The objective of this statement is to prescribe the procedures that an entity applies to ensure that its assets are carried at no more than their recoverable amount. SFAS No. 35, which is in line with International Accounting Standard No. 36 Impairment of Assets, should be applied to financial statements for the fiscal year beginning on or after 1 January 2005, with earlier application permitted.

The ARDF has also issued an exposure draft of the proposed revision of SFAS No. 7 Consolidated Financial Statements. This revision, which is based on IAS No. 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements, should be applied to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005, with earlier application permitted. If an entity applies this standard to a period beginning before 1 January 2005, it should disclose this fact. The ARDF invited comments on SFAS No. 7, and the deadline for comments was 15 October 2004.