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Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers  CH

Amended Date： 2023.12.28 
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Title： Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers(2018.07.13)
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Article 9     Assets shall be properly classified. Current and non-current assets shall be distinguished, except when a presentation of all assets in order of liquidity provides information that is reliable and more relevant.
    For each asset line item, the total amount expected to be recovered within 12 months after the balance sheet date and the total amount expected to be recovered more than 12 months after the balance sheet date shall be separately presented in the financial reports or disclosed in the notes.
     Current assets means that the entity expects to realize the asset, or intends to sell or consume it, in its normal operating cycle; that it holds the asset primarily for the purpose of trading; that it expects to realize the asset within 12 months after the balance sheet date; or that the asset is cash or a cash equivalent, unless the asset is to be used for an exchange or to settle a liability, or otherwise remains restricted, at more than 12 months after the balance sheet date. As a minimum, current assets shall include the following asset line items:
  1. Cash and cash equivalents:
    1. Cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term, highly liquid time deposits or investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
    2. An issuer shall disclose the components of cash and cash equivalents and the policy which it adopts in determining the composition of cash and cash equivalents.
  2. Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - current:
    1. Financial assets not measured at amortized cost or measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.
    2. Financial assets measured at amortized cost or measured at fair value through other comprehensive income which may be designated as financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss according to IFRS 9.
  3. Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income - current:
    1. Debt instrument investments that meets all of the following conditions:
      1. The issuer holds the financial assets within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets.
      2. The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
    2. Equity investments not held for trading, for which the entity has irrevocably elected at initial recognition to present changes in fair value in "other comprehensive income".
  4. Financial assets measured at amortized cost – current, meaning all of the following conditions are met:
    1. The issuer holds the financial assets within a business model whose objective is to hold the financial asset to collect the contractual cash flows.
    2. The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
  5. Financial assets for hedging - current: Any financial asset that is a designated and effective hedging instrument under hedge accounting requirements.
  6. Contract assets:
    1. The entity has transferred goods or services to the customer according to the terms and conditions of a contract, but does not yet have an unconditional right to consideration.
    2. The recognition and measurement of the loss allowance for contract assets shall be in accordance with IFRS 9.
  7. Notes receivable: Means all notes receivable:
    1. Notes receivable shall be measured in accordance with IFRS 9. However, short-term notes receivable with no stated interest rate may be measured at the original invoice amount if the effect of discounting is immaterial.
    2. With respect to discounted or transferred notes receivable, an assessment shall be made to determine whether the risks and rewards of the notes receivable, and the control retained over them, will qualify them for derecognition under IFRS 9.
    3. Notes receivable arising from operating activities shall be presented separately from other notes receivable arising from non-operating activities.
    4. Notes receivable from related parties in significant amounts shall be presented separately.
    5. Notes provided as security shall be indicated in the notes to the financial reports.
    6. The issuer shall disclose an aged analysis of notes receivable.
  8. Trade receivables: Means the entity has an unconditional contractual right to consideration for goods or services that have been transferred:
    1. Trade receivables shall be measured in accordance with IFRS 9. However, short-term trade receivables with no stated interest rate may be measured at the original invoice amount if the effect of discounting is immaterial.
    2. With respect to discounted or transferred trade receivables, an assessment shall be made to determine whether the risks and rewards of the trade receivables, and the control retained over them, will qualify them for derecognition under IFRS 9.
      3. Trade receivables from related parties in significant amounts shall be presented separately. Pledged trade receivables shall be disclosed in the notes to the financial reports.
    3. The issuer shall disclose an aged analysis of trade receivables.
  9. Other receivables: Means receivables other than notes receivable and trade receivables.
  10. Current tax assets: The portion of the tax amount already paid in respect of current and prior periods that exceeds the amount due for those periods.
  11. Inventories:
    1. Inventories are assets:
      1. held for sale in the ordinary course of business;
      2. in the process of production for sale in the ordinary course of business; or
      3. in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services.
    2. Inventories shall be accounted for in accordance with IAS 2.
    3. Inventories shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. If the cost of inventories is higher than net realizable value, inventories shall be written down below cost to net realizable value, and the amount of the write-down shall be recognized as cost of sales in the period the write-down occurs.
    4. Inventories provided as a pledge or security or used under the surveillance of creditors shall be noted.
  12. Prepayments: Prepaid expenses and prepayments for purchase of materials.
  13. Non-current assets held for sale:
    1. Any non-current asset, or asset included in a disposal group held for sale, that is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such disposal groups, and whose sale must be highly probable.
    2. The measurement, presentation, and disclosure of non-current assets held for sale and disposal groups held for sale shall be made in accordance with IFRS 5.
    3. When non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale no longer meet the criteria in IFRS 5, they shall cease to be classified as held for sale.
