IAS 11 : Disclosure

1            Disclosure


An enterprise should disclose: 

1)     the amount of contract revenue recognised as revenue in the period; 

2)     the methods used to determine the contract revenue recognised in the period; and 

3)     the methods used to determine the stage of completion of contracts in progress.  

An enterprise should disclose each of the following for contracts in progress at the balance sheet date:  

1.     the aggregate amount of costs incurred and recognised (less recognised losses) to date

2.     the amount of advances received; and

3.     the amount of retentions

Retentions are amounts of progress billings, which are not paid until the satisfaction of conditions specified in the contract for the payment of such amounts or until defects have been rectified.

Progress billings are amounts billed for work performed on a contract whether or not they have been paid by the client.

Advances are amounts received by the contractor before the related work is performed.

An enterprise should disclose: 

(a.  the gross amount due from clients for contract work as an asset; and 

(b.  the gross amount due to clients for contract work as a liability.  

The gross amount due from clients for contract work is the net amount of: 

(a.  costs incurred plus recognised profits; less 

(b.  the sum of recognised losses and progress billings 

for all contracts in progress for which costs incurred plus recognised profits (less recognised losses) exceeds progress billings.  

The gross amount due to clients for contract work is the net amount of: 

(a.  costs incurred plus recognised profits; less 

(b.  the sum of recognised losses and progress billings 

for all contracts in progress for which progress billings exceed costs incurred plus recognised profits (less recognised losses).  

An enterprise discloses any contingent liabilities and contingent assets in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.


Contingent liabilities and contingent assets may arise from such items as warranty costs, claims, penalties or possible losses.

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