FRS 11 Definition

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FRS 11 sets out the principles and methodology for accounting for impairments of fixed assets and goodwill. It replaces the previous approach whereby diminutions in value were recognized only if they were regarded as permanent. Instead, the carrying amount of an asset is compared with its recoverable amount and, if the carrying amount is higher, the asset is written down.

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CORE PROCESS is a process with a set of related and interdependent activities that transform an input to a system to an output with added value to a customer. It is the transformation of people, money, materials or information that is the value-added work of the organization. The CORE PROCESSES are those processes by which the organization creates its most value-added and essential transformations for the customers.

BEAR is an investor who expects share prices to fall and thus likely to sell short. More generally, a pessimist about the market outlook.

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