Allowance for credit losses is an estimate of the debt that a company is unlikely to recover. It is taken from the perspective of the selling company that extends credit to its buyers.
Balance Sheet: The Allowance is a contra-asset that's netted against Gross Loans to calculate Net Loans. Additions: The Provision for Credit Losses will increase this reserve, making the contra-asset more negative.
The provision for credit losses is treated as an expense on the company's financial statements. They are expected losses from delinquent and bad debt or other credit that is likely to default or become unrecoverable.
“Acquired individual financial assets (or acquired groups of financial assets with similar risk characteristics) that, As of the date of acquisition, have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination, as determined by an acquirer's assessment.”
A purchased or originated credit-impaired financial asset is an asset that is credit-impaired at the time of initial recognition (IFRS 9 Appendix A). It is important to note that an asset isn't considered credit impaired merely because it has high credit risk at the time of initial recognition (IFRS 9. B5. 4.7).
Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes observable data about the following events: Significant Financial Difficulty of the issuer or the borrower. A Breach of Contract, such as a Default or Past Due event.
Purchased Financial Assets with Credit Deterioration: Acquired individual financial assets (or acquired groups of financial assets with similar risk characteristics) that as of the date of acquisition have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination, as determined by an ...
Credit Deterioration means a material deterioration in the creditworthiness of a Customer, as determined by Factor in its sole discretion.