apply the amendments
prospectively from the date at which it first applied IFRS 5, subject to the
transitional provisions in paragraph 45 of IAS 27 (amended January 2008).

44D Paragraphs 5A, 12A and 15A were added and paragraph 8 was amended by IFRIC 17
Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners in November 2008. Those amendments
shall be applied prospectively to non-current assets (or disposal groups) that are
classified as held for distribution to owners in annual periods beginning on or
after 1 July 2009. Retrospective application is not permitted. Earlier application
is permitted. If an entity applies the amendments for a period beginning before
1 July 2009 it shall disclose that fact and also apply IFRS 3 Business Combinations
(as revised in 2008), IAS 27 (as amended in January 2008) and IFRIC 17.

44E Paragraph 5B was added by Improvements to IFRSs issued in April 2009. An entity
shall apply that amendment prospectively for annual periods beginning on or
after 1 January 2010. Earlier application is permitted. If an entity applies the
amendment for an earlier period it shall disclose that fact.

Withdrawal of IAS 35

45 This IFRS supersedes IAS 35 Discontinuing Operations.

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Appendix A
Defined terms
This appendix is an integral part of the IFRS.

cash-generating unit The smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash
inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from
other assets or groups of assets.

component of an entity Operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished,
operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the
rest of the entity.

costs to sell The incremental costs directly attributable to the disposal of an

asset (or disposal group), excluding finance costs and income
tax expense.

current asset An entity shall classify an asset as current when:

(a) it expects to realise the asset, or intends to sell or

consume it, in its normal operating cycle;

(b) it holds the asset primarily for the purpose of trading;

(c) it expects to realise the asset within twelve months after

the reporting period; or

(d) the asset is cash or a cash equivalent (as defined in IAS 7)

unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or
used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after
the reporting period.

discontinued operation A component of an entity that either has been disposed of or is

classified as held for sale and:

(a) represents a separate major line of business or

geographical area of operations,

(b) is part of a single co-ordinated plan to dispose of a

separate major line of business or geographical area of
operations or

(c) is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.

disposal group A group of assets to be disposed of, by sale or otherwise,

together as a group in a single transaction, and liabilities
directly associated with those assets that will be transferred in
the transaction. The group includes goodwill acquired in a
business combination if the group is a cash-generating unit to
which goodwill has been allocated in accordance with the
requirements of paragraphs 80–87 of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets
(as revised in 2004) or if it is an operation within such a
cash-generating unit.

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fair value The amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a

liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an
arm’s length transaction.

firm purchase An agreement with an unrelated party, binding on both parties

commitment and usually legally enforceable, that (a) specifies all significant
terms, including the price and timing of the transactions, and
(b) includes a disincentive for non-performance that is
sufficiently large to make performance highly probable.

highly probable Significantly more likely than probable.

non-current asset An asset that does not meet the definition of a current asset.

probable More likely than not.

recoverable amount The higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value
in use.

value in use The present value of estimated future cash flows expected to
arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal
at the end of its useful life.

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Appendix B
Application supplement
This appendix is an integral part of the IFRS.

Extension of the period required to complete a sale

B1 As noted in paragraph 9, an extension of the period required to complete a sale

does not preclude an asset (or disposal group) from being classified as held for sale
if the delay is caused by events or circumstances beyond the entity’s control and
there is sufficient evidence that the entity remains committed to its plan to sell
the asset (or disposal group). An exception to the one-year requirement in
paragraph 8 shall therefore apply in the following situations in which such events
or circumstances arise:

(a) at the date an entity commits itself to a plan to sell a non-current asset
(or disposal group) it reasonably expects that others (not a buyer) will
impose conditions on the transfer of the asset (or disposal group) that will
extend the period required to complete the sale, and:

(i) actions necessary to respond to those conditions cannot be initiated

until after a firm purchase commitment is obtained, and

(ii) a firm purchase commitment is highly probable within one year.

(b) an entity obtains a firm purchase commitment and, as a result, a buyer or

others unexpectedly impose conditions on the transfer of a non-current
asset (or disposal group) previously classified as held for sale that will
extend the period required to complete the sale, and:

(i) timely actions necessary to respond to the conditions have been

taken, and

(ii) a favourable resolution of the delaying factors is expected.

(c) during the initial one-year period, circumstances arise that were previously
considered unlikely and, as a result, a non-current asset (or disposal group)
previously classified as held for sale is not sold by the end of that period,
and:

(i) during the initial one-year period the entity took action necessary to
respond to the change in circumstances,

(ii) the non-current asset (or disposal group) is being actively marketed at
a price that is reasonable, given the change in circumstances, and

(iii) the criteria in paragraphs 7 and 8 are met.

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Appendix C
Amendments to other IFRSs
The amendments in this appendix shall be applied for annual periods beginning on or after
1 January 2005. If an entity adopts this IFRS for an earlier period, these amendments shall be applied
for that earlier period.

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The amendments contained in this appendix when this IFRS was issued in 2004 have been incorporated
into the relevant IFRSs published in this volume.

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