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November 2020

Unit: Financial Reporting

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1a
Accounting for Assets and Liabilities
​ ​​Citing two examples, explain the accounting treatment of contingent assets.
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1b
Accounting for Assets and Liabilities
​​With reference to International Accounting Standard (IAS) - 16: Property, Plant and Equipment:

(i) Describe two conditions under which property, plant and equipment should be recognised.
(ii) Outline the provisions with regard to derecognition of property, plant and equipment.
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1c
Accounting for Specialized Transactions
​​The objective of IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, is to establish the principles that an entity shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue from a contract with a customer.

In context of the above statement:

(i).  Discuss how contracts with customers will be presented in the financial statements in line with IFRS 15 requirements.

(ii). Summarise the disclosure requirements under IFRS 15
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2
Preparation of Published Financial Statements
​​The following trial balance relates to Tamutamu Ltd. as at 30 September 2019:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Revenue
68,865
Inventory
3,150
Cost of sales
35,500
Selling and distribution expenses
5,600
Administration expenses
8,540
Interest on loan note
110
Investment income 
360
Bank interest
85
Leasehold building at valuation (1 October 2018)
14,000
Plant and equipment cost/depreciation
13,750
Computer equipment - cost/depreciation
7,200
Motor vehicles cost/depreciation
1,500
Available for sale investments
8,700
Trade receivables
9,200
Bank balance
910
Trade payables
3,400
Deferred tax (1 October 2018)
2,300
Ordinary shares of Sh.29 each
14,500
8% loan note (2017-2021)
2,500
10% preference shares (redeemable)
3,000
Revaluatio surplus
800
General reserve
1,500
Retained earnings(1 october 2018)
3,600
107,335
107,335

aditional information:
1
On 31 March 2019, the company made a bonus issue from retained earnings of one new share for every four shares in issue at Sh. 10 each. This transaction is yet to be recorded in the books.

The company paid ordinary dividends of Sh.2.20 per share on 31 January 2019 and Sh.2.60 per share on 30 June 2019. The dividend payments are included in administrative expenses in the trial balance
2
Interest on loan notes and dividend on preference shares have not yet been accounted for.
3
Revenue includes Sh.8 million for credit sales made on a "sale or return basis" As at 30 September 2019, customers who had not paid for the goods, had the right to return Sh.2.6 million of them. Tamutamu Industries Ltd. applied a mark up of 30% on all sales. in the past, the company's customers have sometimes returned goods under this type of agreement
4
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is to be provided on the following basis, Plant and equipment - 10% on cost charged to cost of sales, computer equipment 25% on cost charged to administrative expenses, motor vehicles-20% on reducing balance charged to selling and distribution expenses.
5
Tamutamu Ltd revalues its building at the end of each accounting year. At 30 September 2019, the relevant value to be incorporated into the financial statements was Sh.14,100,000.

The building's remaining useful life at the beginning of the current year (1 October 2018) was 25 years. Tamutamu Ltd. does not make an annual transfer from the revaluation reserve to retained earnings in respect of the realisation of the revaluation surplus.

Depreciation on building is an administrative expense. Ignore deferred tax on the revaluation surplus
6
The available for sale investments held at 30 September 2019 had a fair value of Sh 8,400,000. There were no acquisitions or disposals of these investments during the year
7
In February 2019, Tamatamu Ltd's internal audit unit discovered a fraud committed by the company's credit manager who did not return from a foreign business trip. The outcome of the fraud is that Sh. 500,000 of the company's trade receivables have been stolen and are not recoverable. Of this amount, Sh.200,000 relates to the year ended 30 September 2018 and the remainder to the current year.

