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Held for use
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Inventory
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Cost of compliance is an operating expense; generally classified as part of operations and maintenance or, alternatively, within fuel expense.
Proceeds from sales of excess allowances should be classified as a contra-expense or other income.
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Activity should be included in operating cash flows because cost of compliance is an operating expense.
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Held for use
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Intangible assets
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Classification of amortization is the same as emission allowances held for use and classified as inventory.
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Activity (i.e., purchases and sales of emission allowances) should be included in investing cash flows because amounts relate to an intangible asset.
The amortization of the intangible asset should be reported as a non-cash adjustment to operating cash flows.
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Held for sale
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Inventory
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Sales should typically be classified as part of trading revenue.
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Sales should be included in operating cash flows; the activity is in the normal course of business and part of operating income.
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Held for use
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Plant (existing emissions allowances)
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Part of depreciation
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Part of depreciation
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