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Property, Brands, and Other Things People Get Wrong on the Balance Sheet IFRS for SMEs Section 16 and Section 18
Investment properties and intangible assets look impressive on paper. When they are wrong, they quietly destroy credibility. This session explains how these assets should really be treated.
Date:
3 June, 2026
Time:
14:00
Hours:
2 hours
CPD Units:
3
Category:
Accounting
Group:
Channel 1: Compliance, Channel 2: Growth
Format:
Live Event
R345,00 VAT incl.
Product Information
Investment properties and intangible assets are regularly overstated because classification and judgement are misunderstood. Property is placed in the wrong category. Costs are capitalised because they feel valuable. Measurement choices are made without understanding their impact on profit and equity. This session focuses on how Sections 16 and 18 of IFRS for SMEs work in real financial statements, not textbooks. Attention is given to common errors that lead to overstated assets, misstated results, and uncomfortable questions during review or audit. Understanding these sections properly improves the reliability of the balance sheet and strengthens confidence in financial reporting decisions.
Presenter/s
Cobus Rossouw
Associate Professor in Financial Accounting at the University of the Free State. Specialises in IFRS and the IFRS for SME’s, with a focus on research and professional training for accountants.
What will set you apart
How to tell investment property from owner occupied property
When property does not qualify as an investment
Whatactually qualifiesas an intangible asset
When costs must be expensed instead of capitalised
How measurement choices affect profit and equity
Where judgement errors cause misstatements
Event breakdown
Identifying investment property correctly
Owner occupied versus investment use
Measurement options and consequences
What qualifies as an intangible asset
Capitalisation versus expensing
Useful lives and amortisation
Common errors in practice
Disclosure expectations
Certificate
The following event is awarded 3 CPD units in Accounting.