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‭1. Barriers to global harmonization of financial reporting standards‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭widely‬ ‭argued‬ ‭that‬ ‭global‬ ‭harmonization‬ ‭of‬ ‭financial‬ ‭reporting‬ ‭standards‬‭will‬‭bring‬‭about‬
‭uniformity‬ ‭in‬ ‭financial‬ ‭reporting‬ ‭and‬ ‭ensure‬ ‭consistency‬ ‭and‬ ‭comparability‬ ‭in‬ ‭published‬ ‭financial‬
‭information by enterprises. However there are some barriers to global harmonization.‬
‭These are as follows:‬
‭➢ Different purposes of financial reporting‬


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‭➢ Different legal system‬
‭➢ Different user groups‬

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‭➢ Needs of developing countries‬
‭➢ Nationalism demonstrated in the unwillingness to accept another country‘s standards‬
‭➢ Cultural differences resulting in different objectives for accounting systems‬

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‭➢ Unique circumstances‬

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‭➢ The lack of strong accountancy bodies‬

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‭2. The concept of fund theory and fund based accounting‬
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‭Not-for-profit‬ ‭organizations,‬ ‭such‬ ‭as‬ ‭government‬ ‭institutions,‬ ‭colleges,‬ ‭and‬ ‭hospitals,‬‭use‬‭fund‬
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‭theory‬ ‭in‬ ‭their‬ ‭accounting.‬ ‭This‬ ‭theory‬ ‭is‬ ‭based‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬‭equation‬‭Assets‬‭=‬‭Restrictions‬‭on‬‭assets,‬‭where‬
‭assets‬ ‭represent‬ ‭services‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭fund‬ ‭and‬ ‭liabilities‬ ‭represent‬ ‭restrictions‬ ‭on‬ ‭these‬ ‭assets.‬ ‭The‬ ‭balance‬
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‭sheet‬ ‭serves‬ ‭as‬ ‭an‬ ‭'inventory‬ ‭statement'‬ ‭of‬ ‭assets‬ ‭and‬ ‭their‬ ‭associated‬ ‭restrictions.‬ ‭Revenues‬ ‭increase‬
‭assets‬‭without‬‭equity‬‭restrictions,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭residual‬‭equity‬‭is‬‭the‬‭final‬‭restriction,‬‭ensuring‬‭asset‬‭and‬‭equity‬
‭equality.‬ ‭Expenses‬ ‭release‬ ‭services‬ ‭for‬ ‭designated‬ ‭purposes.‬ ‭Fund‬ ‭theory‬ ‭focuses‬ ‭on‬ ‭fund-based‬
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‭accounting‬ ‭rather‬ ‭than‬ ‭entity-based‬ ‭accounting,‬ ‭where‬ ‭each‬ ‭fund‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭distinct‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭entity‬ ‭with‬
‭specific‬‭purposes‬‭and‬‭services.‬‭Financial‬‭statements‬‭are‬‭prepared‬‭for‬‭each‬‭fund‬‭and‬‭then‬‭consolidated‬‭to‬
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‭represent the organization as a whole.‬


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‭3. Banking liquidity risk and its warning indicators‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭Liquidity‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭ability‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭institution‬ ‭to‬ ‭transform‬ ‭its‬ ‭assets‬ ‭into‬ ‭cash‬ ‭or‬ ‭its‬ ‭equivalent‬‭in‬‭a‬
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‭timely‬‭manner‬‭at‬‭a‬‭reasonable‬‭price‬‭to‬‭meet‬‭its‬‭commitments‬‭as‬‭they‬‭fall‬‭due.‬‭Liquidity‬‭risk‬‭is‬‭considered‬
‭a‬‭major‬‭risk‬‭for‬‭banks.‬‭It‬‭arises‬‭when‬‭the‬‭cushion‬‭provided‬‭by‬‭the‬‭liquid‬‭assets‬‭are‬‭not‬‭sufficient‬‭enough‬
‭to‬‭meet‬‭its‬‭obligation.‬‭Liquidity‬‭risk‬‭can‬‭best‬‭be‬‭described‬‭as‬‭the‬‭risk‬‭of‬‭a‬‭funding‬‭crisis.‬‭Given‬‭below‬‭are‬
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‭some early warning indicators that have potential to ignite liquidity problem for a bank.‬
‭• A negative trend or significantly increased risk in any area or product line.‬
‭• Concentrations in either assets or liabilities.‬
‭• Deterioration in quality of credit portfolio.‬
‭• A decline in earnings performance or projections.‬
‭• Rapid asset growth funded by volatile large deposit.‬
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‭• A large size of off-balance sheet exposure.‬


‭• Deteriorating third party evaluation (negative rating) about the bank and negative publicity.‬
‭• Unwarranted competitive pricing that potentially stresses the banks.‬

‭4. Environmental accounting‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Environmental‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭system‬ ‭for‬ ‭measuring‬ ‭and‬ ‭communicating‬ ‭a‬ ‭business's‬
‭environmental‬ ‭performance.‬ ‭It‬ ‭helps‬ ‭track‬ ‭the‬ ‭use‬ ‭of‬ ‭natural‬ ‭resources,‬ ‭associated‬ ‭costs,‬ ‭and‬ ‭income‬


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‭transparently.‬ ‭This‬ ‭concept‬ ‭aims‬ ‭to‬ ‭record‬ ‭and‬ ‭document‬ ‭environmental‬ ‭impacts‬ ‭to‬ ‭enhance‬
‭environmental‬ ‭management,‬ ‭compliance,‬ ‭safety,‬ ‭and‬ ‭quality‬ ‭control.‬ ‭It‬ ‭also‬ ‭provides‬ ‭a‬ ‭database‬ ‭for‬

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‭corrective‬ ‭actions‬ ‭and‬ ‭future‬ ‭strategies,‬ ‭giving‬ ‭organizations‬ ‭a‬ ‭competitive‬ ‭edge.‬ ‭Environmental‬
‭accounting is evolving and promoted by various enterprises globally.‬

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‭5. Possible objections to segmental reporting‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭The possible objections to segmental reporting can be enumerated as below:‬
‭(i)‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭generally‬ ‭felt‬ ‭that‬ ‭segmental‬ ‭revenues‬ ‭and‬‭expenses‬‭are‬‭not‬‭distinguishable‬‭objectively‬‭in‬‭many‬

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‭cases.‬‭Revenues‬‭of‬‭a‬‭weak‬‭product‬‭line‬‭may‬‭be‬‭derived‬‭only‬‭because‬‭of‬‭the‬‭existence‬‭of‬‭a‬‭strong‬‭product‬
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‭line. Also many joint costs are only separable arbitrarily.‬
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‭(ii)Much‬ ‭of‬ ‭segmental‬ ‭results‬ ‭depend‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭inter-departmental‬ ‭transfer‬ ‭pricings‬‭which‬‭are‬‭not‬‭always‬
‭logically established.‬
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‭(iii)Various‬ ‭segments‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬‭enterprise‬‭may‬‭use‬‭common‬‭resources‬‭which‬‭makes‬‭it‬‭difficult‬‭to‬‭arrive‬‭at‬‭a‬


‭segment wise performance ratio.‬
‭(iv)Since‬ ‭the‬ ‭users‬ ‭are‬ ‭in‬ ‭no‬ ‭position‬ ‭to‬ ‭know‬ ‭the‬ ‭proper‬ ‭base‬ ‭for‬ ‭cost‬ ‭allocation,‬ ‭the‬ ‭segment‬ ‭results‬
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‭would be less than meaningful.‬


