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INSTRUCTIONSTOCANDIDATES
PLEASEREADCAREFULLY
Candidates must indicate clearly whether they are answering the paper in accordance with the law
and practice of Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.
In this examination paper the / symbol may be understood and used by candidates in Northern
Ireland to indicate the UK pound sterling by candidates in the Republic of Ireland to indicate the
Euro.
AnswerALLTHREEquestionsinSectionAandTWOoftheTHREEquestionsinSectionB.If
morethanTWOquestionsisansweredinSectionB,thenonlythefirstTWOquestions,inthe
orderfiled,willbecorrected.
Candidatesshouldallocatetheirtimecarefully.
Allworkingsshouldbeshown.
Allfiguresshouldbelabelled,asappropriate,e.g.s,s,unitsetc.
Answersshouldbeillustratedwithexamples,whereappropriate.
Question1beginsonPage2overleaf.
NOTE: Thissamplepaperandsolutionhavebeenpreparedinrecognitionthatpubliccompanies
arenowrequiredtoprepareaccountsimplementingthelanguageofInternational
AccountingStandards(I.A.S.s)butthatothercompaniesandnoncorporateentitiesare
notrequiredtodoso.
Examineeswouldbeatlibertytousethelanguageofeither(i)I.A.S.sor(ii)the
Companies(Amendment)Act1986andF.R.S.s/S.S.A.Psinansweringquestionsrelating
tononpubliccompanies
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SECTIONA
AnswerALLTHREEQuestionsinthisSection
(ThetotalmarksforsectionAwillbe60,madeupofatheoryquestionof20marks,a
multiplechoicequestionof15marksandafurtherquestionof25marks)
QUESTION1
(i) The ASB and the IASB are responsible for issuing new accounting standards.
What are accounting standards and describe the objective of such standards.
8 marks
(ii) Describe the steps involved in the standard setting process and the measures taken to improve
transparency within the process.
12marks
Total 20 marks
QUESTION 2
The following multiple choice question consists of TEN parts, each of which is followed by FOUR
possible answers. There is ONLY ONE right answer in each part.
Requirement
N.B. Candidates should answer this question by ticking the appropriate boxes on the special green
answer sheet which is supplied with the examination paper.
[1] In accordance with IAS 2 Inventories net realisable value is defined as:
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QUESTION 2 (contd)
Brian and Jean are in partnership and their capital account balances are / 56,000 and / 84,000
respectively. The partnership agreement details appropriation of partnership profits as follows:
Brian Jean
[2] If the profit for the year, before appropriation, was /112,000 what would Brians entitlement be
in total:
[a] / 25,100
[b] / 30,300
[c] / 45,300
[d] / 20,200
[3] If the profit for the year, before appropriation, was /112,000 what would Jeans entitlement be
in total:
(a) / 45,300
(b) / 30,300
(c) / 25,100
(d) / 66,700
[4] In accordance with IAS 10 Events after the balance sheet date the clarification after balance
sheet date of proceeds from assets sold before the balance sheet date is an example of:
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QUESTION 2 (contd)
[6] Company A has inventory days of 23 and receivable days of 38. Ideally payable days should be:
[7] If a capital grant is recognised as deferred income in the balance sheet what are the entries to be
made each year over the useful life of the associated asset:
The business premises of ABC Limited went on fire on 30 November 2010 and financial records
were destroyed. However the following information is available:
/
Receivables : opening 45,000
Closing 56,000
Inventory : opening 60,000
Closing 44,000
Sales (credit) 270,000
Bad debts 14,000
(a) / 112,000
(b) / 209,000
(c) / 121,000
(d) / 200,000
[9] Using the information available what is the value of sales receipts:
(a) / 295,000
(b) / 245,000
(c) / 273,000
(d) / 259,000
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QUESTION 2 (contd)
[10] In preparing a cash flow statement in accordance with IAS 7 a profit on disposal of a fixed asset
should be:
(a) deducted from operating profit in computing the net cash flow from operating activities
(b) added back to operating profit in computing the net cash flow from operating activities
(c) Deducted from payments to acquire tangible fixed assets to compute capital expenditure
(d) Added to payments to acquire tangible fixed assets to compute capital expenditure
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QUESTION3
WIRE Ltd., a retailing company, has an authorised share capital of /2,500,000, comprised of 4,000,000
ordinary shares of 50 cent/pence each and /500,000 of 5% preference shares of /1 each.
