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CR – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q2b – Accounting for Legal Claims

Assess and account for a legal claim against Agropah PLC under IAS 37.

ropah PLC (Agropah) prepares its financial statements to 30 June and usually authorizes them for issue on 25 August.

On 15 July 2024, Agropah received notice of a legal claim made by Odametey, a customer, for loss of profits allegedly due to the supply of faulty goods by Agropah on 30 April 2024. The amount claimed was GH¢5 million.

The directors of Agropah have estimated the following possible outcomes in respect of this legal claim:

  • 28% chance that the claim will not succeed.
  • 45% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢3.2 million.
  • 27% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢5 million.

Required:

In line with IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities & Contingent Assets, explain how this legal claim should be accounted for and reported in the financial statements of Agropah for the year ended 30 June 2024.

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FR – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Events After the Reporting Period

Accounting treatment of a court ruling after the reporting period and its impact on Mulba LTD’s financial statements.

As a Trainee Financial Accountant working for Mulba LTD, a technology business, you have been asked by the Financial Controller to provide guidance on how to account for a variety of transactions that took place after the company’s fiscal year ended on December 31, 2023.

Mulba LTD was sued by a customer who was dissatisfied with the quality of a product delivered in June 2023. The court case was heard in late October 2023, but the judgment was delivered on 8 January 2024, ruling in favor of Mulba LTD. The ruling awarded the company legal costs of GH¢20,000 to cover solicitor’s fees.

The legal costs were paid by the customer to Mulba LTD on 12 January 2024.

Mulba LTD was doubtful of winning the case and had previously made a provision in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 as follows:

Account Debit (GH¢) Credit (GH¢)
Legal Fees – Administrative Expenses 25,000
Cost of Sales 35,000
Provisions – Current Liabilities 60,000

Required:
In accordance with IAS 10: Events after the Reporting Period, advise the management of Mulba LTD on the proper accounting treatment of the above issue to ensure that the financial statements are prepared in compliance with IFRS.

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CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q6 – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Assess the treatment of transactions involving a property sale in accordance with IFRS 5 and evaluate the impact of events on reported gains under IAS 10.

straight-line basis at the rate of 7.5%. An impairment loss of N350,000 was recognized at the end of May 31, 2013, financial year when accumulated depreciation was N1 million. Consequently, the property was valued at its estimated value in use. The company planned to move to new premises before the property was classified as held for sale on October 1, 2013. By this time, the fair value less costs to sell was N2.4 million.

Maranathan Plc published interim financial statements on December 1, 2013, by which time the property market had improved, and the fair value less costs to sell was reassessed at N2.52 million. At the year-end, on May 31, 2014, it had improved further, so that the fair value less costs to sell was N2.95 million. The property was disposed of eventually on June 5, 2014, for N3 million.

Required:
a. Assess the above transactions based on the requirements of IFRS 5, Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. (5 Marks)
b. Evaluate the impact of the events occurring on the property over time and on the reported gain in accordance with IAS 10, Events After the Reporting Period. (10 Marks)

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CR – May 2021 – L3 – Q5c – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Advise on the accounting treatment and disclosure for a court ruling after the reporting period.

According to IAS 10 on Events After the Reporting Period, events after the reporting period are those events, favorable or unfavorable, that occur between the end of the reporting period and the date when the financial statements are authorized for issue.

On December 31, 2014, Shawarma Limited was involved in a court case. The company is being sued by one of its major suppliers. On March 15, 2019, the court decided that Shawarma Limited should pay the supplier the sum of N90 million in settlement of the dispute.

The financial statements of Shawarma Limited for the year ended December 31, 2018, were authorized for issue on April 18, 2019.

Required:

Prepare a brief note advising on the accounting treatments and disclosure required as a result of the event(s) after the reporting date. (6 Marks)

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FR – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Advise on accounting treatment for events after the reporting date in a company case study.

(b) The following events took place in Chakachaka Company Nig. Limited:

(i) Shortly after the financial year ended on June 30, 2018, but before the financial statements were authorized for issue, Chakachaka Nigeria Limited’s inventory was destroyed by a fire outbreak which resulted in a loss of N200 million.

(ii) The company’s financial year that ended June 30, 2018, shows an amount of N60 million due from one of its debtors, Mr. Onigbese. Chakachaka Nigeria Limited provided for impairment at June 30, 2018, of N15 million against the gross value of N60 million. On July 31, 2018, before the financial statements were authorized for issue, Mr. Onigbese was declared bankrupt and unable to pay the debt.

(iii) Chakachaka Nigeria Limited was sued on June 30, 2018, but the judgment was only handed down on July 21, 2018. The Company was found liable for damages and costs amounting to N31 million. On July 22, 2018, Chakachaka Nigeria Limited filed a claim with its insurers, and on July 29, 2018, it was notified that the insurer would only cover N26 million of the loss.

