(m) Dormant companies16
A company within the Companies Act definition of a dormant company may elect
to retain its accounting policies for reported assets, liabilities and equity at the date
of transition to this FRS until there is any change to those balances or the
company undertakes any new transactions.
(n) Deferred development costs as a deemed cost
A first-time adopter may elect to measure the carrying amount at the date of
transition to this FRS for development costs deferred in accordance with SSAP 13
Accounting for research and development as its deemed cost at that date.
(o) Borrowing costs
An entity electing to adopt an accounting policy of capitalising borrowing costs
as part of the cost of a qualifying asset may elect to treat the date of transition to
this FRS as the date on which capitalisation commences.