Investment property

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pavankumar

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31 December 2007 Dear sirs,
what is meaning of investment property?

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01 January 2008 Investment property is property (land or a building or part of a building or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under a finance lease) to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both. [IAS 40.5]

Examples of investment property: [IAS 40.8]

Land held for long-term capital appreciation
Land held for undecided future use
Building leased out under an operating lease
Vacant building held to be leased out under an operating lease
The following are not investment property and, therefore, are outside the scope of IAS 40: [IAS 40.5 and 40.9]

property held for use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administrative purposes;
property held for sale in the ordinary course of business or in the process of construction of development for such sale (IAS 2 Inventories);
property being constructed or developed on behalf of third parties (IAS 11 Construction Contracts);
owner-occupied property (IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment), including property held for future use as owner-occupied property, property held for future development and subsequent use as owner-occupied property, property occupied by employees and owner-occupied property awaiting disposal;
property that is being constructed of developed for use as an investment property (IAS 16 applies to such property until construction or development is complete). However, IAS 40 does apply to existing investment property that is being redeveloped for continuing use as investment property; and
property leased to another entity under an finance lease.
source:www.iasplus.com
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