Tumutamu Ltd is not insured against this fraud
8
Income tax payable on the profit for the year ended 30 September 2019 is esumated to be Sh 3.500.000. Алата af Sh 1,200,000 is to be transferred to the deferred tax account


Required:
(a). A statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 30 September 2019.
(b). A statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 September 2019.
(C). A statement of financial position as at 30 September 2019.
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3a
Public Sector Accounting Standards
​​With regard to International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) 29 "Financial Instruments. Recognition and Measurement", describe the subsequent measurement of financial assets held by a public sector entity, indicating how this measurement differs from the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and measurement"
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3b
Accounting and Financial Statements for Interests in Other Entities
​​The following are the draft statements of financial position of Aby Limited and Benta Limited as at 30 April 2020.

Aby Limited
Benta Limited
Assets
Sh."million
Sh."million
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment
25,200
5,420
Investments
8,120
Nil
33,410
5,420
Current assets
Inventory
2,750
1,295
Trade receivables
2,135
1,010
Cash and bank balances
1,220
575
Total assets
39,515
8,300
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Ordinary shares of Sh. 10 each
12,500
3,800
Revaluation surplus
2,700
260
Retained profit
13,600
2,350
28,800
6,410
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred consideration
1,800
Nil
Deferred consideration
2,450
500
Deferred tax
1,920
375
Current liabilities:
Trade payables
3,200
655
Current tax
1,345
360
Total equity and liabilities
39,515
8,300

Additional information:
1
On 1 May 2019, Aby Limited acquired 80% of the share capital of Benta Limited. At this date, the retained profit of Benta Limited amounted to Sh.2,200 million and the revaluation surplus stood at Sh.260 million. Aby Limited paid an initial cash consideration of Sh.5,940 million and agreed to pay the owners of Benta Limited a further Sh.1,800 million on 1 May 2021. The accountant of Aby Limited has recorded the full amounts of both elements of the consideration in investments. Aby Limited has a cost of capital of 8% and the appropriated discount factor is 0.857.
2
On 1 May 2019, the fair values of Benta Limited's net assets were equal to their carrying amounts with the exception of some inventory which had cost Sh.193 million but had a fair value of Sh.233 million. On 30 April 2020, 10% of these goods remained in the inventory of Benta Limited.
3
During the year, Aby Limited sold goods worth Sh.515 million to Benta Limited at a profit mark up of 25% above the cost. At 30 April 2020, Benta Limited still held Sh.75 million of these goods in its inventory
4
On 1 May 2019, Aby Limited also acquired an investment of 30% of the ordinary shares in Ceda Limited which cost Sh 380 million. Ceda Limited reported a profit of Sh.850 million during the year ended 30 April 2020
5
Aby Limited has a policy of valuing non-controlling interests at fair value. On 1 May 2019, the non-controlling interest in Benta Limited had a fair value of Sh.1,317 million.
6
Impairment tests carried out on 30 April 2020 concluded that the value of the investment in Ceda Limited was impaired by Sh.85 million while the consolidated goodwill was impaired by Sh. 100 million.

Required:
(i).  Calculate the carrying amount of the investment in Ceda Limited to be included within the consolidated statement of financial position using the equity method 
(ii). The consolidated statement of financial position for the Aby Group as at 30 April 2020
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4
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​Mika and Nira had been operating as sole traders. On 30 September 2018, they amalgamated and traded as partners under the name Minira Traders sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4:1 respectively. One year later on 30 September 2019, they converted the partnership into a limited liability company trading as MN Ltd.

No adjustments have been made to record the amalgamation and conversion but the statements of financial position for the sole traders as at 30 September 2018 and the partnership as at 30 September 2019 were as follows:

Sole Traders
Statement of financial position
as at 30 September 2018
            Minira Traders
Statement of financial position
     as at 30 September 2019
Mika
   Nira
Assets
Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Freehold property
3,000
 2,000
 8,000
Plant and equipment
13,600
11,200
26,000
Fixtures and fittings
  3,200
 3,100
  6,000
Inventory
  3,600
    700
 6,700
Accounts receivable
  3,800
2,000
12,840
Balance at bank
     600
    300
    250
27,800
19,300
59,790
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
(13,600)
(8,000)
(19,840)
Bank overdraft
-
-
(11,250)
14,200
11,300
28,700

