TPCC Annual Report 2008.indd - HeidelbergCement
TPCC Annual Report 2008.indd - HeidelbergCement
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Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd, <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2008<br />
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statements of the Company because the recoverable amount of its cash generating units is currently estimated<br />
using ‘value in use’.<br />
• IAS 38 Intangible Assets: Expenditure on advertising and promotional activities is recognised as an expense<br />
when the Company either has the right to access the goods or has received the service. This amendment has<br />
no impact on the Company because it does not enter into such promotional activities.<br />
IFRIC 11 IFRS 2 – Group and Treasury Share Transactions<br />
The Company has adopted IFRIC Interpretation 11 insofar as it applies to financial statements. This interpretation<br />
requires arrangements whereby an employee is granted rights to an entity’s equity instruments to be accounted for as<br />
an equity-settled scheme, even if the entity buys the instruments from another party, or the shareholders provide the<br />
equity instruments needed. The Company amended its accounting policy accordingly. The Company has not issued<br />
instruments covered under this interpretation.<br />
IFRIC 12 – Service Concession Arrangements<br />
The IFRIC issued IFRIC 12 in November 2006. This interpretation applies to service concession operators and explains<br />
how to account for the obligations undertaken and rights received as an operator in service concession arrangements.<br />
The Company is not such an operator and, therefore, this interpretation has no impact on the Company.<br />
IFRIC 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes<br />
The IFRIC issued IFRIC 13 in June 2007. This interpretation requires customer loyalty credits to be accounted for as a<br />
separate component of the sales transaction in which they are granted. A portion of the fair value of the considera-<br />
tion received is allocated to the award credits and deferred. This is then recognised as revenue over the period that the<br />
award credits are redeemed. The Company does not maintain any customer loyalty programmes.<br />
IFRIC 14 IAS 19 – The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction<br />
IFRIC Interpretation 14 provides guidance on how to assess the limit on the amount of surplus in a defined benefit<br />
scheme that can be recognised as an asset under IAS 19 Employee Benefits. The Company amended its accounting<br />
policy accordingly. The Company’s defined benefit schemes are unfunded, therefore the adoption of this interpretation<br />
had no impact on the financial position or performance of the Company.<br />
5. Summary of significant accounting policies<br />
The accounting policies adopted, which are consistent with those of previous years, are shown below.<br />
Foreign currency translation<br />
Functional and presentation currency: Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured using<br />
the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates (“the functional currency”). The<br />
financial statements are presented in Tanzanian Shillings (TZS), which is the Company’s functional and presentation cur-<br />
rency.<br />
Transactions and balances: Foreign currency transactions are translated into Tanzanian Shillings using the exchange rates<br />
prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such<br />
transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in for-<br />
eign currencies are recognised in the income statement.