FGV Annual Report 2014

3 Significant Accounting Policies (continued) The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. (continued) (t) Revenue recognition (continued) (vi) Rental income Rental income related to rental of properties and plants are recognised over the period of tenancy or usage, as appropriate. (vii) Compensation receivable Compensation receivable is estimated based on areas reclaimed by FELDA, recognised when vacant possession of the land is transferred. (u) Dividend distribution Dividends on ordinary shares are recognised as liabilities when proposed or declared before the statement of financial position date. A dividend proposed or declared after the statement of financial position date, but before the financial statements are authorised for issue, is not recognised as a liability at the statement of financial position date. (v) Deposits, cash and bank balances Deposits, cash and bank balances includes cash in hand, deposit held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities in the statement of financial position. (w) Leases (i) Classification A lease is recognised as a finance lease if it transfers substantially to the Group all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. Leases of land and buildings are classified as operating or finance leases in the same way as leases of other assets and the land and buildings elements of a lease of land and buildings are considered separately for the purposes of lease classification. All leases that do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards are classified as operating leases. (ii) Operating leases – the Group as lessee Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. The aggregate benefit of incentives provided by the lessor is recognised as a reduction of rental expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. When an operating lease is terminated before the lease period has expired, any payment required to be made to the lessor by way of penalty is recognised as an expense in the period in which termination takes place. Initial direct costs incurred by the Company in negotiating and arranging operating leases are recognised in profit or loss when incurred. Payment for rights to use land and buildings over a predetermined period is classified as prepaid lease payments and is stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. The prepaid lease payments are amortised on a straight-line basis over the lease period of up to 49 years. Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad pg 194 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For The Financial Year Ended 31 December 2014