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Subsequently, the Bank and its subsidiaries should measure the financial guarantee contract issued at the higher of:
A.
The amount determined in accordance with IAS 37; and
B.
The amount initially recognised less, when appropriate, cumulative amortization recognised in accordance with IAS 18, “Revenue”.
The best estimate of the liability amount of a financial guarantee contract requires management to exercise their judgment combined with
historical loss data based on the similar transaction experiences.
The increase in liabilities due to financial guarantee contract is recognised in “provision for loan losses and guarantee reserve”.
Assessment of above guarantee reserve is in accordance with “Regulations Governing the Procedures for Banking Institutions to Evaluate
Assets and Deal with Non-performing/ Non-accrual Loans” announced by the FSC.
(18)
Employee benefits
A.
Short-term employee benefits
The Bank and its subsidiaries should recognize the undiscounted amount of the short-term benefits expected to be paid in the future as
expenses in the period when the employees render service.
B.
Employee preferential savings
The Bank provides preferential interest rate for employees, including flat preferential savings for current employees and flat preferential
savings for retired employees and current employees. The difference gap compared to market interest rate is deemed as employee benefits.
According to Regulation Governing the Preparation of Financial Statements by Public Banks, the preferential monthly interest paid to
current employees is calculated based on accrual basis, and the difference between the preferential interest rate and the market interest
rate is recognised under “employee benefit expense”. According to Article 30 of “Regulation Governing the Preparation of Financial
Statements by Public Banks”, the excessive interest arising from the interest rate upon retirement agreed with the employees in excess of
general market interest rate should be recognised in accordance with IAS 19, “Employee Benefits”, as endorsed by the FSC. However,
various parameters should be in compliance with competent authorities if indicated otherwise.
C.
Termination benefits
Termination benefits are employee benefits provided in exchange for the termination of employment as a result from either the decisions
of the Bank and its subsidiaries to terminate an employee’s employment before the normal retirement date, or an employee’s decision to
accept an offer of redundancy benefits in exchange for the termination of employment. The Bank and its subsidiaries recognizes expense
as it can no longer withdraw an offer of termination benefits or it recognises relating restructuring costs, whichever is earlier.
Benefits that are expected to be due more than 12 months after balance sheet date shall be discounted to their present value.
D.
Post employment benefit
The pension plan of the Bank and its subsidiaries includes both Defined Benefit Plan and Defined Contribution Plan. In addition, defined
contribution plan is adopted for employees working overseas according to the local regulations.
(A)
Defined Contribution Plan
The contributions are recognised as pension expenses when they are due on an accrual basis. Prepaid contributions are recognised
as an asset to the extent of a cash refund or a reduction in the future payments.
(B)
Defined Benefit Plan
a.
Net obligation under a defined benefit plan is defined as the present value of an amount of pension benefits that employees will
receive on retirement for their services with the Bank and its subsidiaries in current period or prior periods. The liability
recognised in the balance sheet in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the present value of the defined benefit obligation
at the balance sheet date less the fair value of plan assets. The defined benefit net obligation is calculated annually by
independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The rate used to discount is determined by using interest rates of
high-quality corporate bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and that have terms to
maturity approximating to the terms of the related pension liability; when there is no deep market in high-quality corporate
bonds, the Bank and its subsidiaries uses interest rates of government bonds (at the balance sheet date) instead.
b.
Remeasurement arising on defined benefit plans are recognised in other comprehensive income in the period in which they arise
and are recorded as retained earnings
c.
Past-service costs are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
E.
Employees’ compensation and directors’ and supervisors’ remuneration
Employees’ compensation and directors’ and supervisors’ remuneration are recognised as expenses and liabilities, provided that such
recognition is required under legal obligation or constructive obligation and those amounts can be reliably estimated. Any difference
between the resolved amounts and the subsequently actual distributed amounts is accounted for as changes in estimates. If employee
compensation is distributed by shares, the Bank and its subsidiaries calculate the number of shares based on the closing price at the
previous day of the Board of Directors’ resolution day.