‭(v)The‬ ‭last‬ ‭objection‬ ‭consists‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭competitive‬‭implications‬‭to‬‭the‬‭firm.‬‭Some‬‭academics‬‭contend‬‭that‬
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‭company‬ ‭secrets‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭disclosed‬ ‭while‬ ‭others‬ ‭referred‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭competitive‬ ‭hardship‬ ‭suffered‬ ‭by‬ ‭some‬
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‭firms‬‭if‬‭segmented‬‭data‬‭is‬‭required.‬‭Suppose‬‭that‬‭Company‬‭X,‬‭a‬‭small‬‭company,‬‭has‬‭a‬‭segment‬‭identical‬
‭to‬ ‭one‬ ‭in‬ ‭Company‬ ‭Y,‬ ‭a‬ ‭huge‬ ‭conglomerate.‬ ‭Company‬ ‭X‬ ‭would‬ ‭have‬ ‭to‬ ‭disclose‬ ‭the‬ ‭segment‬ ‭while‬
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‭Company Y would not because the segment is not considered material to Y's operations.‬
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‭6. Explicit Statement of Compliance with NFRS‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭An‬‭entity‬‭whose‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭comply‬‭with‬‭NFRSs‬‭shall‬‭make‬‭an‬‭explicit‬‭and‬‭unreserved‬
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‭statement‬‭of‬‭such‬‭compliance‬‭in‬‭the‬‭notes.‬‭An‬‭entity‬‭shall‬‭not‬‭describe‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭as‬‭complying‬
‭with‬‭NFRSs‬‭unless‬‭they‬‭comply‬‭with‬‭all‬‭the‬‭requirements‬‭of‬‭NFRSs.‬‭The‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭with‬‭such‬
‭disclosure‬ ‭are‬ ‭accepted‬ ‭as‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statements‬ ‭prepared‬ ‭in‬ ‭compliance‬ ‭with‬ ‭NFRS.‬ ‭An‬ ‭entity‬ ‭cannot‬
‭rectify‬‭inappropriate‬‭accounting‬‭policies‬‭either‬‭by‬‭disclosure‬‭of‬‭the‬‭accounting‬‭policies‬‭used‬‭or‬‭by‬‭notes‬
‭or explanatory material.‬
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‭7. Interest in another entity.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Nepal‬ ‭Financial‬ ‭Reporting‬ ‭Standard(NFRS)‬ ‭12‬ ‭on‬ ‭Disclosure‬ ‭of‬ ‭Interest‬ ‭in‬ ‭Other‬ ‭Entities‟‬
‭describe‬‭this‬‭as‬‭a‬‭contractual‬‭and‬‭non-contractual‬‭involvement‬‭of‬‭an‬‭entity‬‭in‬‭another‬‭entity‬‭that‬‭exposes‬
‭an‬‭entity‬‭to‬‭variability‬‭of‬‭returns‬‭from‬‭the‬‭performance‬‭of‬‭the‬‭other‬‭entity.‬‭An‬‭interest‬‭in‬‭another‬‭entity‬
‭can‬‭be‬‭evidenced‬‭by,‬‭but‬‭is‬‭not‬‭limited‬‭to,‬‭the‬‭holding‬‭of‬‭equity‬‭or‬‭debt‬‭instruments‬‭as‬‭well‬‭as‬‭other‬‭forms‬


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‭of‬‭involvement‬‭such‬‭as‬‭the‬‭provision‬‭of‬‭funding,‬‭liquidity‬‭support,‬‭credit‬‭enhancement‬‭and‬‭guarantees.‬‭It‬
‭includes‬ ‭the‬ ‭means‬ ‭by‬ ‭which‬ ‭an‬ ‭entity‬ ‭has‬ ‭control‬ ‭or‬ ‭joint‬ ‭control‬ ‭of,‬ ‭or‬ ‭significant‬ ‭influence‬ ‭over,‬

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‭another entity.‬

‭8. Stress testing for banks‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭An‬ ‭analysis‬ ‭conducted‬ ‭under‬ ‭unfavorable‬ ‭economic‬ ‭scenarios‬ ‭which‬ ‭is‬ ‭designed‬ ‭to‬ ‭determine‬

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‭whether‬ ‭a‬ ‭bank‬ ‭has‬ ‭enough‬ ‭capital‬ ‭to‬ ‭withstand‬ ‭the‬ ‭impact‬ ‭of‬ ‭adverse‬ ‭developments.‬ ‭Stress‬ ‭tests‬ ‭can‬
‭either‬ ‭be‬ ‭carried‬ ‭out‬ ‭internally‬ ‭by‬ ‭banks‬ ‭as‬ ‭part‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬ ‭own‬ ‭risk‬ ‭management,‬ ‭or‬ ‭by‬ ‭supervisory‬

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‭authorities‬ ‭as‬ ‭part‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬ ‭regulatory‬ ‭oversight‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭banking‬ ‭sector.‬ ‭These‬ ‭tests‬ ‭are‬ ‭meant‬ ‭to‬‭detect‬
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‭weak‬ ‭spots‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬‭banking‬‭system‬‭at‬‭an‬‭early‬‭stage,‬‭so‬‭that‬‭preventive‬‭action‬‭can‬‭be‬‭taken‬‭by‬‭the‬‭banks‬
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‭and‬‭regulators.‬‭Stress‬‭testing‬‭should‬‭be‬‭designed‬‭to‬‭provide‬‭information‬‭on‬‭the‬‭kinds‬‭of‬‭conditions‬‭under‬
‭which‬ ‭strategies‬ ‭or‬ ‭positions‬ ‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭most‬ ‭vulnerable,‬ ‭and‬ ‭thus‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭tailored‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭risk‬
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‭characteristics of the bank. Possible stress scenarios might include:‬


‭• abrupt changes in the general level of market rates;‬
‭• changes in the relationships among key market rates (i.e. basis risk);‬
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‭• changes in the slope and the shape of the yield curve (i.e. yield curve risk);‬
‭• changes in the liquidity of key financial markets or changes in the volatility of market rates; or‬
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‭• conditions under which key business assumptions and parameters break down‬
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‭9. Debt Securitisation‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭Debt‬ ‭securitisation‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭method‬ ‭of‬ ‭recycling‬ ‭of‬ ‭funds.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭especially‬ ‭beneficial‬ ‭to‬ ‭financial‬
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‭intermediaries‬‭to‬‭support‬‭the‬‭lending‬‭volumes.‬‭Assets‬‭generating‬‭steady‬‭cash‬‭flows‬‭are‬‭packaged‬‭together‬
‭and‬‭against‬‭this‬‭assets‬‭pool‬‭market‬‭securities‬‭can‬‭be‬‭issued.‬‭The‬‭process‬‭can‬‭be‬‭classified‬‭in‬‭the‬‭following‬
‭three functions.‬
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‭1.‬‭The‬‭origination‬‭function:‬‭A‬‭borrower‬‭seeks‬‭a‬‭loan‬‭from‬‭finance‬‭company,‬‭bank‬‭or‬‭housing‬‭company.‬
‭On the basis of credit worthiness repayment schedule is structured over the life of the loan.‬
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‭2.‬‭The‬‭pooling‬‭function:‬‭Similar‬‭loans‬‭or‬‭receivables‬‭are‬‭clubbed‬‭together‬‭to‬‭create‬‭an‬‭underlying‬‭pool‬‭of‬
‭assets.‬‭This‬‭pool‬‭is‬‭transferred‬‭in‬‭favour‬‭of‬‭a‬‭SPV‬‭(Special‬‭Purpose‬‭Vehicle),‬‭which‬‭acts‬‭as‬‭a‬‭trustee‬‭for‬‭the‬
‭investor. Once, the assets are transferred they are held in the organizers portfolios.‬
‭3.‬ ‭The‬ ‭securitisation‬ ‭function:‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭SPV‟s‬ ‭job‬‭to‬‭structure‬‭and‬‭issue‬‭the‬‭securities‬‭on‬‭the‬‭basis‬‭of‬
‭asset‬‭pool.‬‭The‬‭securities‬‭carry‬‭coupon‬‭and‬‭an‬‭expected‬‭maturity,‬‭which‬‭can‬‭be‬‭asset‬‭based‬‭or‬‭mortgage‬
‭based.‬ ‭These‬ ‭are‬ ‭generally‬ ‭sold‬ ‭to‬ ‭investors‬‭through‬‭merchant‬‭bankers.‬‭The‬‭investors‬‭interested‬‭in‬‭this‬
‭type‬ ‭of‬ ‭securities‬ ‭are‬ ‭generally‬ ‭institutional‬ ‭investors‬ ‭like‬ ‭mutual‬ ‭fund,‬ ‭insurance‬ ‭companies‬ ‭etc.‬ ‭The‬


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‭originator‬ ‭usually‬ ‭keeps‬ ‭the‬ ‭spread.‬ ‭Generally,‬ ‭the‬ ‭process‬ ‭of‬ ‭securitisation‬ ‭is‬‭without‬‭recourse‬‭i.e.‬‭the‬
‭investor‬‭bears‬‭the‬‭credit‬‭risk‬‭of‬‭default‬‭and‬‭the‬‭issuer‬‭is‬‭under‬‭an‬‭obligation‬‭to‬‭pay‬‭to‬‭investors‬‭only‬‭if‬‭the‬

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‭cash flows are received by issuer from the collateral.‬

‭10. Operating Segment As per Nepal Financial Reporting Standard 8.‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭Operation Segments‟, an operating segment is a component of an entity‬

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‭➢‬ ‭that‬ ‭engages‬ ‭in‬ ‭business‬ ‭activities‬ ‭from‬ ‭which‬ ‭it‬ ‭may‬ ‭earn‬ ‭revenues‬ ‭and‬ ‭incur‬ ‭expenses‬ ‭(including‬
‭revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same entity),‬

