Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2016, 62(4):160-166 | DOI: 10.17221/48/2015-AGRICECON

Amendments to the IAS 41 and IAS 16 - implications for accounting of bearer plantsOriginal Paper

Saverio BOZZOLAN¹, Enrico LAGHI², Marco MATTEI²

¹ Accounting, Department of Business and Management, LUISS University, Rome, Italy

² Accounting and Business Administration, Department of Law and Economics of Productive Activities - DEAP, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Under the IAS-IFRS standards, agricultural activity is accounted for using a fair value model. In 2014, the IASB amended the accounting treatment for bearer plants with the aim to address some concerns that have emerged since the application of the IAS 41. The amendments require that bearer plants be accounted for like property, plant and equipment (IAS 16). In the paper, there are analysed the aspects introduced by these amendments, moving from the IASB project. In particular, the reasons that led to these amendments are explained and it is explored whether all the concerns previously identified by accounting scholars and practitioners have been addressed. Moreover, there are identified some possible obstacles to the practical application of the amendments to the IAS 41.

Keywords: agriculture accounting, agriculture produce, biological assets, IAS-IFRS

Published: April 30, 2016  Show citation