ACCA Applied Knowledge · Financial Accounting · Disclosure notes
Under IAS 38 Intangible Assets, which of the following must be disclosed in the notes for each class of intangible asset?
A reconciliation of the opening and closing carrying amount for each class of intangible asset is required, showing additions, disposals, amortisation and impairment. Staff names, expected selling prices and market capitalisation are not IAS 38 disclosure requirements.
- AThe reconciliation of carrying amount at the start and end of the period, showing additions, disposals and amortisationCorrect
- BThe names of the staff who developed each asset
- CThe expected selling price of each asset
- DThe market capitalisation of the entity at the reporting date
Explanation
IAS 38 requires a reconciliation of opening to closing carrying amount for each class, showing additions, disposals, amortisation and impairment. The other items are not required disclosures for intangible assets.
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