Cash Settled Share-based Payments as per IFRS 2 INCLUDE the transactions in which the entity acquires goods or services by incurring liability to transfer cash or other assets to the supplier of those goods or services for amounts that are based on the price (or value) of ‘Equity Instruments’ (including Shares or Share Options) of the entity.
| IFRS 2 Share-Based Payment [Types] |
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| (a) Equity Settled |
| (b) Cash Settled |
| (c) Settlement Alternative |
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| Examples |
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| An entity Might grant its employees a right to receive future cash payments by granting them a ‘Right to Shares that are Redeemable‘, EITHER mandatory or at the employee’s option. |
| An entity Might grant ‘Share Appreciation Rights’ (SAR) to employees whereby they become entitled to a future cash payment (RATHER than an ‘Equity Instrument’) based on the increase in the entity’s share price from a specified level over a specified period of time. |
1. Recognition
Goods/Services should be RECOGNIZED as they are received by the entity.
2. Measurement
Goods/Services acquired should be Measured at the FV of liability. The FV of liability shall be REMEASURED at each ‘reporting date‘ and at the date of settlement with any change to be recognized in P&L.
3. Vesting Conditions
These should be considered in estimating the number of rights to payment that will vest and the FV of the liability at each reporting period.
| Service Condition | Performance Condition |
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| It is taken into account in estimating the number of awards that are expected to vest. | [Market Condition] – It is taken into account in determining the FV of the liability. – Share price at the end of each ‘reporting date’ is the best estimate of final share price. [Non-Market Condition] – It is taken into account in estimating the number of awards that are expected to vest. |
| Re-Measurement of Liability |
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| (a) It is based on the Fair Value (FV) of the instruments. (b) Fair Value of the liability for SAR’s is the Intrinsic Value + Premium (time value) for the possibility of a future increase in the Intrinsic Value. |
[The final Re-Measurement of the liability is made on the settlement date to equal the ultimate cash payment i.e. ‘Measurement’ switches from a Fair Value based Measurement to an Intrinsic Value based Measurement.]
| Cash Payment |
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| It is based on an ‘Intrinsic Value‘ of the instruments. |
Synopsis
Cash Settled Share-based Payments as per IFRS 2 REFER to the transactions where ‘Employees’ receive a cash amount equivalent to the value of company shares, RATHER than actual shares.
Employees are NOT considered the shareholders but instead receive a ‘cash settlement‘ based on the stock’s performance. The Co. typically determines the cash settlement by referencing the Market Value (MV) of its shares.
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