Required:
Prepare a brief memorandum advising the directors of Chakachaka Nigeria Limited on the accounting treatment and/or disclosure required as a result of the events in (i) to (iii) after the reporting date.

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FR – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q3a – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Discussion of key concepts under IAS 10 related to events after the reporting period.

IAS 10 on events after the reporting period has two main objectives:

  • To specify when a company should adjust its financial statements for events that occur after the end of the reporting period.
  • To specify the disclosure that should be given about events that have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the financial statements were authorized for issue.

Required:
Discuss the following key concepts under IAS 10:
i. Event after the reporting period
ii. Adjusting events
iii. Non-adjusting events

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FR – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q5b – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Explain the accounting treatment of an event after the reporting period for a specific type of inventory

Kaime Ltd (Kaime) deals in cosmetics and make-up manufacturing and with year-end 31
December 2022. Its date of authorization of financial statements for issue was 9 February 2023 and the annual general meeting is scheduled on 8 March 2023. The following event occurred:
A particular type of inventory held by Kaime at a different location was recorded at its cost of GH¢598,000 at 31 December 2022 in the statement of financial position. The entity sold 70% of this inventory for GH¢364,000 on 15 January 2023, incurring a commission expense of 15% of the selling price of the inventory. The remaining 30% of the inventory are estimated to be realised at cost.

Required:
In accordance with IAS 10: Events after the Reporting Period, explain the appropriate accounting treatment of the event in the financial statements of Kaime for the year ended 31 December 2022

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FR – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q2d – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Accounting treatment of an event after the reporting period, involving inventory loss due to flooding.

Nabdam Ltd operates in the media and publications industry and reports under IFRS. The 2018 financial statements of Nabdam Ltd are still in draft form. The audit is ongoing, and the company intends to authorise the financial statements in April 2019.

Nabdam Ltd rents a distribution warehouse in Korle, located beside the River Odorna. On 3 January 2019, the River Odorna burst its banks, and GH¢650,000 of Nabdam’s inventory was destroyed by the flood. The inventory was not insured, and Nabdam will not receive any compensation for the loss. The company is not sure how to account for this event. The destroyed inventory is included in the inventory figure that is disclosed on Nabdam’s draft statement of financial position at 31 December 2018.

Required:
Explain with justification, the appropriate accounting treatment of the above transaction. (4 marks)

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AA – May 2021 – L2 – Q4a and b – Completion Procedures and Reporting

Discuss whether the financial statements require amendment and audit procedures to conclude on the amendment.

Fafa Ltd operates a chain of food wholesalers across the Volta Region of Ghana, and its year-end was 30 September, 2019. The final audit is nearly complete, and it is proposed that the financial statements and audit report will be signed on 13 December, 2019. Revenue for the year is GHS 79 million, and profit before taxation is GHS 8.5 million. The following event occurred after the year-end.

Receivable:
A customer of Fafa Ltd has been experiencing cash flow problems, and its year-end balance is GHS 0.8 million. The company has just become aware that its customer is experiencing significant going concern difficulties. Fafa Ltd believes that as the company has been trading for many years, they will receive some, if not full, payment from the customer, hence they have not adjusted the receivable balance.

Required:
i) Discuss whether the financial statements require amendment. (1 mark)

ii) Describe THREE (3) audit procedures that should be performed to form a conclusion on the amendment.

(3 marks)

b) Describe management’s responsibility for subsequent events occurring between:
i) The year-end date and the date the Auditor’s report is signed. (3 marks)
ii) The date the Auditor’s report is signed and the date the financial statements are issued. (3 marks)

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FR – May 2017 – L2 – Q2a – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Discuss how to account for the cost of site reclamation and the financial effects of an earthquake.

Akakpo Ltd obtained a license free of charge from the government to dig and operate a gold mine. Akakpo Ltd spent GH¢6 million digging and preparing the mine for operation and erecting buildings on site. The mine commenced operations on 1 September 2014. The license requires that at the end of the mine’s useful life of 20 years, the site must be reclaimed, all buildings and equipment must be removed, and the site landscaped. At 31 August 2015, Akakpo Ltd estimated that the cost in 19 years’ time of the removal and landscaping would be GH¢5 million, and its present value is GH¢3 million.

On 31 October 2015, there was a massive earthquake in the area, and Akakpo Ltd’s mine shaft was badly damaged. It is estimated that the mine will be closed for at least six months and will cost GH¢1 million to repair.

Required:

i) Demonstrate how Akakpo Ltd should record the cost of the site reclamation as at 31 August 2015 in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.
(3 marks)

ii) Explain how Akakpo Ltd should treat the effects of the earthquake in its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2015 in accordance with IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period.
(2 marks)

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CR – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q2b – Accounting for Legal Claims

Assess and account for a legal claim against Agropah PLC under IAS 37.

ropah PLC (Agropah) prepares its financial statements to 30 June and usually authorizes them for issue on 25 August.

