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Critical Issues for Auditors of Finance
Companies
Manil Jayesinghe
Partner, Ernst & Young
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CRITICAL ISSUES ARISING
FROM LKAS/SLFRS
What happened to the Balance Sheet?
Assets
PPE
LandLeases
FullyDepreciatedAssets
ComponentAccounting
UsefulLives
DeemedCostontransition
Investments(FinancialAssets)
Leases
OperatingVs
Finance
(review
of
contracts
and
arrangements)
Straightliningofrental
LeaseReceivables(Provisioning)
DeferredTaxAsset
Equity & Liabilities
DebtVsEquity
FinancialLiability(Derivatives)
DeferredTaxLiability
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What happened to the Income Statement?
Revenue
Revenue recognition point for land sales
Lease revenue Straightline method
FV gains and losses from investment in shares
Depreciation
Deferred Tax
OCIFV changes from AFS securities
Revaluation of land and buildings
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operationsAdjustments arising from hedges
Defined benefit plans
How will your Income Statement Look?
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Practical Scenarios
Auditing the transition entries and the exceptions used
under SLFRS 1
Focus on the areas of judgments, estimates and the
accounting policy changes
Specific reference to related parties and the transactions
done with them is it at arms length including terms
In the case of estimates, focus on the assumptions,
methodology, the independence and the qualification of
the managements experts.
Key
Areas
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PPE
Fully Depreciated Assets
Scope of PPE (PPE vs
Inventory, IP)
Determination of Components
Determination of Useful lives
Applicability of residual values
Use of Deemed cost option on
transition
Land Leases Operating vs
Finance
Future
- Revisit useful lives
- Identification of
components
- Residual values
- Determination of
operating lease vs
finance lease
Investments and other placements
OtherI nves tm en ts O pt io ns Reasonforclassification
FutureStatus
T.BondInvestment
L&R No activemarket
Fixedmaturity Entityshouldestablishaprocesstoclassifytheinvestments
fromtheinception(Pointofenteringintodeal).
Properprocessshouldbeinplaceto verifytheabilitytohold
thesecuritywhenclassifyingtheportfolioclassifiedas HTM.
Processtobeinplacetorestrictreclassificationandpre
maturedisposalofHTMportfolio.
Processtodeterminethefairvaluechangesbetweenthe
tradedate
and
settlement
date
if
entity
opts
to
adopt
settlement
dateaccounting.
Processshouldbeinplacetoverifytheratesusedtofair
valuethefinancialinstrumentstoreflectactualmarket
conditions.
HTM
Fixed Maturity
Intentionandthe
abilitytoholdtillthe
maturity
T.BillsTrading FVTPL Intentiontotradein
shorttomediumterm
T.BondTrading FVTPL Intentiontotradein
shorttomediumterm
Reclassification and Re-measurement of Balance Sheet as at 31.Dec. 2010
Investment in
Shares
Classification of balances at initial measurement (FVTPL or AFS)
FV of balances
Identification of Impairment (Significant and prolonged) AFS portfolio
Disclosures
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Provision for bad & doubtful debts
Specificprovisionforindividuallysignificantbalances
Identifyimpairmentindicators
Forimpairedbalances
Obtainexpectedcashflows
Discountthebalances
CollectiveImpairment
Identifyandsegregatedebtorbalancesbasedonriskcharachterists
Computehistoricallossratio
Evaluatebasedonjudgment,whetherhistoricallossratiosrequirechange
Continuous improvement to judgments! Ex: Gold prices, property prices, etc.
Improvements on identification and segregation of risk characteristics based
on changes in the business
Judgmental adjustments to historicalloss experience : Proposed Model
Step 01: Identify Macro economic factors and portfolio factors that has impact on each and every segment
Step 02: Determine the weight of each factor to the relevant segment of the portfolio.
Step 03: Establish guidlines for ranking the current condition with the historical average conditions.
Step 04: Rank each and every economic and portfolio factors on a1 to 5 scale and work out weighted average rank foreach and every portfolio.
