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: SCS – Nov 2019 – L3 – Q1a – Environment analysis

Analyze the competitive disadvantage of Ghana’s tourism industry using Porter’s Diamond model.

i) Discuss the view that the tourism industry in Ghana might currently be at a disadvantage and under-developed compared to other countries.
Note: Use Porter’s Diamond to structure your answer.
(8 marks)

ii) Assess the two suggestions about expanding the business of Ghanalux outside Ghana and into conferencing, from the perspective that strategy should be suitable, feasible, and acceptable.
(6 marks)

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AA – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q1a – Introduction to Audit and Assurance Engagements

Explains the concept of self-regulation and outlines the roles of ICAG in regulating the accountancy profession in Ghana.

Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) is established by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, Act 2020 (Act 1058). Its mission is to train professional accountants of the highest quality, ready to provide cutting-edge services to their clients at all times, upholding the ethical values of the accountancy profession. In addition, all companies must have their financial statements audited by accountants regulated by ICAG as it is the sole regulator of the accountancy practice in Ghana.

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i) Define the concept of self-regulation.
ii) Outline THREE (3) roles of a regulatory body such as ICAG in regulating the accountancy profession in Ghana.

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AFM – May 2017 – L3 – Q1a – Hedging against financial risk: Non-derivative techniques

Recommendations to mitigate losses on foreign currency transactions due to the depreciation of the Cedi.

In the last couple of years, the Cedi has depreciated substantially against the US Dollar. This has had an adverse effect on the financial performance of most of the multinational companies in Ghana.

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As a Financial Adviser of your organization, a multinational company involved in the export trade, recommend actions to be taken to minimize the loss on foreign currency transactions. (5 marks)

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CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – Q5c – Regulatory Framework and Ethics

Discuss the advantages of Ghana’s adoption of IFRS as national accounting standards for Ghanaian companies.

In 2007, Ghana adopted the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This move has been applauded by many who suggest that Ghana’s adoption of IFRS will offer many advantages to Ghanaian companies.

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Discuss the advantages that Ghana’s adoption of IFRS as National Accounting Standards offers to Ghanaian companies.

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AT – May 2016 – L3 – Q5b – International taxation

List the countries with which Ghana has double taxation agreements.

Mention the countries with which Ghana has double taxation agreements. (4 marks)

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AT – May 2016 – L3 – Q5a – International taxation

Calculate tax credit relief available for a resident with income from the UK under a double taxation agreement.

Mrs. Olivia Quartey is a resident in Ghana and works as the Finance Director of Ghana Trustees Limited. She earned a gross salary of GH¢30,000.00 for the 2014 year of assessment. She contributed 5.5% of her salary to the social security fund. In 2014, the gross royalties that accrued to her was £4,000 from the United Kingdom from which tax of £800 had been deducted with the remainder of £3,200 being remitted to her in Ghana.

Granted that Ghana has a double taxation agreement with the United Kingdom, you are required to calculate the tax credit relief (if any) available to Mrs. Olivia Quartey for the year 2014.
[Exchange rate: GH¢4.50 = £1.] (16 marks)

Tax Rate Table

Income (GH¢) Rate (%)
First             1,584.00 Free
Next              792.00 5
Next              1,104.00 10
Next              28,200.00 17.5
Exceeding     31,680.00 25

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PSAF – Nov 2016 – L2 – Q4c – General purpose financial reporting framework

Explains the challenges faced if public sector accounts are not classified.

Explain FOUR challenges that the government will encounter if public sector accounts are not classified.

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PSAF – Nov 2016 – L2 – Q1a – Preparation and presentation of financial statements for central government

Prepare the Statement of Financial Performance and the Statement of Financial Position for the Consolidated Fund as of 31 December 2014 under accrual basis, in compliance with IPSAS.

Below is the Trial Balance of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended 31 December 2014.

