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Accounting for Assets and Liabilities

Unit: Financial accounting

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August 2025

2 Questions
Question 1a
​​Explain TWO acceptable methods of valuing goodwill for accounting purpose.


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Question 2c
​ ​ ​ ​​Magdalene Ogutu started a business on 1 January 2022. During the three years of trading which ended on 31 December 2022, 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024, the following debts were written off to the accounts for credit loss on the dates shown below:

Sh.“000”
30 June 2022
Godfrey Ombati
700
31 January 2022
Harrison Otieno 
560
31 March 2023
Amose Kasese
280
30 September 2023
Francis Mwangangi 
1,260   
30 November 2023
Joseph Omanya 
140
30 April 2024
Joseph Ottomani 
620
31 May 2024
Peter Were 
715
31 August 2024
Paul Kilemba 
805
31 October 2024
Perminus Ouma 
386

Additional information: 
  1. On 31 December 2022, the total accounts receivable amounted to Sh.14,560,000. It was decided to make an allowance for credit loss of 3%. 
  2. On 31 December 2023, the total accounts receivable amounted to Sh.16,240,000. It was decided to make an allowance for credit loss of 5%. 
  3. On 31 December 2024, total accounts receivable amounted to Sh.15,380,000. It was decided to make an allowance for credit loss of 5%. 

Required: 
(i) Bad debts accounts for the three years. 

(ii) Allowance for credit loss account for the three years.

(iii) An extract of the statement of profit or loss for each year. 


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April 2025

2 Questions
Question 4b
​ ​ ​ ​​Rhino Ltd. extracted the following trial balance as at 31 December 2024:
Sh.
Sh.
Retained earnings as at 1 January 2024
478,534
Buildings at cost (1 January 2019) 
2,242,500
Equipment at cost (1 January 2019)
864,050
Sales
7,542,520
Purchases
4,875,260
Accounts receivables 
345,875
Accounts payables  
248,750
Other receivables 
40,000
Motor vehicles at cost 
468,500
10% debentures 
1,457,500
Ordinary share capital
180,000
Investment income
4,000
Investment property (4% interest rate)
200,000

Inventory (1 January 2019) 
284,650
Income tax expense 
163,000
Finance cost 
10,000
Distribution cost 
812,720
Tax payable account 
36,000
Bank
394,600
Allowance for credit loss 
12,601
Administrative expenses
248,750
Allowance for depreciation: 
Buildings
580,000
Equipment 
220,000
Motor vehicles 
190,000
10,949,905
10,949,905

Additional information:
1.
Rhino Ltd. held an inventory count at the year end which revealed that the year end inventories at cost amounted to Sh.268,460,000. Included in this figure is Sh.3,200,000 of slow moving inventories at cost. These will need to be sold at a 40% discount on selling price in order to sell them. Rhino sells these goods at a mark up of 20%.
2.
Equipment costing Sh.150,000,000 was acquired on credit from Tausi Traders. This had not been recorded in the books.
3.
A building was disposed of for Sh.140,000,000 on 31 October 2024. This building had been purchased 8 years ago for Sh.200,000,000.
4.
Depreciation is provided per annum as follows: 
Buildings
- 5% on cost
Equipment
- 10% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles
- 25% on reducing balance
5.
At the year end, the directors declared dividends of Sh.40,000,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024.
This had been treated as shown below in the financial statements:
5.
Debit :
Other receivables 
Sh.40,000,000
Credit :
Retained profits
Sh.40,000,000
6.
80% of credit loss of Sh.6,000,000 that had been written off to administrative expenses were found to be recoverable in the year ended 31 December 2024.
7.
The company’s policy is to provide for allowance for credit loss at a rate of 4%.

Required:
(i)
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2024.
(ii)
Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024.


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Question 5a
​​Describe how inventories are valued as provided by the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 2, Inventories.


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August 2024

1 Questions
Question 5c
​ ​​The following information relates to the non-current assets of Daraja Ltd. as at 1 April 2023:

Non-current assets 
Cost
Accumulated depreciation 
Sh.“000”
Sh.“000”
Freehold property
70,000
-
Plant and machinery 
52,500
20,320
Office equipment
10,500
5,110
Motor vehicles 
31,500
18,200

Additional information: 
1.
The following non-current assets were acquired during the year ended 31 March 2024:
1.
Date
Non-current assets  
Cost Sh.“000”
1 April 2023 
Machinery
7,000
1 October 2023 
Motor vehicle
4,200
2.
The following non-current assets were disposed of during the year ended 31 March 2024: 
Date
Non-current
Assets
Sales
proceeds
 Sh.“000”
Cost

 Sh.“000”
Accumulated depreciation
as at date of disposal
Sh.“000” 

1 April 2023
Machinery
4,830
6,300
700
1 July 2023
Office equipment 
448
560
140
31 March 2024
Motor vehicle 
2,240
3,500
350
3.
Daraja Ltd. depreciates the assets using the straight-line method on a pro rata basis at the following rates per annum: 
3.
Non-current assets 
Rate per annum (%) 
Plant and machinery 
20
Office equipment 
15
Motor vehicle 
25
4
On 1 April 2023, the management of Daraja Ltd. decided to start depreciating freehold property at the rate of 2.5% per annum.

Required:
Non-current asset movement schedule for the year ended 31 March 2024. 


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April 2024

1 Questions
Question 1b
​​Citing relevant examples, describe the following terms: 
 
(i) Financial assets.
 
(ii) Financial liabilities.


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December 2023

1 Questions
Question 1c
​​Explain the difference between “reserves” and “provisions”.


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May 2021

1 Questions
Question 2b
Required:
A property, plant and equipment schedule from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020 with the following details:

Date of purchase.

Cost.

Annual depreciation.

Accumulated depreciation:

Net book value.


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November 2017

1 Questions
Question 1c
​ ​​ Non-current asset movement schedule for the year ended 30 September 2017.


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May 2016

1 Questions
Question 5c
Explain in what way, if at all, the practice of providing for depreciation ensures that property, plant and equipment are replaced at the end of their useful economic lives.


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Question 3c
​ ​​ Property, plant and equipment movement schedule for the year ended 31 May 2015.


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Question 5a
​ ​ ​​ Explain two categories of financial assets.


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