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Section 35 Transition to the MPERS
Introduction
This chapter summarises the requirements of Section 35 Transition to the MPERS as of 1 January 2016.

Summary of requirements
Scope s35.1 M M M
Section 35 applies to an entity’s first financial
statements under MPERS.
Accounting policies s35.6 M M M To state the date of
Section 35 requires an entity’s date of transition to transition for
the MPERS to be the beginning of the earliest current year
period for which the entity presents full comparative
information in accordance with this Standard in its
first financial statements that conform to this
Standard.
Opening MPERS statement of financial position s35.7 M M M
Except as allowed in section 35, in its opening
MPERS statement of financial position an entity s35.8
should:
Recognise all assets and liabilities
whose recognition is required by
MPERS.
 Not recognise items as assets or
liabilities if MPERS does not permit such
recognition.
 Reclassify items recognised under
previous GAAP in accordance with
MPERS.
 Apply MPERS in measuring all
recognised assets and liabilities.

An entity shall recognise any resulting restatement

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appropriate, another category of equity) at the date
of the opening statement of financial position.
Exceptions to retrospective application of other SECTION 35.9 To assess L L L
MPERSs
SECTION 35 disallows retrospective application of
certain items. This is to limit the use of hindsight
when adopting MPERS.
Derecognition of financial assets and financial SECTION 35.9(a) To assess L L L
liabilities
SECTION 35 ‘grandfathers’ financial assets and
financial liabilities that were derecognised in
accordance with previous GAAP before 1 January
2004.
Hedge accounting SECTION 35.9(b) L L L
SECTION 35 does not permit retrospective
designation of hedge relationships.
The designation and documentation of a hedge
relationship must be completed on or before the
date of transition to MPERSs if the hedge
relationship is to qualify for hedge accounting
from that date. Hedge accounting can be applied
prospectively only from the date that the hedge
relationship is fully designated and documented.
SECTION 35’s implementation guidance provides
information about how to account for qualifying
hedge relationships on the date of transition to
MPERS.
Non-controlling interests SECTION 35(e) L L L
A first-time adopter shall apply the Section 5.6
requirements on the allocation of profit and loss
for the period and the total comprehensive income
for the period to (i) non-controlling interest and (ii)
owners of the parent prospectively from the
transition date.

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Estimates& Discontinued Operations SECTION 35(c) To assess L L L
SECTION 35 disallows retrospective application on Section 35 (d)
discontinued operations and accounting estimates.

Exemptions from other MPERSs SECTION 35.10 To assess L L L

An entity may elect to use one or more exemptions
contained in SECTION 35, which are meant to ease
the burden of first-time adoption that might
otherwise occur when applying all MPERSs fully
retrospectively.

L L L
Business combinations – Application of SECTION 35.10 (a)
exemption
 Entity may elect not to apply Section 19
Business Combinations and Goodwill to
transactions effected before the date of
transition to MPERS. However, if entity
restates any business combination to comply
with Section 19, it shall restate all later
business combinations.

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Share-based payment- equity settled SECTION 35.10(b) L L L
Entities are encouraged, but not required, to apply
Section 26 Share-based Payment to equity
instruments or to liabilities arising from share-
based payment transactions that were granted on
or before the date of transition to MPERS.

Fair value as deemed cost SECTION 35.10 (c) L L L N/A

The Standard permits the use of fair value SECTION 35.10 (d)
measurement at the date of transition for property,
plant and equipment on an item-by-item basis.
It also allows the use of a previous GAAP revaluation
on or before the transition date, as its deemed cost
at the revaluation date.
Cumulative translation difference Section 35.10(e) L L L N/A
There is an exemption from calculating the
cumulative translation differences on the
translation of the net assets of foreign subsidiaries
at the date of transition. If elected, the cumulative
translation differences for all foreign operations are
deemed to be zero at the transition date.
Extractive Activities SECTION 35(10)(j) L L L N/A
Entity using full cost accounting under previous
GAAP may elect to measure oil and gas assets on
the date of transition to MPERS at the amount
determined under the entity’s previous GAAP.
Leases SECTION 35.10(k) L L L N/A
A first-time adopter may elect to determine
whether an arrangement existing at the date of
transition to MPERS contains a lease on the basis
of facts and circumstances existing at that date
instead of the date the agreement was entered
into.

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Separate financial statements. SECTION 35.10(f) L L L N/A

When an entity prepares separate financial
statements, paragraph 9.26 requires it to account
for its investments in subsidiaries, associates, and
jointly controlled entities either:
(i) at cost less impairment, or
(ii) at fair value with changes in fair value
recognised in profit or loss.
Compound financial instruments SECTION 35.10(g) L L L N/A
SECTION 35 does not require split accounting for
compound financial instruments at the date of
transition if the liability component of such
instruments is no longer outstanding at the
transition date.
Deferred income tax SECTION 35.10 (h) To assess L L L N/A
Entity is not required to recognise, at the date of
transition to the MPERS, deferred tax assets or
deferred tax liabilities relating to differences
between the tax base and the carrying amount of
any assets or liabilities for which recognition of
those deferred tax assets or liabilities would involve
undue cost or effort.

Service concession arrangements SECTION 35.10(i) N/A L L L N/A

A first-time adopter may apply the transitional
provisions in paragraphs 34.12 and 34.16 to
service concession agreements entered into before
the date of transition to this standard.
Extractive activities. A first-time adopter using full SECTION 35.10(j) N/A L L L N/A
cost accounting under previous GAAP may elect to
measure oil and gas assets (those used in the
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production of oil and gas) on the date of transition
to the MPERS at the amount determined under
the entity’s previous GAAP. The entity shall test
those assets for impairment at the date of
transition to this Standard in accordance with
Section 27 Impairment of Assets.
Arrangements containing a lease. SECTION 35.10(k) To assess L L L N/A
A first-time adopter may elect to determine
whether an arrangement existing at the date of
transition to the MPERS contains a lease (see
paragraph 20.3) on the basis of facts and
circumstances existing at that date, rather than
when the arrangement was entered into.
Decommissioning liabilities included in the cost SECTION 35.10(l) To assess L L L N/A
of property, plant and equipment.
A first-time adopter may elect to measure the cost
of dismantling and removing the item and restoring
the site on which it is located of an item of PPE at
the date of transition to the MPERS, rather than on
the date(s) when the obligation initially arose.
Disclosures SECTION 35.12 L L L N/A

An entity shall explain how the transition from its

previous financial reporting framework to this
standard affected its reported financial position,
financial performance and cash flows.
An entity’s first financial statements prepared SECTION 35.13 – To assess M M M N/A
using this Standard shall include: 35.14
(a) A description of the nature of each
change in accounting policy
(b) Reconciliations of its equity
determined in accordance with its
previous financial reporting framework
to its equity determined in accordance
with this standard for both the

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following dates:
(i) date of transition to this Standard,
and
(ii) the end of the latest period
presented in the entity’s most recent
annual financial statements
determined in accordance with its
previous financial reporting framework.
(c) a reconciliation of the profit or loss
determined in accordance with its
previous financial reporting framework
for the latest period in the entity’s most
recent annual financial statements to
its profit or loss determined in
accordance with this Standard for the
same period.

If an entity becomes aware of errors made under

its previous financial reporting framework, the
reconciliations required by paragraph 35.13(b)
and (c) shall, to the extent practicable, distinguish
the correction of those errors from changes in
accounting policies.

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