SALGA annual report 2016/17 SALGA ANNUAL REPORT 201617 PRINTED FINAL | Page 182

South African Local Government Association Schedule 3A public entity i.t.o. the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 and recognised i.t.o. the Organised Local Government Act, 1997 Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 Accounting Policies 1.7 Financial instruments (continued) Subsequent measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities SALGA measures all financial assets and financial liabilities after initial recognition using the following categories: • possible to reliably estimate the cash flows or the expected life of a financial instrument (or group of financial instruments), the entity shall use the contractual cash flows over the full contractual term of the financial instrument (or group of financial instruments). Impairment and uncollectibility of financial assets Financial instruments at amortised cost. All financial assets measured at amortised cost are subject to an impairment review. The amortised cost of a financial asset or financial liability is the