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May 2018

Unit: Financial Reporting

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1a
Accounting for Assets and Liabilities
​​In the context of International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) 19 - Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets: 

(i) Distinguish between a "provision" and a "contingent liability".
(ii) Summarise the recognition requirements for provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets.
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1b
Accounting for Assets and Liabilities
​​With reference to International Accounting Standard (IAS) 12 — Income Taxes:

(i) Differentiate between a "deferred tax liability" and a "deferred tax asset". 
(ii) Explain the two types of temporary differences,.
(iii) Describe the basis of measurement for current tax liabilities and deferred tax liabilities. 
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2
Preparation of Published Financial Statements
​​The following trial balance relates to Zambezi Ltd. as at 31 October 2017:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Turnover
213,800
Cost of sales
143,800
Trade receivables
13,500
Bank balance
900
Distribution expenses
9,800
Inventories (31 October 2017)
10,500
Interest expenses
5,000
Administrative expenses
12,600
Rental income from investment property
1,200
Plant and equipment - cost
36,000
Land and building - at valuation
63,000
Accumulated depreciation - plant and equipment
16,800
Investment property - valuation (1 November 2016)
16,000
Trade payables
11,800
Joint arrangement
8,000
Deferred tax
5,200
Ordinary shares (Sh.25 each)
20,000
10% redeemable preference shares (Sh.1 each)
10,000
Retained earnings - 1 November 2016
17,500
Revaluation surplus
21,000
318,200
318,200

Additional information:
1
An inventory count on 31 October 2017 listed goods with a cost of Sh.10.5 million. These included some damaged goods that had cost Sh.800,000. These goods would require repair works costing Sh.450,000 after which they could be sold fer an estimated price of Sh.950,000. 
2
Non-current assets:
  • Plant -  All plant, including that of the joint operation is depreciated at the rate of 12.5% per annum on reducing balance basis. 
  • Land and building  - The land and building were revalued at Sh.15 million and Sh.48 million respectively on lpNovember 2016 creating a Sh.21 million revaluation surplus. At this date,the building had a remaining useful life of 15 years.Depreciation is on a straight line basis. Zambezi Ltd. does not make a transfer to realised profits in respect of excess depreciation. Depreciation on both the building and the plant should be charged to the cost of sales.
  • Investment property - On 31 October 2017, a qualified surveyor valued the investment property at Sh.13.5 million. The company uses the fair value model as per IAS 40 - Investment Property, to value its investment property.
3
Interest expenses include overdraft charges, the full year's preference dividend and an ordinary dividend of Sh.4 per share that was paid in April 2017.
4
The directors have estimated the provision for income tax for the year ended 31 October 2017 at Sh.8 million. The deferred tax provision as at 31 October 2017 is to be adjusted (through the profit and loss statement) to reflect that the tax base of the company's net assets is Sh.12 million less than their carrying amounts. The tax rate is 30%.
5
On 1 November 2016, Zambezi Ltd. entered into a joint arrangement with two other entities. Each venturer contributes their own assets and is responsible for their own expenses including depreciation on assets of the joint arrangement. Zambezi Ltd. is entitled to 40% of the joint venture's total turnover. The joint arrangement is not a separate entity and is regarded as a joint operation. 
Details of Zambezi Ltd.'s joint venture transactions are as follows:
Sh."000"
Plant and equipment (at cost)
12,000
Share ofjoint venture turnover (40% of total turnover)
(8,000)
Related joint venture cost of sales (excluding depreciation)
5,000
Trade receivables
1,500
Trade payables
(2,500)
Balance as per trial balance
8,000

Required:
(a) Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 October 2017.
(b) Statement of financial position as at 31 October 2017. 
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3a
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​Outline three circumstances under which a partnership might be dissolved by operation of law.
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3b
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​Chanda, Pete and Kidole are partners in a partnership business sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1 respectively after allowing for a 10% per annum interest on fixed capital balances and commission entitled to a partner.

The trial balance extracted from the financial records of the partnership as at 30 September 2017 is as set out below:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Land and buildings at cost
123,500
Motor vehicles at cost
80,600
Office equipment at cost
70,200
Furniture and fixtures at cost
52,000
Provision for depreciation: Buildings
20,150
                                          Motor vehicles
54,600
                                          Office equipment
24,400
                                          Furniture and fixtures
18,500
Investments
44,800
Goodwill
26,000
Inventories (30 September 2017)
31,200
Accounts receivable
25,400
Accounts payable
62,400
Bank overdraft
17,550
Accrued expenses
4,000
Capital accounts: Chanda
58,500
                             Pete
37,000
                             Kidole
31,500
Net profit for the year to 30 September 2017
91,000
Drawings: Chanda
7,800
                 Pete
6,500
                 Kidole
3,900
Current accounts: Chanda
20,800
                              Pete
18,200
                              Kidole
13,300
471,900
471,900

Additional information:
1
Kidole was the only active partner and was entitled to a commission of 15% based on the annual sales revenue which averaged Sh.20 million.
2
The partners resolved to convert their business into that of a company to be named Chapeki Limited with effect from 1 October 2017 under the following terms: 
  • Investments comprised equity investments which partners had acquired jointly. Each partner was to take over a portion of the investments equivalent to the profit share. The investments had a market value of Sh.50 million on 30 September 2017.
  • Other assets and liabilities were transferred to the new company at the following agreed values:
Sh."000"
Land and buildings
115,000
Motor vehicles
25,500
Office equipment
43,500
Furniture and fixtures
29,550
Inventories at book value less 5%
Accounts receivable at book value less 21½%
Current liabilities at book values
Goodwill was considered valueless and therefore was written off.
  • The purchase consideration on business purchase was agreed at Sh.250 million.
  • The partners were to become shareholders. The company issued ordinary shares at a par value of Sh. 10 each to the partners to satisfy the balances due to them as at 30 September 2017.
3
Upon incorporation, the new company issued new debentures at par, carrying interest at 14% per annum. The cash proceeds from the issue amounting to Sh.50 million were used to purchase additional stock of raw materials worth Sh.15 million. Accrued expenses were settled in full.