Additional Information:
1
On 1 October 2018, the partners agreed to take up the assets and liabilities of the individual traders at book value except for freehold property, plant and equipment and fixtures and fittings which were to be revalued as follows
Mika
Sh."000"
Nira
Sh."000"

Freehold property
  4,000
  3,000
Plant and equipment
13,000
11,000
Fixtures and fittings
  3,000
  3,000
2
During the year ended 30 September 2019, Mika made drawings of Sh.4.780,000 while Nira drew Sh. 1,220,000.
3
The partnership was converted into a limited company. MN Ltd., on the following terms:
(i)
The freehold property and accounts receivable were revalued to Sh.12,000,000 and Sh.11,340,000 respectively.
(ii)
Mika and Nıra were to receive 15% unsecured debentures at par so as to provide each partner with income equivalent to a 6% return on capital employed based on capital balances as at 30 September 2019 (that is after accounting for the profits, drawings and revaluation in note (i) above)
(iii)
MN Ltd.'s authorised share capital was made up of 150,000 ordinary shares of Sh.100 each out of which 130,000 shares were to be issued to the partners in their profit sharing ratio.
(iv)
Any balances in the partners' capital accounts were to be settled in cash.

Required:
(a). A computation showing the value of debentures and ordinary shares to be issued to the partners
(b). Partners capital accounts as at 30 September 2019.
(c). Statement of financial position of MN Ltd. as at 30 September 2019
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5a
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​ ​​The following trial balance was extracted from the books of David Wekesa, a farmer as at 31 October 2019:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Inventory (1 November 2018): Dairy cattle
54,900
                                                 Maize (growing)
3,600
                                                 Dairy cattle feeds
2,520
                                                 Fertilisers (for maize)
1,980
Land and buildings
90,000
Tractors (net book value)
32,400
Other cattle (bulls)
6,000
Carts (net book value)
3,000
Purchases: Dairy cattle
10,440
                   Fertilizers (for maize)
2,160
                                    (for napier grass)
4,000
                   Maize seeds  
1,080
                  Dairy cattle feeds
6,120
Sales: Milk
27,360
           Dry maize
36,000
           Green maize
11,340
           Dairy cattle
8,100
           Manure
3,000
Crop expenses: Labour
6,480
                          Other expenses
720
Napier grass (labour)
1,000
General expenses
10,800
Trade payables
15,620
Capital (1 November 2018)
163,080
Cash at bank
15,300
Dairy cattle expenses: Medicine
1,080
                                    Labour
9,480
                                    Other expenses
1,440
264,500
264,500

Additional information:
1
Inventories as at 31 October 2019 were valued as follows:
Sh."000"
Dairy cattle
54,000
Maize (growing)
2,700
Other cattle (bulls)
5,400
Dairy cattle feeds
1,620
Fertilizers for planting maize
1,080
2
During the financial year ended 31 October 2019, the following distributions of farm produce were made
Value
Product
Sh."000"
Maize consumed by family members
1,080
Milk delivered to relative's hotel
4,320
5,400
3
Manure valued at Sh.600,000 was removed from the cow shed and used in the maize plantation
4
Maize stocks valued at Sh. 1,500,000 were used as dairy cattle feed.
5
Cattle bulls are used for pulling carts
6
Depreciation is to be provided on tractors and carts on the retfucing balance method at the rate of 25% and 12% per annum respectively
7
Income tax is estimated at Sh.3,600,000.

Required:
(i).   Revenue accounts for the year ended 31 October 2019.
(ii).  Income statement for the year ended 31 October 2019.
(iii). Statement of financial position as at 31 October 2019.
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5b
Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transaction
​​In the co-operative sector, a standardised accounting system is the use of similar accounting procedures in recording transactions. It means that similar documents and books of account are used in all societies of the same type.

Required:
Discuss four objectives of a standardised accounting system for co-operative societies.
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