    4. When assets or disposal groups meet the definition of held for distribution to owners, they shall be reclassified from held for sale to held for distribution to owners, and shall be deemed an extension of the original disposal plan, and the classification, presentation, and measurement of the new disposal plan shall apply. When the assets or disposal groups classified as held for distribution to owners no longer meet the criteria in IFRS 5, they shall cease to be classified as held for distribution to owners.
  14. Other current assets: Current assets not attributable to any of the classes above.
     Non-current assets means tangible, intangible and financial assets of a long-term nature, other than assets classified as current. As a minimum, non-current assets shall include the following asset line items:
  1. Investments accounted for using the equity method:
    1. The valuation and presentation of investments accounted for using the equity method shall be made in accordance with IAS 28.
    2. When investment gain or loss is recognized, if the financial reports prepared by an associate do not conform to these Regulations, those financial reports shall first be adjusted to achieve conformance before they may be used to recognize investment gain or loss. The financial reports of an associate used in applying the equity method shall be prepared as of the same date as that of the investor, and if prepared as of a different date, adjustments shall be made for the effects of significant transactions or events that occur between that date and the date of the investor's financial reports. In no case shall there be more than 3 months difference between the balance sheet date of the associate and that of the investor. If a CPA determines, pursuant to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 51, that an associate has a material effect on the fair presentation of the financial reports of an investor, the financial reports of the associate shall be audited by a CPA in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and generally accepted auditing standards.
    3. If an investment accounted for using the equity method is pledged as collateral or otherwise subject to any restriction or limitation, that fact shall be noted.
  2. Property, plant and equipment:
    1. Tangible asset items, including bearer plants, that are held for use in the production or supply of goods, agricultural produce, or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes, and that are expected to be used during more than 1 financial year or 1 operating cycle.
    2. Property, plant and equipment shall be subsequently measured using the cost model and accounted for in accordance with IAS 16.
    3. Each component of property, plant and equipment that is significant shall be depreciated separately. The depreciation method used shall reflect the pattern in which the asset’s future economic benefits are expected to be consumed. If that pattern cannot be determined reliably, the straight-line method shall be used. The depreciable amount should be allocated on a systematic basis over the asset's useful life.
    4. When items of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, or provide economic benefits in different ways, or are subject to different depreciation methods or depreciation rates, the notes to the financial reports shall show each class of their material components.
  3. Right-of-use asset:
    1. Means an asset that represents a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term.
    2. A right-of-use asset shall be accounted for in accordance with IFRS 16.
  4. Investment property:
    1. Means property that is held by the owner or that is held by the lessee with the right of use, to earn rentals, or for capital appreciation, or both.
    2. Investment property shall be accounted for in accordance with IAS 40, and investment property that is subsequently measured using the fair value model shall be subject to the following provisions:
      1. The income approach shall be used for the valuation of fair value. If, however, undeveloped land cannot be valuated using the income approach, the land development analysis approach shall be adopted instead.
      2. When the income approach is used, it shall be subject to the following provisions:
        1. Cash flow: Cash flow shall be valuated on the basis of existing lease contracts, rent at local market rates, or current market rents for similar comparable properties in the same location and condition, and overvalued and undervalued comparable properties shall be excluded. If there is a period-end value, the discounted present period-end value may be added.
        2. Analysis period: When there is no specified period for the income, the analysis period in principle shall not be longer than 10 years; when there is a specified period for the income, the income shall be estimated for the remainder of the specified period.
        3. Discount rate: The discount rate shall be determined using the risk premium approach only, with the calculation based on a certain interest rate, plus the estimate for the individual characteristics of the investment property. The language "based on a certain interest rate" means the interest rate may not be lower than the floating interest rate on a 2-year time deposit of a small amount, as posted by the Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd., plus 0.75 percentage points.
      3. Valuation of fair value shall be performed as follows:
        1. When the amount of any single item of investment property held is less than 20 percent of paid-in capital and NT$300 million, valuation may be performed through an internal appraisal or outsourced appraisal.
        2. When the amount of any single item of investment property held is equal to or greater than 20 percent of paid-in capital or NT$300 million, an appraisal report shall be obtained from a professional appraiser, or the property shall be appraised internally and a CPA engaged to issue a review opinion regarding the reasonableness of the appraisal.
        3. When the amount of any single item of investment property held is equal to or greater than 10 percent of total assets, appraisal reports shall be obtained from two or more professional appraisers, or an appraisal report shall be obtained from two appraisers at a joint appraiser's firm, or an appraisal report shall be obtained from a professional appraiser and a CPA engaged to issue a review opinion regarding the reasonableness of the appraisal.