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‭➢‬‭whose‬‭operating‬‭results‬‭are‬‭regularly‬‭reviewed‬‭by‬‭the‬‭entity‟s‬‭chief‬‭operating‬‭decision‬‭maker‬‭to‬‭make‬
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‭decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and‬
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‭➢ for which discrete financial information is available‬
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‭11. List of contingent liabilities of Banks and Financial Institutions.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Contingent Liabilities of Banks and Financial Institutions are:‬
‭• Claims on Institution but not accepted by the institution‬
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‭• Letter of credit • Rediscounted bills‬


‭• Full value of pre-matured guarantees‬
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‭• Unpaid amount, if any, against investment in shares‬


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‭•‬‭If‬‭the‬‭licensed‬‭institution‬‭has‬‭entered‬‭into‬‭a‬‭forward‬‭exchange‬‭contract‬‭with‬‭its‬‭customers,‬‭the‬‭full‬‭value‬
‭of immature contract‬
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‭• The amount of Acceptances and Endorsements, Underwriting Commitments, Loan Commitments‬


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‭• Unpaid Guarantee Claim‬


‭•‬ ‭Performance‬ ‭bonds,‬ ‭bid‬ ‭bonds,‬ ‭warranties,‬ ‭indemnities‬ ‭and‬ ‭standby‬ ‭letters‬ ‭of‬ ‭credit‬ ‭in‬ ‭relation‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬
‭non-monetary obligation of counterparty under a particular transaction‬
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‭• Counter Guarantee of Internationally Rated Banks‬

‭12. Features of service concession arrangements.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Some common features of service concession arrangements are described below:‬
‭•‬‭The‬‭grantor‬‭is‬‭a‬‭public‬‭sector‬‭entity,‬‭including‬‭a‬‭governmental‬‭body,‬‭or‬‭a‬‭private‬‭sector‬‭entity‬‭to‬‭which‬
‭the responsibility for the service has been devolved.‬
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‭•‬ ‭The‬ ‭operator‬ ‭is‬ ‭responsible‬ ‭for‬ ‭at‬ ‭least‬ ‭some‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭management‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭infrastructure‬ ‭and‬ ‭related‬
‭services and does not merely act as an agent on behalf of the grantor.‬
‭•‬ ‭The‬ ‭contract‬ ‭sets‬ ‭the‬ ‭initial‬ ‭prices‬ ‭to‬‭be‬‭levied‬‭by‬‭the‬‭operator‬‭and‬‭regulates‬‭price‬‭revisions‬‭over‬‭the‬
‭period of the service arrangement.‬
‭•‬‭The‬‭operator‬‭is‬‭obliged‬‭to‬‭hand‬‭over‬‭the‬‭infrastructure‬‭to‬‭the‬‭grantor‬‭in‬‭a‬‭specified‬‭condition‬‭at‬‭the‬‭end‬
‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭arrangement,‬ ‭for‬ ‭little‬ ‭or‬‭no‬‭incremental‬‭consideration‬‭irrespective‬‭of‬‭which‬‭party‬
‭initially financed it.‬


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‭13.‬ ‭Define‬ ‭investment‬ ‭property‬ ‭and‬ ‭explain‬ ‭how‬ ‭the‬ ‭treatment‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭investment‬ ‭property‬ ‭carried‬

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‭under‬ ‭the‬ ‭fair‬ ‭value‬ ‭model‬ ‭differs‬ ‭from‬ ‭an‬ ‭owner-occupied‬ ‭property‬ ‭carried‬ ‭under‬ ‭the‬ ‭revaluation‬
‭model.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭An‬ ‭investment‬ ‭property‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭property‬ ‭held‬ ‭to‬ ‭earn‬ ‭rentals‬ ‭or‬ ‭for‬ ‭capital‬ ‭appreciation‬ ‭or‬ ‭both,‬

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‭rather than for:‬

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‭▪ use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administration purposes; or‬
‭▪‬ ‭sale‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭ordinary‬ ‭course‬ ‭of‬ ‭business‬ ‭The‬‭accounting‬‭treatment‬‭for‬‭investment‬‭property‬‭is‬‭different‬

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‭from‬ ‭that‬ ‭of‬ ‭owner‬ ‭occupied‬‭property‬‭because‬‭investment‬‭properties‬‭are‬‭acquired‬‭to‬‭earn‬‭rentals‬‭or‬‭for‬
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‭capital‬‭appreciation‬‭or‬‭both‬‭and‬‭thus‬‭their‬‭cash‬‭flows‬‭are‬‭largely‬‭independent‬‭of‬‭those‬‭from‬‭other‬‭assets‬
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‭held‬‭by‬‭the‬‭enterprise.‬‭After‬‭initial‬‭recognition,‬‭if‬‭fair‬‭valuation‬‭model‬‭is‬‭adopted,‬‭an‬‭entity‬‭must‬‭measure‬
‭all‬ ‭investment‬ ‭properties‬ ‭at‬ ‭that‬ ‭value‬ ‭with‬ ‭any‬ ‭gains/losses‬ ‭being‬ ‭included‬ ‭in‬ ‭net‬ ‭profit/loss‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬
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‭period‬‭in‬‭which‬‭it‬‭arises.‬‭This‬‭differs‬‭from‬‭an‬‭owner‬‭occupied‬‭property‬‭carried‬‭under‬‭revaluation‬‭model‬
‭because‬ ‭in‬‭the‬‭case‬‭of‬‭the‬‭latter,‬‭the‬‭resultant‬‭gain/surplus‬‭is‬‭dealt‬‭with‬‭in‬‭other‬‭comprehensive‬‭income‬
‭and held in equity.‬
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‭14. Opportunity cost in the context of human resource accounting.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭It‬‭is‬‭one‬‭of‬‭the‬‭economic‬‭value‬‭models‬‭used‬‭for‬‭measurement‬‭and‬‭valuation‬‭of‬‭human‬‭assets.‬‭As‬
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‭per‬ ‭this‬ ‭model,‬‭opportunity‬‭cost‬‭is‬‭the‬‭value‬‭of‬‭an‬‭employee‬‭in‬‭his/her‬‭alternative‬‭use.‬‭This‬‭opportunity‬


‭cost‬ ‭is‬ ‭used‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭basis‬ ‭for‬ ‭estimating‬ ‭the‬ ‭value‬ ‭of‬ ‭Human‬ ‭Resources.‬ ‭Opportunity‬ ‭cost‬ ‭value‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬
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‭established‬ ‭by‬ ‭competitive‬ ‭bidding‬ ‭within‬ ‭the‬ ‭firm‬ ‭so‬ ‭that‬ ‭in‬ ‭effect,‬ ‭managers‬‭must‬‭bid‬‭for‬‭any‬‭scarce‬
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‭employee.‬‭A‬‭human‬‭asset‬‭will‬‭have‬‭a‬‭value‬‭only‬‭if‬‭it‬‭is‬‭a‬‭scarce‬‭resource,‬‭that‬‭is,‬‭when‬‭its‬‭employment‬‭in‬
‭one‬ ‭division‬ ‭denies‬ ‭it‬ ‭to‬ ‭another‬‭division.‬‭This‬‭method‬‭excludes‬‭employees‬‭of‬‭the‬‭type‬‭of‬‭which‬‭can‬‭be‬
‭readily‬ ‭hired‬ ‭from‬ ‭outside‬ ‭the‬ ‭firm.‬ ‭Also,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭in‬‭very‬‭rare‬‭cases‬‭that‬‭managers‬‭would‬‭like‬‭to‬‭bid‬‭for‬‭an‬
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‭employee.‬

‭15. Currency Option‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Currency‬‭option‬‭gives‬‭the‬‭client‬‭the‬‭right,‬‭but‬‭not‬‭the‬‭obligation,‬‭to‬‭buy/sell‬‭a‬‭specified‬‭amount‬‭of‬
‭currency‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭specified‬ ‭price‬ ‭on‬ ‭a‬ ‭specified‬ ‭date.‬ ‭Currency‬ ‭option‬ ‭provides‬ ‭a‬ ‭tool‬ ‭for‬ ‭hedging‬ ‭foreign‬
‭exchange‬‭risk‬‭arising‬‭out‬‭of‬‭the‬‭firm’s‬‭operation.‬‭Currency‬‭options‬‭enable‬‭the‬‭business‬‭house‬‭to‬‭remove‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭downside‬ ‭risk‬ ‭without‬ ‭limiting‬ ‭the‬ ‭upside‬ ‭potential.‬ ‭Options‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭put‬ ‭option‬ ‭or‬ ‭call‬ ‭option.‬ ‭A‬ ‭put‬
‭option‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭contract‬ ‭that‬ ‭specifies‬ ‭the‬ ‭currency‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭holder‬ ‭has‬ ‭the‬ ‭right‬ ‭to‬ ‭sell.‬ ‭A‬ ‭call‬ ‭option‬‭is‬‭a‬
‭contract that specifies the currency that the holder has the right to buy.‬

