A practical guide to

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Contents

Page

Introduction 4

Key implementation issues 5

Key differences between IFRS 8 and IAS 14 6

What to do on first-time adoption of IFRS 8 7

IFRS 8 at a glance 8

Questions and answers 12

1. Identifying operating segments 14
2. Aggregating and reporting segments 19
3. Segment disclosures 27
4. Other matters for consideration 33

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 Introduction

IFRS 8 (‘the standard’) aligns the identification and reporting of operating segments with
internal management reporting. Segment reporting under IFRS 8 should highlight the
information and measures that management believes are important and are used to make
key decisions. It should also provide a better link between the financial statements and the
information reported in management commentaries such as the Operating and Financial
Review or Management Discussion and Analysis. The standard converges IFRS with US
Accounting Standard SFAS 131 ‘Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information’.

This publication explains the key requirements of the standard and some practical issues for
entities to consider when it is applied for the first time.

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Key implementation issues

The International Accounting Standards Board issued IFRS 8, ‘Operating segments’ in

November 2006. The standard replaces IAS 14, ‘Segment reporting’. It applies to annual
reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009. Early adoption is permitted.

The key implementation issues are as follows:

n The IASB did not intend to change the range of entities required to present segment
information, but we believe IFRS 8 has a wider scope than IAS 14. It applies to
entities whose equity or debt securities are publicly traded or that issue, or
are in the process of issuing, any class of instrument in a public market. The
scope also includes entities that file financial statements with a regulatory
organisation for purpose of issuing any instruments in a public market. We believe
this means that some entities whose equity and debt securities are not traded
publicly and were not within the scope of IAS 14 will have to provide segment
disclosures.

n The standard introduces a ‘management approach’ to identifying and measuring

the financial performance of an entity’s operating segments. Reported segment
information will be based on the information used internally by management. This
means that:
n the way entities identify segments and measure and present segment information
could change;
n there will be more diversity in reported segment information;
n segment information may not be measured in accordance with IFRS – entities are
required to reconcile segment financial information to the consolidated financial
statements; and
n entities will no longer need to prepare two sets of information for internal and
external reporting.

n Reportable segments are no longer limited to those that earn a majority of revenue
from sales to external parties, so entities may now be required to report the different
stages of vertically integrated operations as separate segments.

Practical experience
IFRS 8 aligns segment reporting under IFRS with the requirements of the equivalent US
standard SFAS 131. IFRS 8 adopts the requirements of the US standard almost in its entirety.

Insight
Experience from PwC in the US shows that:

• Identifying the chief operating decision maker (CODM) can be difficult. Judgements
about the components of an entity that are regularly reviewed by the CODM have
been challenging and subject to regulatory scrutiny.

• The regulator has challenged companies about the identification of operating

segments and the appropriateness of aggregating operating segments.

• Companies subject to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requirements may incur

additional costs in ensuring that internal processes and systems are sufficiently
robust in capturing internal segment information.

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 Key differences between IFRS 8
and IAS 14
IFRS 8 IAS 14 PwC insight

Who does it apply to? Entities whose equity Entities that have We believe the
or debt securities publicly traded scope is broader
are publicly traded securities or are in and includes entities
or that issue equity the process of issuing that file financial
or debt securities them in a public statements with a
in a public market, securities market. regulator in order to
or file (or are in the sell securities to the
process of filing) public, regardless
financial statements of whether those
with a regulatory securities are traded.
organisation for
purposes of issuing
securities in a public
market.

What are operating Business activities Business- or The composition

segments? that may earn geography-based of segments could
revenues or incur components that change, and there
expenses, whose are subject to risks could be an increase
operating results are and returns that are in the number of
regularly reviewed by different from those of segments disclosed.
the chief operating other components.
decision maker and
for which discrete
financial information
is available.

What information is Reported information Reported information The way in which

reported on operating is based on is based on the management
segments? information that financial information assesses the
management uses to presented in the performance of the
run the business. consolidated financial business should
statements. become more
transparent. Segment
information will be
exposed to greater
scrutiny from users of
financial statements.

What is the Segment disclosures Segment disclosures Management

measurement of are based on are based on information may
segment disclosures management IFRS-compliant not be supported
based on? information reported financial information. by the same robust
to the chief operating processes and
decision maker. controls, or subject
to external audit.
Implementing such
processes and
systems could be
costly.

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What to do on first-time adoption
of IFRS 8
n Identify the CODM (see p9). Identifying the correct person(s) is fundamental to
correctly identifying the reportable segments.
n Be aware that more operating (and therefore reportable) segments may be identified
– for example, where vertically-integrated operations are identified or where more
components of the business are regularly reviewed by the CODM. Management
should consider the implications of presenting this information in the financial
statements.
n Consider the impact of the information that will be disclosed. IFRS 8 does not
contain a ‘competitive harm’ exemption and requires entities to disclose the financial
information that is provided by the CODM. The management accounts reviewed
by the CODM may contain commercially sensitive information, and IFRS 8 might
require that information to be disclosed externally. This was a key issue for many US
companies on initial adoption of SFAS 131.
n Review internal control processes for management accounts, which might not be
subject to the same processes and systems as the consolidated financial statements.
Entities might need to spend time and money ensuring that their management
accounts are sufficiently robust to support external disclosures and audit. IFRS 8
also requires a reconciliation between total reportable segment revenues, total profit
or loss, total assets and any other amounts disclosed for reportable segments to
corresponding amounts in the financial statements. There should be an audit trail
between the management accounts and the consolidated financial information.
n Revisit goodwill impairment. Goodwill cannot be allocated to a group of cash-
generating units larger than an operating segment. Management should consider
carefully the impact of changes in the identification of operating segments on
goodwill impairment.
n Restate the comparatives. Management should consider the impact of IFRS 8,
resolve any issues and begin capturing the relevant data well before the initial
application of the standard in annual or interim financial statements.

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 IFRS 8 at a glance

What is the scope of IFRS 8?

