Below are extracts from LLL's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X2.
Depreciation of $25,000 was charged on properly, plant and equipment in the year and there were no disposals
What is the cash generated from operations for inclusion in LLL's statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 20X2?
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 $.
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?
Which of the following is a feature of a direct tax?
If an entity makes a capital loss in a period, which of the following is the most likely way that will be allowed for relieving that capital loss?
Which of the following would be capitalized as an intangible asset in accordance with IAS 38 Intangible Assets?
An entity purchased equipment on 1 April 20X4 for $200,000. The equipment was depreciated using the reducing balance method at 20% a year.
Depreciation was charged up to and including 31 March 20X7. At that date the recoverable amount of the equipment was $94,000.
Calculate the impairment loss on the equipment in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
When a trading loss is incurred by an entity, the entity may be able to claim loss relief. The way in which loss relief is claimed vanes from country to country.
Which of the following is NOT normally a way of claiming loss relief for a trading loss?
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?
Which of the following would NOT be a source of taxation rules for a country?
ABC has the following working capital ratios at 31 December 20X2:
During the year ended 31 December 20X4 credit purchases were $1,700,000 and at 31 December 20X4 the outstanding trade payables balance was $340,000
Calculate the working capital cycle for ABC.
Give your answer to the nearest whole number of days and assume there are 365 days in a year.
In Country X, trading losses in any year can be carried back and set off against trading profits in the previous year, with any unrelieved losses carried forward to set against the first available trade profits in future years.
GH had the following taxable profits and losses in years 20X1 to 20X4:
What are the taxable profits for 20X4, assuming the most efficient use of the loss is made?
Which THREE of the following are potential implications to a manufacturing business of holding insufficient inventory of raw materials?
Extreme nepotism within Company E shows a failure to correctly observe which of the following principles of corporate governance?
Company Y is using some of the money from a share issue to purchase a new office building. The company is also using some of the money to purchase inventories. Which method of financing is this?
Which of the following is an example of a progressive tax?
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?
Which of the following would be classified as a parent and subsidiary relationship in accordance with IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?
Statements of financial position for FG, IJ and KL at 31 December 20X5 include the following balances:
FG acquired 90% of IJ's equity shares for $358,000 on 1 July 20X5 when IJ's retained earnings were $98,000.
FG acquired 100% of KL's equity shares for $360,000 on 1 January 20X5 when KL's retained earnings were $155,000.
FG used the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interests at acquisition.
KL sold a piece of land to FG for $130,000 on 1 September 20X5. At the date of transfer the land had a carrying value of $50,000.
The management of FG expect KL to make profits in the future and no impairment ot its goodwill was proposed at 31 December 20X5.
Calculate the non-controlling interest balance in FG's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 20X5.
Give your answer to nearest whole $.
An entity opens a new factory and receives a government grant of $25,000 towards the cost of new plant and equipment. This new plant and equipment originally costs $100,000.
The entity uses the net cost method allowed by IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance to record government grants of this nature. All plant and equipment is depreciated at 20% a year on a straight line basis.
Calculate the amount of depreciation to be included for this plant and equipment in the statement of profit of loss for the factory's first year of operation.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
Country X levies a duty on alcoholic drinks. Where the alcohol content is above 40% by volume the duty levied is $5 per 1 litre bottle.
What type of tax is this duty?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a defined contribution post-employment benefit scheme?
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?
When developing local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (known as local GAAP) some countries start with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) which are then amended to reflect local needs and conditions.
This type of approach is classified as:
Which of the following is NOT a principle in the CIMA Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants?
Which of the following is the responsibility of the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee?
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?
According to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, an entity should determine its functional currency.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that should be considered by an entity when determining its functional currency?
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 $.
The International Accounting Standards Board's "The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting" identifies fundamental and enhancing qualitative characteristics of financial statements.
Which of the following is included within the fundamental characteristics?
Which THREE of the following are included within an entity's statement of profit or loss?
On 1 May 20X8 DEF enters into a contract to lease plant with a fair value of $200,000. Annual lease payments of $50,000 are to be paid in advance and DEF incurred direct costs to arrange the lease of S2.000 The present value of future lease payments at 1 May 20X8 is $190,000.
What is the amount to be recognised as a right-of-use asset on 1 May 20X8?
In 20X4, DEF closed its business having made a trading loss of $160,000. In DEF's country of residence, trading losses may be carried back three years on a LIFO basis.
The profits for the last four years of trading were:
What are the taxable profits or losses for years 20X1 and 20X2?
Which of the following is not a possible tax rate structure?
Which THREE of the following must an auditor consider in order to form an opinion on the truth and fairness of an entity's financial statements?
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 is extracted from QQ's statement of financial position at 31 March:
Included in other payables is interest payable of $80,000 at 31 March 20X2 and $73,000 at 31 March 20X1.
The following information if included within QQ's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X2.
Included within finance cost is $124,000 which relates to interest paid on a finance lease. QQ includes finance lease interest within financing activities on its statement of cash flows.
