MNO is a manufacturer. Which TWO of the following costs will MNO add to the cost of its finished goods inventory in accordance with IAS 2: Inventories?
XY is an entity incorporated in Country B but operates in several countries. Monthly management meetings to decide on strategic matters take place in Country A, where the majority of its production happens. XY sells most of its goods to Country C.
In accordance with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rules on corporate residence which of the following statements is true?
An entity acquires 100% of the equity shares in another entity.
The consideration paid for the shares is less than the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Which of the following is the correct accounting treatment for the difference between the consideration paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired, in accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations?
If a parent entity is to be exempt from preparing consolidated financial statements it needs to satisfy certain conditions according to IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.
Which TWO of the following are conditions that need to be satisfied to be exempt?
Which TWO of the following would improve a company's short term cash flow position?
An entity has a number of subsidiary and associate investments.
Which of the following must be disclosed in the entity's separate financial statements if it is exempt from presenting consolidated financial statements?
Statements of financial position for YZ, BC and DE at 31 March 20X2 include the following balances:
YZ purchased 90% of BC's equity shares for $508,000 on 1 January 20X2. On 1 January 20X2 BC's retained earnings were $183,000. YZ uses the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interest at acquisition.
YZ purchased 30% of DE's equity shares on 1 April 20X1 for $112,000. DE's retained earnings at 1 April 20X1 were $88,000.
On 1 February 20X2 YZ sold goods to BC for $28,000 at a mark up of 25% on cost. All the goods were still in BC's inventory at 31 March 20X2.
Calculate the amount of the non-controlling interest to be included in YZ's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 March 20X2.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
An entity purchased an asset for $375,000 on 1 November 20X0 incurring legal fees of $33,000. Improvements were made to the asset for $65,000 on 1 December 20X2 which qualified as capital expenditure under the local tax rules. The entity also incurred repair costs on the asset on 1 February 20X3 amounting to $10,000.
The asset was sold for $680,000 on 1 December 20X5 incurring allowable costs on disposal of $15,000.
Indexation on the purchase cost and the improvement are allowable.
The index increased by 20% between November 20X0 and December 20X5,15% between December 20X2 and December 20X5 and 10% between February 20X3 and December 20X5
Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal of the asset on 1 December 20X5.
Which of the following is an effect of using equity accounting to include an entity in the consolidated statement of financial position of a group?
From the list below identify the item that appears in the statement of financial position.
The following information is extracted from the statement of financial position for ZZ at 31 March 20X3:
Included within cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $20 million relating to the loss on the sale of plant and equipment which had cost $100 million in June 20X1.
Depreciation is charged on all plant and equipment at 25% on a straight line basis with a full year's depreciation charged in the year of acquisition and none in the year of sale.
The revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of ZZ's property.
The total depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment in ZZ's statement of profit of loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $80 million.
The corporate income tax expense in ZZ's statement of profit or loss for year ended 31 March 20X3 is $28 million.
ZZ is preparing its statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 20X3.
What figure should be included within cash flows from investing activities for the proceeds of sale of plant and equipment?
AB has prepared its financial statements for the year ended 31 July 20X5. On 15 September 20X5 a major fraud was uncovered by the external auditors which had taken place during the year to 31 July 20X5 The financial statements have not yet been authorised
In accordance with IAS 10 Events After the Reporting Period, AB should treat the fraud as:
STU commenced trading on 1 January. Total sales for the month of January were $250,000. which were 75% on credit and 25% for cash. Sales are expected to increase by 10% a month Irrecoverable debts are estimated to be 5% of credit sales Of the credit sales expected to pay, 50% pay in the month following the sale and the remaining 50% the month after.
The cash expected to be received in February is:
WX is considering an investment in ST.
At 31 December 20X2 ST had the following balances in its statement of financial position:
Which of the following would cause ST to become an associate investment of WX?
EF has been offering its customers a 60 day credit period, but now wants to improve its cash flow.
EF is proposing to offer a 2% discount for payment in 15 days.
Assume a 365 day year and an invoice value of $100.
Which of the following is the effective annual interest rate EF will incur for this action?
In Country X corporate income tax is levied on profits as follows:
Which of the following describes the tax rate structure in Country X?
The following information relates to AA.
Extract of Trial Balance at 31 December 20X4;
Notes
(i) Inventory at 31 December 20X4 was valued at cost at $30.
(ii) The loan which was received on 1 July 20X4 is repayable in 20X9.
(iii) Corporate income tax represents an over-provision of tax for the year ended 31 December 20X3. AA reported a loss for tax purposes for the year ended 31 December 20X4 and a tax refund is expected amounting to $20.
