- CFA Exams
- CFA Level I Exam
- Study Session 8. Financial Reporting and Analysis (3)
- Reading 26. Long-lived Assets
- Subject 7. Presentation and Disclosures
CFA Practice Question
Which statement is false regarding the disclosures related to impairment losses? Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS require a company to disclose ______.
B. what led to the impairment
C. the amount of reversals
A. the amount of impairment losses
B. what led to the impairment
C. the amount of reversals
Correct Answer: C
Under U.S. GAAP there is no reversal of impairment losses.
User Contributed Comments 5
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| JohnnyWu | How about B? |
| johntan1979 | I thought US GAAP permits reversal for impairments of assets held for sale??? |
| CHUCKYT | I believe assets held for sale are revalued at the end of an accounting period if they are not sold. If the fair value less cost of disposal is greater than the carrying value then a gain is recognized not to exceed previous impairment losses. |
| khalifa92 | US GAAP neither allows reversal for impairment nor revaluation. |
| john6668 | GAAP allows for reversal of impairment if the asset is held for sale; this is an answer from Analyst Notes in Reading 27 I think. |