QQ is preparing its statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 20X2.
What cash outflow figure should be included for corporate income tax paid within the cash flow from operating activities section of the statement?
Give your answer to the nearest $000.
In most developed countries employers deduct the tax from employees' pay each month and then pay the tax to the tax authorities on behalf of the employee on a monthly basis.
Which THREE of the following are advantages of this system to the employee?
Which of the following would NOT be assessed for tax under a Pay-As-You-Earn system?
Entity T operates within several countries, but its country of residence is Country F. In 20X5, Entity T made $8.4 million in Country M. Country M has a flat rate corporation tax of 5.9%.
Country F and Country M operate a double taxation treaty which uses a foreign tax credit system. In Country F, there is a tax of 10% tax on all foreign income.
Taking into account the credit, what is the total tax liability that Entity T owes on its Country M income, in Country F?
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.
UV's financial statements for the year ended 31 March 20X8 were approved for publication on 30 June 20X8.
In accordance with IAS 10 Events After the Reporting Period, which of the following material events would have been classified as a non-adjusting event in these financial statements?
Which THREE of the following statements are NOT true of the IFRS Foundation trustees?
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the International Accounting Standards Board?
AAA has the following working capital ratios at 30 March 20X4:
During the year ended 30 March 20X4 credit purchases were $3,600 and at 30 March 20X4 the outstanding trade payables amounted to $522.
The year ended 30 March 20X4 was not a leap year.
Calculate the working capital cycle for AAA.
Give your answer to one decimal place.
OP is considering investing in government bonds. The current price of a $100 bond with 8 years to maturity is $88.
The bonds have a coupon rate of 6% and repay face value of $100 at the end of the 8 years.
Calculate the yield to maturity.
Give your answer to one decimal place.
A conservative policy for financing working capital is one where short-term finance is used to fund:
A non-executive director of a company is somebody who:
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?
TUV owns property that has a carrying amount greater than its original cost due to a revaluation 2 years ago. The property continues to be used by TUV up lo the date of its disposal and is sold for more than its carrying amount.
Which THREE of the following correctly describe the accounting treatment for the disposal of the property?
AB sells to ST, a group entity, 10,000 units at $2.50 each. The market value was $6 each.
The effect on AB of the transfer pricing legislation on this transaction would be to: .
Which THREE of the following are part of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation structure?
Which THREE of the following matters should an entity consider when determining the credit terms granted to a customer?
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 $.
XYZ is a manufacturer. Which of these should be classified as other comprehensive income in XYZs statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 20X4?
Which of the following would NOT be a risk or impact of overtrading?
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?
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?
Which THREE of the following are included in the International Accounting Standards Board's "The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting"?
XY acquired 75% of the equity shares of CD on 1 January 20X2 for $230,000.
On 1 January 20X2 CD had the following balances:
XY uses the proportionate share of net assets method to value non controlling interest at acquisition.
Calculate the goodwill arising on the acquisition of CD.
Give your answer to nearest whole number.
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 bought a capital item for $110,000 on 1 March 20X4 incurring legal fees at the date of purchase of $2,500.
On 1 May 20X4 additional costs classified as capital expenditure by the tax rules of the country of $25,000 were incurred in respect of the asset. On 1 June 20X4 repairs not classified as capital expenditure were incurred at a cost of $15,000.
The asset was sold for $250,000 on 30 November 20X8 and costs to sell were incurred of $4,300.
Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal.
Give your answer to the nearest $.
Which of the following is a type of short-term finance?
Company R use a defined benefit plan pension scheme. Employee UW has been working for Company R for 25 years. The defined benefit plan is 1.5% of the employee's annual salary during their time at the company,
for every year of employment.
Employee UW started on a £18,000 per annum salary. After 10 years of employment. Employee UW received a promotion and began earning £22,000. After another 3 years of employment. Employee UW got promoted
to a wage of £35,000, and is still on this salary now. How much pension has Employee UW accumulated since working at Company R?
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?
KL has S90.000 of plant and machinery which was acquired on 1 June 20X4. Tax depreciation rates on plant and machinery are 20% reducing balance. All plant and machinery was sold for 560,000 on 1 June 20X6
Calculate the tax balancing allowance or charge on disposal tor the year ended 31 May 20X7 and state the effect on the taxable profit.
CDE has been offering its customers a 50-day credit period, but now wants to improve its cash flow.
CDE is proposing to offer a 2% discount for payment in 20 days. "
Assume a 365-day year and an invoice value of $100
Which of the following is the effective annual interest rate CDE will incur for this action?
Which THREE of the following are principles identified by the Code of Ethics?
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:
Which THREE of the following statements about government grants are INCORRECT?
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?
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 $.
Identify whether the scenarios below are examples of tax evasion or tax avoidance, by placing either tax evasion of tax avoidance against each one.
Which of the following are techniques that can be used by a company to ensure they receive timely payment of receivables? Select ALL that apply:
