Upfront Fee adjustment in IGAAP & IND AS
We will discuss about the accounting treatment of upfront fee/loan processing fee paid. IGAAP: Accounting standard 16 : Borrowing costs Borrowing costs are interest and other costs incurred by an enterprise in connection with the borrowing of funds/amount. Borrowing costs may include: (a) interest and commitment charges on bank borrowings and other short-term and long-term borrowings; (b) amortization of discounts or premiums relating to borrowings; (c) amortization of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings; (d) finance charges in respect of assets acquired under finance leases or under other similar arrangements; and (e) exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs Upfront fee/processing fee are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. However, to the exte...