IFRS 8 applies to entities that prepare financial statements, and:

n whose equity or debt securities are traded in a public market, or

n that file, or are in the process of filing, financial statements with a securities
commission or other regulatory organisation for the purposes of issuing any class of
instruments in a public market.

Insight
We expect IFRS 8 to apply to entities that issue instruments on the public market where
those instruments can only be redeemed by ‘putting them back’ to the issuer. For
example, XYZ Equity Investment Fund issues units to the public that can be redeemed
only by selling them back to the fund. IFRS 8 would apply to XYZ Equity Investment
Fund if it was required to file financial statements with a regulator for the purposes of
issuing those units.

When does it apply?

IFRS 8 applies to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009. It may be
early adopted, as long as that fact is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

What is the key principle?

IFRS 8 requires disclosures that enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business activities in which it engages and the economic environment in which it operates.

Insight
IFRS 8 requires judgement in its application. Management should consider the key
principle as it determines its segment disclosures rather then relying on a set of rules.
The key concept is that the entity should provide information used by management
that will allow users to understand the entity’s main activities, where those activities are
located and how well those activities are performing.

What is an operating segment?

An operating segment is a component of an entity:

n that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur
expenses;
n whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s CODM to make
decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its
performance; and
n for which discrete financial information is available.

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How are operating segments identified?
There are four key steps. Entities will need to:
1 Identify the CODM.
2 Identify their business activities (which may not necessarily earn revenue or incur
expenses).
3 Determine whether discrete financial information is available for the business activities.
4 Determine whether that information is regularly reviewed by the CODM.

Insight
Identifying the CODM and the components that are regularly reviewed by the CODM
to make decisions can be difficult. It is also important to reassess regularly the
identification of the CODM, particularly following a business reorganisation, acquisition
or disposal.

What or who is a chief operating decision maker?

The CODM is a function and not necessarily a person. That function is to allocate resources to,
and assess the performance of, the operating segments. It is likely to vary from entity to entity
– it may be the CEO, the chief operating officer, the senior management team or the board of
directors. The title or titles of the person(s) identified as CODM is not relevant, as long as it is
the person(s) responsible for making strategic decisions about the entity’s segments.

See the ‘Questions and answers’ section for some of the practical implications identifying an
entity’s operating segments.

How do I determine an entity’s reportable segments?

Not all operating segments need to be separately reported. Operating segments are only
required to be reportable if they exceed quantitative thresholds.

Quantitative thresholds (IFRS 8 para 13)

Information on an operating segment should be separately reported if:

n reported revenue (external and inter-segment) is 10% or more of the combined
revenue of all operating segments;
n the absolute amount of the segment’s reported profit or loss is 10% or more of the
greater of:
n the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a
loss, and
n the combined loss of all operating segments that reported a loss;
n the segment’s assets are 10% or more of the combined assets of all operating
segments.
Two or more operating segments may be combined (aggregated) and reported as one if certain
conditions are satisfied.

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 Aggregation of operating segments (IFRS 8 para 12)

Two or more operating segments may be combined as a single reportable segment if:
n aggregation provides financial statement users with information that allows them to
evaluate the business and the environment in which it operates;
n they have similar economic characteristics; and
n they are similar in each of the following respects:
n the nature of the products and services,
n the nature of the production processes,
n the type or class of customer for their products and services,
n the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services, and
n the nature of the regulatory environment (ie, banking, insurance or public
utilities), if applicable.

Minimum number of reportable segments

After determining the reportable segments, the entity should ensure that the total external
revenue attributable to those reportable segments is at least 75% of the entity’s total revenue.
When the 75% threshold is not met, additional reportable segments should be identified (even
if they do not meet the 10% thresholds), until at least 75% of the entity’s total external revenue
is included in its reportable segments.
The sections ‘Aggregating and reporting segments’ on p19 and ‘Segment disclosures’ on p27
address some of the practical implications of determining reportable segments.

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Financial statement disclosures

The disclosures focus on the information that management believes is important when running
the business. The disclosure requirements are summarised below.

Reference to disclosure
Required disclosures
requirements

General information • Factors used to identify the reportable segments.

• Types of product/service from which each reportable segment
derives its revenue.

Information about the • A measure of profit or loss and total assets.

reportable segment; profit • A number of specific disclosures, such as revenues from external
or loss, revenue, expenses, customers if they are included in segment profit or loss and
assets, liabilities and the presented regularly to the CODM.
basis of measurement
• Explanation of the measurement of the segment disclosures.
• The basis of accounting for transactions between reportable
segments.
• The nature of differences between the measurements of segment
disclosures and comparable items in the entity’s financial report
(for example, accounting policy differences and asymmetrical
allocations).

Reconciliations • Totals of segment revenue, segment profit or loss, segment assets

and segment liabilities and any other material segment items to
corresponding totals within the financial statements.

Entity-wide disclosures • Revenues from external customers for each product and service,
or each group of similar products and services.
• Revenues from external customers attributed to the entity’s
country of domicile and attributed to all foreign countries from
which the entity derives revenues.
• Revenues from external customers attributed to an individual
foreign country, if material.
• Non-current assets (other than financial instruments, deferred tax
assets, post-employment benefit assets, and rights arising under
insurance contracts) located in the entity’s country of domicile
and in all foreign countries in which the entity holds assets.
• Non-current assets in an individual foreign country, if material.
Extent of reliance on major customers, including details if any
customer’s revenue is greater than 10% of the entity’s revenue.

The section ‘Other matters for consideration’ on p33 outlines some of the practical implications
regarding the disclosures required under IFRS 8.
Note. There is no longer a primary and secondary segment format. An entity that has
determined that its operating segments are based on its products and services then it does
not need to provide geographical segment information other than the specific entity-wide
disclosures specified above.