‭16.‬‭You‬‭work‬‭for‬‭Laligurans‬‭Ltd.‬‭and‬‭the‬‭Finance‬‭Director‬‭of‬‭the‬‭company‬‭has‬‭asked‬‭your‬‭advice‬‭on‬
‭the‬ ‭preparation‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statement‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭fiscal‬ ‭year‬ ‭ended‬ ‭32nd‬ ‭Ashadh,‬ ‭2075‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬
‭following:‬


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‭i)‬‭The‬‭inventory‬‭at‬‭the‬‭fiscal‬‭year-end‬‭includes‬‭goods‬‭that‬‭were‬‭purchased‬‭by‬‭Laligurans‬‭Ltd.‬‭under‬‭a‬
‭consignment‬‭agreement.‬‭The‬‭agreement‬‭is‬‭that‬‭Laligurans‬‭Ltd.‬‭can‬‭return‬‭the‬‭goods‬‭at‬‭any‬‭time‬‭and‬

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‭the price will be determined by market change.‬
‭ii)‬‭The‬‭Board‬‭of‬‭Directors‬‭of‬‭Laligurans‬‭Ltd.‬‭met‬‭on‬‭1st‬‭Ashadh,‬‭2075‬‭and‬‭agreed‬‭on‬‭a‬‭decision‬‭to‬‭sell‬
‭a‬ ‭warehouse.‬ ‭At‬ ‭the‬ ‭fiscal‬ ‭year‬ ‭end,‬ ‭the‬ ‭warehouse‬ ‭is‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭market‬ ‭and‬ ‭a‬ ‭sale‬‭is‬‭considered‬‭to‬‭be‬

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‭highly‬‭likely.‬‭Required:‬‭Explain‬‭the‬‭accounting‬‭treatment‬‭and‬‭the‬‭impact‬‭on‬‭the‬‭financial‬‭statements‬

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‭referring to the relevant provision of Nepal Financial Reporting Standards.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭a)‬ ‭i)‬ ‭The‬ ‭consignment‬ ‭inventory‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭accounted‬ ‭for‬ ‭by‬ ‭reference‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭substance‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬

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‭transaction,‬ ‭which‬ ‭means‬ ‭by‬ ‭looking‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭commercial‬ ‭substance‬ ‭rather‬ ‭than‬ ‭the‬ ‭legal‬ ‭form‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
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‭transaction.‬‭Laligurans‬‭Ltd.‬‭needs‬‭to‬‭consider‬‭whether‬‭they‬‭have‬‭risk‬‭and‬‭rewards‬‭of‬‭this‬‭inventory.‬‭The‬
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‭fact‬‭that‬‭the‬‭Laligurans‬‭Ltd.‬‭has‬‭the‬‭right‬‭to‬‭return‬‭the‬‭goods‬‭at‬‭any‬‭time‬‭along‬‭with‬‭the‬‭fact‬‭that‬‭the‬‭price‬
‭may‬ ‭change‬ ‭would‬ ‭indicate‬ ‭that‬ ‭Laligurans‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭have‬ ‭the‬ ‭risk‬ ‭of‬ ‭ownership.‬ ‭The‬ ‭inventory‬
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‭should not be included within Laligurans Ltd.’s inventory and the transaction should be reversed.‬

‭ii)‬ ‭The‬ ‭following‬ ‭conditions‬ ‭need‬ ‭to‬‭be‬‭met‬‭to‬‭decide‬‭if‬‭the‬‭warehouse‬‭should‬‭be‬‭classified‬‭as‬‭an‬‭assets‬


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‭held‬ ‭for‬ ‭sale‬ ‭under‬ ‭NFRS‬ ‭5.‬ ‭The‬ ‭conditions‬ ‭are‬ ‭that‬ ‭management‬ ‭are‬ ‭committed‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭plan‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬
‭warehouse‬‭are‬‭available‬‭for‬‭immediate‬‭sale.‬‭They‬‭should‬‭be‬‭actively‬‭looking‬‭for‬‭a‬‭buyer‬‭and‬‭a‬‭sale‬‭needs‬
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‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭highly‬ ‭probable‬ ‭with‬ ‭no‬ ‭expected‬ ‭changes.‬ ‭Based‬‭on‬‭the‬‭facts‬‭given,‬‭it‬‭seems‬‭that‬‭the‬‭warehouse‬


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‭meets‬‭these‬‭conditions‬‭but‬‭this‬‭would‬‭need‬‭to‬‭be‬‭confirmed.‬‭If‬‭this‬‭is‬‭the‬‭case,‬‭then‬‭the‬‭warehouse‬‭should‬
‭be‬ ‭moved‬ ‭from‬ ‭non-current‬ ‭assets‬ ‭into‬ ‭assets‬ ‭held‬ ‭for‬ ‭sale.‬ ‭The‬ ‭warehouse‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬‭measured‬‭at‬‭the‬
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‭lower of carrying value and fair value less cost to sale. Depreciation on warehouse should cease.‬
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‭17. Human resource accounting and its need‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Human‬‭resource‬‭accounting‬‭is‬‭the‬‭process‬‭of‬‭identifying‬‭and‬‭reporting‬‭investments‬‭made‬‭in‬‭the‬
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‭human‬ ‭resources‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭organization‬ ‭that‬ ‭are‬ ‭presently‬ ‭unaccounted‬‭for‬‭in‬‭the‬‭conventional‬‭accounting‬


‭practices.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭an‬ ‭extension‬ ‭of‬ ‭standard‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭principles.‬ ‭Measuring‬ ‭the‬ ‭value‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭human‬
‭resources can assist organizations in accurately documenting their assets.‬
‭Need for human resource accounting:‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭i)‬‭Under‬‭conventional‬‭accounting,‬‭no‬‭information‬‭is‬‭made‬‭available‬‭about‬‭the‬‭human‬‭resources‬‭employed‬
‭in‬ ‭an‬ ‭organization,‬ ‭and‬ ‭without‬ ‭people‬ ‭the‬ ‭financial‬ ‭and‬ ‭physical‬ ‭resources‬ ‭cannot‬ ‭be‬ ‭operationally‬
‭effective.‬
‭ii)‬‭Human‬‭organization‬‭expenses‬‭are‬‭expensed‬‭immediately,‬‭distorting‬‭net‬‭income‬‭and‬‭complicating‬‭firm‬
‭and inter-firm comparisons.‬
‭iii)‬‭Firm‬‭success‬‭depends‬‭on‬‭human‬‭assets,‬‭leading‬‭to‬‭varying‬‭returns‬‭even‬‭with‬‭identical‬‭physical‬‭assets.‬
‭Ignoring human asset value makes firm valuation challenging.‬


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‭iv)‬‭If‬‭the‬‭value‬‭of‬‭human‬‭resources‬‭is‬‭not‬‭duly‬‭reported‬‭in‬‭profit‬‭and‬‭loss‬‭account‬‭and‬‭balance‬‭sheet,‬‭the‬
‭important act of management on human assets cannot be perceived.‬

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‭v)‬ ‭Conventional‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭treats‬‭recruitment‬‭and‬‭training‬‭expenses‬‭as‬‭immediate‬‭expenses.‬‭However,‬
‭they should be considered investments because their benefits are realized over time.‬

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‭18. Option contract and its features‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭Option‬‭contract‬‭is‬‭a‬‭derivative‬‭instrument‬‭under‬‭which‬‭a‬‭buyer‬‭gets‬‭the‬‭right‬‭to‬‭buy‬‭or‬‭sell‬‭and‬‭a‬
‭seller‬‭undertakes‬‭an‬‭obligation‬‭to‬‭sell‬‭or‬‭buy‬‭a‬‭given‬‭quantity‬‭of‬‭the‬‭underlying‬‭asset‬‭at‬‭a‬‭given‬‭price‬‭at‬‭a‬

