Turkey Financial Reporting Standard - 9 "Financial Instruments" by Standard Classification of Financial Instruments and Application Examples

Abstract

According to IAS 39, financial assets are classified into four classes. This quadruple classification for financial assets in IAS 39 has reduced into the groups as valued at fair value in the form of financial assets valued at amortized cost by IFRS 9. At the implementing example of this study, stock held for trading is taken, and how to take into account the positive and negative differences in fair value using profit and loss accounts are shown. Another implementing example of our study is related to an investment in an equity investment that is not held for trading purposes. Changes will be occur later in the fair value of these financial assets are presented, as mentioned in the standard, in other comprehensive income subsequent. At the example related to purchase of bonds in the implementation part of the study, first the cost of bond at the date of purchase (purchase price + commission expenses, etc.), cash flows will be obtained in the future from this bond (interest and principal payments) equalizing discount rate (internal rate of return) is calculated. Accordingly, an amortized cost table that shows interest income of each period, cash flows sourced from obtained interests and the cost bond at he and of each year is created. According to this table, accounting records considering each year-end valuation of the bond is shown.