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 Questions and answers

1. Identifying operating segments

1.1 Can the CODM be a group of individuals?

1.2 Is the CODM always viewed as the highest level of management at which decisions are
made?
1.3 Can a head office function be an operating segment?
1.4 Does a component meet the definition of a segment if the CODM reviews revenue-only
information?
1.5 Is a segment balance sheet necessary to conclude that discrete financial information is
available?
1.6 Can vertically integrated operations and cost centres that do not earn revenues be
classified as an operating segment?
1.7 Can a research and development function be an operating segment?
1.8 Can a discontinued operation be an operating segment?
1.9 Are activities conducted through proportionally consolidated joint ventures or associates
considered under the definition of operating segment?
1.10 A CODM may receive multiple levels of information. How are operating segments
determined?
1.11 An entity is structured in a matrix style, where the CODM reviews two overlapping sets of
financial information. How are the operating segments determined?

2. Aggregating and reporting segments

2.1 If operating segments are based on geography rather than products or services, can
they still be aggregated?
2.2 Can a company aggregate start-up businesses with mature businesses?
2.3 Can two similar operating segments be combined despite having different long-term
average gross margins?
2.4 How should an entity perform the 10% test when each of its operating segments reports
different measures of segment profitability and segment assets?
2.5 How should an entity identify its operating segments under IFRS 8 para 13 (b) when it
has both profit- and loss-making segments?
2.6 Can information about non-reportable operating segments be combined and disclosed
in an ‘all other’ category, together with items that reconcile the segment information to
the statutory information?
2.7 Can a company aggregate an ‘immaterial non-reportable’ segment with a reportable
segment, even though the aggregation criteria under IFRS 8 para 12 have not been met?
2.8 When applying the 75% test under IFRS 8 para 15, should the next largest operating
segment always be selected?

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3. Segment disclosures
3.1 Where the CODM is provided with more than one measure of segment profitability, what
measure of segment profitability should be reported?
3.2 What measure should be reported when the asset information reported to the CODM is
limited or not reviewed at all?
3.3 Should the measures of profit or loss and assets and liabilities presented for each
operating segment comply with the IFRS accounting policies used in the consolidated
financial statements?
3.4 Where the CODM only receives information with respect to the entity’s cash flows (that
is, the CODM receives no profit or asset information), what should that entity disclose in
its segmental disclosure?
3.5 When should an entity consider and review its segment reporting?
3.6 Is restatement of segment information required when a reorganisation causes the
composition of reportable segments to change?
3.7 Is restatement of segment information required when there is change in the measure of
segment profit or loss?
3.8 What is the definition of ‘material’ where an entity is required to disclose separately
material revenues and material non-current assets from an individual foreign country?

4. Other matters for consideration

4.1 The impact of IFRS 8 on accounting for impairment of assets

4.2 Segment reporting in the separate company statements of subsidiaries
4.3 Convergence with US standard SFAS 131
4.4 What’s in the pipeline?

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 Identifying operating segments

1.1 Can the chief operating decision maker be a group of individuals?

Yes. The CODM may be an individual or a group of individuals.

Insight
A business activity usually has a unit manager who is directly accountable to, and
maintains regular contact with, an individual or group of individuals to discuss
operating activities, financial results, forecasts, or plans for the business activity.
The CODM is that individual or group of individuals that is responsible for the
allocation of resources and assessing the performance of the entity’s business
units.

1.2 Is the CODM always viewed as the highest level of management at which
decisions are made?

Typically, yes. In almost every organisation, decisions about the entity’s resource
allocation and the assessment of the performance of the entity’s businesses are made at
the highest level of management.

Insight
Judgement is required. The CODM will vary from entity to entity and it may be the
chief executive officer, chief operating officer, senior management team or in some
jurisdictions, the board of directors. We believe that a supervisory board function
that simply approves management’s decisions would not be the CODM, as it does
not allocate resources.

1.3 Can a head office function be an operating segment?

Yes. A head office function that undertakes business activities (for example, a treasury
operation that earns interest income and incurs expenses) may be an operating segment
as long as its revenues earned are more than incidental to the activities of the entity, and
discrete financial information is reviewed by the CODM.

A head office function (such as accounting, information technology, human resources

and internal audit) that earns revenue that is purely incidental to the entity’s activities
is not an operating segment and not part of one of the reportable segments. Such
functions should be reported in the reconciliation of the segment totals as ‘other
reconciling items’.

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 Example – Incidental revenues
Examples of incidental revenues include interest income and expenses, realised
and unrealised foreign exchange gains and losses, and the net effect of pension
schemes.

1.4 Does a component meet the definition of a segment if the CODM reviews
revenue-only information?

In most cases, no. For most entities, the review of revenue-only data is not sufficient for
decision-making related to resource allocation or performance evaluation of a segment.

Insight
Only in rare cases where product sales or service provisions involve minimal costs
is the revenue-only data representative of the results. The review of the revenue-
only data by the CODM may be sufficient in these rare cases to conclude that the
business activity falls within the definition of an operating segment.

1.5 Is a segment balance sheet necessary to conclude that discrete financial

information is available?

No. We believe that in many cases the requirement for discrete financial information can
be met with operating performance information only, such as revenue and gross profit by
product line.

1.6 Can vertically integrated operations and cost centres that earn no revenues
be classified as an operating segment?

Yes. IFRS 8 defines an operating segment as a ‘component of an entity that engages

in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses’. This
recognises that not all business activities earn revenues.

Example – Cost centres as a separate segment

Manufacturing entities that are managed by reference to operating cost centres,
may not record cost centre revenues because the entity’s total customer revenues
are not allocated to each cost centre. Care should be exercised when determining
whether an internally reported activity constitutes an operating segment (see
question 1.3 for more information). As long as discrete financial information is
prepared and reviewed by the CODM such components would be considered
operating segments.

Example – Vertically integrated operation

Where transfer prices are charged between an entity’s stages of production (for
example, with oil and gas companies), the fact that the transfer prices are not
assessed by the CODM would not exempt such activities from being considered
operating segments. The operating segments of an oil and gas company may
include exploration, development, production, refining and marketing – if the
CODM manages the entity in this way.

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 1.7 Can a research and development function be an operating segment?

Yes, as long as discrete information is reviewed by the CODM. Typically, an entity’s

research and development (R&D) function is a vertically integrated operation (see
question 1.6), in which the R&D activities serve as an integral component of the entity’s
business. The definition of operating segment envisages that part of an entity that earns
revenue and incurs expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same
entity may still qualify as an operating segment even if all of its revenue and expenses
derive from intra-group transactions.

