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It can seem at times that the news agenda continually switches from one crisis to the next, turning much of what we hear into nothing more than white noise. But the current cost-of-living crisis simply cannot be ignored and is having a deep impact across the economy.

IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’ sets out the requirements entities should follow prior to concluding if an asset should be written down in the financial statements (ie impaired). However, due to the complex nature of the standard, the requirements of IAS 36 can be challenging to apply in practice.

IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’ provides the guidance for carrying out impairment reviews of assets (both tangible and intangible). IAS 36 is not a new Standard, and while many of its requirements have been extensively commented on, IAS 36’s guidance is detailed, prescriptive and complex in some areas, and therefore frequently challenging to apply in practice.