      4. At the balance sheet date the issuer shall review and assess the validity of the appraisal of fair value based on the provisions below, in order to determine whether to issue a new appraisal report. For any property whose fair value meets the standards under c (II) or (III) of this item, an appraisal report from a professional appraiser and a CPA review opinion on the reasonableness of the appraisal shall be obtained at least once a year:
        1. If outsourced appraisal is adopted for the valuation of fair value, the issuer shall engage an appraiser to review the original appraisal report, or shall engage a CPA to issue a review opinion on the validity of the original review report.
        2. If internal appraisal is performed and a CPA is engaged to issue a review opinion on the reasonableness of the report, a CPA shall be engaged to issue a review opinion on the validity of the original internal appraisal report.
        3. If the property does not meet the level set out in these Regulations as requiring outsourcing of the appraisal or the issuance of a review opinion by a CPA, and the issuer performs an internal appraisal, then the issuer may itself assess the validity of the original appraisal report, or may engage a CPA to issue a review opinion on the validity of the original internal appraisal report.
    3. Disclosure of investment property that is subsequently measured using the fair value model, in addition to being handled in accordance with IAS 40, shall include the following information in the notes to the financial reports:
      1. Important terms of any existing lease contracts with respect to the subject property, rent at local market rates, and assessed current market rents for similar comparable properties in the same location and condition.
      2. The present condition of the investment property, the amounts of, and changes in, the income generated in the past by the investment property, and the basis and reasons for the current projection of reasonable net income with respect to the investment property.
      3. The method for determining the changes in the inflows and outflows of cash for each period in the future, and the basis for the determination.
      4. The basis and reasons for adjusting and determining the capitalization rate or discount rate of the income.
      5. Explanation of the appropriateness and reasonableness of the process for income value projection, parameters used in the calculation, and appraisal result.
      6. When land development analysis approach is adopted, disclosure of the reason for the adoption, the key points of the land development analysis program, the projection of overall economic conditions, the expected total sales price, the rate of return, and the overall capital interest rate. If the above information substantially differs from that for prior periods, the issuer shall give the reason for the difference and the effect on the fair value.
      7. If outsourced appraisal is adopted, additional disclosure of the information on the appraising office(s), name(s) of the appraiser(s), and appraisal date. If a CPA review opinion is issued, additional disclosure of the name of the CPA and the CPA's firm, the conclusion of the review report, and the date of the review report.
      8. The valuation results of fair value obtained through outsourced appraisal and internal appraisal shall be disclosed separately. When a CPA has issued a review opinion on the reasonableness of the appraisal, it shall be indicated in a note.
    4. When outsourced appraisal is adopted for the valuation of fair value, the appraisal shall be made by a certified ROC real estate appraiser who satisfies the following conditions, and shall be subject to the Real Estate Appraiser Act and the Regulations Governing Real Estate Appraisals with reference to the relevant Statements of Valuation Standards issued by the Accounting Research and Development Foundation (ARDF):
      1. The appraiser must have at least 4 years of experience practicing in the field of real estate appraisal. An appraiser who graduated from an academic department equivalent to one devoted to real estate appraisal and obtained the graduation certificate must have at least 3 years of experience practicing in the field.
      2. The appraiser has never received a fixed prison sentence or a more severe punishment from a court due to a crime involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement, or forgery in the field of real estate appraisal business.
      3. The appraiser does not have a record of poor credit in connection with negotiable instruments or with debt during the most recent 3 years nor have a record of being subject to disciplinary action by a real estate appraiser disciplinary board during the most recent 5 years.
      4. The appraiser does not have a related party or substantive related party relationship with the issuer.
    5. When internal appraisal is adopted for the valuation of fair value, the appraisal shall be performed in accordance with these Regulations and with reference to the relevant Statements of Valuation Standards issued by the ARDF, and shall also be subject to the following provisions:
      1. Procedures for real estate appraisal shall be established and included in the internal control system. The procedures shall encompass the professional qualifications and conditions to be met by the appraising personnel, acquisition and analysis of information, appraisal of the value of the subject property, preparation of appraisal reports, and preservation of relevant documents.
      2. An appraisal report shall present the information on which the appraisal is based and the reasons for the conclusion reached, and shall be signed by the personnel in charge. In addition, the appraisal report shall include at least the following: basic data on the subject property, effective date of the appraisal, transactions of comparable properties located in the area of the subject property, assumptions and restrictive conditions of the appraisal, method and implementation procedures of the appraisal, conclusion of the appraisal, and reporting date of the appraisal.
    6. A CPA qualified pursuant to the provisions of the Certified Public Accountant Act that issues a review opinion regarding the reasonableness of an issuer's outsourced appraisal or an internally produced appraisal report must meet the following conditions:
      1. The CPA has 4 or more years of experience in auditing and attesting the financial reports of issuers, or 4 or more years of experience in auditing and attesting financial reports combined with attendance at 90 or more hours of appraisal-related training, for which a qualification certificate has been obtained.