On 15 July 2024, Agropah received notice of a legal claim made by Odametey, a customer, for loss of profits allegedly due to the supply of faulty goods by Agropah on 30 April 2024. The amount claimed was GH¢5 million.

The directors of Agropah have estimated the following possible outcomes in respect of this legal claim:

  • 28% chance that the claim will not succeed.
  • 45% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢3.2 million.
  • 27% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢5 million.

Required:

In line with IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities & Contingent Assets, explain how this legal claim should be accounted for and reported in the financial statements of Agropah for the year ended 30 June 2024.

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FR – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2b – Events After the Reporting Period

Accounting treatment of a court ruling after the reporting period and its impact on Mulba LTD’s financial statements.

As a Trainee Financial Accountant working for Mulba LTD, a technology business, you have been asked by the Financial Controller to provide guidance on how to account for a variety of transactions that took place after the company’s fiscal year ended on December 31, 2023.

Mulba LTD was sued by a customer who was dissatisfied with the quality of a product delivered in June 2023. The court case was heard in late October 2023, but the judgment was delivered on 8 January 2024, ruling in favor of Mulba LTD. The ruling awarded the company legal costs of GH¢20,000 to cover solicitor’s fees.

The legal costs were paid by the customer to Mulba LTD on 12 January 2024.

Mulba LTD was doubtful of winning the case and had previously made a provision in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 as follows:

Account Debit (GH¢) Credit (GH¢)
Legal Fees – Administrative Expenses 25,000
Cost of Sales 35,000
Provisions – Current Liabilities 60,000

Required:
In accordance with IAS 10: Events after the Reporting Period, advise the management of Mulba LTD on the proper accounting treatment of the above issue to ensure that the financial statements are prepared in compliance with IFRS.

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CR – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q6 – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Assess the treatment of transactions involving a property sale in accordance with IFRS 5 and evaluate the impact of events on reported gains under IAS 10.

straight-line basis at the rate of 7.5%. An impairment loss of N350,000 was recognized at the end of May 31, 2013, financial year when accumulated depreciation was N1 million. Consequently, the property was valued at its estimated value in use. The company planned to move to new premises before the property was classified as held for sale on October 1, 2013. By this time, the fair value less costs to sell was N2.4 million.

Maranathan Plc published interim financial statements on December 1, 2013, by which time the property market had improved, and the fair value less costs to sell was reassessed at N2.52 million. At the year-end, on May 31, 2014, it had improved further, so that the fair value less costs to sell was N2.95 million. The property was disposed of eventually on June 5, 2014, for N3 million.

Required:
a. Assess the above transactions based on the requirements of IFRS 5, Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. (5 Marks)
b. Evaluate the impact of the events occurring on the property over time and on the reported gain in accordance with IAS 10, Events After the Reporting Period. (10 Marks)

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CR – May 2021 – L3 – Q5c – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Advise on the accounting treatment and disclosure for a court ruling after the reporting period.

According to IAS 10 on Events After the Reporting Period, events after the reporting period are those events, favorable or unfavorable, that occur between the end of the reporting period and the date when the financial statements are authorized for issue.

On December 31, 2014, Shawarma Limited was involved in a court case. The company is being sued by one of its major suppliers. On March 15, 2019, the court decided that Shawarma Limited should pay the supplier the sum of N90 million in settlement of the dispute.

The financial statements of Shawarma Limited for the year ended December 31, 2018, were authorized for issue on April 18, 2019.

Required:

Prepare a brief note advising on the accounting treatments and disclosure required as a result of the event(s) after the reporting date. (6 Marks)

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FR – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Advise on accounting treatment for events after the reporting date in a company case study.

(b) The following events took place in Chakachaka Company Nig. Limited:

(i) Shortly after the financial year ended on June 30, 2018, but before the financial statements were authorized for issue, Chakachaka Nigeria Limited’s inventory was destroyed by a fire outbreak which resulted in a loss of N200 million.

(ii) The company’s financial year that ended June 30, 2018, shows an amount of N60 million due from one of its debtors, Mr. Onigbese. Chakachaka Nigeria Limited provided for impairment at June 30, 2018, of N15 million against the gross value of N60 million. On July 31, 2018, before the financial statements were authorized for issue, Mr. Onigbese was declared bankrupt and unable to pay the debt.

(iii) Chakachaka Nigeria Limited was sued on June 30, 2018, but the judgment was only handed down on July 21, 2018. The Company was found liable for damages and costs amounting to N31 million. On July 22, 2018, Chakachaka Nigeria Limited filed a claim with its insurers, and on July 29, 2018, it was notified that the insurer would only cover N26 million of the loss.