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‭given‬ ‭future‬ ‭date‬‭for‬‭a‬‭payment‬‭of‬‭option‬‭premium‬‭by‬‭the‬‭buyer‬‭to‬‭the‬‭seller.‬‭For‬‭example;‬‭equity‬‭share‬
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‭option (eg. Nabil Bank option), commodity options (eg. Gold/silver option). Features of option contract:‬
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‭i)‬‭Only‬‭the‬‭seller‬‭of‬‭an‬‭option‬‭is‬‭under‬‭an‬‭obligation‬‭to‬‭sell/buy‬‭the‬‭underlying‬‭asset‬‭as‬‭and‬‭when‬‭the‬‭buyer‬
‭exercise his right.‬
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‭ii)‬‭Buyer‬‭of‬‭an‬‭option‬‭pays‬‭the‬‭option‬‭premium‬‭in‬‭full‬‭to‬‭the‬‭seller‬‭of‬‭an‬‭option‬‭at‬‭the‬‭time‬‭of‬‭buying‬‭an‬
‭option.‬
‭iii)‬‭For‬‭buyer‬‭of‬‭an‬‭option,‬‭profits‬‭are‬‭potentially‬‭unlimited‬‭and‬‭losses‬‭are‬‭limited‬‭to‬‭the‬‭option‬‭premium‬
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‭paid‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭seller.‬ ‭For‬ ‭seller‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭option,‬ ‭profits‬ ‭are‬ ‭limited‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭option‬ ‭premium‬‭received‬‭from‬‭the‬
‭buyer and losses are potentially unlimited. iv) Only seller/writer is required to pay the margin.‬
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‭19. Limitations of value added statement‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Following are the limitations of value added statement:‬
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‭i)‬ ‭Preparation‬ ‭and‬ ‭presentation‬ ‭of‬ ‭value‬ ‭added‬ ‭statement‬ ‭(VAS)‬ ‭may‬ ‭lead‬ ‭to‬ ‭information‬ ‭overload‬ ‭and‬
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‭confusion,‬ ‭as‬ ‭an‬ ‭ordinary‬ ‭employee‬ ‭reading‬ ‭his‬ ‭company's‬ ‭corporate‬ ‭annual‬ ‭report‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬
‭reconcile the value added statement with the earnings statement.‬
‭ii)‬ ‭It‬ ‭raises‬ ‭a‬ ‭danger‬ ‭that‬ ‭management‬ ‭may‬ ‭take‬ ‭the‬ ‭maximization‬ ‭of‬ ‭value‬ ‭added‬ ‭as‬ ‭their‬‭goal‬‭i.e.‬‭the‬
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‭inclusion of the value added may wrongly lead management to pursue maximization of firms value.‬
‭iii)‬‭Its‬‭inclusion‬‭in‬‭the‬‭corporate‬‭annual‬‭report‬‭would‬‭involve‬‭extra‬‭work,‬‭therefore,‬‭extra‬‭costs‬‭and‬‭delay‬
‭and also a slight loss of confidentiality in view of the additional disclosure involved.‬
‭iv)‬ ‭The‬ ‭most‬‭severe‬‭limitation‬‭of‬‭value‬‭added‬‭data‬‭emerges‬‭from‬‭lack‬‭of‬‭any‬‭uniformity‬‭and‬‭consistency‬
‭amongst different companies in the preparation and presentation of VAS.‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭v)‬‭Since‬‭there‬‭are‬‭various‬‭methods‬‭of‬‭calculating‬‭VA,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭difficult‬‭to‬‭make‬‭inter-firm‬‭comparisons.‬‭Even‬
‭intra-firm‬‭comparison‬‭is‬‭not‬‭possible‬‭if‬‭the‬‭treatment‬‭of‬‭these‬‭items‬‭is‬‭changed‬‭in‬‭the‬‭subsequent‬‭years.‬
‭vi)‬ ‭VAS‬ ‭may‬ ‭lead‬ ‭to‬ ‭confusion‬ ‭especially‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭cases‬ ‭where‬ ‭wealth‬ ‭or‬ ‭value‬ ‭added‬ ‭is‬‭increasing‬‭while‬
‭earnings are decreasing.‬
‭20. Arguments for accounting of share-based payment.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭Where‬ ‭shares‬ ‭are‬ ‭issued‬ ‭for‬ ‭no‬ ‭cash‬ ‭consideration,‬ ‭it‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭argued‬ ‭that‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬‭a‬‭cost‬‭to‬‭the‬
‭owners‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭business‬ ‭by‬ ‭dilution‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬ ‭holding.‬ ‭Accounting‬ ‭for‬ ‭share-based‬ ‭payment‬ ‭allows‬


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‭comparison‬‭between‬‭companies‬‭that‬‭remunerate‬‭their‬‭staff‬‭in‬‭different‬‭ways,‬‭some‬‭in‬‭cash‬‭consideration,‬
‭while‬‭others‬‭use‬‭a‬‭mixture‬‭of‬‭cash‬‭consideration‬‭and‬‭share-based‬‭payment.‬‭The‬‭share‬‭options‬‭have‬‭been‬

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‭issued‬‭in‬‭return‬‭for‬‭valuable‬‭resources‬‭(e.g.‬‭employee‬‭services).‬‭These‬‭resources‬‭are‬‭not‬‭received‬‭in‬‭cash,‬
‭as‬ ‭they‬ ‭are‬ ‭for‬ ‭other‬‭capital‬‭because‬‭the‬‭resources‬‭are‬‭consumed‬‭by‬‭the‬‭entity‬‭as‬‭they‬‭are‬‭provided,‬‭but‬
‭nevertheless‬ ‭they‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭received‬ ‭and‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭accounted‬ ‭for.‬ ‭This‬ ‭consumption‬ ‭of‬ ‭resources‬

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‭provided‬‭meets‬‭the‬‭Conceptual‬‭Framework‬‭definition‬‭of‬‭an‬‭expense‬‭so‬‭a‬‭share-based‬‭payment‬‭expense‬‭is‬

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‭justified.‬

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‭21. Techniques of inflation accounting‬
‭Ans:‬ a
‭Inflation‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭refers‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬‭process‬‭of‬‭adjusting‬‭the‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭of‬‭a‬‭company‬‭to‬
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‭show the real financial position of the company during an inflationary period.‬
‭i)‬ ‭Current‬ ‭Purchasing‬ ‭Power‬ ‭(CPP)‬ ‭Method‬ ‭–‬ ‭It‬ ‭involves‬ ‭adjustment‬ ‭of‬ ‭financial‬ ‭accounts‬ ‭to‬ ‭price‬
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‭changes.‬ ‭A‬ ‭general‬ ‭price‬ ‭index‬ ‭is‬ ‭used‬ ‭to‬ ‭convert‬ ‭the‬ ‭values‬‭of‬‭various‬‭items.‬‭It‬‭takes‬‭into‬‭account‬‭the‬
‭purchasing‬‭power‬‭of‬‭money‬‭and‬‭ignores‬‭the‬‭rise‬‭and‬‭fall‬‭in‬‭the‬‭price‬‭of‬‭an‬‭item.‬‭It‬‭involves‬‭adjustment‬‭of‬
‭historical‬ ‭figures‬ ‭at‬ ‭current‬ ‭purchasing‬ ‭power‬ ‭which‬ ‭is‬ ‭done‬ ‭through‬ ‭multiplication‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭historical‬
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‭figures by a conversion factor.‬


‭ii)‬ ‭Current‬‭Cost‬‭Accounting‬‭(CCA)‬‭Method‬‭–‬‭Under‬‭this‬‭method‬‭assets‬‭are‬‭shown‬‭at‬‭current‬‭costs‬‭and‬
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‭profits‬ ‭are‬ ‭determined‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭basis‬ ‭of‬ ‭costs‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭date‬ ‭of‬ ‭sale‬ ‭rather‬ ‭than‬ ‭the‬ ‭actual‬ ‭cost.‬ ‭CCA‬ ‭is‬‭an‬
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‭alternative‬‭to‬‭the‬‭CPP‬‭method.‬‭The‬‭CCA‬‭method‬‭matches‬‭current‬‭revenues‬‭with‬‭the‬‭current‬‭cost‬‭of‬‭the‬
‭resources which are consumed in earning them.‬
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‭22.‬ ‭M‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬‭manufacturing‬‭company‬‭which‬‭prepares‬‭its‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭in‬‭compliance‬‭with‬