Step 05: Adjust the historical average PD/NFR based on the weighted average rank
Rank Comparable Economic/portfoliocondition AdjustmentPD1 Significantly Improved Significantly Increase
2 Improved Increase
3 Same NoChange
4 Adverse Decrease
5 SignificantlyAdverse Significantly Decrease
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Economic Factors & guidance forscoring
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
Jan1 2 Feb12 Mar1 2 Apr12 May12 Jun1 2 J ul1 2 A ug1 2 Sep1 2 Oct1 2 Nov1 2 D ec1 2 Jan1 3 Feb13 Mar1 3 Apr13
Thousands
Goldprice(LKRpersovereign)
Adjusted price
16%drop16%drop
Trend in gold prices ( Local and global)
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The model
Impairment
Dud articles = No of articles X Rs. 10K per
Not Fallen due = Nil
Settled in full before
the auction = Nil
Recovery through
auction = PD X ( % to auction ) X Loss at auction
Fallen Due
Settled in full before
the auction = Nil
Recovery through
auction = ( % to auction ) X Loss at auction
Pawning
portfolioNot Defualt
Defualt
Segments Parameters FormulaIdentifieddudarticles Noofarticles
Rs.10Kperarticle
=NoofarticlesXRs.10Kper
Advances notfallen due
Probability
of
default
(PD)
%settledthroughauction
Lossatauction
=PD
X(%
to
auction
)XLoss
at
auction
Advances fallendue %settledthroughauction
Lossatauction
=(%toauction)XLossatauction
introduction
Process Improvements
Process for on going estimation of LGD
Calculation methods, formulas, assumptions and templates
Appropriate validation levels
Judgmental adjustments based on observable market
conditions
Review and estimate the historical loss experiences
On time receipt and availability of required data files
Appropriate automation of the calculation process
Quantify the characteristics of recovery process
Eg :Time period between letter of demand to foreclosure
Average recovery cost as a percentage of disposal value
Annual value increase percentage for mortgage property
Stability of Loss Given Default (LGD)
In the initial stage of implementation there are many practical
issues of estimating loss given default such as
Difficulties to obtain historical data
Inadequate population of realized loss cases to formmeaningful statistical conclusion
Less than 3years historical data may distort LGDestimates
Lack of expertise to make proper judgmentalestimates
Consideration of Exposure at Default (EAD)
Individual Impairment Collective Impairment
Re-visit objective evidence that has been determinedlast year in the light of current market (legal, political,
economic) conditions
Strengthen the process to capture guarantees obtained
on behalf of loans, and the measurement of suchguarantees.
Detailed instructions and guidelines on estimation of
timing and the amount of expected cash flows
Operational procedures on :
Segregation of related responsibilities
Target deadline
Appropriate review and authorization level
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Leases
Leases Operating vs Finance
Bargain purchase option at the end of the lease period
Lease term is for the entirety of the useful life of the
asset
Sale and leaseback
Gain/loss on sale
Revenue recognition
Impairment of Assets
Arms length
priceWhen?
AnnualAssessment
Intangibleassets
Withindefiniteusefullife
Notyetavailableforuse
Goodwillthroughbusinesscombination
Otherassetswhenimpairmentconditionsexist
Higher
Issues
IdentificationofCGU
Identificationof
Impairment
indicators
Measurement
Disclosures
Armslengthprice
Costsofdisposal
FVlesscoststo
sell
ValueinuseExpectedfuture
cashflowsdiscountedtopresentvalue
Impairment
CarryingAmount
Recoverableamount
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Disclosures!
Disclosures!Disclosures!
Disclosures LKAS24 RelatedParties
Parties
Identificationrelatedparties
Subsidiaries,jointventuresandassociates
Significantowners
KMPsandclosefamily
members
Entitiesneedto
Instituteprocessesto
providethesedisclosures
Reviewsystemcapabilitiesto
trackinformation
Identification of related
parties and the entity Subsidiaries , joint
ventures and
associates
Significant owners
KMPs and close family
members
Transactions entered into
with RP
Companies needs to ins titute
processes to provide thesedisclosures
Disclosures
KMPcompensationin
totalandforeachcategory
Parent(s)Significant
investors
Subsidiaries
JV/Associates
KMP
OtherRP
Relatedpartieshavetheabilitytoinfluencetransactions!!!