Insight
Where entities allocate entity-wide R&D costs into the business activities for
which the R&D is specifically being performed, the R&D function will be a separate
operating segment as long as the CODM separately reviews discrete R&D activity
and data. It will not be separate segment if the CODM does not review discrete
financial data for the criteria.

1.8 Can a discontinued operation be an operating segment?

Yes. A discontinued operation can meet the definition of an operating segment if:

n it continues to engage in business activities;

n the operating results are regularly reviewed by the CODM; and
n discrete financial information is available to facilitate the review.

Example – Insurance company disposing of its workers’

compensation business
An insurance company discontinues its ‘workers’ compensation’ line of business.

The discontinuation meets the criteria for ‘discontinued operations’ under

IFRS 5, ‘Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations’. For
internal purposes, separate financial results are maintained for this business,
and they are reviewed by the CODM until the discontinuance is complete. The
operation is still being managed by the CODM and would continue to meet the
definition of an operating segment.

Conversely, if the CODM no longer reviews discrete financial information on the

discontinuing operation, it would no longer fall within the definition of an operating
segment. For example, a furniture manufacturing plant shuts down its operations
in Asia. The plant is no longer producing inventory and it has been reclassified
under IFRS 5 as ‘assets held for sale’. Discrete financial information is no longer
reported. As a result, it would not be considered an operating segment.

Note. Disclosures would still be presented in accordance with IFRS 5.

1.9 Are activities conducted through proportionally consolidated joint ventures or

associates considered under the definition of operating segment?

We believe that where (1) a company manages its joint-venture operations or associates
separately and (2) the criteria for identifying operating segments in (a)-(c) of IFRS 8 para
5 are met, the joint-venture operations qualify as an operating segment. The asset and
profit/loss information (reported to the CODM) regarding the joint-venture or

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 associate’s activities that comprise the segment are therefore disclosed. The external
reporting of the joint-venture activities may be on a proportionate consolidation basis or
a full consolidation basis. If the full financial results are reviewed by the CODM, the total
of all segments’ financial amounts should be reconciled to the corresponding amounts
reported in the consolidated financial statements, so appropriate eliminations should be
reflected in the reconciling column for amounts reported in excess of those amounts
reflected in the consolidated financial statements. For example, an associate revenue
information is not included in the revenue amount reported in the consolidated financial
statements. An elimination of the revenue amount disclosed for the associate should be
reflected as a reconciling item.

1.10 A CODM may receive multiple levels of information. How are operating
segments determined?

IFRS 8 para 8 states that the following factors should be considered when an entity is
determining the set of components that constitutes its operating segments:

n The nature of business activities of each component. To the extent that the higher-
level segment information is represented by components that contain dissimilar
business activities, while the lower level components contain similar business
activities, the lower level components may be more representative of the company’s
operating segments.

n The existence of managers responsible for each component. It is likely that those
components that have individuals responsible for the components’ results
(such as a segment manager, business-unit CFO, or vice president) and who are
directly accountable to, and maintain regular contact with, the CODM to discuss
operating activities, financial results, forecasts, or plans for the segment, are an
entity’s operating segments. Segment managers may be responsible for more
than one operating segment. IFRS 8 para 9 states that generally, if there is only one
set of components for which segment managers are held responsible, that set of
components constitutes the operating segments.

n The information provided to the board of directors. The information provided to the
company’s board of directors, when not considered to be the CODM, may indicate
the level at which (1) overall performance is assessed and (2) decisions are made
about resource allocation to different areas of an entity’s business.

We believe entities should consider qualitative factors in addition to those outlined above
in determining the appropriate operating segments. These should include an assessment
of whether the resultant operating segments are consistent with the core principle of
IFRS 8 and whether the identified operating segments could realistically represent the
level at which the CODM is assessing performance and allocating resources. We would
also expect the identified operating segments to be consistent with other information
the entity produces, such as press releases, interviews with management, company
websites, management discussions and other public information about the entity.

Insight
In the US, this has been an area of the standard that has required significant
judgement. It is also an area where several entities have been challenged by the
regulator.

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 1.11 An entity is structured in a matrix style, where the CODM reviews two
overlapping sets of financial information. How are the operating segments
determined?

IFRS 8 para 10 addresses the issue of matrix structures. It uses the example of an entity
where some managers are responsible for product and service lines worldwide, whereas
other managers are responsible for specific geographical areas.

The CODM reviews the operating results of both sets of components, and discrete
financial information is available for both. In this situation, the entity should determine
which set of components constitutes the operating segments, taking account of what
users of the financial statements would need to know in order to evaluate the entity’s
business activities and the environment it operates in.

Insight
Matrix-structured entities use judgement to determine their operating segments.
Such entities should consider the importance of the factors that have led to
the matrix structure. For example, if an entity’s priority is to increase total
sales, market share and geographic spread, the most relevant information
for shareholders would be based on geographic markets. An entity that aims
to improve the sales of individual products, with a CODM that believes that
improving and maintaining product quality is the key to achieving this, might
conclude that the most relevant information for shareholders would be based on
products.

This approach would be acceptable under IFRS 8 if:

• the entity can sufficiently support the basis for how it determined its segments;
and

• the entity’s basis for determining segments enables users of its financial
statements to evaluate its activities and financial performance, and the
business environment it operates in.

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Aggregating and reporting segments

2.1 If operating segments are based on geography rather than products or

services, can they still be aggregated?

Yes, as long as the individual country segments have similar economic characteristics
and are similar in each of the other areas set out in IFRS 8 para 12.

Insight
The requirement for segments to have similar economic characteristics may
be difficult to overcome when combining individual countries. This is because
the individual countries need to have similar economic conditions, exchange
control regulations and underlying currency for them to have similar economic
characteristics.

Even when aggregation of geographic segments is permitted, IFRS 8 para 33

requires the separate disclosure of revenues and assets for each material foreign
country. This disclosure allows users of the financial statements to assess the
dependence of the entity on customers based in one particular country.

