IAS 40 — Investment Property

Effective date:

First effective as Canadian GAAP under Part I for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011 except for subsequent amendments.  Earlier application of Part I was permitted.

Published by the IASB:

December 2003

Included in Part I of CPA Canada Handbook:

January 2010

Overview

IAS 40 Investment Property applies to the accounting for property (land and/or buildings) held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation (or both). Investment properties are initially measured at cost and, with some exceptions may be subsequently measured using a cost model or fair value model, with changes in the fair value under the fair value model being recognized in profit or loss.

History of IAS 40

The following table shows the history of this standard subsequent to the adoption of IFRS in Canada.

Date1

Development

Comments

Included in Part I of the CPA Canada Handbook2

January 2010

Part I of the CPA Canada Handbook issued

Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Earlier application is permitted.

January 2010

December 12, 2013

Amended by Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2011–2013 Cycle (interrelationship between IFRS 3 and IAS 40)

 

The amendments clarify that judgment is required to determine whether the acquisition of investment property is the acquisition of an asset, a group of assets or a business combination in the scope of IFRS 3 Business Combination and that this judgment is based on the guidance in IFRS 3, not IAS 40.

The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014. Earlier application is permitted.

March 2014

De­cem­ber 8, 2016

Amended by Transfers of Investment Property (Amendments to IAS 40)

The amend­ments clar­ify transfers of property to, or from, investment property.

The amendments are effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Earlier application is permitted. An entity applies the amendments to changes in use that occur on or after the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies the amendments. Retrospective application is also permitted if that is possible without the use of hindsight.

March 2017

Notes

  1. For further details of relevant developments prior to this, please refer to our Deloitte Global section.
  2. Newly issued, amended or revised IFRSs are part of Canadian GAAP only after they are approved by the Accounting Standards Board in accordance with its due process.

The above summary does not include details of consequential amendments made as the result of other projects.

Related Interpretations

  • None

Related IFRIC Agenda Rejection Notices

The rejection notices are available in our Deloitte Global section.

  • IAS 16 — Revaluation of investment properties under construction (November 2006)

Amendments under consideration

  • None

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