      2. The CPA has not committed any crime such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation, or forgery of documents in connection with the auditing and attestation of the financial statements of an issuer or the issuance of a review opinion regarding the reasonableness of an appraisal of real property for which the CPA has been sentenced by a court to a fixed term of imprisonment or a more severe sentence.
      3. The CPA has no record of poor credit in negotiable instruments or debts during the most recent 3 years, and has not been subject to disciplinary action by the CPA Discipline Committee during the most recent 5 years.
      4. The CPA is not a related party or substantially related party of the issuer, of the appraiser who issued the appraisal report, or of an authorized person who signed/sealed an appraisal report produced internally by the issuer, and is not an auditing and attesting CPA for the financial reports of the issuer.
    7. A CPA that issues a review opinion with respect to the reasonableness of an appraisal report that is outsourced by or produced internally by an issuer shall do so in compliance with these Regulations and the following provisions:
      1. Prior to accepting a case for review, the CPA shall carefully assess his or her own professional capabilities and training, practice experience, and independence. Prior to carrying out the review, the CPA shall have ample understanding of the provisions of laws and regulations relating to the production of financial reports, International Financial Reporting Standards, and real property appraisal that relate to the given review case. The CPA may not accept an engagement to issue a fair value conclusion.
      2. When undertaking a review case, the CPA shall plan and execute appropriate working procedures, in order to produce a conclusion and use the conclusion as the basis for issuing the review opinion report. The related working procedures, data collected, and formulation of a conclusion shall be set out in detail in the review opinion working papers.
      3. When undertaking review procedures, the CPA shall undertake an item-by-item evaluation of the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and reasonableness of the scope of the appraisal report, the sources of data used, the parameters and methods used in the appraisal, the information adopted for use in the appraisal and any investigation undertaken, any adjustments made by the appraisers, and the process of inference used in the appraisal, and confirm that they conform to these Regulations and other related laws and regulations. When reviewing an appraisal produced internally by an issuer, the CPA shall also undertake an item-by-item analysis of the design, and effectiveness of implementation, of the issuer's internal control system, including working procedures, for internally produced appraisals.
      4. When there is a major discrepancy between the assumptions, estimates, parameters, or information used in land development analyses, in an appraisal report outsourced by or internally produced by the issuer and those of an appraisal for the preceding period, the CPA shall perform an analysis to confirm that there is a reasonable basis for the discrepancy. The CPA shall provide reasons for any difference of opinion when the CPA's opinion differs from that of the real property appraiser or the internal appraisal personnel.
      5. The content of a review report shall include at a minimum the names and addresses of the party that commissioned the report, the CPA performing the review, and the firm to which the CPA belongs, the purpose and uses of the review, the major assumptions and limitations of the review case, the scope of review work performed, the principal information adopted in the review procedure, the review conclusion, and the date of the review report. The review shall also include a statement that the opinion is true and accurate, professional and independent, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
    8. A subsidiary of the issuer that holds investment property shall also be subject to the provisions of this subparagraph.
    9. If the shares issued by an issuer have no par value or a par value other than NT$10 per share, the valuation threshold of 20 percent of paid-in capital applicable to any single item of investment property as set out in item B (c) of this paragraph shall be replaced by 10 percent of equity attributable to owners of the parent as stated in the balance sheet.
  5. Intangible assets:
    1. An identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance that meets the definition of identifiability, control by an entity, and existence of future economic benefits.
    2. Intangible assets shall be subsequently measured using the cost model and accounted for in accordance with IAS 38.
    3. The amortization method used shall reflect the pattern in which the asset’s future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the entity. If that pattern cannot be determined reliably, the straight-line method shall be used. The amortized amount of an intangible asset shall be allocated on a systematic basis over its useful life.
  6. Biological assets: A living animal or plant related to agricultural activity. Biological assets shall be accounted for in accordance with IAS 41. Bearer plants shall be classified into property, plant and equipment, and accounted for in accordance with IAS 16.
  7. Deferred tax assets: The amounts of income taxes recoverable in future periods in respect of deductible temporary differences, the carryforward of unused tax losses, and the carryforward of unused tax credits.
  8. Other non-current assets: Non-current assets not attributable to any of the classes above. Exploration and evaluation of such assets shall be subsequently measured using the cost model and accounted for in accordance with IFRS 6.
     The accounting treatment and the recognition and measurement of loss allowances for the items described in the preceding two paragraphs in relation to financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, financial assets measured at amortized cost, financial assets for hedging, notes receivable, trade receivables, and other receivables shall be in accordance with IFRS 9. Loss allowances shall be classified respectively as a deduction from financial assets measured at amortized cost, notes receivable, trade receivables, and other receivables. If those classifications are further subclassified, the loss allowances thereof shall also be presented respectively in the same manner.
