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BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED
NON-CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 2014
BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS' CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED
Notes to the Non-consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2014
(Expressed in Barbados dollars)
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Accounting Policies...(continued)
(b) Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions...(continued)
Impairment of assets
The Credit Union assesses at each reporting date whether there is objective evidence that an asset or
group of assets is impaired. An asset or a group of assets is impaired and impairment losses are
incurred if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that
occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (a “loss event”) and that loss event (or events) has an
impact on the future cash flows of the asset or group of assets that can be reliably estimated.
The Credit Union reviews its individually significant loans at each statement of financial position date to
assess whether impairment should be recorded in the statement of income. In particular, judgment by
management is required in the estimation of the amount and timing of future cash flows when
determining individual impairment and also in the determination of collective impairment.
In estimating these cash flows, the Credit Union makes judgments about the borrower’s financial
situation and the net realisable value of collateral. These estimates are based on assumptions about a
number of factors and actual results may differ, resulting in future changes to the allowance for
impairment losses. Loans and advances that have been assessed individually and found not to be
impaired and all individually insignificant loans and advances are then assessed collectively, in groups
of assets with similar risk characteristics, to determine whether a provision should be made due to
incurred loss events for which there is objective evidence but whose effects are not yet evident.
Pension obligations
The cost of the defined benefit pension plan is determined using an actuarial valuation. Accounting for
employee pension obligations requires the use of actuarial techniques to make a reliable estimate of
the amount of benefit that employees have earned in return for their services in the current and prior
period.
The actuarial assumptions are based on management’s best estimates of the variables that will
determine the ultimate cost of providing post-employment benefits. Variations in these assumptions
could cause material adjustments in future years, if it is determined that the actual experience differed
from the estimate.