Annual Report 2019

123 Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited Annual Report 2019 Notes to the Financial Statements 1 Significant accounting policies (Continued) (k) Credit losses and impairment of assets (continued) (i) Credit losses from financial instruments and lease receivables (continued) Significant increases in credit risk (continued) Depending on the nature of the financial instruments, the assessment of a significant increase in credit risk is performed on either an individual basis or a collective basis. When the assessment is performed on a collective basis, the financial instruments are grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics, such as past due status and credit risk ratings. ECLs are remeasured at each reporting date to reflect changes in the financial instrument’s credit risk since initial recognition. Any change in the ECL amount is recognised as an impairment gain or loss in profit or loss. The Group recognises an impairment gain or loss for all financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount through a loss allowance account. At each reporting date, the Group assesses whether a financial asset is credit-impaired. A financial asset is credit-impaired when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred. Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes the following observable events: – significant financial difficulties of the debtor; – a breach of contract, such as a default or past due event; – it becoming probable that the borrower will enter into bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; – significant changes in the technological, market, economic or legal environment that have an adverse effect on the debtor; or – the disappearance of an active market for a security because of financial difficulties of the issuer. Write-off policy The gross carrying amount of a financial asset or lease receivable is written off (either partially or in full) to the extent that there is no realistic prospect of recovery. This is generally the case when the Group determines that the debtor does not have assets or sources of income that could generate sufficient cash flows to repay the amounts subject to the write-off. Subsequent recoveries of an asset that was previously written off are recognised as a reversal of impairment in profit or loss in the period in which the recovery occurs.