    An issuer shall assess at each balance sheet date whether there is any objective evidence of impairment for the items described in paragraph 4 in relation to investments accounted for using the equity method, property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, investment property measured using the cost model, intangible assets, and exploration and evaluation assets. If any such evidence exists, the issuer shall recognize the amount of any impairment loss in accordance with IAS 36. If the recoverable amount of non-financial assets is determined on the basis of fair value less costs of disposal, disclose the extra information regarding the fair value measurement, including the level of the fair value hierarchy, the valuation techniques, the key assumptions. If the recoverable amount is determined on the basis of value in use, disclose the discount rate for fair value measurement.
     With respect to the items described in paragraphs 3 and 4 in relation to financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, financial assets measured at amortized cost, financial assets for hedging, notes receivable, trade receivables, other receivables, non-current assets held for sale, investment property, and biological assets, the measurement and disclosure of fair value shall be made in accordance with IFRS 13.
    The items described in paragraphs 3 and 4 in relation to financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, financial assets measured at amortized cost, financial assets for hedging, contract assets, and biological assets shall be distinguished as current and non-current based on liquidity.
Article 10     Liabilities shall be properly classified. Current and non-current liabilities shall be distinguished, except when a presentation of all liabilities in order of liquidity provides information that is reliable and more relevant.
    For each liability line item, the total amount expected to be settled within 12 months after the balance sheet date and the total amount expected to be settled more than 12 months after the balance sheet date shall be separately presented in the financial reports or disclosed in the notes.
     Current liability means that the entity expects to settle the liability in its normal operating cycle; that it holds the liability primarily for the purpose of trading; that it expects to settle the liability when due within 12 months after the balance sheet date, even if an agreement to refinance or to reschedule payments on a long-term basis is completed after the balance sheet date and before the financial reports are authorized for issue; or that it does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity instruments do not affect its classification. As a minimum, current liabilities shall include the following liability line items:
  1. Short-term borrowings:
    1. Includes short-term borrowings from banks, overdrafts, and other short-term borrowings.
    2. For short-term borrowing, the nature of the borrowing, the guarantee status, and the interest rate range shall be noted based on the type of borrowing. If collateral is provided, the name and carrying amount of the collateral shall be noted.
    3. Borrowings from financial institutions, shareholders, employees, related parties, and other individuals or institutions shall be separately noted.
  2. Short-term bills payable:
    1. Short-term bills issued through financial institutions to acquire funds from the money market, including commercial paper payable and bankers' acceptances.
    2. Short-term bills payable shall be measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. However, short-term bills payable with no stated interest rate may be measured at the original face amount if the effect of discounting is immaterial.
    3. For short-term bills payable, the guarantor or accepting institution and the interest rate shall be noted. If collateral is provided, the name and carrying amount of the collateral shall be noted.
  3. Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - current:
    1. Financial liabilities held for trading:
      1. Liabilities that are incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing them in the near term.
      2. Liabilities that, upon initial recognition, are part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that are managed together and for which there is evidence of a recent pattern of short-term profit-taking.
      3. Liabilities that are derivative financial liabilities, except for financial guarantee contracts or derivative financial liabilities that are designated and effective hedging instruments.
    2. Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss..
    3. Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss shall be measured at fair value. However, with respect to a financial liability designated as at fair value through profit or loss, if the amount of change in the fair value of the financial liability is attributable to change in the credit risk, it shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, unless for the purpose of avoiding accounting mismatch or in the case of loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts, under which circumstances the amount of changes in fair value shall be recognized in profit or loss.
  4. Financial liabilities for hedging - current: A financial liability that is a designated and effective hedging instrument under hedge accounting requirements.
  5. Contract liability: Means an entity's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received or is entitled to receive consideration from the customer under the terms and conditions of a contract.
  6. Notes payable: Means all notes payable:
    1. Notes payable shall be measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. However, short-term notes payable with no stated interest rate may be measured at the original invoice amount if the effect of discounting is immaterial.
    2. Notes payable arising from operating activities shall be presented separately from notes payable arising from non-operating activities.
    3. Notes payable to banks or related parties in significant amounts shall be presented separately.
    4. If collateral has been provided for notes payable, the name and carrying amount of the collateral shall be noted.
    5. Notes used for refundable deposits that can be recovered for cancellation upon termination of the guarantee obligation need not be presented as current liabilities, provided that the nature and amount of the guarantee shall be indicated in the notes to the financial reports.
  7. Trade payables:
    1. Liabilities incurred for purchase of materials or supplies, goods, or services on credit.
    2. Trade payables shall be measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. However, short-term trade payables with no stated interest rate may be measured at the original invoice amount if the effect of discounting is immaterial.
    3. Trade payables arising from operating activities shall be presented separately from other payables arising from non-operating activities.
