BANKSETA ANNUAL REPORT 2023

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ACCOUNTING POLICIES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2023 8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (continued)

The following useful lives are used in the calculation of amortisation:

Software, application software and licences

2 years (unless the licence period differs)

Where the carrying amount of an asset is greater than its estimated recoverable service amount, it is written down immediately to its recoverable service amount (i.e. impairment losses are recognised.) BANKSETA derecognises intangible assets when it disposes of the assets or alternatively does not consume economic benefits or service potential from those assets. The gain or loss on disposal of intangible assets is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying amount and are taken into account in determining the net surplus or deficit for the year. 8 .1 Impairment of intangible assets Remaining useful lives are reviewed annually at each year end in accordance with the indicator based approach and adjusted as needed. The estimated remaining useful lives take into account the state of the asset and the current usage of the assets. Assets are assessed for impairment indicators on an annual basis. The BANKSETA assesses at each reporting date whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists, BANKSETA estimates the recoverable service amount of the asset. If there is any indication that an asset may be impaired, the recoverable service amount is estimated for the individual asset. The recoverable service amount is the higher of a non-cash generating asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. The value in use for a non-cash generating asset is the present value of the asset’s remaining service potential. The calculation method applied is amortisation replacement method. Fair value less costs to sell is the amount obtainable from the sale of an asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties, less cost of disposal. If the recoverable service amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable service amount. The reduction is an impairment cost. An impairment loss of assets carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation is recognised immediately in surplus or deficit in the statement of financial performance. The BANKSETA assesses at each reporting date whether there is any indication that an impairment loss recognised in prior years for assets still exists or may have decreased. If any such indication exists, the recoverable service amounts of those assets are estimated. The increased carrying amount of an asset attributable to a reversal of an impairment loss does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior periods. A reversal of an impairment loss of assets carried at cost less accumulated amortisation is recognised immediately in the statement of financial performance. 9. LEASING Leases are classified as finance leases where a contract substantially transfers all the risks, rewards and rights associated with ownership of an asset to the lessee, in this case being BANKSETA. All other leases are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (leases other than finance leases) are charged to the statement of financial performance on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. The difference between the amounts recognised as an expense and the contractual payments are recognised as an operating lease asset or liability.

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