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Appendix C
Recent IFRIC agenda decisions
Meeting date Issue discussed by the Committee
June 2022
April 2022
IFRS 17 Transfer of insurance
coverage under a group of annuity
contracts:
How does an entity determine the
amount of the contractual service
margin to recognise in profit or loss in
a period because of the transfer of
insurance coverage for survival in that
period?
IFRS 15 - Principal versus agent:
Software reseller:
Is a reseller of software licences a
principal or agent?
Summary of the Committee's conclusion on the issue
The request sets out two methods of determining, for each annuity contract
in the group, the quantity of the benefits of insurance coverage provided in
the current period and expected to be provided in the future.
The Committee concluded that, in applying IFRS 17 to determine the
quantity of the benefits of insurance coverage provided under each annuity
contract:
(a) A method based on the amount of the annuity payment the
policyholder can validly claim (method 1) meets the principle in
paragraph B119 of IFRS 17 of reflecting the insurance coverage
provided in each period by:
i. assigning a quantity of the benefits only to periods in which an
insured event (survival of the policyholder) can occur, resulting
in a policyholder having a right to make a valid claim; and
ii. aligning the quantity of the benefits provided in a period with
the amount the policyholder can validly claim if an insured
event occurs in that period.
(b) A method based on the present value of expected future annuity
payments (method 2) does not meet the principle in paragraph
B119 of IFRS 17 of reflecting the insurance coverage provided in
each period because it would:
i. assign a quantity of the benefits to periods in which no insured
event occurs; and
ii. misrepresent the quantity of the benefits provided in a period
by considering amounts the policyholder can claim and benefit
from only in future periods.
In the fact pattern described, the promised goods in the reseller's contract
with the customer are the standard software licences rather than the pre-
sales advice the reseller provides, as the reseller has already provided the
advice at the time of entering into the contract. Those licences are therefore
the specified goods to be provided to the customer as described in
paragraph B34A(a) of IFRS 15.
The reseller assesses whether it obtains control, in accordance with
paragraph 33 of IFRS 15, of the standard software licences from the software
manufacturer before they are transferred to the customer. If-after applying
the principles and requirements on control in IFRS 15-it is unclear whether
the reseller is a principal or agent, the reseller considers the indicators in
paragraph B37 of IFRS 15.
The Committee observed that the conclusion as to whether the reseller is a
principal or agent depends on the specific facts and circumstances, including
the terms and conditions of the relevant contracts. The reseller would apply
judgement in making its overall assessment-including considering the
relevance of the indicators and the degree to which they provide evidence of
control-within the context of the framework and requirements set out in
paragraphs B34-B38 of IFRS 15.
The Committee also observed that the reseller would disclose material
accounting policy information in accordance with IAS 1 and information
required by IFRS 15, including information about its performance obligations
(paragraph 119) and the significant judgements made (paragraph 123).
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