    4. Payables to related parties in significant amounts shall be presented separately.
    5. If collateral has been provided for trade payables, the name and carrying amount of the collateral shall be noted.
  8. Other payables: Payables other than notes payable and trade payables, such as tax payable, accrued payroll, and dividends payable. For dividends and bonuses payable passed by resolution of the shareholders meeting, the distribution method and scheduled payment date, if determined, shall be disclosed.
  9. Current tax liabilities: Unpaid tax for current and prior periods.
  10. Provisions - current:
    1. Means any liability of uncertain timing or amount.
    2. Provisions shall be accounted for in accordance with IAS 37.
    3. A provision shall be recognized when an issuer has a present obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
    4. An issuer shall disaggregate provisions into provisions for employee benefits and other items in the notes to the financial reports.
  11. Liabilities directly associated with non-current assets held for sale: Any liability included in a disposal group held for sale that is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such disposal groups, and whose sale must be highly probable.
  12. Other current liabilities: Current liabilities not attributable to any of the classes above.
     Non-current liabilities means liabilities other than current liabilities. As a minimum, non-current liabilities shall include the following liability line items:
  1. Bonds payable (including overseas bonds): Bonds issued by an issuer.
    1. For issued bonds, the total approved amount, interest rate, maturity date, name of collateral, carrying amount, issuing area, and other relevant terms and restrictions shall be noted in the notes to the financial reports. If the bonds are convertible bonds, the method of conversion and amounts already converted shall also be noted.
    2. Premiums and discounts on bonds payable are valuations of bonds payable. They shall be presented as an addition to or deduction from bonds payable, and shall also be amortized, as an adjustment to interest expenses, using the effective interest method during the period of bond circulation.
  2. Long-term borrowings:
    1. Includes long-term borrowings from banks and other long-term borrowings or borrowings repaid in installments. For long-term borrowings, the content, maturity date, interest rate, name of collateral, carrying amount, and any other important restriction terms shall be noted.
    2. For a long-term borrowing repaid in a foreign currency or in an amount translated at a foreign exchange rate, the name and amount of such foreign currency shall be noted.
    3. Long-term borrowings from shareholders, employees, and related parties shall be noted separately.
    4. Long-term notes payable and other long-term payables shall be measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.
  3. Lease liabilities:
    1. Means the present value of the lease payments that the lessee has not paid.
    2. Lease liabilities shall be accounted for in accordance with IFRS 16.
  4. Deferred tax liabilities: The amounts of income taxes payable in future periods in respect of taxable temporary differences.
  5. Other non-current liabilities: Non-current liabilities not attributable to any of the classes above.
    The items described in the preceding two paragraphs in relation to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, financial liabilities for hedging, notes payable, trade payables, and other payables shall be accounted for in accordance with IFRS 9.
     With respect to the items described in paragraphs 3 and 4 in relation to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, financial liabilities for hedging, notes payable, trade payables, other payables, liabilities directly associated with non-current assets held for sale, bonds payable, and long-term borrowings, the measurement and disclosure of fair value shall be made in accordance with IFRS 13.
    The items described in paragraphs 3 and 4 in relation to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, contract liability, financial liabilities for hedging, lease liabilities, and provisions shall be distinguished as current and non-current based on liquidity.
Article 15     To meet the objective of presenting full and complete information about the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of an issuer, financial reports shall contain explanatory notes disclosing the following:
  1. Company history and scope of business operations.
  2. A statement that the financial reports comply with these Regulations, applicable laws and regulations (giving the title of the laws or regulations), as well as IFRS, IAS, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations.
  3. The date when the financial reports were authorized for issue and the process involved in authorizing the financial reports for issue.
  4. The effect or impact that may arise when it has or has not applied a new or revised IFRS, IAS, IFRIC Interpretation, or SIC Interpretation endorsed by the FSC.
  5. A summary of significant accounting policies used that are relevant to an understanding of the financial reports, and the measurement basis (or bases) used in preparing the financial reports.
  6. Significant accounting judgments, estimations, and assumptions, as well as information about the assumptions it makes and other major sources of estimation uncertainty.
  7. Objectives, policies and processes for managing capital, and any change in capital structure, including funding, liability, and equity.
  8. If for a special reason there is a change in accounting treatment, thus affecting the comparison of financial data between two successive periods, the reason for the change and its effect on the financial reports shall be noted.
  9. If it is necessary to provide the basis of valuation for any amount, financial instrument, or other item presented in the financial reports, that basis of valuation shall be noted.
  10. If any item presented in the financial reports is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual, or other restriction, the circumstances and timing of the restriction and other related information shall be noted.
  11. Criteria for classifying assets and liabilities into current and non-current.
  12. Material contingent liabilities and unrecognized contractual commitments.
  13. Financial risk management objectives and policies.
  14. Long-term and short-term borrowings.
  15. The addition, expansion, construction, lease, obsolescence, idling, sale, transfer, or long-term renting of major assets.
