20 An owned investment property shall be measured initially at its cost. Transaction costs shall be included in the initial measurement.
21 The cost of a purchased investment property comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure. Directly attributable expenditure includes, for example, professional fees for legal services, property transfer taxes and other transaction costs.
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23 The cost of an investment property is not increased by:
(a) start-up costs (unless they are necessary to bring the property to the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management),
(b) operating losses incurred before the investment property achieves the planned level of occupancy, or
(c) abnormal amounts of wasted material, labour or other resources incurred in constructing or developing the property.
24 If payment for an investment property is deferred, its cost is the cash price equivalent. The difference between this amount and
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