Pricing the Unpriced Asset: A Standards-Based Method for Valuing Enterprise Data under IAS 38 and IAS 2

Natasha E. Blycha; James Myint; Dean Arden; Michael Small; Conor Blycha; Schellie-Jayne Price; Steve Bailey; Ryan Feng; Rachael Johnson; Adam Myer

arXiv · 2606.22760

Pricing the Unpriced Asset: A Standards-Based Method for Valuing Enterprise Data under IAS 38 and IAS 2

Natasha E. Blycha·James Myint·Dean Arden·Michael Small·Conor Blycha·Schellie-Jayne Price·Steve Bailey·Ryan Feng·Rachael Johnson·Adam Myer

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The recognition and measurement of data assets under current accounting standards presents significant challenges. While International Accounting Standard 38 (IAS 38) provides a framework for intangible asset recognition, data assets frequently fail to meet capitalisation criteria due to difficulties in demonstrating separability, establishing reliable cost measurement, and proving probable future economic benefits. The widespread failure to easily and reliably value data causes mispricing and allocative distortions across data and artificial intelligence markets. This paper introduces a two-layer valuation progression for authenticated data assets, that is, datasets that have met IAS 38 recognition criteria through established legal provenance and contractual boundaries. The first layer, D-Val, is the auditable cost-basis valuation consistent with IAS 38. D-Val is defined as D-Val = Cp * Avt, where Cp is the reliably measurable production cost and Avt is the appreciation or depreciation factor applied over time. Under prevailing interpretations of IAS 38, Av is constrained to values less than or equal to one absent an active market revaluation, rendering D-Val a strictly cost-less-amortisation figure. The second layer, A-Val, is a theoretically grounded commercial valuation that incorporates scarcity, rivalry, completeness, accuracy, and explicit premia for provenance authentication and independent audit. A-Val is not auditable as fair value under current practice but serves as a defensible commercial valuation during the period before active markets for authenticated data assets mature. As authenticated data markets mature parameter assumptions improve providing a foundation for iterative refinement of the model.

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Natasha E. Blycha, James Myint, Dean Arden, Michael Small, Conor Blycha, Schellie-Jayne Price, Steve Bailey, Ryan Feng, Rachael Johnson, Adam Myer. 2026-06-22. Pricing the Unpriced Asset: A Standards-Based Method for Valuing Enterprise Data under IAS 38 and IAS 2. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.22760

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