Overview

This Section establishes standards for accounting for government assistance. Various levels of government in Canada have adopted assistance programs designed to influence the amount and direction of business activity. The number, variety and extent of these programs have resulted in a need for guidance on the recipient's accounting for such government assistance. The Section sets out the accounting for government assistance using an "income approach" and indicates, based on the type of such assistance, the timing for its recognition in income. It also addresses matters such as accounting for forgivable loans, accruals of government assistance and recognition of liabilities for the repayment of government assistance.

History of Section 3800

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