Example 1

An entity gives warranties at the time of sale to purchasers of its products. On 31 December 20X5 an
entity assessed its warranty obligation to be CU100,000(1). Immediately before the 31 December
20X5 annual financial statements were authorised for issue, the entity discovered a latent defect in
one of its lines of products (ie a defect that was not discoverable by reasonable or customary
inspection). As a result of the discovery, the entity reassessed its estimate of its warranty obligation
at 31 December 20X5 at CU150,000.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/toyota-recall-3-million-cars-types-worldwide-
airbags-explode-16-people-killed-a7657386.html

Example 2

On 1 March 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. On 1 February 20X1 a competitor agreed to settle a claim by the entity for
breach of one of its patents. The entity opened the case against the competitor in 20X0. However,
the competitor had disputed the entity’s case. (What if the competitors appeal the case?)

http://fortune.com/2016/02/26/apple-samsung-patent-appeal/

Example 3

On 1 March 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. At 31 December 20X0 the entity had significant unhedged foreign currency
exposures. By 1 March 20X1 a significant loss had been incurred on these exposures because of a
material weakening of the entity’s functional currency against the foreign currencies to which it is
exposed.

Example 4

On 1 March 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. On 1 February 20X1 a competitor settled a claim by the entity for breach of one
of its patents by paying the entity CU600,000. The entity opened a case against a competitor in
20X0. However, until 1 February 20X1 the competitor disputed the entity’s case.

Example 5

On 28 February 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. The entity sells some products on credit to a customer before 31 December
20X0. At 31 December 20X0 the entity’s management had no doubt about the customer’s ability to
pay the outstanding trade receivable of CU200,000. However, in February 20X1, during the process
of finalising the financial statements, the entity is informed that the customer is going into
liquidation because it has significant debt, has virtually no cash inflows, and its accounting records
are poorly maintained. Because of this, the trade receivables are deemed worthless.

Example 6

On 28 February 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. On 20 February 20X1 a fire destroyed one of the entity’s paper manufacturing
plants which had a carrying amount of CU2,000,000 at 31 December 20X0. The entity does not have
insurance against fire damage. The entity remains a going concern.
Example 7

On 28 February 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. At 31 December 20X0 the fair value of the entity’s investment in the ordinary
shares of a publicly traded entity accounted for at fair value through profit or loss in accordance with
paragraph 11.14(c)(i) of Section 11 Basic Financial Instruments was CU20,000. On 28 February 20X1
the fair value of the shares was CU25,000.

Example 8

On 1 March 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were
authorised for issue. At 31 December 20X0 the spot exchange rate was CU2:FCU1. The entity
measured its FCU2,000,000(2) unhedged non-current liability at CU4,000,000 in its statement of
financial position at 31 December 20X0. On 1 March 20X1 the exchange rate was CU2.5:FCU1

Example 9

An entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X0 were authorised for issue on
28 February 20X1. On 20 February 20X1 a fire destroyed one of the entity’s paper manufacturing
plants, which had a carrying amount of CU2,000,000 in the entity’s statement of financial position at
31 December 20X0. The entity does not have insurance against fire damage. The destroyed plant has
no value. It will be replaced at an estimated cost of CU3,000,000. The entity remains a going
concern.

Example 10

On 15 May 20X1 an entity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 March 20X1 were authorised
for issue. The entity has three major product lines: A, B and C. On 1 May 20X1 the entity announced
that it intends closing its Product A operations. The product A operations did not meet the criteria to
be classified as held for sale at 31 March 20X1.