CA Chandan Kumar Jha
1. IFRS 2 applies to all share-based payment transactions, which are defined as follows:
♠ Equity-settled, in which the entity receives goods or services as consideration for equity instruments of the entity (including shares or share options)
♠ Cash-settled, in which the entity receives goods or services by incurring a liability to the supplier that is based on the price (or value) of the entity’s shares or other equity instruments of the entity
♠ Transactions in which the entity receives goods or services and either the entity or the supplier of those goods or services have a choice of settling the transaction in cash (or other assets) or equity instrument.
2. Outside the scope
- Cash/assets provided in terms of a Long Term Incentive which are not based on the fair value of group equity instruments are outside IFRS 2 scope –they are typically IAS 19 ‘Other long-term employee benefits’
- Transactions in which the entity acquires goods as part of the net assets acquired in a business combination to which IFRS 3 Business Combinations applies
3. RECOGNITION
- Recognise the goods or services received or acquired in a share-based payment transaction when the goods are obtained or as the services are received.
- Recognise an increase in equity for an equity settled share-based payment transaction.
- Recognise a liability for a cash-settled share based payment transaction.
- When the goods or services received or acquired do not qualify for recognition as assets, recognise an expense.
4. Grant Date
IFRS 2: “the date at which the entity and another party (including an employee) agree to a share-based payment arrangement, being when the entity and the counterparty have a shared understanding of the terms and conditions of the arrangement”
5. CLASSIFICATION
Equity settled: settled in equity instruments of the entity (or another entity in the group)
Cash settled: settled in cash, based on the price (or value) of the entity’s shares
Settlement alternatives:
– Counterparty (e.g. LTI participant) has choice:
- Treat as compound instrument
- Measure debt and equity as separate parts
– Company has choice:
- Treat as equity-settled unless past practice or policy is to settle in cash.
6. MEASUREMENT
A. Equity Settled
Transaction with employees
- Measure fair value at grant date of equity instrument
- Fair value is never measured
- Recognised Assets or Expenses over vesting period
Transaction with non-employee
- Measured at fair value of goods or services which are obtained or received.
- If the fair value of the goods or services received cannot be estimated reliably, measure by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted.
B. Cash Settled
- Measure the liability at the fair value at grant date.
- Fair value shall be re measure at each reporting date, if any differences transfer to Profit and loss account.
- Liability is recognized over the vesting period.
C. Choice of Settlement
Counterparty (e.g. LTI participant) has choice:
- Treat as compound instrument
- Measure debt and equity as separate parts
Company has choice:
- Treat as equity-settled unless past practice or policy is to settle in cash.
7. Valuation
Equity settled: – Measured at fair value at grant date.
Cash settled: – Fair value of Liability incurred.
8. Group settled share-based payments (IFRS Para 43C)
The entity receiving the goods or services will recognise the transaction as equity-settled only if:
- The awards granted are its own equity instruments; or
- It has no obligation to settle the transaction
In all other circumstances, the entity will measure the transaction as cash-settled.
9. Practical application
