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May 2019

Unit: Financial Reporting

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1
Preparation of Published Financial Statements
​​The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Sombea Ltd. as at 31 March 2019:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Land and buildings at valuation (1 April 2018)
468,000
Plant at cost
460,800
        Accumulated depreciation (1 April 2018)
115,200
Available for sale investments
95,400
Investment income
7,920
Cost of sales
321,120
Distribution costs
39,600
Administrative expenses
45,000
Debenture interest paid 
2,880
Inventory (31 March 2019)
136,440
Income tax liability
41,760
Trade receivables
126,360
Revenue
649,440
Ordinary shares of Sh.50 (at par value)
216,000
Retained earnings (1 April 2018)
91.800
4% debentures
288,000
Trade payables
124,920
Revaluation surplus (Land and buildings)
50,400
Suspense account
86,400
Bank
23,760
1,695,600
1,695,600

Additional information:
1
The 4% debentures were issued on 1 October 2018 under terms that provided for a large premium on redemption in year 2021. The finance officer has calculated that the effect of this is that the debenture has an effective interest rate of 6% per annum.
2
A provision of Sh.61,560,000 should be made for tax on the profit for the year ended 31 March 2019.
3
The suspense account contains the corresponding credit entry for the proceeds of a rights issue of shares made on 1 January 2019. The terms of the issue were one share for every four shares held at Sh.80 per share. Sombea Ltd.'s share price immediately before the issue was Sh.100. The issue was fully subscribed. 
4
The fair value of available for sale investments as at 31 March 2019 was Sh.97,560,000.
5
Sombea Ltd. has a policy of revaluing its land and buildings at each year end. The valuation in the trial balance includes land element of Sh. 108,000,000. The estimated remaining life of the buildings as at that date (1 April 2018) was 20 years. On 31 March 2019, a professional valuer valued the buildings at Sh.331,200,000 with no change in the value of the land. Depreciation on buildings is charged 60% to cost of sales and 20% each to distribution costs and administrative expenses. 
6
During the year, Sombea Ltd. manufactured an item of plant which it was using as part of its own operating capacity. The details of the plant's cost which is included in the cost of sales in the trial balance, are:
"Sh.000"
Material cost
21,600
Direct labour cost
14,400
Machine time cost
28,800
Directly attributable overheads
21,600

The manufacture of the plant was completed on 30 September 2018 and the plant was brought into immediate use, but its cost has not yet been capitalised. All plant is depreciated at a rate of 12.5% per annum (time apportioned where relevant) using the reducing balance method and charged to cost of sales. No non-current assets were sold during the year.

Required:
(a) Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 March 2019. 
(b) Statement of financial position as at 31 March 2019.
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2
Accounting and Financial Statements for Interests in Other Entities
​ ​​​Fanaka Ltd. acquired 90% of the ordinary shares of Sh.10 par value in Mali Ltd. on 1 January 2015 when Mali Ltd. had revenue reserves of Sh.1,500 million. 

Mali Ltd. acquired 160 million ordinary shares of Sh.10 par value in Kwetu Ltd. on 1 January 2016 when Kwetu Ltd. had revenue reserves of Sh.500 million. 

The financial statements of the three companies for the year ended 31 December 2018 are provided below.

Income statement

Fanaka Ltd.
Sh."million"
Mali Ltd.
Sh."million"
Kwetu Ltd.
Sh."million"

Revenue
7,200
4,700
2,450
Cost of sales
(5,400)
(3,760)
(1,715)
Gross profit
1,800
940
735
Investment income
218
40
-
2,018
980
735
Operating expenses
(740)
(390)
(295)
Profit before tax
1,278
590
440
Income tax expense
(420)
(230)
(176)
Profit after tax
858
360
264
Dividend - Paid
(200)
(120)
(100)
               - Proposed
(300)
(120)
(100)
Retained profit
358
120
64