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Disclosures SLFRS 8 - Operating Segments
DeterminationofaChief Operating Decision
Maker(CODM)
Identifyreportablesegments
Componentwhichmayearnrevenueand
incurexpenses
Resultsareregularlyreviewed byCODM
financialinformationisavailable
Aggregationisallowedifsimilar in
natureofproductsandservices
natureofproductionprocess
classofcustomer
distribution
methods
and
regulatoryenvironment
Disclosures SLFRS 7 Financial Instruments
All risks arising from fi nanc ial instr umen ts to be di sc losed.
Are youreadytodisclose?Riskmanagementpolicies Managementsobjectives,policiesand
processesformanagingrisks
Your creditrisk,liquidityriskandmarketrisk
Baddebts(CreditRisk)
Disclosureofmaximumexposureto Baddebt/creditrisk
Creditquality financialassetswithcreditriskthatare
neitherpastduenorimpaired
LiquidityRisk
Maturityanalysis
financial
liabilities
showing
remaining
maturities
MarketRisk
Foreignexchangerisk,interestraterisk,etc.
Sensitivity Disclosures
LevelofFairValue(FVHierarchy)
Thesewillbesubjecttoaudit!
Properprocess/systemstogatherdata
Disclosureswillbecomparedbyanalysts/stakeholders
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FUTURE STATE
What reliefs will be out the window
Exemption for Share based options vested before
transition
Formula method for Actuarial valuation of employee
benefits
Exemption on SLFRS 7 FV, credit risk, market risk
Recasting the comparative quarters for 2013
What is new?New principles for Business combinations
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SLFRSConversionImpact
OrganizationTechnology
Process
Changes
in
Presentation
New
Valuation
Rules
Addi tio nal
Disclosure
Requirements
SLFRS
Conversion
ERP Environment
Financial Systems
Archi tect ure
Regulatoryrequirements
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Corporate Governance Direction 3 of 2008
Report by the board on the companys internal controls over financial
reporting ( designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of Financial reports)
The external auditors certification on the effectiveness of IC mechanism in
respect of any statements published after 31/3/2010
The external auditors certification of the compliance with the act and rules
and directions issued by the monetary board ( after 1.1.2011)
What is Next?
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NEW SLFRSs from 2014.
NewSLAS
SLFRS10
SLFRS11
SLFRS12
SLFRS13
SLFRS9
SLFRS 9 Financial Instruments
Classification &
Measurement
SLFRS 11 Joint
Arrangements
SLFRS 12 Disclosure
of Interests in OtherEntities
SLFRS 13 Fair Value
Measurement
SLFRS10Consolidated
FinancialStatements
MovingTarget
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Moving Target
Makesurethatthecriticalareasofjudgementhasbeenlookedintobyexperiencedstaff
BeawarethattheknowledgeoftheclientsstaffmaybeinadequatetopreparefinancialstatementsbasedonLKAS/SLFRS
Thenewstandardsrequirealotofinputbyoperations.Theseinputsmaynotbeadequatelycontrolled
Differentoptionsavailableintheapplicationofthestandards
Theprinciplebasedstandardsrequiretheexercisingjudgements.Thisrequirestobeauditedtoensurethatthetransactionisreflectedproperly
Theauditorsshouldgettheauditcommtounderstandthekeyjudgementsandassumptionsandtakeresponsibilityforthese
Auditorshouldbeawareofcreativereporting.FSshouldreflectwhatispractisedbythe
company(SLFRS
7risk
management
)
ExtrafocusrequiredwhenauditingImpairmentandRPT
Inthecaseofgroupaudits makesuretheparentspoliciesandconsistentlyappliedinthegroup
Thank You
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