  16. Principal investments in other enterprises.
  17. Significant transactions with related parties.
  18. Losses due to major disasters.
  19. Any research and development project funded by another party and the amount.
  20. Major litigation pending or concluded.
  21. The signing, completion, voidance, or lapse of major contracts.
  22. Information about financial instruments. The information shall be disclosed in accordance with IFRS 7, including disclosure of the significance of financial instruments for the entity's financial position and performance; qualitative and quantitative disclosures describing risk exposures arising from financial instruments.
  23. Comprehensive information about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers shall be disclosed in accordance with IFRS 15, including details of revenue recognized from contracts with customers, contract balances, contract obligations, significant judgments and changes in the judgments, and any assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfil a contract with a customer.
  24. Relevant information about leases. The information shall be disclosed in accordance with IFRS 16, including disclosure of information that gives a basis for users of the financial statements to assess the effect that the leases have on the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the issuer, and relevant qualitative and quantitative information about its leasing activities.
  25. Information about employee benefits. The information shall be disclosed in accordance with IAS 19, and shall include the influence of defined benefit plans on the amount, timing, certainty of future cash flows, actuarial losses arising from changes in demographic assumptions and financial assumptions, and the expected contributions in the next reporting period in the following financial year.
  26. Segment financial information. Information shall be disclosed in accordance with IFRS 8, including types of goods and services sold or rendered by each reportable segment, revenue, and gains and losses.
  27. Information on investment in the Mainland Area.
  28. Information about investments in derivative instruments.
  29. When subsidiaries hold shares in the parent, the names of the subsidiaries and the shareholdings, amounts, and reasons shall be separately presented.
  30. In the case of private placement of securities, the type, issue date, and amount shall be disclosed.
  31. Major organizational adjustments and significant management reforms.
  32. Material effects of changes in government laws and regulations.
  33. Fair value information. The information shall be disclosed in accordance with IFRS 13, and shall include information on recurring or non-recurring fair value measurement of assets and liabilities, inputs such as fair value valuation technique and parameters or assumptions used in fair value measurement, and Level 3 of fair value hierarchy.
  34. Foreign-currency-denominated assets and liabilities that have significant influence: Include the amount of risk exposure, currency, and exchange rate for monetary and non-monetary items denominated in foreign currencies, and the foreign exchange gains or losses on monetary items.
  35. Supporting information for items presented in the balance sheet and in the statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows, or other necessary descriptions essential for avoiding misunderstanding by users or for the fair presentation of the financial reports.
Article 19     Titles and forms of financial statements are as follows:
  1. Balance sheet (Forms 1 and 1-1).
  2. Statement of comprehensive income (Forms 2 and 2-1).
  3. Statement of changes in equity (Form 3).
  4. Statement of cash flows (Form 4).
  5. Schedules to the financial reports (Forms 5-1 to 5-11).
Article 20      Interim financial reports shall include interim financial reports for each of the following periods:
  1. Balance sheets as of the end of the current interim period, as of the end of the immediately preceding financial year, and as of the end of the comparable interim periods of the immediately preceding financial year.
  2. Statements of comprehensive income for the current interim period, for the current financial year to the end of the current interim period, for the comparable interim periods of the immediately preceding financial year, and for the immediately preceding financial year to the end of the comparable interim periods.
  3. Statement of changes in equity for the current financial year to date, with a statement of changes in equity for the same period of the immediately preceding financial year.
  4. Statement of cash flows for the current financial year to date, with a statement of cash flows for the same period of the immediately preceding financial year.
     Interim financial reports shall disclose events or transactions of materiality that have occurred since the date of the end of the reporting period of the immediately preceding financial year; the disclosure shall be made in accordance with IAS 34, and shall include the following information:
  1. Possible impact that the application of newly issued or revised standards or interpretations will have on the issuer, as required to be disclosed in accordance with IAS 8.
  2. Qualitative and quantitative disclosure of risks arising from financial instruments, including credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk, and management of such risks.
  3. Aged analysis of notes receivable and trade receivables, and changes in loss allowances.
  4. Foreign-currency-denominated assets and liabilities that have significant influence, including the amount of risk exposure, currency, and exchange rate for monetary and non-monetary items denominated in foreign currencies, and the foreign exchange gains or losses on monetary items.
  5. Sensitivity analysis of exchange rate risk for monetary items denominated in foreign currencies.
Article 23     An issuer preparing parent company only financial reports shall prepare statements of major accounting items.