Statements of financial position as at December 2018:
Fanaka Ltd.
Sh."million"
Mali Ltd.
Sh."million"
Kwetu Ltd.
Sh."million"
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment
15,500
9,700
6,500
Goodwill
-
-
500
Investment in - Mali Ltd.
8,400
-
-
                      - Kwetu Ltd.
-
3,500
-
Current assets
4,400
2,800
1,700
28,300
16,000
8,700
Equity and liabilities:
Ordinary share capital 
10,000
6,000
4,000
Share premium
4,000
2,500
2,500
Revenue reserves
3,800 
2,720
1,354
17,800
11,220
7,854
Non-current liabilities:
Bank loan
8,000
3,000
-
Current liabilities
2,500
1,780
846
10,500
4,780
846
28,300
16,000
8,700

Additional information:
1
​On 31 December 2017, Mali Ltd. held stock bought from Fanaka Ltd. for Sh.120 million and on which Fanaka Ltd. had made a profit of 33/,% on cost.
2
In the year ended 31 December 2018, Fanaka Ltd. made sales of Sh.400 million to Mali Ltd. at a profit of 20% on selling price. One quarter of the goods purchased by Mali Ltd. from Fanaka Ltd. in the year remained unsold as at 31 December 2018.
3
All the three companies paid the interim dividend on 15 June 2018. No company has accrued its share of proposed dividend from either its subsidiary or associate company.
4
​The inter-company outstanding balances as a result of trading were as follows:
  • Due from Fanaka Ltd. to Mali Ltd. Sh.45 million.
  • Due from Mali Ltd. to Kwetu Ltd. Sh.20 million.
5
Any goodwill on acquisition of the subsidiary or associate is considered impaired by 20%.
6
Fair value of tangible assets were not materially different from their book values on the date Fanaka Ltd. acquired its control in Mali Ltd. and on the date Mali Ltd. acquired its holding in Kwetu Ltd.
 
Required: 
(a) Consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018. 
(b) Consolidated statement of changes in equity. 
(c) Consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2018.
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3a
Accounting for Specialized Transactions
​​Describe the two types of post-employment benefit plans in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 19 "Employee Benefits".
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3b
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​Exe, Wye and Zed have been partners for several years in a partnership business under the name, Eweza Holdings. Due to successive trading losses that the business has been posting in recent years, the partners agreed to dissolve their business with effect from 1 July 2018. 

The latest statement of financial position of the firm as at 30 June 2018 showed:

Sh. "000"
Non-current assets:
Land and building
18,400
Motor vehicles
8,200
Furniture and fixtures
3,100
Investment in shares
4,600
34,300
Current Assets:
Inventories
4,750
Trade receivables
3,200
Total assets
42,250
Capital and liabilities:
Capital accounts:
Exe
14,400
Wye
7,200
Zed
3,600
Current accounts:
Exe
2,700
Wye
1,900
Zed
600
Loan from a Sacco
4,000
Current liabilities:
Trade payables
6,400
Bank overdraft
1,450
42,250

Additional information:
1
The partners shared profits and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1 for Exe, Wye and Zed respectively.
2
Partner Wye agreed to settle the unsecured loan from the Sacco while Zed took over some of the inventory valued at Sh.2 million.
3
The trade payables accepted Sh.5.8 million in full settlement of the amounts due to them.
4
The assets ofthe partnership were auctioned and realised in stages on piece-meal basis as follows:
Date
Assets realised
Amount
Sh."000"

20 July 2018:
Trade receivables (part)
2,200
Inventory (part) 
1,750
Investment in shares
4,400
Motor vehicles (part)
7,000
31 July 2018:
Trade receivables (balance)
1,000
Furniture and fixtures
2,900
25 August 2018:
Inventory (balance) 
700
Motor vehicles (balance)
2,000
10 September 2018:
Land and building
18,000
5
The auctioneers fees were agreed at Sh.3.5 million and were to be paid upfront immediately there was an available bank balance.
6
The rule in Garner vs. Murray applies where necessary.

