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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.