Additional Information:
i) It is the policy of Controller and Accountant General to adopt the accrual basis of preparing the public accounts of the Consolidated Fund for the first time in compliance with the Financial Administration Regulation 2004 and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). The effective date is 31 December 2014.
ii) The current Chart of Accounts based on the GFS 2001 is used in the classification of revenues and expenditures.
iii) Consumption of fixed capital charged on cost for the year has been computed as GH¢156,000,000.
iv) Direct tax revenues due to government but were not received at 31 December 2014 amounted to GH¢49,000,000.
v) An established post salary in arrears as a result of salary increment in the fourth quarter of 2014 was GH¢56,000,000 and goods and services outstanding at the end of the year amounted to GH¢12,000,000.
vi) The grant shown in the trial balance as expenditure represents a statutory transfer to the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF). Any arrears in the DACF should be treated as payable. The current rate of transfer is 7.5% on the amount received.
vii) Public debt interest of GH¢14,000,000 was due to creditors but was not paid as at 31 December 2014.

Required:
a) Prepare in a form suitable for publication and in accordance with the relevant Financial Laws and IPSAS:
i) Statement of Financial Performance of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended 31 December 2014.
ii) Statement of Financial Position of the Consolidated Fund as at 31 December 2014.
(Show all workings clearly)

b) Disclose any TWO significant accounting policies as part of the notes to your accounts, as much as the information provided will permit.

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CSEG – May 2019 – L2 – Q4a – Corporate governance framework

Discuss how inadequate corporate governance contributed to the financial distress in the Ghanaian banking sector.

The banking sector in Ghana has witnessed the withdrawal of licenses of seven indigenous commercial banks by the Bank of Ghana. These banks were in serious financial distress that they had to be taken over by another bank. UT Bank and Capital Bank were taken over by the GCB Bank in 2017 because they were in serious financial distress. The Bank of Ghana in August 2018 created the Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited to take over Unibank, Beige Bank, Sovereign Bank, The Royal Bank, and Construction Bank for similar reasons.

Different views about who or what was to blame for the crisis have been advanced, but many commentators agree that senior bankers and the Bank of Ghana had failed to recognize the early signs or ignored the indicators until it was too late. When companies collapse, there is often evidence of poor corporate governance.

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Discuss FOUR (4) ways in which the difficulties faced by these banks may have been attributable to weak or inadequate corporate governance systems.

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BCL – May 2016 – L1 – Q2c – Agency

State five ways by which an agency may be terminated.

State FIVE ways by which an agency may be terminated. (5 marks)

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: SCS – Nov 2019 – L3 – Q1a – Environment analysis

Analyze the competitive disadvantage of Ghana’s tourism industry using Porter’s Diamond model.

i) Discuss the view that the tourism industry in Ghana might currently be at a disadvantage and under-developed compared to other countries.
Note: Use Porter’s Diamond to structure your answer.
(8 marks)

ii) Assess the two suggestions about expanding the business of Ghanalux outside Ghana and into conferencing, from the perspective that strategy should be suitable, feasible, and acceptable.
(6 marks)

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AA – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q1a – Introduction to Audit and Assurance Engagements

Explains the concept of self-regulation and outlines the roles of ICAG in regulating the accountancy profession in Ghana.

Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) is established by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, Act 2020 (Act 1058). Its mission is to train professional accountants of the highest quality, ready to provide cutting-edge services to their clients at all times, upholding the ethical values of the accountancy profession. In addition, all companies must have their financial statements audited by accountants regulated by ICAG as it is the sole regulator of the accountancy practice in Ghana.

Required:

i) Define the concept of self-regulation.
ii) Outline THREE (3) roles of a regulatory body such as ICAG in regulating the accountancy profession in Ghana.

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AFM – May 2017 – L3 – Q1a – Hedging against financial risk: Non-derivative techniques

Recommendations to mitigate losses on foreign currency transactions due to the depreciation of the Cedi.

In the last couple of years, the Cedi has depreciated substantially against the US Dollar. This has had an adverse effect on the financial performance of most of the multinational companies in Ghana.

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As a Financial Adviser of your organization, a multinational company involved in the export trade, recommend actions to be taken to minimize the loss on foreign currency transactions. (5 marks)

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CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – Q5c – Regulatory Framework and Ethics

Discuss the advantages of Ghana’s adoption of IFRS as national accounting standards for Ghanaian companies.

In 2007, Ghana adopted the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This move has been applauded by many who suggest that Ghana’s adoption of IFRS will offer many advantages to Ghanaian companies.

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Discuss the advantages that Ghana’s adoption of IFRS as National Accounting Standards offers to Ghanaian companies.