‭Nepal‬ ‭Financial‬ ‭Reporting‬ ‭Standards‬ ‭(NFRS).‬ ‭The‬ ‭following‬ ‭transactions‬ ‭took‬ ‭place‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭year‬
‭ended 32nd Ashadh, 2075:‬
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‭i)‬‭M‬‭Ltd.‬‭has‬‭traditionally‬‭repainted‬‭its‬‭premises‬‭every‬‭five‬‭years.‬‭The‬‭next‬‭painting‬‭is‬‭due‬‭in‬‭a‬‭year’s‬
‭time. The entity proposes to accrue as a provision the expected cost of repainting the premises.‬
‭ii)‬ ‭M‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭has‬ ‭guaranteed‬ ‭the‬ ‭debts‬ ‭of‬ ‭its‬ ‭associate‬ ‭company‬ ‭up‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭maximum‬ ‭amount‬ ‭of‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭75‬
‭million.‬ ‭The‬ ‭associate‬ ‭is‬ ‭in‬ ‭excellent‬ ‭financial‬ ‭health‬‭and‬‭the‬‭directors‬‭are‬‭of‬‭the‬‭opinion‬‭that‬‭it‬‭is‬
‭unlikely the guarantee will ever be called in.‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭Required:‬ ‭Explain‬ ‭in‬ ‭brief‬‭how‬‭each‬‭of‬‭the‬‭above‬‭transactions‬‭and‬‭events‬‭should‬‭be‬‭recorded‬‭by‬‭M‬


‭Ltd.‬ ‭in‬ ‭compliance‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭requirements‬ ‭of‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭37‬ ‭Provisions,‬ ‭Contingent‬ ‭Liabilities‬ ‭and‬
‭Contingent Assets.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭a)‬ ‭i)‬ ‭No‬ ‭present‬ ‭obligation‬ ‭exists‬ ‭to‬ ‭paint‬ ‭the‬ ‭premises;‬ ‭hence‬ ‭the‬ ‭accrual‬‭of‬‭a‬‭provision‬‭is‬‭not‬
‭permitted‬ ‭by‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭37.‬ ‭No‬ ‭contingent‬ ‭liability‬ ‭exists‬ ‭either,‬ ‭unless‬ ‭a‬ ‭commitment‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭made‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬
‭supplier to carry out the work.‬
‭ii)‬ ‭There‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭present‬ ‭obligation,‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity‬ ‭has‬ ‭undertaken‬ ‭to‬ ‭guarantee‬ ‭the‬ ‭debts‬ ‭of‬‭another‬‭party.‬


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‭However,‬‭it‬‭seems‬‭unlikely‬‭that‬‭this‬‭guarantee‬‭will‬‭be‬‭called‬‭in.‬‭Hence,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭not‬‭probable‬‭at‬‭the‬‭reporting‬
‭date‬‭that‬‭an‬‭outflow‬‭of‬‭resources‬‭will‬‭be‬‭required‬‭to‬‭settle‬‭the‬‭obligation.‬‭Therefore‬‭the‬‭second‬‭condition‬

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‭has‬ ‭not‬ ‭been‬ ‭met,‬ ‭and‬ ‭no‬ ‭provision‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭recognised‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statements.‬ ‭If‬ ‭an‬ ‭outflow‬‭of‬
‭resources‬‭is‬‭judged‬‭possible‬‭but‬‭not‬‭remote,‬‭disclosure‬‭of‬‭a‬‭contingent‬‭liability‬‭of‬‭Rs.‬‭75‬‭million‬‭should‬‭be‬
‭made in the notes.‬

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‭23.‬ ‭Explain‬ ‭the‬ ‭circumstances‬ ‭under‬ ‭which‬ ‭a‬ ‭provision‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭recognized‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭financial‬
‭statements according to the International Accounting Standards.‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭As per NAS 37, provisions must be recognized in the following circumstances:‬
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‭1. There is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer benefits as a result of past events.‬
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‭2. It is probable an outflow of economic resources will be required to settle the obligation.‬
‭3.‬ ‭A‬ ‭reasonable‬ ‭estimate‬‭of‬‭the‬‭amount‬‭required‬‭to‬‭settle‬‭the‬‭obligation‬‭can‬‭be‬‭made.‬‭If‬‭a‬‭company‬‭can‬
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‭avoid expenditure by its future action, no provision should be recognized.‬

‭24.‬ ‭ABC‬ ‭Ltd.,‬ ‭a‬ ‭company‬ ‭belonging‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬‭process‬‭industry‬‭carries‬‭out‬‭three‬‭consecutive‬‭processes.‬


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‭The‬ ‭output‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭first‬ ‭process‬ ‭is‬ ‭taken‬ ‭as‬ ‭input‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭second‬ ‭process‬ ‭and‬ ‭output‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭second‬
‭process‬ ‭is‬ ‭taken‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭input‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭third‬ ‭process.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭also‬ ‭possible‬ ‭to‬‭outsource‬‭the‬‭intermediate‬
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‭products.‬ ‭It‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭observed‬ ‭that‬ ‭over‬ ‭the‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭time,‬ ‭cost‬ ‭of‬ ‭production‬ ‭of‬ ‭first‬ ‭process‬ ‭is‬
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‭substantially‬‭higher‬‭than‬‭the‬‭market‬‭price‬‭of‬‭the‬‭intermediate‬‭product‬‭freely‬‭available‬‭in‬‭the‬‭market.‬
‭The‬ ‭Board‬ ‭of‬ ‭Directors‬ ‭(BOD)‬ ‭of‬ ‭ABC‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭decided‬ ‭to‬ ‭close‬ ‭down‬ ‭the‬ ‭process‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭cost‬ ‭saving‬
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‭strategy and outsource the intermediate products for further processing.‬


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‭Required:‬ ‭Should‬ ‭the‬ ‭decision‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭BOD‬ ‭amounts‬ ‭to‬ ‭discontinuing‬ ‭operation?‬ ‭Explain‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬
‭relevant provision of Nepal Accounting Standard.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭The‬ ‭decision‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Board‬ ‭of‬ ‭Directors‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭ABC‬ ‭Limited‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭outsource‬ ‭the‬ ‭intermediate‬
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‭products‬‭of‬‭one‬‭process‬‭in‬‭the‬‭series‬‭of‬‭processes.‬‭The‬‭decision‬‭results‬‭in‬‭to‬‭the‬‭closure‬‭of‬‭first‬‭process‬‭of‬
‭the‬ ‭company.‬ ‭The‬ ‭decision‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭company‬ ‭is‬ ‭made‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭ground‬ ‭of‬ ‭cost‬ ‭savings‬ ‭and‬ ‭to‬ ‭achieve‬ ‭the‬
‭productivity‬‭improvements.‬‭The‬‭closure‬‭of‬‭the‬‭process‬‭doesn’t‬‭meet‬‭the‬‭criteria‬‭of‬‭NFRS-5,‬‭“Non-Current‬
‭Assets‬‭held‬‭for‬‭sale‬‭and‬‭discontinued‬‭operation”‬‭namely‬‭disposing‬‭major‬‭line‬‭of‬‭business‬‭or‬‭geographical‬
‭areas‬‭or‬‭subsidiary‬‭acquired‬‭for‬‭resale.‬‭Hence,‬‭the‬‭decision‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Board‬‭of‬‭Directors‬‭of‬‭the‬‭ABC‬‭Limited‬
‭is merely a cost saving decision not the discontinued operation.‬
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‭25.‬ ‭Entity‬ ‭A‬ ‭is‬ ‭preparing‬ ‭its‬ ‭group‬‭accounts‬‭for‬‭the‬‭year‬‭ended‬‭Ashadh‬‭end‬‭2071,‬‭and‬‭has‬‭acquired‬


‭investment‬ ‭in‬ ‭B‬ ‭entity.‬ ‭The‬ ‭whole‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭share‬ ‭capital‬‭of‬‭B‬‭was‬‭acquired‬‭on‬‭Magh‬‭01,‬‭2070,‬‭with‬‭a‬
‭view‬ ‭to‬ ‭selling‬ ‭the‬ ‭subsidiary‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭year.‬ ‭At‬‭the‬‭date‬‭of‬‭acquisition,‬‭the‬‭estimated‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭less‬
‭cost‬‭to‬‭sell‬‭of‬‭B‬‭is‬‭Rs.‬‭27‬‭crore.‬‭(The‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭of‬‭the‬‭liabilities‬‭is‬‭Rs.‬‭8‬‭crore.)‬‭At‬‭year‬‭end,‬‭(Ashadh‬‭end‬
‭2071),‬‭the‬‭estimated‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭less‬‭costs‬‭to‬‭sell‬‭is‬‭Rs.‬‭26‬‭crore.‬‭(The‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭of‬‭the‬‭liabilities‬‭is‬‭Rs.‬‭7‬
‭crore.).‬ ‭Required:‬ ‭Discuss‬ ‭how‬ ‭the‬ ‭investment‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭treated‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭consolidated‬ ‭financial‬


