Impairment Loss
Impairment Loss is the amount by which the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount.
Councils can be subject to a large impairment losses following a natural disasters such as a flood if infrastructure assets such as roads and bridges are damaged. This was certainly the case after the 2010/11 and 2013 floods in Queensland.
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