/000 /000
A full years depreciation is provided in the year of purchase and none in the year of disposal.
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QUESTION 3 (Contd)
(2) During the year motor vehicles which cost / 45,000 in 2006 were disposed of for / 24,000.
The only entries made (before extracting the above trial balance) were to debit the bank account
and credit the disposal of motor vehicles account.
(3) The deferred government grants balance included in the above trial balance arises in respect of a
grant of / 100,000 received in 2008 to help finance the cost of plant and machinery purchased
during that year.
In addition a grant of / 18,000 was received on 29th December 2009 towards the cost of new
computers purchased during the year. This grant has not yet been recorded in the companys
books.
(4) Prepaid expenses valued at /24,000 were incorrectly included in operating costs.
Requirement
(a) Prepare, in a form suitable for publication, the statement of financial position for WIRE Ltd., for
the year ended 31st December 2009 in as far as the information provided permits.
N. B. You are NOT required to prepare an Statement of Profit & Loss or notes to the accounts. You are
required to submit workings to show the make-up of the figures in the statement of financial
position.
17 Marks
(b) Prepare the following notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009:
Presentation 2 marks
Total 25 Marks
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SECTIONB
AnswerTWOoftheTHREEquestionsinthisSection
QUESTION4
CARTER Limited is installing a new production plant at a cost of / 1 million, in respect of which
government grants have been approved as follows:
The company depreciates its plant and equipment on the basis of 20% on original cost. The directors are
aware that the accounting treatment for grants is dealt with in IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants
and Disclosure of Government Assistance, and they have asked you to advise them on the accounting
options available to them and the effect which they would have on the companys financial statements.
Requirement
Presentation 2 marks
Total 20 Marks
QUESTION 5
The following errors were identified by the financial accountant of CUSACK Limited (a VAT registered
company) when reviewing the year end draft financial statements:
[i] A cheque was written for /20,000 to MAC GARAGE Limited and was entered into the motor
expense account. No other entries were made in the financial records. The cheque was in respect of
the balancing payment for the purchase of a new car. A car which has originally cost /13,000 and
which had a net book value of /6,500 at 1st January 2010 was traded in as part exchange. Assume
no loss or gain was made on the trade-in.
[ii] Depreciation on motor vehicles is charged at 25% per annum with a full years depreciation charged
in the year of acquisition and none in the year of disposal. No account was taken of the transactions
in note (i) above when calculating the depreciation for the year to December 2010.
[iii] During the year a new machine was purchased for /484,000 (which is inclusive of VAT of 21%).
CUSACK Limited received a government grant of /60,000 towards the cost of the new machine.
Plant and machinery is depreciated at a rate of 10% per annum including a full years depreciation in
the year of acquisition. No entries were made to record this transaction.
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QUESTION 5 (contd)
Requirement
(a) Prepare the journal entries to show how each of the above items should be dealt with in the
final accounts for the year ended 31st December 2010. Narratives for the journals are required.
15 marks
(b) Compute the adjusted net profit before taxation for the year ended 31st December 2010 taking
into account the adjustments made at (a) above. The net profit before taxation as per the draft
accounts was / 350,000.
3marks
Presentation 2 marks
Total 20 Marks
QUESTION6
The Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity and other relevant information of
CLINIC Limited, for the year ended 31 December 2010, are as follows:
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QUESTION 6 (contd)
ASSETS
Non-current assets 1,440 1,320
Current assets
Inventory 1,890 1,530
Receivables 2,850 2,130
Cash & cash equivalents 30 30
4,770 3,690
2,040 1,560
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QUESTION 6(Contd)
Additional information:
(2) During the year CLINIC sold non-current assets with a net book value of /90,000 for cash.
Included in the Statement of Profit & Loss is a profit on disposal of / 60,000.
(3) Included in trade payables at 31 December 2010 is an amount of / 450,000 in respect of non-
current assets purchased during the year.
(4) The Statement of Profit & Loss includes the following charges for the year:
Requirement
(a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for CLINIC Limited for the year ended 31 December 2010 in
accordance with IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows.
.
N. B. You are NOT required to prepare notes to the statement of cash flows.
18 Marks
Presentation 2 marks
Total 20 Marks
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SamplePaper2SuggestedSolutions
NOTE: Thissamplepaperandsolutionhavebeenpreparedinrecognitionthatpubliccompanies
arenowrequiredtoprepareaccountsimplementingthelanguageofInternational
AccountingStandards(I.A.S.s)butthatothercompaniesandnoncorporateentitiesare
notrequiredtodoso.
Examineeswouldbeatlibertytousethelanguageofeither(i)I.A.S.s,(ii)theCompanies
(Amendment)Act1986andF.R.S.s/S.S.A.Psinansweringquestionsrelatingtonon
publiccompanies.
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Solutiontoquestion1
(a) WhatareAccountingStandardsanddescribetheobjectivesofthesestandards.
Accountingstandardsareasetofrulesthatdescribehowaniteminfinancialaccountingis
treatedandcalculatedandhowaccountsshouldbepreparedandpresented.Theobjective
ofaccountingstandardsistoregulatetheaccountingprofessionandtoprovideguidanceto
both accounting practitioners and users of financial information about how contentious
anddifficultareasshouldbetreated.
Accounting standards are issued by a national or international body of the accounting
professionandareintendedtoapplytoallfinancialaccountswhichareintendedtogivea
true and fair view of the financial position and profit/loss of an entity. Standards are
detailed working regulations within the framework of government legislation and they
coverareasinwhichthelawissilent.
(b)Standardsettingprocess
Thestandardsettingprocessinvolvessixstepsandaconsultationprocesswhichinvolves
interestedpartiesandorganisationsfromaroundtheworld.Thesixstepsarediscussedbelow:
1. Settingtheagenda
Thisstepintheprocessinvolvesdecidingonwhatareainfinancialaccountingneedstobe
addressedthrough a standard. When deciding if an item shouldbe added to the agenda
theIASBconsidersthefollowingfactors:
i. therelevanceoftheinformationtousers
ii. thereliabilityoftheinformationwhichwouldbeprovided
iii. existingguidanceinthearea
iv. whether the new item increases the possibility of convergence and resource
constraints.
2. Planningtheproject
3. Developingandpublishingthediscussionpaper
Thepurposeofadiscussionpaperistosolicitearlycommentfrominterestedpartiesinan
effort to ensure all issues are identified and discussed. A discussion paper will usually
containthefollowingelements:
i. adetailedoverviewoftheissuestatingwhyastandardisrequiredinthisarea
ii. differentpotentialapproachesfordealingwiththeissue
iii. preliminaryviewsoftheIASBondealingwiththeissue,and
iv. aninvitationtocommentontheissue.
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4. Developingandpublishingtheexposuredraft
Once the IASB has received and discussed all comments received a draft standard is
prepareddetailingaspecificproposalfordealingwiththeissue.Thedraftstandardisthen
issuedtointerestpartiesforconsiderationandcomment.
5. Developingandpublishingthestandard
Once the exposure draft has been issued comments will be received by the IASB on the
proposed treatment. The IASB may then decide that it is satisfied with the proposed
treatmentandadraftIFRSisdrawnup.ThisdraftIFRSisreferredtoasapreballotdraft.
Thepreballotdraftisnormallysubjectedtoexternalreviewwhichisusuallyundertaken
byIFRIC.IASBmembersarethenballotedandiftheballotisinfavourofthepublicationof
thestandardthentheIFRSisissued.
WheretheIASBisnotsatisfiedthatitisinapositiontoagreeontheproposedtreatment
thenasecondexposuredraftmaybeissuedsuggestingarevisedtreatmentoftheitemin
question.
6. Afterthestandardisissued
Theprocessisnotcompleteoncethestandardisissued.AtthisstagetheIASBholdfurther
meetingswithinterestedpartiesinordertounderstandanyunanticipatedissuesrelating
tothepracticalapplicationofthestandard.
Transparencywithintheprocess
Ascanbeseenfromtheabovediscussionthroughouttheprocesspublicconsultationis
eitherinvitedorconsidered.Itisnotpossibleforanaccountingstandardtobeissued
withouttakingonboardcommentsfrominterestedparties.Thisavoidsthesituation
wherebytheprocessbecomesapureacademicexerciseandensuresthatthepractical
applicationisconsidered,understoodandprovidedfor.
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Solutiontoquestion2
(1) B
(2) C (seeworking)
(3) D (seeworking)
(4) A
(5) C
(6) B
(7) A
(8) D (seeworking)
(9) B (seeworking)
(10)A
Workings:
(2)112,000(19,500+28,000)10%(56,000+84,000)=50,500x40%=20,200
20,200+19,500+5,600=45,300
(3)50,500x60%=30,300+28,000+8,400=66,700
(8)Sales270,000
Grossmargin20%=54,000
Costofsales=270,00054,000=216,000
216,000+closinginventory44,000openinginventory60,000=purchases200,000
(9)Openingreceivables45,000+sales270,000=315,000
315,000baddebts14,000closingreceivables56,000=salesreceipts245,000
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Solutiontoquestion3
(a)
WIRELtd.
Statementoffinancialpositionasat31December2009
/000/000
Noncurrentassets
Property,plant&equipment(Note1)2,343
Otherfinancialassets60
2,403
Currentassets
Inventories50
Tradereceivables156
Prepayments(W1)36
Cashandcashequivalents(W2)124
366
Totalassets2,769
Equityandliabilities
Capital(W4)1,800
Reserves380
Accumulatedprofits(W3)64
2,244
Noncurrentliabilities
Interestbearingborrowings200
200
Currentliabilities
Tradeandotherpayables(W7)233
233
Deferredgovernmentgrants(Note2)92
2,769
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Solutiontoquestion3(contd)
(b)
WIRELIMITED
NotestotheAccountsfortheyearended31December2009
(1)Property,plantandequipment
Accumulated depreciation
at 1st January 2009 400 240 70 45 755
charge for year 50 49 20 50 169
450 289 90 95 924
disposals 0 0 (27) 0 (27)
at 31st December
2009 450 289 63 95 897
(2)Deferredgovernmentgrants
At1stJanuary2009 90
Receivedduringtheyear 18
108
Releasedtoprofitandlossaccountduringtheyear (16)
At31stDecember2009 92
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Solutiontoquestion3(contd)
Workings
(1)Prepayments
/000
Prepaymentspertrialbalance12
Addprepaymentsomittedinerror24
36
(2)Cashandcashequivalents
/000
Bankbalance66
Shortterminvestment40
106
Governmentgrantreceived18
124
(3)Accumulatedprofits
/000
Retainedprofitforyearpertrialbalance146
Profitondisposalofmotorvehicle6
Depreciation(Note1)(169)
Prepayments24
Governmentgrantsreleased16
23
RetainedProfitbroughtforward1Jan200941
Accumulatedprofits64
(4)Issuedcapital
/000
Ordinarysharecapital1,500
8%preferencecapital300
1,800
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Solutiontoquestion3(contd)
(5)Reserves
/000
Sharepremium150
Generalreserves230
380
(7)Tradeandotherpayables
/000
TradepayablesperTrialBalance85
Corporationtax98
VAT32
Accruedexpenses18
233
(8)Disposalofmotorvehicle
/000
Costin200645
Depreciationcharge:
2006 9
2007 9
2008 9
NBV18
Proceeds24
Profitondisposal6
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Solutiontoquestion4
To : TheDirectors
From : A.Accountant
Date : XX/MM/YY
Subject : Accountingtreatmentofgovernmentgrants
A.Accountingtreatment
The grants which have been approved for the new production facility fall into two distinct
categories:
1. Revenuebasedgrantthegrantfortrainingcosts
2. Capitalbasedgrantthegrantforplant
Theabovetwograntsaretreateddifferentlyforaccountingpurposes.IAS20providesthat:
(i) Revenue based grants are to be credited to revenue in the period in which the
relatedrevenueexpenditurehasbeenincurredand,whereactualamountsarenot
knownforcertain,appropriateestimatesmustbemade;and
(ii) Capitalbasedgrantsontheotherhandaretobecreditedtorevenueoverthelife
oftherelatednoncurrentassetbyeither:
i. Reducingthecostoftheassetbythefullamountofthegrants;or
ii. Treating the amount of the grant as deferred credit, a portion of which is
transferredtorevenueannually.Wherethismethodisusedtheamountofthe
deferred credit, if material, should be shown separately in the statement of
financialpositionandseparatefromshareholdersfunds.
