• 4 Marks

FR – May 2019 – L2 – Q2c – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Explanation of how under- and over-provision of taxes is handled under IAS 12.

IAS 12: Income Taxes sets out guidance for dealing with under-provision and over-provision of income taxes by reporting entities.

During the year ended 31 March 2019, Dansoman Ltd finalised and paid its liability for corporate tax on profit for the year ended 31 March 2018 at an amount of GH¢21 million. It had previously made an estimated provision for corporation tax of GH¢25 million in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018. The directors estimate the liability for the year ended 31 March 2019 at GH¢24.5 million.

Required:

Explain the treatment of the above transactions in the financial statements of Dansoman Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2019 in respect of taxation.

  • The amount of GH¢4 million was over-provided in the previous year (GH¢25 million – GH¢21 million).
  • The tax provision for the current year should be reduced by the over-provision amount. Hence, the provision for the year ended 31 March 2019 should be GH¢24.5 million – GH¢4 million = GH¢20.5 million.
  • The liability recorded for the year is GH¢24.5 million, reflecting the estimated tax payable.
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