2 Categories 1.
Fair Value Through Profit and Loss This includes financial liabilities incurred for trading purposes and also derivatives
2.
Amortised Cost If financial liabilities are not measured at FVTPL (see below), they are measured at amortised cost
The good news is that whatever the category the financial liability falls into - we always recognise it at Fair Value INITIALLY.
It is how we treat them afterwards where the category matters (and remember here we are just dealing with the initial
measurement)
Accounting Treatment of Financial Liabilities (Overview) Initially At Year-End Any gain/loss FVTPL Fair Value
Fair Value
Income Statement
Amortised Cost Fair Value
Amortised Cost
So - the question is - how do you measure the FV of a loan?? Well again the answer is simple - and you’ve done it already with compound instruments. All you do is those 2 steps: