Below is the summarised draft statement of financial position of DX Ltd, a company listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange, as at 31 March, 2015:

The following information is relevant:

  1. DX Ltd’s statement of profit or loss includes GHS8 million of revenue for credit sales made on a ‘sale or return’ basis. At 31 March 2015, customers who had not paid for the goods had the right to return GHS2.6 million of them. DX Ltd applied a mark-up on cost of 30% on all these sales. In the past, DX Ltd’s customers have sometimes returned goods under this type of agreement.
  2. The non-current assets have not been depreciated for the year ended 31 March 2015.
    DX Ltd has a policy of revaluing its land and buildings at the end of each accounting year. The values in the above statement of financial position as at 1 April 2014 when the building had a remaining life of 15 years. A qualified surveyor has valued the land and buildings at 31 March 2015 at GHS180 million.
    Plant is depreciated at 20% on the reducing balance basis.
  3. The financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are held in a fund whose value changes directly in proportion to a specified market index. At 1 April 2014 the relevant index was 1,200, and at 31 March 2015, it was 1,296.
  4. In late March 2015, the directors of DX Ltd discovered a material fraud perpetrated by the company’s credit controller that had been continuing for some time. Investigations revealed that a total of GHS4 million of the trade receivables as shown in the statement of financial position at 31 March 2015 had in fact been paid, and the money had been stolen by the credit controller. An analysis revealed that GHS1.5 million had been stolen in the year to 31 March 2014, with the rest being stolen in the current year. DX Ltd is not insured for this loss, and it cannot be recovered from the credit controller, nor is it deductible for tax purposes.
  5. During the year, the company’s taxable temporary differences increased by GHS10 million, of which GHS6 million related to the revaluation of the property. The deferred tax relating to the remainder of the increase in the temporary differences should be taken to profit and loss. The applicable income tax rate is 20%.
  6. The above figures do not include the estimated provision for income tax on the profit for the year ended 31 March 2015. After allowing for any adjustments required in terms (i) to (iv), the directors have estimated the provision of GHS11.4 million (this is in addition to the deferred tax effects of item (v)).
  7. During the year, dividends of GHS15.5 million were paid. These have been correctly accounted for in the above statement of financial position.

Required:
Taking into account any adjustments required by items (i) to (vii) above:

a) Prepare a statement showing the recalculation of DX Ltd’s profit for the year ended 31 March 2015. (7 marks)

b) Redraft the statement of financial position of DX Ltd as at 31 March 2015. (13 marks)
(Notes to the financial statements are not required).
(Total: 20 marks)

Workings:

1) Property, plant and equipment

Category Land Buildings Plant Total
Property 20,000 165,000 180,500 365,500
Depreciation (11,000) (36,100) (47,100)
Balance c/f 20,000 154,000 144,400 318,400
Revaluation 6,000 6,000
Balance c/f 20,000 160,000 144,400 324,400

2) Sale or return

  • Cancel sale:
    DR Sales 2,600
    CR Receivables 2,600
  • Record inventories:
    DR Inventories (SFP) 2,000
    CR Cost of sales (closing inventories) 2,000

3) Financial assets at FV through profit or loss

Description GHS ‘000
FV at year-end (12,500 x 1,296/1,200) 13,500
Per draft SOFP (12,500)
Gain – to profit or loss 1,000

4) Fraud

Description GHS ‘000
DR Income surplus – prior year 1,500
DR Current year profit 2,500
CR Receivables 4,000

5) Deferred tax

Description GHS ‘000
DR Capital surplus (6,000 x 20%) 1,200
DR Profit or loss (tax charge) (4,000 x 20%) 800
CR Deferred tax liability (10,000 x 20%) 2,000

6) Capital surplus

Description GHS ‘000
Land and buildings at 31 March 2014 185,000
Depreciation (165,000/15) (11,000)
Valuation at 31 March 2015 180,000
Surplus 6,000
Deferred tax provision (6,000 x 20%) (1,200)
Net surplus 4,800

7) Trade receivables

Description GHS ‘000
Per draft SFP 52,200
Sale or return (2,600)
Adjustment – fraud (4,000)
Balance 45,600

8) Income surplus

Description GHS ‘000
B/f 12,300
Prior year adjustment (1,500)
Total comprehensive income 50,800
Dividends paid (15,500)
Balance 46,100
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