Required:
(i).  A realisation account, partners' capital accounts and Chapeki Limited's account to close off the partnership's books.
(ii). Opening statement of financial position of Chapeki Limited.
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4a
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​The following information was extracted from the books of Maendeleo Commercial 31 December 2017:

Sh."million"
Property, plant and equipment
6,750
Intangible assets
6,450
Ordinary shares (Sh.20 each)
15,255
Share premium
270
Revaluation reserves
1,380
Statutory reserves 
5,730
Interest income: Loan advances to customers
15,042
                          Finance lease
14,040
                          Deposits with other banks
3,024
                          Government bonds
7,230
Interest expenses: On customer deposits
7,500
                         On deposits with other banks
168
Fees and commissions received
5,592
Forex commission receivable
330
Other operating incomes
4,500
Fees and other expenses
450
Impairment of loans and advances
2,520
Administrative costs
11,580
General operating expenses
9,420
Income tax expenses
6,300
Retained revenue (1 January 2017)
49,920
Deposits with Central Bank
38,400
Deposits due from other banks
57,600
Government bonds and other securities
46,230
Loans and advances to customers
396,810
Other assets
2,145
Deferred tax assets
180
Other investments
468
Deferred tax liabilities
4,338
Other liabilities
3,300
Current tax liability
3,435
Deposits from other banks
6,600
Customer deposits
452,985

Additional information:
1
Intangible assets were impaired by 20% as at the end of the year.
2
Property, plant and equipment is to be revalued to Sh. 12,750 million.
3
An allowance for unserviced loans is to be created at 2% of the outstanding loans and advances to customers.

Required: 
(i)
Income statement for the year ended 31 December 2017.
(ii)
Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017.
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4b
Accounting for Assets and Liabilities
​​Royal Contractors Ltd. owns an item of plant used for construction with a carrying value of Sh.14 million as at 31 December 2015. The firm won a construction contract and decided to sell and lease back the machine on that date under the following conditions.
  • Selling price Sh.40 million. This was also the fair value ofthe plant. 
  • Lease rentals payable annually in arrears amounted to Sh. 15,521,200. 
  • Lease duration for the machine was to be 3 years. The economic life of the machine was also 3 years. 
  • The implicit interest rate was 8% per annum.
Required: 
The journal entries to record the necessary transactions in the books of Royal Contractors Ltd. for the three years. including the expected entries at the end of year 2018.
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5a
Accounting and Financial Statements for Interests in Other Entities
​​On I April 2017, H Ltd. acquired four million ofthe ordinary shares of S Ltd., paying Sh.4.50 per share. At the same time, H Ltd. purchased Sh.500,000 of S Ltd.'s 10% redeemable preference shares. At the acquisition date, the retained earnings of S Ltd. were Sh.400,000. 

The following are the draft statements of financial position ofthe two companies as at 31 March 2018:

H Ltd.
Sh."000"
S Ltd.
Sh."000"
Non-current assets:

Land and buildings
22,000
12,000
Plant and equipment
20,450
10,220
Investments in S Ltd.:
Equity
18,000
-
Preference shares
500
-
60,950
22,220
Current assets:
Inventories
9,850
6,590
Trade receivables
11,420
3,830
Cash and bank
490
-
21,760
10,420
82,710
32,640
Equity:
Ordinary shares (Sh. 1 each)
10,000
5,000
10% preference shares
-
2,000
Retained earnings
51,840
14,580
61,840
21,580
Non-current labilities:
10% Debentures 2022
12,000
4,000
Current liabilities:
Trade payables
6,400
4,510
Bank overdraft
-
570
Taxation
2,470
1,980
8,870
7,060
Total equity and liabilities
82,710 
32,640

Extracts from the income statement of S Ltd. before intra group adjustments for the year to 31 March 2018 were as follows:

Sh."000"
Profit before tax
5,400
Taxation expenses
(1,600)
3,800

Additional information:
1
 Included in the land and buildings of S Ltd. is a large piece of development land at a cost of Sh.5 million. The fair value of the land on the date S Ltd. was acquired was Sh.7 million and by 31 March 2018, this value had risen to Sh.8.5 million. The group's valuation policy for development land is that it should be carried at fair value and not depreciated.
2
On the date of acquisition of S Ltd., the company's plant and equipment included plant that had a fair value of Sh.4 million in excess of its carrying value.
This plant had a remaining useful life of 5 years. The group calculates depreciation on a straight-line basis.
The fair value of the other net assets of S Ltd. approximated their carrying values.
3
 During the year, S Ltd. sold goods to H Ltd. for Sh.1.8 million. S Itd. adds a 20% mark up on cost to all its sales. Goods with a transfer price of Sh.450,000 were included in the inventory of II L.td. as at-31 March 2018. The balance of the current accounts of H Ltd. and S Ltd. was Sh.240,000 on 31 March 2018.
4
An impairment test carried out on 31 March 2018 showed that the consolidated goodwill was impaired by Sh.1,488,000.
5
S Ltd. had paid its preference dividend in full and ordinary dividends of Sh.500,000.

Required: 
Consolidated statement of financial position of H Ltd. and its subsidiary S L.td. as at 31 March 2018.
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5b
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​Discuss the impact of International Financial Repotting Standard (IFRS) 9 on the tax expenses of commcrcial banks,
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