(iv) Cost of sales, administration and distribution costs need to be adjusted for the following:
What figures should be entered in the Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended 31 December 20X4 in relation to Administration and Distribution costs?
The development of an international financial reporting standard generally goes through a number of stages.
Which of the following is NOT a stage of development?
On 31 March 20X1 OP decided to sell a property. On that date this property was correctly classified as held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations.
In the draft financial statements of OP for the year ended 31 October 20X1 this property has been included at its fair value, which was $520,000 lower than its carrying value. This has resulted in a charge to profit or loss, the result of which is that the draft financial statements show a loss of $450,000 for the year to 31 October 20X1. When the management board of OP reviewed the draft financial statements it was unhappy about the loss and decided that the property should be reclassified as a non-current asset and reinstated to its original value, despite the fact that its plans for the property had not changed.
In accordance with the ethical principle of professional competence and due care, which THREE of the following statements explain how this property should be accounted for in the financial statements of OP for the year ended 31 October 20X1?
DEF is considering introducing a Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system but unsure of the advantages of using it.
Which of the following statements are advantages from the employees perspective of an entity using a PAYE system for collecting taxes from employees.
Select ALL that apply.
Which THREE of the following are included within an entity's statement of profit or loss?
On 1 January 20X2 an entity began work on constructing a factory. It purchased the land for $14 million, built the factory buildings for $11 million and installed plant and equipment for $7 million. The project was completed on 31 December 20X3 when the factory was deemed ready to use, however, the factory did not start operations until 1 June 20X4.
To fund the project the entity borrowed $25 million on 1 January 20X2, with interest at 10% per year.
The loan was repaid in full on 31 December 20X4.
Calculate the total amount to be added to the cost of property, plant and equipment in respect of the above development.
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
Which of the following would NOT be considered an element of a regulatory framework for financial reporting?
Which of the following methods could be used by a tax authority to reduce tax evasion and avoidance?
The following information is extracted from the statement of financial position for ZZ at 31 March 20X3:
Included within cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $20 million relating to the loss on the sale of plant and equipment which had cost $100 million in June 20X1.
Depreciation is charged on all plant and equipment at 25% on a straight line basis with a full year's depreciation charged in the year of acquisition and none in the year of sale.
The revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of ZZ's property.
The total depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment in ZZ's statement of profit of loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $80 million.
The corporate income tax expense in ZZ's statement of profit or loss for year ended 31 March 20X3 is $28 million.
ZZ is preparing its statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 20X3.
What figure should be included for corporate income tax paid in order to arrive at the net cash flow from operating activities?
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
Select THREE actions that should be taken by a business offering credit to its customers to ensure that amounts owing are collected as quickly as possible.
Statements of financial position for YZ, BC and DE at 31 March 20X2 include the following balances:
YZ purchased 90% of BC's equity shares for $508,000 on 1 January 20X2. On 1 January 20X2 BC's retained earnings were $183,000. YZ uses the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interest at acquisition.
YZ purchased 30% of DE's equity shares on 1 April 20X1 for $112,000. DE's retained earnings at 1 April 20X1 were $88,000.
On 1 February 20X2 YZ sold goods to BC for $28,000 at a mark up of 25% on cost. All the goods were still in BC's inventory at 31 March 20X2.
Calculate the value of inventory that will be included in YZ's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 March 20X2.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
T T T is an online retailer. It has 1,000 units of Product X in inventory at the year end. The following information relates to Product X:
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What is the amount that should be included in the cost of TTT's inventory of Product X?
An entity purchased an asset on 1 April 20X4 for $320,000, exclusive of import duties of $32,000.
The entity sold the asset on 31 March 20X9 for $480,000 incurring legal fees of $12,000.
The entity is resident in Country Y where chargeable capital gains are taxed at 20% and no indexation is allowed.
Calculate the amount of capital tax that the entity is due to pay.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
Which of the following is the responsibility of the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee?
The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (known as the IASB's conceptual framework) includes one underlying assumption about the preparation of financial statements and two fundamental qualitative characteristics for financial information.
Identify the underlying assumption and one of the fundamental characteristics by placing one of the options in each of the boxes below.
A building was purchased on 1 January 20X1 for $300,000 and had a useful economic life of 40 years. On 1 January 20X5 the building was revalued by a professional surveyor at $450,000. Directors decided to incorporate the revalued amount into the financial statements.
The accounting entries to record the initial revaluation of the building in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X5 will be to debit building cost $150,000 and then:
Country Q has the following rules in respect of capital tax on the disposal of assets:
*Capital gains are subject to tax at 25%.
*Capital losses can only be carried forward and offset against future capital gains.
The following data relates to ABC:
How much capital tax will be payable on the capital gain recorded in 20X3?
