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Financial Accounting

Notes Introduction

1. This Statement deals with the bases for recognition of revenue in the statement of profit &
loss of an enterprise. The Statement is concerned with the recognition of revenue arising
in the course of the ordinary activities of the enterprise from
(i) The sale of goods,
(ii) The rendering of services, and
(iii) The use by others of enterprise resources yielding interest, royalties and dividends.
2. This Statement does not deal with the following aspects of revenue recognition to which
special considerations apply:
(i) Revenue arising from construction contracts;
(ii) Revenue arising from hire-purchase, lease agreements;
(iii) Revenue arising from government grants and other similar subsidies;

(iv) Revenue of insurance companies arising from insurance contracts.
3. Examples of items not included within the definition of “revenue” for the purpose of this
statement are:
(i) Realised gains resulting from the disposal of, and unrealised gains resulting from
the holding of, non-current assets e.g. appreciation in the value of fixed assets;
(ii) Unrealised holding gains resulting from the change in value of current assets, and
the natural increases in herds and agricultural and forest products;
(iii) Realised or unrealised gains resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates and
adjustments arising on the translation of foreign currency financial statements;

(iv) Realised gains resulting from the discharge of an obligation at less than its carrying
amount;
(v) Unrealised gains resulting from the restatement of the carrying amount of an
obligation.

Definitions

4. The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:
4.1 Revenue is the gross inflow of cash, receivables or other considerations arising in
the course of the ordinary activities of an enterprise from the sale of goods, from the
rendering of services, and from the use by others of enterprise resources yielding
interest, royalties and dividends. Revenue is measured by the charges made to
customers or clients for goods supplied and services rendered to them and by the
charges and rewards arising from the use of resources by them. In an agency
relationship, the revenue is the amount of commission and not the gross inflow of
cash, receivables or other consideration.

4.2 Completed service contract method is a method of accounting which recognises
revenue in the statement of profit & loss only when the rendering of services under
a contract is completed or substantially completed.

4.3 Proportionate completion method is a method of accounting which recognises
revenue in the statement of profit & loss proportionately with the degree of
completion of services under a contract.

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