2.2 Can a company aggregate start-up businesses with mature businesses?

Yes. One of the objectives of requiring disclosures about segments is to help users
assess the future prospects of an entity’s business. Segments with similar economic
characteristics often exhibit similar long-term financial performance. To the extent that
the future financial performance (including the competitive and operating risks) of the
start-up businesses is expected to be similar to that of a company’s mature businesses,
the economic characteristics requirement for aggregation might be satisfied.

Example – A retail chain opens new stores

A retail chain has mature businesses (store locations) in five major cities in a given
country. In the current year, the retail chain opens additional stores in those cities.
Each store constitutes a separate operating segment, as the CODM of the retail
chain reviews financial results and makes decisions on a store-by-store basis.
These ‘start-up’ stores may meet the economic characteristics requirement for
aggregation with mature stores if management determines that the future long-
term financial performance of the stores is expected to be similar.

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 2.3 Can two similar operating segments be combined despite having different
long-term average gross margins?

Yes. Management should consider all relevant factors to determine whether the
economic characteristics of its segments are similar.

IFRS 8 states that similar long-term average gross margins for two operating segments
are expected if their economic characteristics are similar. However, other performance
factors such as trends in sales growth, returns on assets employed and operating
cash flow may also be considered by management to assess whether segments have
substantially similar economic characteristics.

Insight
When management reviews financial performance measures and compares
segments, it should consider not only the quantitative results, but also the
reasons why the results are similar or dissimilar before reaching a conclusion
about whether the economic characteristics are similar/dissimilar. The basis
for conclusions states that, “separate reporting of segment information will not
add significantly to an investor’s understanding of an enterprise if its operating
segments have characteristics so similar that they can be expected to have
essentially the same future prospects”. We consider these comments regarding
aggregation to be consistent with the core principle of IFRS 8. Entities should
ensure their facts and circumstances support aggregation.

Management should be aware that:

n An entity that cannot demonstrate ‘similar economic characteristics’ cannot rely on

the other criteria in IFRS 8 para 12 to aggregate operating segments. This is a high
hurdle.

n It is important to consider a variety of factors, such as trends in growth of the

products, gross margins and management’s long-term expectations for the product
lines.

n Several years of both historical and future financial performance should be

considered.

n Segment reporting should be consistent with other public information and

disclosures, such as websites and other financial information presented outside of
the financial statements.

n Management should document their conclusion that segments are

economically similar.

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Example – A retailer of women’s coats
A retailer of women’s coats has the following operating segments: store label
– wool coats; other designer brands – wool coats; and fur coats. The following
table shows limited financial information for each segment:

Store label “Other designer

Fur coats
wool coats brands wool coats

Average
gross-margin 25% 30% 33%
percentage

Sales volume 500,000 units 375,000 units 20,000 units

Average sales price 175 per unit 265 per unit 4,200 per unit

Growth rate per year 3% (steady) 2% (steady) -5% (declining)

The company’s fur coats line of business has experienced sales decline in recent
years and the rate of decline is expected to continue. Management believes that
the sales decrease is principally in response to the growing consumer focus on
animal rights. Management expects that it can maintain the profit margin at 33%
for at least the next three years. While management views the ‘fur coats’ line as
still favourably contributing to its operations, it has indicated that after a five-year
period it will deliberate whether to maintain the line.

The wool for the ‘store label’ and ‘other designer brands’ segments is purchased
from the same manufacturer. Average margins and gross sales of the two
segments differ but there are lines in the ‘other designer brands’ segment with
margins and sales prices very similar to the ‘store label’ segment. The growth
rates of the two segments have moved in tandem over the past 10 years, and
management expects this to continue in the future.

The ‘store label’ and ‘other designer brands’ segments possess similar economic
characteristics, despite the difference in average gross margins. The ‘fur
coats’ segment has different economic characteristics because of the ongoing
differences in growth and the operating risks, despite the similarity of its average
gross margins to that of the ‘other designer brands’ segment.

Management should be aware that certain regulators may challenge the

conclusion above due to the differences in gross margins between ‘store
label’ and ‘other designer brands’. Management should exercise caution when
aggregating operating segments with disparate gross margins to ensure that they
are economically similar despite the differences in margins. As long-term gross
margins of operating segments become more divergent, we would expect it to
become more difficult to support the assertion that the operating segments are
economically similar.

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 2.4 How should an entity perform the 10% test when each of its operating
segments reports different measures of segment profitability and segment
assets?

Where segments report different measures of segment profitability, assets and liabilities,
a consistent measure should be developed for the purposes of assessing the 10% test.
This measure should be used regardless of whether the CODM uses that measure when
evaluating the segments’ performance.

Example – Segments use different measures of profitability

An entity has three operating segments, none of which can be combined under
the aggregation criteria.

The following is reported to the CODM:

n Segment 1 measures profitability based on operating income, with pension

amounts reported on a cash basis. Segment 1 is the only segment for which
pension expense is reported; pension expense is not allocated to the other two
segments. Asset information is limited to the presentation of accounts
receivable.

n Segment 2 measures profitability based on pre-tax income, which includes

an internal cost-of-capital amount, charged by ‘corporate’ that is assessed to
segment 2 only. Asset information includes only accounts receivable and fixed
assets.

n Segment 3 measures profitability based on post-tax income. Asset information

is limited to accounts receivable.

Operating income is the lowest measure of profitability that is available and that
is provided to the CODM for all three segments. This should be the measure used
in the 10% test. The same approach would apply for assets. Accounts receivable
would therefore be the most consistent measure of assets to perform the 10%
test.

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2.5 How should an entity identify its reportable segments under IFRS 8
para 13(b) when it has both profit- and loss-making segments?

Where an entity is applying the 10% test to segment results, the entity is required to
ascertain whether the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10% or more of
the greater, in absolute amount, of:

(i) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss;
and
(ii) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported a loss.

Example – Determining reportable segments

Entity A has operating segments A-F (below). The revenues (internal and external),
profits and assets are set out below. Entity A needs to determine how many
reportable segments it has. The figures are in the same proportions as in the
previous year.

