The webinar will cover the following:
- An introduction of legislation background long service payment and the government subsidy scheme
- A recap of HKAS 19 requirements for accounting of defined benefit obligations
- The two acceptable approaches in accounting for long service payment upon abolition of the MPF offsetting arrangement, with illustration through worked examples
- Accounting for the subsidy scheme for abolition of MPF offsetting arrangement
- An introduction of possible alternative accounting approaches
- Practical considerations in determination of accounting policies and preparation for the transition date