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International Accounting Standard (IAS) 41
Agriculture

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International Accounting Standard (IAS) 41
  
IAS 41
Agriculture
Issued in February 2001
Recent amendment: by IAS 1 revised in September 2007
  
What is agricultural produce?
    --> harvested product of biological assets
  
What is a biological asset?
    --> a living animal or plant
  
Recognition conditions
   --> a biological asset (or agricultural produce) is recognised
         if all of the following conditions are met:
 
         (1) control: the entity controls the asset
         (2) future economic benefits: it is probable to receive future economic benefits
         (3) measurement: fair value or cost of the asset can be reliably measured
  
Measurement
   --> a biological asset is measured
   --> at fair value - estimated sale costs
 
   --> at the initial recognition point and
   --> at the end of each reporting period
  
Measurement
   --> agricultural produce is measured
   --> at fair value - estimated sale costs
 
   --> at the point of harvest
  
Gain or loss

   (1) biological assets:
         --> a gain or loss from the initial recognition
               is included in profit or loss

         --> a gain or loss from a change in fair value - estimated sale costs
               is included in profit or loss

   (2) agricultural produce
         --> a gain or loss from the initial recognition
               is included in profit or loss
  
Biological assets
   --> may be classified as
         (1) mature biological assets
               or
         (2) immature biological assets
  
Mature biological assets
    --> biological assets that
          (1) have attained harvestable specifications
                or
          (2) can sustain regular harvests
  
IAS 41 Technical Notes
 

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