    Titles and forms of statements of major accounting items are as follows:
  1. Statements of assets, liabilities, and equity items:
    1. Statement of cash and cash equivalents (Form 6-1).
    2. Statement of financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - current (Form 6-2).
    3. Statement of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income - current (Form 6-3).
    4. Statement of financial assets for hedging - current (Form 6-4).
    5. Statement of financial assets measured at amortized cost - current (Form 6-6).
    6. Statement of notes receivable (Form 6-7).
    7. Statement of trade receivables (Form 6-8).
    8. Statement of other receivables (Form 6-9).
    9. Statement of inventories (Form 6-10).
    10. Statement of biological assets - current (Form 6-11).
    11. Statement of prepayments (Form 6-12).
    12. Statement of non-current assets held for sale (Form 6-13).
    13. Statement of other current assets (Form 6-14).
    14. Statement of changes in financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - non-current (Form 6-15).
    15. Statement of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income - non-current (Form 6-16).
    16. Statement of financial assets for hedging - non-current (Form 6-18).
    17. Statement of financial assets measured at amortized cost - non-current (Form 6-20)
    18. Statement of changes in investments accounted for using the equity method (Form 6-21).
    19. Statement of changes in accumulated impairment of investments accounted for using the equity method (Form 6-22).
    20. Statement of changes in property, plant and equipment (Form 6-23).
    21. Statement of changes in accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment (Form 6-24).
    22. Statement of changes in accumulated impairment of property, plant and equipment (Form 6-25).
    23. Statement of changes in right-of-use assets (Form 6-26).
    24. Statement of changes in accumulated depreciation of right-of-use assets (Form 6-27).
    25. Statement of changes in accumulated impairment of right-of-use assets (Form 6-28).
    26. Statement of changes in investment property (Form 6-29).
    27. Statement of changes in accumulated depreciation of investment property (Form 6-30).
    28. Statement of changes in accumulated impairment of investment property (Form 6-31).
    29. Statement of changes in intangible assets (Form 6-32).
    30. Statement of deferred tax assets (Form 6-33).
    31. Statement of biological assets - non-current (Form 6-34).
    32. Statement of other non-current assets (Form 6-35).
    33. Statement of short-term borrowings (Form 7-1).
    34. Statement of short-term bills payable (Form 7-2).
    35. Statement of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - current (Form 7-3).
    36. Statement of financial liabilities for hedging - current (Form 7-4).
    37. Statement of notes payable (Form 7-6).
    38. Statement of trade payables (Form 7-7).
    39. Statement of other payables (Form 7-8).
    40. Statement of provisions - current (Form 7-9).
    41. Statement of liabilities directly associated with non-current assets held for sale (Form 7-10).
    42. Statement of other current liabilities (Form 7-11).
    43. Statement of changes in financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss - non-current (Form 7-12).
    44. Statement of financial liabilities for hedging - non-current (Form 7-13).
    45. Statement of bonds payable (Form 7-14).
    46. Statement of long-term borrowings (Form 7-15).
    47. Statement of lease liabilities (Form 7-16).
    48. Statement of provisions - non-current (Form 7-17).
    49. Statement of deferred tax liabilities (Form 7-18).
    50. Statement of other non-current liabilities (Form 7-19).
  2. Statements of profit or loss items:
    1. Statement of operating revenue (Form 8-1).
    2. Statement of operating costs (Form 8-2).
    3. Statement of selling expenses (Form 8-3).
    4. Statement of administrative expenses (Form 8-4).
    5. Statement of the net amount of other revenues and gains and expenses and losses (Form 8-5).
    6. Statement of finance costs (Form 8-6).
    7. Summary statement of current period employee benefits, depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses by function (Form 8-7).
    An entity may determine, having regard to the concept of materiality, whether or not to separately present the statements of assets, liabilities, and equity items described in subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph.
Article 27      (Deleted)
Article 28     Joint arrangements are either joint operations or joint ventures, and have the following characteristics:
  1. All of the parties are bound by a contractual arrangement.
  2. The contractual arrangement gives two or more of those parties joint control of the arrangement.
    When a joint arrangement is a joint operation, the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses relating to the joint operation shall be recognized in accordance with these Regulations, applicable IFRSs, and contractual agreement.
     When a joint arrangement is a joint venture, the interest in the joint venture shall be accounted for using the equity method pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 and IAS 28.
Article 31     These Regulations shall come into force from the date of issuance, with the exception of Article 2, Article 4, Article 7, paragraph 1, Articles 8 to 13, Article 15, Article 17, Article 19, Article 20, Article 21, Article 24, Article 26, and Article 28, as amended on 13 August 2014, which shall come into force from financial year 2015, the articles amended on 19 December 2016, which shall come into force from financial year 2017, the articles amended on 28 June 2017, which shall come into force from financial year 2018, and Article 9, paragraph 4, subparagraphs 3 and 4, Article 9, paragraph 6, Article 10, Article 15, Article 23, and Forms 1 and 1-1 of Article 19, which shall come into force from financial year 2019.