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‭statements of a group for the year ended Ashadh end 2071.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭Entity‬ ‭B,‬ ‭which‬‭was‬‭acquired‬‭on‬‭Magh‬‭01,‬‭2070,‬‭will‬‭have‬‭to‬‭be‬‭accounted‬‭for‬‭under‬‭NFRS‬‭5.‬‭It‬

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‭will‬‭meet‬‭the‬‭criteria‬‭as‬‭being‬‭held‬‭for‬‭sale‬‭and,‬‭therefore,‬‭must‬‭be‬‭accounted‬‭for‬‭in‬‭this‬‭way:‬‭Initially,‬‭the‬
‭fair‬‭value‬‭of‬‭the‬‭assets‬‭would‬‭be‬‭recorded‬‭at‬‭Rs.‬‭27‬‭crore‬‭plus‬‭Rs.‬‭8‬‭crore,‬‭which‬‭is‬‭Rs.‬‭35‬‭crore.‬‭The‬‭fair‬
‭value‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭liabilities‬ ‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭recorded‬ ‭at‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭8‬ ‭crore.‬ ‭At‬ ‭the‬ ‭first‬ ‭balance‬ ‭sheet‬‭date,‬‭A‬‭will‬‭have‬‭to‬

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‭re-measure‬‭the‬‭investment‬‭in‬‭entity‬‭B‬‭at‬‭the‬‭lower‬‭of‬‭its‬‭cost‬‭and‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭less‬‭cost‬‭to‬‭sell,‬‭which‬‭will‬‭be‬

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‭Rs.‬ ‭26‬ ‭crore.‬ ‭The‬ ‭assets‬‭and‬‭liabilities‬‭will‬‭have‬‭to‬‭be‬‭presented‬‭separately‬‭in‬‭the‬‭consolidated‬‭financial‬
‭statements‬ ‭from‬ ‭any‬ ‭other‬ ‭assets‬ ‭and‬ ‭liabilities.‬ ‭The‬ ‭total‬ ‭assets‬ ‭at‬ ‭yearend‬ ‭Ashad‬ ‭end‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭shown‬

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‭separately‬ ‭as‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭33‬ ‭crore‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭total‬ ‭liabilities‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭shown‬ ‭separately‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭7‬ ‭crore.‬ ‭Obviously‬ ‭the‬
‭subsidiary is not consolidated as such.‬ a
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‭26.‬‭How‬‭are‬‭capital‬‭expenditures,‬‭not‬‭represented‬‭by‬‭any‬‭specific‬‭or‬‭tangible‬‭assets,‬‭dealt‬‭in‬‭financial‬
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‭statements?‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭Sometimes,‬‭projects‬‭are‬‭required‬‭to‬‭incur‬‭capital‬‭expenditures‬‭that‬‭aren't‬‭associated‬‭with‬‭specific‬
‭tangible‬ ‭assets.‬ ‭For‬ ‭instance,‬ ‭a‬ ‭project‬ ‭might‬ ‭have‬ ‭to‬ ‭cover‬ ‭the‬ ‭cost‬ ‭of‬ ‭laying‬ ‭pipelines,‬ ‭which‬ ‭are‬
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‭considered‬ ‭property‬ ‭of‬ ‭relevant‬ ‭authorities‬ ‭like‬ ‭a‬ ‭port‬ ‭trust,‬ ‭even‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭company‬ ‭pays‬ ‭for‬ ‭them‬ ‭to‬
‭facilitate‬‭its‬‭operations.‬‭In‬‭such‬‭cases,‬‭this‬‭capital‬‭expenditure‬‭should‬‭be‬‭recorded‬‭in‬‭the‬‭books‬‭under‬‭the‬
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‭heading‬ ‭of‬ ‭"Capital‬ ‭Expenditure,"‬ ‭provided‬ ‭that‬ ‭two‬ ‭conditions‬ ‭are‬ ‭met:‬ ‭the‬ ‭balance‬‭sheet‬‭description‬
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‭should‬‭make‬‭it‬‭clear‬‭that‬‭the‬‭expenditure‬‭isn't‬‭represented‬‭by‬‭company-owned‬‭assets,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭expenditure‬
‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭amortized‬ ‭over‬ ‭its‬ ‭utility‬ ‭period‬ ‭or‬ ‭a‬ ‭relatively‬ ‭brief‬ ‭duration,‬ ‭not‬ ‭exceeding‬ ‭five‬ ‭years,‬
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‭whichever‬ ‭is‬ ‭shorter.‬ ‭This‬ ‭classification‬ ‭is‬ ‭more‬ ‭suitable‬ ‭than‬ ‭expending‬ ‭it‬ ‭to‬‭revenue‬‭or‬‭labeling‬‭it‬‭as‬
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‭"Miscellaneous Expenditure."‬

‭27. Give an account of the growing scope of human capital reporting.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭The growing scope of human capital reporting is on account of:‬


‭1.‬ ‭Recent‬ ‭Reporting‬ ‭Trends:‬ ‭ln‬ ‭the‬ ‭recent‬ ‭years,‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬‭a‬‭growing‬‭trend‬‭of‬‭shift‬‭from‬‭the‬‭traditional‬
‭focus‬ ‭on‬ ‭financial‬ ‭reporting‬ ‭of‬ ‭such‬ ‭resources,‬ ‭which‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭measured‬ ‭in‬ ‭monetary‬ ‭terms,‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭more‬
‭comprehensive approach.‬
‭2.‬ ‭Purpose:‬ ‭Human‬ ‭Capital‬ ‭Reporting‬ ‭Provides‬ ‭scope‬ ‭for‬ ‭planning‬ ‭and‬ ‭decision‬ ‭making‬ ‭in‬‭relation‬‭to‬
‭proper manpower planning.‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭3. HR policies:‬‭lt is a basis for HR policies, Such as training policy wage policy etc.‬
‭4.‬ ‭Inter-firm‬ ‭Comparison:‬ ‭lt‬ ‭also‬ ‭provides‬ ‭help‬ ‭in‬ ‭inter-‬ ‭firm‬ ‭comparison‬ ‭with‬ ‭general‬ ‭industry‬
‭standards.‬
‭5.‬ ‭Use‬ ‭of‬ ‭fund:‬ ‭Human‬ ‭Capital‬ ‭reporting‬ ‭provides‬ ‭information‬ ‭for‬ ‭allocation‬ ‭and‬ ‭use‬ ‭of‬ ‭funds.‬ ‭It‬
‭identifies and reports the investment to be made in human resources.‬

‭28. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of setting of accounting standards.‬


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‭Ans:‬‭Accounting‬‭Standards‬‭are‬‭prescribed‬‭by‬‭ICAN,‬‭which‬‭are‬‭to‬‭be‬‭followed‬‭in‬‭performing‬‭accounting‬
‭transactions.‬ ‭Various‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭principles,‬ ‭techniques‬ ‭and‬ ‭methods‬ ‭are‬ ‭described‬ ‭in‬ ‭these‬ ‭standards,‬

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‭which‬‭assist‬‭the‬‭users‬‭in‬‭preparation‬‭and‬‭presentation‬‭of‬‭financial‬‭statements,‬‭with‬‭a‬‭true‬‭and‬‭fair‬‭view.‬
‭The various advantages of setting accounting standards are as follows:-‬
‭1.‬ ‭Accounting‬ ‭standards‬ ‭reduces‬ ‭the‬ ‭possibilities‬ ‭of‬ ‭variation‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭treatment‬ ‭used‬ ‭while‬

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‭preparing financial statements.‬

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‭2.‬‭Accounting‬‭standards‬‭call‬‭for‬‭certain‬‭disclosures‬‭which‬‭makes‬‭the‬‭financial‬‭statement‬‭more‬‭true‬‭&‬‭fair.‬
‭3. Accounting standard makes comparison of financial statements possible.‬

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‭Disadvantages of setting Accounting Standard:‬
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‭1.‬‭Accounting‬‭problems‬‭may‬‭have‬‭alternative‬‭solutions.‬‭Accounting‬‭Standards‬‭makes‬‭the‬‭choice‬‭between‬
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‭different alternative accounting treatments difficult.‬
‭2. Accounting standards leads to rigidity and is less flexible.‬
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‭3. Accounting standards are framed within the limits set by statutes. It cannot overrule the statutes.‬

‭29. Treatment of the cost of internally generated software.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭Internally‬ ‭generated‬ ‭software‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭treated‬ ‭according‬ ‭to‬ ‭provisions‬‭of‬‭NAS‬‭38,‬‭Intangible‬
‭Assets. As per NAS 38, Intangible Assets an Intangible asset shall be recognized if, and only if,‬
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‭➢‬ ‭It‬‭is‬‭probable‬‭that‬‭the‬‭expected‬‭future‬‭economic‬‭benefit‬‭that‬‭are‬‭attributable‬‭to‬‭the‬‭asset‬‭will‬‭flow‬‭to‬
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‭the entity; and‬