Wherethereisacontingentliabilitytorepayanygrantsreceivedthismustbedisclosedbywayof
notetotheaccounts.
B.Recommendations
As far as the company is concerned, I recommend that the following accounting policies be
adopted:
Traininggrantsthesegrantsbecreditedtorevenueastheyaredue;and
Grants on plant these grants be treated as deferred credits and disclosed separately in the
statement of financial position under the heading Government Grants and allocated to the
statementofcomprehensiveincomeoverthelifeoftheassetusingthesameratesofdepreciation
asappliedtotherelevantassets.
C.Accountingpolicies
ThenotestotheaccountsofCARTERLimitedshouldincludethefollowing:
(i) Grants receivable on additions to noncurrent assets are credited to the Government
Grants Account and are allocated to the statement of comprehensive income over the
estimatedusefullivesoftheassetsconcerned.Revenuebasedgrantsarecrediteddirectly
tothestatementofcomprehensiveincomeintheyearinwhichtheybecomedue.
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(ii)
/
Balanceatstartofyear XXXX
ReceivedduringtheyearXXXX
ReleasedtotheprofitandlossaccountduringtheyearXXXX
BalanceatendofyearXXXXX
(iii) Contingentliabilities
Under various agreements between the company and grant awarding bodies the Company has
receivedgrantsamountingto/XXXduringtheyear.Thereexistsacontingentliabilitytorepay
in whole or in part the grants received if certain circumstances set out in the agreement occur.
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Solutiontoquestion5
(a) DRCR
(i)
DR Motorvehicles(B/S) 26,500
CR Motorvehicles(B/S) 13,000
DRAccumulateddepreciation6,500
CRMotorvehiclesexpense(P&L)20,000
[Beingcorrectionofchequedebitedtomotorexpenseinerroranddisposalofmotor
vehicleinpartpayment]
(ii)
DR Depreciation(P&L) 3,375
CR Accumulateddepreciation(B/S) 3,375
[Beingcalculationofdepreciationchargeonadditions(6,6253,250)]
(iii)
DR Plant&machinery 400,000
DRVATrecoverable84,000
CR Bank 484,000
[Beingpurchaseofnewmachine]
DR Depreciation(P&L) 40,000
CR Accumulateddepreciation(B/S) 40,000
[Beingcalculationofdepreciationonnewmachine]
DR Bank 60,000
Cr Deferredincome(B/S) 60,000
[Beingreceiptofgovernmentgrant]
DR Deferredincome(B/S) 6,000
CR Grantreleased(P&L) 6,000
[BeingreleaseofproportionofgranttoStatementofProfit&Loss]
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Solutiontoquestion5(contd)
(b)
Netprofitbeforetax 350,000
(i) Motorvehicleexpense 20,000
Revisednetprofit332,625
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Solutiontoquestion6
[a]
CLINICLimited
StatementofCashFlowsfortheyearended31December2010
/ '000 / '000
Cash flows from operating activities
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 600
Profit on disposal (W3) (60)
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Workings
(1)Netprofitbeforeinterest
/000
Netprofitforyear 90
Add:tax 30
Add:interest 540
660
(2)Changesinworkingcapital
/000
Inventory(1,8901,530) 360increase
Receivables(2,8502,130) 720increase
Tradepayables(1,140450930) 240decrease
(3)Noncurrentassetdisposal
/000
NBV 90
Profitonsale 60
Saleproceeds150
(4)Taxation
/000
Openingbalance 90
Chargeforyear30
Closingbalance (30)
Amountpaid 90
(5)Noncurrentassetacquisition
/000
Openingbalance 1,320
Less:disposal(90)
Depreciationcharge (600)
630
Closingbalance (1,440)
Purchases 810
Amountowingincludedintradepayables450
Amountpaid360
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(6) Bankloans
/000
Openingbalance(1,800+540) 2,340
Closingbalance(2,190+540) 2,730
Newloans 390
(7) Debentures
/000
Openingbalance 900
Closingbalance(1,140+300) (1,440)
Newdebenturesissued 540
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