Required:
Prepare a brief memorandum advising the directors of Chakachaka Nigeria Limited on the accounting treatment and/or disclosure required as a result of the events in (i) to (iii) after the reporting date.

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FR – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q3a – Events After the Reporting Period (IAS 10)

Discussion of key concepts under IAS 10 related to events after the reporting period.

IAS 10 on events after the reporting period has two main objectives:

  • To specify when a company should adjust its financial statements for events that occur after the end of the reporting period.
  • To specify the disclosure that should be given about events that have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the financial statements were authorized for issue.

Required:
Discuss the following key concepts under IAS 10:
i. Event after the reporting period
ii. Adjusting events
iii. Non-adjusting events

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FR – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q5b – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Explain the accounting treatment of an event after the reporting period for a specific type of inventory

Kaime Ltd (Kaime) deals in cosmetics and make-up manufacturing and with year-end 31
December 2022. Its date of authorization of financial statements for issue was 9 February 2023 and the annual general meeting is scheduled on 8 March 2023. The following event occurred:
A particular type of inventory held by Kaime at a different location was recorded at its cost of GH¢598,000 at 31 December 2022 in the statement of financial position. The entity sold 70% of this inventory for GH¢364,000 on 15 January 2023, incurring a commission expense of 15% of the selling price of the inventory. The remaining 30% of the inventory are estimated to be realised at cost.

Required:
In accordance with IAS 10: Events after the Reporting Period, explain the appropriate accounting treatment of the event in the financial statements of Kaime for the year ended 31 December 2022

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FR – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q2d – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Accounting treatment of an event after the reporting period, involving inventory loss due to flooding.

Nabdam Ltd operates in the media and publications industry and reports under IFRS. The 2018 financial statements of Nabdam Ltd are still in draft form. The audit is ongoing, and the company intends to authorise the financial statements in April 2019.

Nabdam Ltd rents a distribution warehouse in Korle, located beside the River Odorna. On 3 January 2019, the River Odorna burst its banks, and GH¢650,000 of Nabdam’s inventory was destroyed by the flood. The inventory was not insured, and Nabdam will not receive any compensation for the loss. The company is not sure how to account for this event. The destroyed inventory is included in the inventory figure that is disclosed on Nabdam’s draft statement of financial position at 31 December 2018.

Required:
Explain with justification, the appropriate accounting treatment of the above transaction. (4 marks)

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AA – May 2021 – L2 – Q4a and b – Completion Procedures and Reporting

Discuss whether the financial statements require amendment and audit procedures to conclude on the amendment.

Fafa Ltd operates a chain of food wholesalers across the Volta Region of Ghana, and its year-end was 30 September, 2019. The final audit is nearly complete, and it is proposed that the financial statements and audit report will be signed on 13 December, 2019. Revenue for the year is GHS 79 million, and profit before taxation is GHS 8.5 million. The following event occurred after the year-end.

Receivable:
A customer of Fafa Ltd has been experiencing cash flow problems, and its year-end balance is GHS 0.8 million. The company has just become aware that its customer is experiencing significant going concern difficulties. Fafa Ltd believes that as the company has been trading for many years, they will receive some, if not full, payment from the customer, hence they have not adjusted the receivable balance.

Required:
i) Discuss whether the financial statements require amendment. (1 mark)

ii) Describe THREE (3) audit procedures that should be performed to form a conclusion on the amendment.

(3 marks)

b) Describe management’s responsibility for subsequent events occurring between:
i) The year-end date and the date the Auditor’s report is signed. (3 marks)
ii) The date the Auditor’s report is signed and the date the financial statements are issued. (3 marks)

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FR – May 2017 – L2 – Q2a – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Discuss how to account for the cost of site reclamation and the financial effects of an earthquake.

Akakpo Ltd obtained a license free of charge from the government to dig and operate a gold mine. Akakpo Ltd spent GH¢6 million digging and preparing the mine for operation and erecting buildings on site. The mine commenced operations on 1 September 2014. The license requires that at the end of the mine’s useful life of 20 years, the site must be reclaimed, all buildings and equipment must be removed, and the site landscaped. At 31 August 2015, Akakpo Ltd estimated that the cost in 19 years’ time of the removal and landscaping would be GH¢5 million, and its present value is GH¢3 million.

On 31 October 2015, there was a massive earthquake in the area, and Akakpo Ltd’s mine shaft was badly damaged. It is estimated that the mine will be closed for at least six months and will cost GH¢1 million to repair.

Required:

i) Demonstrate how Akakpo Ltd should record the cost of the site reclamation as at 31 August 2015 in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.
(3 marks)

ii) Explain how Akakpo Ltd should treat the effects of the earthquake in its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2015 in accordance with IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period.
(2 marks)

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