Type of Revenue Impacted
Under IAS 18, Revenue (IAS 18.1-6)
This Standard shall be applied in accounting for revenue arising from the following transactions and events:
(IAS 18.1)
a) the sale of goods;
b) the rendering of services; and
c) the use by others of entity assets yielding interest, royalties and dividends.
Under IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (IFRS 15.5-8, IN7 )
An entity shall apply this Standard to all contracts with customers, except the following: (IFRS 15.5)
a) lease contracts within the scope of IAS 17 Leases;
b) insurance contracts within the scope of IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts;
c) financial instruments and other contractual rights or obligations within the scope of IFRS 9
Financial Instruments, IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 11 Joint
Arrangements IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements and IAS 28 Investments in Associates
and Joint Ventures; and
d) non-monetary exchanges between entities in the same line of business to facilitate sales to
customers or potential customers. For example, this Standard would not apply to a contract
between two oil companies that agree to an exchange of oil to fulfil demand from their
customers in different specified locations on a timely basis.
The core principle of IFRS 15 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods
or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be
entitled in exchange for those goods or services. An entity recognizes revenue in accordance with that core
principle by applying the following steps