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AT – May 2016 – L3 – Q5b – International taxation

List the countries with which Ghana has double taxation agreements.

Mention the countries with which Ghana has double taxation agreements. (4 marks)

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AT – May 2016 – L3 – Q5a – International taxation

Calculate tax credit relief available for a resident with income from the UK under a double taxation agreement.

Mrs. Olivia Quartey is a resident in Ghana and works as the Finance Director of Ghana Trustees Limited. She earned a gross salary of GH¢30,000.00 for the 2014 year of assessment. She contributed 5.5% of her salary to the social security fund. In 2014, the gross royalties that accrued to her was £4,000 from the United Kingdom from which tax of £800 had been deducted with the remainder of £3,200 being remitted to her in Ghana.

Granted that Ghana has a double taxation agreement with the United Kingdom, you are required to calculate the tax credit relief (if any) available to Mrs. Olivia Quartey for the year 2014.
[Exchange rate: GH¢4.50 = £1.] (16 marks)

Tax Rate Table

Income (GH¢) Rate (%)
First             1,584.00 Free
Next              792.00 5
Next              1,104.00 10
Next              28,200.00 17.5
Exceeding     31,680.00 25

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PSAF – Nov 2016 – L2 – Q4c – General purpose financial reporting framework

Explains the challenges faced if public sector accounts are not classified.

Explain FOUR challenges that the government will encounter if public sector accounts are not classified.

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PSAF – Nov 2016 – L2 – Q1a – Preparation and presentation of financial statements for central government

Prepare the Statement of Financial Performance and the Statement of Financial Position for the Consolidated Fund as of 31 December 2014 under accrual basis, in compliance with IPSAS.

Below is the Trial Balance of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended 31 December 2014.

Additional Information:
i) It is the policy of Controller and Accountant General to adopt the accrual basis of preparing the public accounts of the Consolidated Fund for the first time in compliance with the Financial Administration Regulation 2004 and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). The effective date is 31 December 2014.
ii) The current Chart of Accounts based on the GFS 2001 is used in the classification of revenues and expenditures.
iii) Consumption of fixed capital charged on cost for the year has been computed as GH¢156,000,000.
iv) Direct tax revenues due to government but were not received at 31 December 2014 amounted to GH¢49,000,000.
v) An established post salary in arrears as a result of salary increment in the fourth quarter of 2014 was GH¢56,000,000 and goods and services outstanding at the end of the year amounted to GH¢12,000,000.
vi) The grant shown in the trial balance as expenditure represents a statutory transfer to the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF). Any arrears in the DACF should be treated as payable. The current rate of transfer is 7.5% on the amount received.
vii) Public debt interest of GH¢14,000,000 was due to creditors but was not paid as at 31 December 2014.

Required:
a) Prepare in a form suitable for publication and in accordance with the relevant Financial Laws and IPSAS:
i) Statement of Financial Performance of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended 31 December 2014.
ii) Statement of Financial Position of the Consolidated Fund as at 31 December 2014.
(Show all workings clearly)

b) Disclose any TWO significant accounting policies as part of the notes to your accounts, as much as the information provided will permit.

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CSEG – May 2019 – L2 – Q4a – Corporate governance framework

Discuss how inadequate corporate governance contributed to the financial distress in the Ghanaian banking sector.

The banking sector in Ghana has witnessed the withdrawal of licenses of seven indigenous commercial banks by the Bank of Ghana. These banks were in serious financial distress that they had to be taken over by another bank. UT Bank and Capital Bank were taken over by the GCB Bank in 2017 because they were in serious financial distress. The Bank of Ghana in August 2018 created the Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited to take over Unibank, Beige Bank, Sovereign Bank, The Royal Bank, and Construction Bank for similar reasons.

Different views about who or what was to blame for the crisis have been advanced, but many commentators agree that senior bankers and the Bank of Ghana had failed to recognize the early signs or ignored the indicators until it was too late. When companies collapse, there is often evidence of poor corporate governance.

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Discuss FOUR (4) ways in which the difficulties faced by these banks may have been attributable to weak or inadequate corporate governance systems.

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BCL – May 2016 – L1 – Q2c – Agency

State five ways by which an agency may be terminated.

State FIVE ways by which an agency may be terminated. (5 marks)

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