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Contract assets review
Contract assets review.
About this update from Capita Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nContract assets review\n\nAs part of its year-end close process, Capita has undertaken a comprehensive review across its major contracts. Following this review management has taken the decision to impair, at year end 2016, a number of historic assets relating to a few specific contracts, which were being amortised over their contract life. This treatment is consistent with how contracts have been accounted for in 2016.\n\nThese impairments will have no adverse impact on cash or future trading. \n\nSome of these assets date back to 2009, with the majority relating to the period between 2012 and 2014. Assets amounting to around £50m will be written off as a non-underlying charge consistent with prior year treatment. Accrued income of around £40m will be written down as a charge to underlying results, consistent with prior year treatment. \n\nExcluding the impact of accrued income written down, our guidance regarding trading performance for 2016 remains as last stated on 8 December 2016.\n\nCapita will announce its full year results on 2 March 2017.\n\nEnds.\n\nFor further information:\n\nCapita plc\n\nTel: 020 7799 1525Andy Parker, Chief Executive OfficerShona Nichols, Executive Director, CommunicationsAndrew Ripper, Head of Investor Relations\n\nMedia enquiries\n\nCapita Press office020 76542399PowerscourtPeter Ogden020 75490997\n\n ","length":1477,"tagName":"div"}]