Segment Total revenue Profit/loss Total assets

A 11,000 2,000 25,000
B 7,500 1,000 15,500
C 3,000 (1,000) 10,500
D 3,500 (500) 7,000
E 4,000 600 7,000
F 1,500 400 3,500
30,500 2,500 68,500

Segments A, B, D and E clearly satisfy the revenue and assets tests under IFRS 8
paras 13(a) and (c), and they are separate reportable segments. There is no need
to consider the profits test.

Segment C does not satisfy the revenue test, but it does satisfy the assets test
and it is a reportable segment. Therefore, there is no need to consider the profits
test.

Segment F does not satisfy the revenue or the assets tests, but it does satisfy the
profits test because its profit of 400 is 10% of the greater of the absolute amount
of losses of those segments in loss (1,500) and those that either break even or
make a profit (4,000 including segment F). Therefore segment F is a reportable
segment.

2.6 Can information about non-reportable operating segments be combined and

disclosed in an ‘all other’ category, together with items that reconcile the
segment information to the statutory information?

No. IFRS 8 para 16 requires that, all non-reportable operating segments and other
business activities should be combined and disclosed in an ‘all other’ category on a
stand-alone basis. The disclosure of ‘other reconciling items’ should be presented
separately in the reconciliation of segment totals to the consolidated financial statement
totals.

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 2.7 Can a company aggregate an ‘immaterial non-reportable’ segment
with a reportable segment, even though the aggregation criteria under
IFRS 8 para 12 have not been met?

No. Two or more operating segments may only be combined if all of the aggregation
criteria are met. An exception to this is IFRS 8 para 14, which allows the aggregation
of two or more immaterial non-reportable segments (ie, operating segments that do
not meet the 10% quantitative threshold) where the operating segments have similar
economic characteristics and share a majority of the five aggregation criteria.

Insight
An entity has identified two operating segments – one is a reportable segment
and the other is a non-reportable segment. In such situations, an entity may treat
the immaterial non-reportable segment in one of the following ways (assuming the
75% test in IFRS 8 para 15 is met):

• include the segment in an ‘all other’ category;

• voluntarily report the segment separately; or

• if applicable, aggregate the segment with other non-reportable segments in

accordance with IFRS 8 para 14.

2.8 When applying the 75% test under IFRS 8 para 15, should the next largest
operating segment always be selected?

No. The entity should select the next most meaningful operating segment.

Insight
The next most meaningful operating segment may be the next largest in terms
of revenue, but it need not be. Entities should consider both quantitative and
qualitative factors when determining which segment would be most useful to
users of financial statements. For example, an entity may select a small segment
in terms of revenue contribution because it is a potential growth segment, which is
expected to contribute materially to group revenue in the future.

Immaterial segments can only be aggregated with material segments if

aggregation is consistent with the core principle, are economically similar, and
meet all of the aggregation criteria in IFRS 8 para 12.

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 Example − Selecting the meaningful operating segment
Entity A has identified the following operating segments.

Total % of Total % of
EBITDA % of
Segment revenue segment assets segment
$’000 EBITDA
$’000 revenue $’000 assets

Australia furniture
manufacturing:
– Domestic 9,000 25 2,020 24 7,000 23
– Commercial office 6,100 1,370 4,730
15,100 3,390 11,730

UK furniture
manufacturing:
– Domestic 3,000 9 820 10 3,300 11
– Commercial office 2,100 580 2,200
5,100 1,400 5,500

Furniture retail 11,600 20 1,900 14 11,600 23

IT consulting (Australia) 13,300 22 4,000 28 9.640 19

IT consulting (Asia) 4,100 7 700 5 3,500 7

Electronic equipment 3,850 6 900 6 2,590 5

Land development 5,500 9 1,000 7 4,500 9

Machinery hire 1,100 2 897 6 1,718 3

Total of all segments 59,650 14,187 50,778

Consolidated revenue
53,900*
per financial statements

* The difference between the segments revenue and the consolidated reported revenue is due to internal sales
between the furniture businesses.

The domestic and the commercial manufacturing segments in Australia and the UK have
similar economic characteristics and are similar in all five of the areas listed in IFRS 8
para 12.

The following flow chart demonstrates the steps required when determining which
segments should be presented separately as reportable segments and which segments
constitute immaterial non-reportable segments and should be disclosed under the ‘all
other segments’ category.

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 Reporting segments

Yes UÊ
œ““iÀVˆ>ÊœvvˆViÊ>˜`ʅ>À`ܜœ`Ê
Do any operating segments
furniture (Australia)
meet all of the aggregation
criteria? UÊ
œ““iÀVˆ>ÊœvvˆViÊ>˜`Ê
…>À`ܜœ`ÊvÕÀ˜ˆÌÕÀiÊ­1®Ê
These reportable segments
cannot be aggregated because
Aggregation into a they have dissimilar economic
No characteristics
single reportable
segment is permitted
(but not required)

Material reportable segments

Yes Are there any operating UÊ ÕÀ˜ˆÌÕÀiʓ>˜Õv>VÌÕÀˆ˜}Ê­
ÕÃÌÀ>ˆ>®
segments (or aggregated
operating segments) that UÊ ÕÀ˜ˆÌÕÀiʓ>˜Õv>VÌÕÀˆ˜}Ê­1®
iÝVii`Ê̅iÊ£ä¯Ê̅ÀiŜ`¶ UÊ ÕÀ˜ˆÌÕÀiÊÀiÌ>ˆ
UÊ /ÊVœ˜ÃՏ̈˜}Ê­
ÕÃÌÀ>ˆ>®Ê

No

Aggregation into Yes Are there any immaterial

a separate non-reporting segments that
reportable segment have similar economic
is permitted characteristics and share a
(but not required) majority of the aggregation
criteria?