‭➢ The cost of the asset can be measured reliably.‬
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‭To‬ ‭assess‬ ‭whether‬ ‭as‬ ‭internally‬ ‭generated‬ ‭intangible‬ ‭asset‬ ‭meets‬ ‭the‬ ‭recognition‬ ‭criteria,‬ ‭an‬ ‭entity‬
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‭classifies‬‭the‬‭generation‬‭of‬‭asset‬‭into‬‭a‬‭research‬‭phase‬‭and‬‭a‬‭development‬‭phase.‬‭Intangible‬‭asset‬‭arising‬
‭from‬ ‭research‬ ‭shall‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭recognized‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬‭expenditure‬‭on‬‭research‬‭phase‬‭shall‬‭be‬‭recognized‬‭as‬‭an‬
‭expenses‬ ‭when‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭incurred.‬ ‭An‬ ‭intangible‬ ‭asset‬ ‭arising‬ ‭from‬ ‭development‬‭shall‬‭be‬‭recognized‬‭if,‬‭and‬
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‭only if, an entity can demonstrate all of the following:‬


‭• The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;‬
‭• Its intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;‬
‭• Its ability to use of sale the intangible asset;‬
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‭•‬ ‭How‬ ‭the‬ ‭intangible‬ ‭asset‬ ‭will‬ ‭generate‬ ‭probable‬ ‭future‬ ‭economic‬ ‭benefits.‬ ‭Among‬ ‭other‬ ‭things,‬ ‭the‬
‭entity‬‭can‬‭demonstrate‬‭the‬‭existence‬‭of‬‭a‬‭market‬‭for‬‭the‬‭output‬‭of‬‭the‬‭intangible‬‭asset‬‭or,‬‭if‬‭it‬‭is‬‭to‬‭be‬‭sued‬
‭internally, the usefulness of such asset;‬
‭•‬‭The‬‭availability‬‭of‬‭adequate‬‭technical,‬‭financial‬‭and‬‭other‬‭resources‬‭to‬‭complete‬‭the‬‭development‬‭and‬‭to‬
‭use or sale the software;‬
‭•‬‭Its‬‭ability‬‭to‬‭measure‬‭reliably‬‭the‬‭expenditure‬‭attributable‬‭to‬‭the‬‭software‬‭during‬‭its‬‭development.‬‭If‬‭the‬
‭entity‬‭cannot‬‭distinguish‬‭the‬‭research‬‭phase‬‭from‬‭the‬‭development‬‭phase‬‭of‬‭an‬‭internal‬‭project‬‭to‬‭create‬


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‭an‬‭intangible‬‭asset,‬‭or‬‭is‬‭not‬‭able‬‭to‬‭demonstrate‬‭the‬‭occurrence‬‭of‬‭development‬‭phase,‬‭the‬‭entity‬‭charges‬
‭the expenditure incurred on software to the statement of income.‬

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‭30.‬ ‭Matters‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭included‬ ‭in‬ ‭annual‬ ‭reports‬ ‭in‬ ‭cases‬ ‭of‬ ‭material‬ ‭environmental‬ ‭impacts‬ ‭by‬
‭actions/operations of a company.‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭In‬ ‭cases‬ ‭where‬ ‭there‬ ‭are‬ ‭material‬ ‭environmental‬ ‭impacts,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬ ‭normally‬ ‭expect‬ ‭to‬ ‭see‬ ‭a‬

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‭statement‬ ‭of‬ ‭corporate‬ ‭commitment,‬ ‭policies‬ ‭and‬ ‭strategy,‬ ‭showing‬ ‭the‬ ‭importance‬ ‭attached‬ ‭to‬ ‭such‬
‭issues.‬ ‭There‬ ‭could‬ ‭well‬ ‭be‬ ‭a‬ ‭competitive‬ ‭advantage‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭gained‬ ‭from‬ ‭being‬ ‭seen‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭leader‬ ‭in‬

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‭responsible‬‭environmental‬‭practices.‬‭The‬‭statement‬‭would‬‭usually‬‭deal‬‭with‬‭the‬‭overall‬‭control‬‭over‬‭such‬
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‭issues,‬ ‭whether‬ ‭through‬ ‭a‬ ‭committee‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭board‬ ‭or‬ ‭a‬ ‭senior‬ ‭manager‬ ‭with‬ ‭practical‬ ‭experience‬ ‭of‬
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‭environmental‬ ‭issues‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭corporate‬ ‭context.‬ ‭Most‬ ‭users,‬‭particularly‬‭investors‬‭and‬‭lenders,‬‭will‬‭also‬‭be‬
‭concerned‬ ‭to‬ ‭know‬ ‭whether‬ ‭there‬ ‭are‬ ‭any‬ ‭material‬ ‭financial‬ ‭impacts,‬ ‭actual‬ ‭or‬ ‭potential,‬ ‭arising‬ ‭from‬
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‭environmental‬ ‭issues.‬ ‭Where‬ ‭this‬‭is‬‭the‬‭case,‬‭discussion‬‭of‬‭environmental‬‭risks‬‭and‬‭uncertainties‬‭in‬‭the‬


‭annual‬‭report,‬‭together‬‭with‬‭the‬‭related‬‭action‬‭taken,‬‭may‬‭therefore‬‭be‬‭appropriate‬‭as‬‭well‬‭as‬‭information‬
‭about‬ ‭environmental‬ ‭performance.‬ ‭Depending‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭nature‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity,‬ ‭there‬ ‭could‬ ‭be‬ ‭a‬ ‭call‬ ‭for‬
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‭information‬‭about‬‭matters‬‭such‬‭as‬‭site‬‭remediation,‬‭disposal‬‭of‬‭waste,‬‭resource‬‭recycling‬‭or‬‭supply‬‭chain‬
‭performance.‬‭In‬‭identifying‬‭the‬‭environmental‬‭matters‬‭likely‬‭to‬‭be‬‭of‬‭particular‬‭concern‬‭to‬‭report‬‭users,‬
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‭some‬ ‭form‬ ‭of‬ ‭stakeholder‬ ‭engagement‬ ‭is‬ ‭beneficial.‬ ‭In‬ ‭reviewing‬ ‭a‬ ‭company’s‬ ‭annual‬ ‭report,‬ ‭the‬
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‭environmental‬‭matters‬‭attracting‬‭attention‬‭will‬‭tend‬‭to‬‭vary‬‭according‬‭to‬‭its‬‭nature,‬‭size‬‭and‬‭geographical‬
‭location‬ ‭but,‬ ‭where‬ ‭environmental‬ ‭matters‬ ‭are‬ ‭significant,‬ ‭will‬‭generally‬‭fall‬‭within‬‭the‬‭following‬‭main‬
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‭areas:‬
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‭• Commitments, policies and strategies.‬


‭• Environmental management‬
‭• Principal environmental impacts.‬
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‭• Environmental performance – absolute and relative.‬


‭•‬ ‭Fines,‬ ‭penalties‬ ‭or‬ ‭awards.‬ ‭In‬ ‭appropriate‬ ‭cases,‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭often‬ ‭helpful‬ ‭to‬ ‭users‬ ‭if‬ ‭reference‬ ‭is‬ ‭made‬ ‭to‬
‭compliance‬ ‭with‬ ‭environment‬ ‭laws,‬ ‭or‬ ‭The‬ ‭Natural‬ ‭Step,‬ ‭or‬ ‭certification‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭particular‬ ‭standard‬ ‭or‬
‭Project‬ ‭Acorn(life).‬ ‭This‬ ‭would‬ ‭normally‬ ‭help‬ ‭to‬ ‭demonstrate‬ ‭the‬ ‭adoption‬ ‭of‬ ‭desirable‬ ‭environmental‬
‭policies.‬
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‭31. Embedded derivatives‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭An‬ ‭embedded‬ ‭derivative‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭component‬ ‭of‬‭a‬‭hybrid‬‭(combined)‬‭instrument‬‭that‬‭also‬‭includes‬‭a‬
‭non‬‭derivative‬‭host‬‭contract‬‭with‬‭the‬‭effect‬‭that‬‭some‬‭of‬‭the‬‭cash‬‭flows‬‭of‬‭the‬‭combined‬‭instrument‬‭vary‬
‭in a way similar to a standalone derivative.‬
‭An‬ ‭embedded‬ ‭derivative‬ ‭causes‬ ‭some‬ ‭or‬ ‭all‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭cash‬ ‭flows‬ ‭that‬ ