Paragraph 14 Meaning of “current value”I1

In the case of land and buildings, current value must mean the market value on the date of valuation, where relevant reduced as provided in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) below.

Market value must mean the price at which land and buildings could be sold under private contract between a willing seller and an arm’s length buyer on the date of valuation, it being assumed that the property is publicly exposed to the market, that market conditions permit orderly disposal and that a normal period, having regard to the nature of the property, is available for the negotiation of the sale.

The market value must be determined through the separate valuation of each land and buildings item, carried out at least every five years in accordance with generally recognised methods of valuation.

Where the value of any land and buildings item has diminished since the preceding valuation under sub-paragraph (3), an appropriate value adjustment must be made.

The lower value arrived at under sub-paragraph (4) must not be increased in subsequent balance sheets unless such increase results from a new determination or market value arrived at in accordance with subparagraphs (2) and (3).

Where, on the date on which the accounts are drawn up, land and buildings have been sold or are to be sold within the short term, the value arrived at in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (4) must be reduced by the actual or estimated realisation costs.

Where it is impossible to determine the market value of a land and buildings item, the value arrived at on the basis of the principle or purchase price or production cost must be deemed to be its current value.