Commentary on Sections Overview Chapter 3: Credits and debits to be brought into account: general Section 600: Contract which is or forms part of financial asset or liability
1620.This section provides that fair value accounting is used in the case of certain contracts for the purposes of the general rule in section 595(2). It is based on paragraph 17A(1A) of Schedule 26 to FA 2002.
1621.The contracts to which this section applies are those that are not treated as a derivative for accounting purposes because they fail the requirement of the relevant accounting standard as regards the initial net investment required by the contract but are nevertheless treated as a financial asset or liability. See the commentary for section 579.