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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in Bahamian Dollars)
2. BASIS OF pREpARATION (CONTINuED)
New standards and interpretations not adopted (continued)
Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, and IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, Definition of Material
The amendments refine the definition of material in IAS 1 and align the definitions used across IFRS and other pronouncements. They are intended to improve the understanding of the existing requirements rather than to significantly impact an entity’s materiality judgments. An entity applies those amendments prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020, with earlier application permitted.
3. SuMMARY OF SIgNIFICANT ACCOuNTINg pOLICIES
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, except for the adoption of new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 9, Financial Instruments and new IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers which both became effective on January 1, 2018.
Financial Instruments
Financial Instruments – initial recognition, subsequent measurement, and impairment effective January 1, 2018
The Company recognizes a financial asset or a financial liability in the statement of financial position when it becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial Assets
Initial Recognition, Classification and Measurement
On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) or fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL).
The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company’s business model for managing them. The Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at FVTPL, transaction costs. Trade receivables are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15.
In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortized cost or FVOCI, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)’ on the principal amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level. The Company’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both.
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BAHAMAS WASTE LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2018