No

˜Ê̅ˆÃÊiÝ>“«i]Ê̜Ì>ÊÀi«œÀÌ>LiÊ
Do the reportable segments
segments constituted 73%.
identified constitute at least
75% of consolidated fΙ°{ŽÊiÝÌiÀ˜>ÊÀiÛi˜Õi
revenue? $53.9k consolidated revenue

No Yes

``Ê/ÊVœ˜ÃՏ̈˜}Ê­
È>®]
Present as separate `i˜ÌˆvÞÊ>``ˆÌˆœ˜>ÊÃi}“i˜ÌÃÊ ­ÌœÌ>Ê˜œÜÊn£¯®°
reported segments (aggregated if permitted) until
ÃœÊ>``i`ÊiiVÌÀœ˜ˆVÊiµÕˆ«“i˜Ì]Ê
in the financial iÝÌiÀ˜>ÊÀiÛi˜ÕiʜvÊ>Ê even though it is not required under
statements Ài«œÀÌ>LiÊÃi}“i˜ÌÃÊiÝVii`Ê the standard. Management felt that
75% if consolidated revenue this segment should be reported due
̜ʈÌÃÊiÝ«iVÌi`Ê}ÀœÜ̅

Aggregate the remaining Present land development and

immaterial non-reportable machine hire as ‘all other segments’
segments and other activities
into an ‘all other segments’
category

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Segment disclosures

3.1 Where the CODM is provided with more than one measure of segment
profitability, what measure of segment profitability should be reported?

When more than one measure of profitability is provided to the CODM, the measure
most relied upon by the CODM for assessing performance and deciding on the
allocation of resources should be disclosed. When two or more measures are equally
relied upon by the CODM, the measure most consistent with those used in measuring
the corresponding amounts in the entity’s financial statements should be used.

Additional disclosure may need to be made in some circumstances. An example of this

is shown below.

Example – Company A uses two measures of profit

Company A provides the CODM with two measures of profitability by operating
segment, which is operating profit and profit before income tax expense. Segment
operating profit is determined based on the same measurement principles that
are used in the preparation of consolidated operating profit. However, segment
profit before income tax expense includes certain internal cost-of-capital charges
that are eliminated in determining consolidated profit before income tax expense.
Segment operating profit would be the measure reported externally because
this measure is the most consistent with its corresponding amount in the entity’s
financial statements.

Additional disclosure would be made for interest income and expense because
that information is included in the profit before income tax expense measure
provided to the CODM.

The measure of segment profitability may differ for each operating segment, as
different operating segments may report different measures of profitability to the
CODM. IFRS 8 para 27 requires companies to explain the measurement basis of
segment profitability for each reportable segment.

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 3.2 What measure should be reported when the asset information reported to the
CODM is limited or not reviewed at all?

IFRS 8 para 25 states that only those assets that are included in the measure of the
segment’s assets that are used by the CODM should be reported.

Scenario Basis of asset measurement

Asset information, although available, No measure of segment asset is disclosed*.

is not reported or used by the CODM. Disclose in the notes that asset information is
not reported.

Asset information is reported but is Asset information is included in other reports

not used by the CODM. provided to the CODM is disclosed even if the
information is not used by the CODM.

Asset information reported is limited The sum of the total of those asset items is
to cash, inventory and accounts disclosed as segment assets. The total of the
receivables. reported segment assets is then reconciled to
the total consolidated assets. An explanation of
the basis of measurement is disclosed.

The CODM is provided with, and The specific asset information or working
reviews ratios derived from, current capital amount is not required to be disclosed.
asset balances (ie, working capital). Although it has an asset component, the current
The components that form the ratios asset component is not what is relevant to the
are not separately provided. CODM’s decision-making. However, an entity
may elect to voluntarily report total working
capital, and then reconcile that figure to total
consolidated working capital.

Non-current assets by geographical area are also required to be disclosed

(IFRS 8 para 33(b)) even if such information is not reviewed by the CODM.

* The Basis of Conclusions to IFRS 8 para BC35 states that a measure of total segment assets should be
disclosed for all segments regardless of whether those measures are reviewed by the CODM. In December
2007, the IASB concluded that BC35 should be changed to state that a measure of segment assets should
only be disclosed when such information is provided to the CODM. This change will become effective as part
of the IASB’s 2009 Annual Improvements project. Until this change becomes effective, we think it is best for
companies to disclose segment assets as required by BC35.

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3.3 Should the measures of profit or loss and assets and liabilities presented for
each operating segment comply with the IFRS accounting policies used in the
consolidated financial statements?

No. IFRS 8 para 25 requires the information presented to be the same basis as it is
reported internally, even if the segment information does not comply with IFRS or the
accounting policies used in the consolidated financial statements.

Insight
Examples of such situations include segment information reported on a cash
basis (as opposed to an accruals basis), and reporting on a local GAAP basis for
segments that are comprised of foreign subsidiaries.

Although the basis of measurement is flexible, IFRS 8 para 27 requires entities to

provide an explanation of:

• the basis of accounting for transactions between reportable segments;

• the nature of any differences between the segments’ reported amounts and
the consolidated totals. For example, those resulting from differences in
accounting policies and policies for the allocation of centrally incurred costs
that are necessary for an understanding of the reported segment information.
The nature of any changes from prior periods in the measurement methods
and the effect of those changes should also be disclosed; and

• the nature and effect of any asymmetrical allocations to reportable segments.

For example, an entity might allocate depreciation expense to a segment
without allocating the related depreciable assets to that segment.

In addition, IFRS 8 para 28 requires reconciliations between the segments’

reported amounts and the consolidated financial statements.

3.4 Where the CODM only receives information with respect to the entity’s cash
flows (that is, the CODM receives no profit or asset information), what should
that entity disclose in its segmental disclosure?

The entity should only disclose information that is used by the CODM to evaluate
segment results and allocate resources; therefore the entity should disclose the cash-
flow information and then reconcile these cash flows to the entity’s total revenues, profit
or loss before tax and total assets.

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 3.5 When should an entity consider and review its segment reporting?

There is no specific guidance in IFRS 8 on what changes trigger a change in an entity’s

reportable operating segments. Change in the CODM and/or the information provided to
and reviewed by the CODM for the purposes of evaluating performance and allocating
resources would impact the identified operating segments. Therefore, at each reporting
date management should consider whether the current operating segment disclosure
continues to be appropriate.

