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HG METAL MANUFACTURING LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
NOTES TO THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the financial year ended 31 December 2014
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)
2.19 Employee benefits (cont’d)
Employee leave entitlement
Employee entitlements to annual leave are recognised as a liability when they are accrued to the
employees. The estimated liability for leave is recognised for services rendered by employees up to
the end of the reporting period.
2.20 Leases
(a)
As lessee
Finance leases, which transfer to the Group substantially all the risks and rewards incidental
to ownership of the leased item, are capitalised at the inception of the lease at the fair value
of the leased asset or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Any
initial direct costs are also added to the amount capitalised. Lease payments are apportioned
between the finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant
rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are charged to
profit or loss. Contingent rents, if any, are charged as expenses in the periods in which they
are incurred.
Capitalised leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of
the asset and the lease term, if there is no reasonable certainty that the Group will obtain
ownership by the end of the lease term.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in profit or loss on a straight-line
basis over the lease term. The aggregate benefit of incentives provided by the lessor is
recognised as a reduction of rental expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis.
(b)
As lessor
Leases where the Group retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the
asset are classified as operating leases. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating an operating
lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised over the lease
term on the same bases as rental income. The accounting policy for rental income is set
out in Note 2.21.
