Under IFRS 2, with respect to choice-of-settlement share-based payments, if the supplier chooses the cash settlement, the entity is deemed to have issued a compound financial instrument consisting of debt and equity. When cash is received, how does the supplier apply it?
A) Only against the equity portion
B) Apportioned between debt and equity based on relative fair market value of each component
C) Only against current year liabilities
D) Only against the debt portion

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Under IFRS 2, when the supplier chooses cash settlement for a share-based payment, the cash received is applied only against the debt portion of the compound financial instrument. The equity component is not adjusted for the cash settlement.

Under IFRS 2, with Respect to Choice-Of-Settlement Share-Based Payments, If