Insight
Determining operating segments is an area of significant judgement and scrutiny,
so it is important that entities consider how internal organisational change will
impact the identification and measurement of their operating segments.

Management should consider the following when determining its operating

segments:

• Who is the CODM and what is reviewed by the CODM?

• Has the CODM changed (ie, have reporting lines changed)?

• How has the CODM reporting package changed?

• Has the organisational chart changed (ie, acquisition/disposal of business

activities)?

• Has the person the CODM meets with changed?

• Have there been any changes in the budgeting process, or level at which
budgets are set?

• What is the company communicating to external parties such as investors,

creditors and customers?

Situations that may impact identified operating segments:

• Entering a new line of business.

• Line of service versus geography (ie, a company has hired a new CEO and the
internal reporting structure is changing from a model of geographical reporting
to that of product line reporting).

• New system and reporting tools (ie, implementation of a new system that
includes various reporting tools has enabled the entity to report on and
manage its business activities differently).

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3.6 Is restatement of segment information required when a reorganisation causes
the composition of reportable segments to change?

Yes. An entity that changes the structure of its internal organisation in a manner that
causes the composition of its reportable segments to change, should restate the
corresponding information for earlier periods (including interim periods), unless the
information is not available and the cost to develop it would be excessive.

Management should determine, for each disclosure item, whether the information is
available and if not, whether the cost to develop it would be excessive. This means that
an entity’s disclosures may consist of some comparatives that have been restated and
some that have not; disclosures to this effect should be made.

Other examples where restatement is required are shown below.

Scenario Restatement required? Insight

A previously immaterial Yes. Restate prior year Restatement is required even

non-reportable segment to reflect new reportable if it is anticipated that the
becomes material in the segments segment would not meet the
current year 10% threshold in the future
(ie, non-recurring event)

No. If management views the Information to the effect

segment to be of continuing that it does not meet the
significance, it should quantitative thresholds
continue to report it as a but is considered to be
separate reportable segment of significance should be
A previously reportable disclosed
segment becomes a
non-reportable segment in Yes. If it is not considered to Disclosure should be made
the current year be of continuing significance, describing the restatement
it should not be separately
disclosed and the prior
year should be restated to
conform to the current year’s
presentation

Initial year of application Yes N/A

3.7 Is restatement of segment information required when there is a change in the

measure of segment profit or loss?

No. IFRS 8 only requires restatement (if practicable) when there has been a change in
the composition of the segments resulting from changes in the structure of an entity’s
internal organisation. Although restatement is not required, we believe it might be
appropriate to show all segment information on a comparable basis to the extent it
is practicable to do so. If prior years’ information is not restated, IFRS 8 para 27(e)
nonetheless requires disclosure of “the nature of any changes from prior periods in the
measurement methods used to determine reported segment profit or loss and the effect,
if any, of those changes on the measure of segment profit or loss”.

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 3.8 What is the definition of ‘material’ where an entity is required to disclose
separately material revenues and material non-current assets from an
individual foreign country?

IFRS 8 does not define the term ‘material’ for the purpose of determining whether an
individual country’s revenue or non-current assets should be separately disclosed.

The entity should consider materiality from both quantitative and qualitative
perspectives. When considering materiality quantitatively, the standard uses the
threshold of 10% or more in determining whether an operating segment is a reportable
segment. Therefore, it may be appropriate to apply the same test to determine whether
an individual country’s revenue or assets are material for the purpose of separate
disclosure.

Insight
PwC believes the materiality test should be applied by comparing the country’s
revenue or assets to total entity external revenue or assets (including the country
of domicile) rather than comparing those figures to the relevant totals of foreign
countries’ revenues and assets (excluding the country of domicile).

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Other matters for consideration

4.1 The impact of IFRS 8 on accounting for impairment of assets

The release of IFRS 8 has required a consequential amendment to IAS 36, ‘Impairment
of assets’. IAS 36 required goodwill acquired in a business combination to be allocated
to existing cash-generating units of the acquiring entity. The amendment to IAS 36 states
that each cash-generating unit or group of cash-generating units to which the goodwill is
allocated should not be larger than an operating segment determined in accordance with
IFRS 8.

Consequently, all entities should consider whether their cash-generating units are in line
with this amendment ahead of impairment reviews.

4.2 Segment reporting in the separate company statements of listed subsidiaries

Listed subsidiaries are required to present segment information. The listed subsidiary
would need to analyse its segments in the same manner as the parent company. This
would include identifying its CODM, determining its operating segments based on its
CODM’s review and disclosure of its reportable segments in accordance with IFRS 8.
We expect the separate subsidiary’s reportable segments will not be consistent with the
parent company’s disclosures of the activities of the listed subsidiary in many cases.
It would not be uncommon for the listed subsidiary’s reportable segments to be more
detailed than the corresponding segment disclosures in the parent company financial
statements.

4.3 Convergence with US standard SFAS 131

IFRS 8 is almost identical to SFAS 131. There are still some minor differences between
the standards, which are outlined in the basis for conclusion within IFRS 8.

IFRS 8 SFAS 131 Impact

Uses the term ‘non-current Uses the term ‘long lived ‘Long lived assets’ is limited
assets’. assets’. to physical assets, whereas
non-current assets include
intangible assets.

Includes the disclosure of Does not require this Disclosure impact for some
segment liabilities when disclosure. companies.
information is regularly
provided to the CODM.

Allows matrix structures to Requires matrix structures Under IFRS 8 entities must
determine their segments on to determine their segments use judgement to determine
either product/services or based on products or which basis provides the
geography. services. most useful information.

4.4 What’s in the pipeline?

The International Accounting Standards Board has indicated that the scope paragraph
of IFRS 8 is likely to be amended upon finalisation of the IFRS standard for small and
medium-sized entities (‘IFRS for private entities’). The intention is that IFRS 8 will apply
to all entities that have public accountability. This means that IFRS 8 would have to be
applied whenever an entity has to apply full IFRS and is not able to use the ‘IFRS for
private entities’.

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