Required: 
(i) A schedule of payments to the partners using the maximum possible loss method. 
(ii) Realisation account. 
(iii) Partners capital accounts.
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4a
Accounting for Specialized Transactions
​​Distinguish between the following terminologies as used in construction contracts: 

(i) "Lumpsum contract" and "percentage rate contract". 
(ii) "Indemnity clause" and "retention clause".
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4b
Accounting for Specialized Transactions
​​Discuss two methods of determining the stage of completion of a construction contract.
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4c
Accounting for Specialized Transactions
​​ Mijengo Construction Ltd. carried out work on four construction contracts during the financial year ended 30 April 2019. 

The details of the contracts are set out below:

A01
Sh."million"
BO2
Sh."million"
CO3
Sh."million"
DO4
Sh."million"

Contract price
780
1,200
1,020
948
Costs to date
180
480
963.6
33.6
Estimated total cost
720
768
1,069.2
840
Payment on account
156
780
918
24
Revenue recognised in previous periods
78
180
504
-
Cost recognised in previous periods 
60
72
480
-
Administrative expenses
1.5
15
2.5
-
Date of commencement
 May 2017
1 February 2017
1 March 2017
I March 2019

Additional information:
1
The company does not recognise profits until the contract is at least 5% complete.
2
The company's policy is to calculate the percentage of completion on cost basis.
3
The company prepares separate trading accounts for each contract.

Required: 
(i).    Trading account for each of the contracts showing clearly the revenue to be recognised for the year ended 30 April 2019.
(ii).   An income statement extract for the year ended 30 April 2019. 
(iii).  An extract of the statement of financial position showing the combined totals for all the contracts. 
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5a
Accounting for Assets and Liabilities
​​In the context of International Accounting Standard (IAS) 16 "Property, Plant and Equipment", explain four disclosure requirements for items of property, plant and equipment which are stated at revalued amounts.
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5b
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
Baraka Ltd. is a manufacturing firm with its head office in Kisumu, Kenya and a branch in Entebbe, Uganda. The branch carries out the final assembly of the products before selling them. The currency in Kenya is the Kenya shilling (Ksh.) while the currency in Uganda is the Uganda shilling (Ush.). The trial balances for both the head office and the branch in their respective currencies as at 31 March 2019 were as follows:

    Head office (Ksh.)   Branch (Ush.)
Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Sales
416,000 
1,728,000
Freehold building at cost
56,000
252,000
Trade receivables and trade payables
35,600 
38,000
144,000
6,240
Share capital
160,000
Goods sent to branch
140,000
Head office/Branch account
240.400
2,017,040
Cost of sales (branch)
1,440,000
Provision for depreciation on machinery
6,000
226.800
Head office cost of sales(including goods sent to branch)
236,000
Administrative cost 
60,800
72,000
Inventory - 31 March 2019
115,600
46,080
Profit and loss account - 1 April 2018
8.000
Machinery at cost
24,000
504,000
Remittances
112,000
1,088,000
Bank balance
18,400
316,800
Selling and distribution costs
93,200
115.200
880,000
880,000
3,978,080
3,978,080

Additional information:
1
The branch remitted Ush.64,000,000 on 30 March 2019 which was not received by the head office until 3 April 2019. The amount realised was Ksh.7,960,000.
2
In the month of February 2019, a customer of the branch paid the head office for goods supplied by the branch. The amount due from him was Ush.1,280,000 which realised Ksh.144,000. It has been correctly dealt with by the head office but not yet entered in the branch accounts.
3
Commission which is payable to the branch manager, is to be provided at a rate of 5% of the net profits of the branch after charging such commission.
4
The cost of sales figure includes a depreciation charge of 10% par annum on the cost of machinery.
5
A provision of Ksh.1,200,000 for unrealised profit in the branch inventory is to be made.
6
The relevant exchange rates were as follows: 
Ksh.
To
Ush.
On 1 April 2018
1
20
On 31 March 2019
1
16
Average rate for the year ended 31 March 2019
1
18
On date of purchase of freehold building and machinery
1
14

Required:
(i) Branch trial balance (after the necessary adjustments) in Kenya shillings. 
(ii) Income statement for the head office, the branch and the combined business for the year ended 31 March 2019. 
(iii) Combined statement of financial position as at 31 March 2019 (ignore the effects of taxation).
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