SUTD Annual Report 2023-2024

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 March 2024 2. MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (CONT’D) 2.9 Impairment of non-financial assets (cont’d) If the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. The difference between the carrying amount and recoverable amount is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase. 2.10 Financial assets Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the statement of financial position when the University becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets and financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. (a) Classification of financial assets Debt instruments mainly comprise cash and bank balances and trade and other receivables that meet the following conditions and are subsequently measured at amortised cost: • the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and • the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. Debt instruments that meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVTOCI”): • the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling the financial assets; and • the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. By default, all other financial assets are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). Despite the aforegoing, the University may make the following irrevocable election/ designation at initial recognition of a financial asset: • the University may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in fair value of an equity investment in other comprehensive income if certain criteria are met; and • the University may irrevocably designate a debt investment that meets the amortised cost or FVTOCI criteria as measured at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch. p. 69 ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24

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