Give your answer to the nearest $.
OP has five main geographic segments and reports segmental information in accordance with IFRS 8 Operating Segments.
Which THREE of the following would be regarded as operating segments of OP in accordance with IFRS 8?
The legislation in Country S provides for an indexation allowance in the calculation of capital tax. STU operates in Country S where the indexation factor for the period 1 January 20X1 to 31 December 20X6 is 20%
STU purchased a building for $64,000 on 1 January 20X1, incurring legal fees of $4,000. STU sold the building for $86,000 on 31 December 20X6 before selling fees of $3,500
What is the chargeable capital gam arising on STU's disposal of the building?
Country X levies corporate income tax at a rate of 25% and charges income tax on all profits irrespective of whether they are distributed by way of dividend. Country Y levies corporate income tax at a rate of 20%.
A, who is resident in Country X, pays a divided to B, who is resident in Country Y. B is required to pay corporate income tax on the dividend received from A, but a deduction can be made for the tax suffered on this dividend restricted to a rate of 20%.
Which method of relief for foreign tax does this describe?
Which TWO of the following are implications of employee income tax being paid to the tax authority through a Pay-As-You-Earn scheme?
XY purchased a building on 1 April 20X1 for $300,000 with a useful economic life of 30 years. On 1 April 20X7 the building was revalued at $525,000.
What will the new depreciation charge be following the revaluation?
Give your answer as a whole number.
The following information is extracted from the statement of financial position for ZZ at 31 March 20X3:
Included within cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $20 million relating to the loss on the sale of plant and equipment which had cost $100 million in June 20X1.
Depreciation is charged on all plant and equipment at 25% on a straight line basis with a full year's depreciation charged in the year of acquisition and none in the year of sale.
The revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of ZZ's property.
The total depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment in ZZ's statement of profit of loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $80 million.
The corporate income tax expense in ZZ's statement of profit or loss for year ended 31 March 20X3 is $28 million.
ZZ is preparing its statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 20X3.
What cash outflow figure should be included within cash flows from investing activities for the purchase of property, plant and equipment?
Mr K is being pressured by his manager to change figures in his report so that it will improve his manager's bonus.
His manager has promised Mr K a promotion if he agrees to do this.
What threats is Mr K facing?
The following data relates to Company AB.
Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended 30 June 20X4:
During the year ending 30 June 20X4, which was not a leap year, the average stock holding period was 102 days.
Calculate the working capital cycle in days.
Give your answer to the nearest full day.
The external auditors have completed their audit and have discovered a material but not pervasive error in the financial statements of JK.
The directors of JK have refused to change the financial statements.
What type of modified audit report should be issued?
CDO is an entity that is preparing to apply to its local stock market for a listing. CDO is currently run by a board of ten directors, each of whom manages a department of CDO. The board is chaired by Ms E who is also CDO's Chief Executive Officer.
Which TWO of the following actions would assist CDO to meet corporate governance regulations?
There are two main approaches that a country could adopt in respect of corporate governance regulation - a rules based approach and a principles based approach. Match the following statements with the appropriate approach by placing either rules based or principles based against each of them.
The subsidiary company of Group XY has purchased £150,00 worth of goods its parent company. However the goods purchased have yet to arrive at the subsidiary at the end of the financial year 20X4, meaning there is
a disagreement in the current account balances between the parent and subsidiary.
With Group XY looking to produce its CSOFP for the end of the financial year, which of the following statements are true in relation to accounting for this disagreement? Select ALL that apply.
Statements of financial position for YZ, BC and DE at 31 March 20X2 include the following balances:
YZ purchased 90% of BC's equity shares for $508,000 on 1 January 20X2. On 1 January 20X2 BC's retained earnings were $183,000. YZ uses the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interest at acquisition.
YZ purchased 30% of DE's equity shares on 1 April 20X1 for $112,000. DE's retained earnings at 1 April 20X1 were $88,000.
On 1 February 20X2 YZ sold goods to BC for $28,000 at a mark up of 25% on cost. All the goods were still in BC's inventory at 31 March 20X2.
Calculate the value of the investment in associate to be recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position at 31 March 20X2.
Give your answer to nearest whole $.
The statement of profit or loss for PQ, ST and AB for the year ended 31 December 20X0 are shown below:
1. PQ acquired 80% of its subsidiary, ST, on 1 January 20X0 and 40% of its associate, AB, on 1 September 20X0.
2. Since acquistion PQ has sold goods to ST and AB for $20,000 and $30,000 respectively. At the year end both ST and AB have 50% of these goods remaining in inventory. PQ uses a mark-up of 20% on all of its sales.
3. Since acquisition the goodwill in respect of ST has been impaired by $8,000 and the investment in AB has been impaired by $2,000.
4. PQ uses the fair value method for non-controlling interest at acquisition.
What is the revenue figure to be included in PQ's consolidated statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 20X0?
Whilst undertaking an external audit, the auditor has identified that there is insufficient evidence to support the financial statements.
As a result the auditors consider these financial statements to be wholly unreliable for decision making purposes.
This will result in a modified audit report with the opinion being .
Statements of financial position as at 31 December 20X8 for JK, LM and PQ are as follows:
[1] JK purchased 80% of LM's $1 equity shares on 1 January 20X8 for $260,000 when the retained earnings of JK were $110,000. At that date the non-controlling interest had a fair value of $63,000.
[2] JK purchased 25% of PQ's $1 equity shares on 1 January 20X8 for $90,000 when the retained earnings of PQ were $96,000.
[3] During the year JK sold goods to LM for $32,000 at a mark up of 33.33% on cost. Half of the goods were still in LM's inventory at 31 December 20X8.
[4] LM transferred $32,000 to JK on 30 December 20X8 in settlement of the inter-group trade. JK did not record the cash in its financial records until 2 January 20X9.
Calculate the goodwill arising on the acquisition LM.
Give your answer to the nearest $.
At 31 December 20X4 the directors of MNO decide to revalue its property. Before revaluation adjustments the balances relating to property are as follows:
The property has been revalued at $1,600,000.
How much will be included within MNO's statement of financial position at 31 December 20X4 for revaluation surplus?
The tax rules in a country state that all tax returns must be filed by 31 March each year and that any outstanding tax balance must be paid by 14 April each year. An entity filed its tax return on 10 April 20X2 and paid the outstanding tax on 20 April 20X2.
Which TWO of the following powers is the tax authority likely to have in respect of these actions by the entity?
To apply the fundamental principles of the Code of Ethics, existing and potential threats to the entity first need to be identified and evaluated.
Which THREE of the following are identified in the Code as threats?
Which of the following is a condition that has to be met for an entity to be exempt the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements?
Which of the following would be found under the heading "other comprehensive income" in the statement of total comprehensive income?
Which THREE of the following matters should an entity consider when determining the credit terms granted to a customer?
Statements of financial position as at 31 December 20X8 for JK, LM and PQ are as follows:
[1] JK purchased 80% of LM's $1 equity shares on 1 January 20X8 for $260,000 when the retained earnings of JK were $110,000. At that date the non-controlling interest had a fair value of $63,000.
[2] JK purchased 25% of PQ's $1 equity shares on 1 January 20X8 for $90,000 when the retained earnings of PQ were $96,000.
[3] During the year JK sold goods to LM for $32,000 at a mark up of 33.33% on cost. Half of the goods were still in LM's inventory at 31 December 20X8.
[4] LM transferred $32,000 to JK on 30 December 20X8 in settlement of the inter-group trade. JK did not record the cash in its financial records until 2 January 20X9.
Calculate the value of inventory that would be included in JK's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 20X8.
Give your answer to the nearest $.
BCD owns an item of plant which cost $20,000 and at the time of purchase was assessed to have a useful economic life of 8 years and a residual value of $2,000
The carrying amount of the plant at 1 January 20X8 is $11,000. On that date BCD's directors estimate that the plant's remaining useful life is now 6 years The residual value remains unchanged at $2,000
What is the depreciation charge for this plant for the year ended 31 December 20X8?
Give your answer to the nearest $.
The statement of profit or loss for PQ, ST and AB for the year ended 31 December 20X0 are shown below:
1. PQ acquired 80% of its subsidiary, ST, on 1 January 20X0 and 40% of its associate, AB, on 1 September 20X0.
2. Since acquistion PQ has sold goods to ST and AB for $20,000 and $30,000 respectively. At the year end both ST and AB have 50% of these goods remaining in inventory. PQ uses a mark-up of 20% on all of its sales.
3. Since acquisition the goodwill in respect of ST has been impaired by $8,000 and the investment in AB has been impaired by $2,000.
4. PQ uses the fair value method for non-controlling interest at acquisition.
Calculate the profit attributable to the non-controlling interests disclosed in PQ's consolidated statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 20X0.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
Which THREE of the following are part of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation structure?
RS purchased an asset on 1 May 20X1 for $200,000, exclusive of import duties of $25,000.
The asset was sold on 1 December 20X3 for $450,000, incurring costs to sell of $15,000.
RS is resident in Country Y where indexation is allowable from the date of purchase to the date of sale.
The indexation factor increased by 40% in the period 1 May 20X1 to 1 December 20X3.
Capital gains are taxed at 25%.
What is the capital tax due from RS on disposal of the asset?