Collinsworth LTD., a U.K. company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Late in its 2021 fiscal year, a significant adverse change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of its appliance division may be impaired. The following data relate to the division’s assets:                                                                                                (£ in millions)Book value                                                                                      £220Undiscounted sum of estimated future cash flows                          210Present value of future cash flows                                                   150Fair value less cost to sell (determined by appraisal)                       145 Required:1. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?2. Assume that Collinsworth prepares its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP and that fair value less cost to sell approximates fair value. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?

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Collinsworth LTD., a U.K. company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Late in its 2021 fiscal year, a significant adverse change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of its appliance division may be impaired. The following data relate to the division’s assets:

                                                                                               (£ in millions)
Book value                                                                                      £220
Undiscounted sum of estimated future cash flows                          210
Present value of future cash flows                                                   150
Fair value less cost to sell (determined by appraisal)                       145

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1. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?
2. Assume that Collinsworth prepares its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP and that fair value less cost to sell approximates fair value. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?

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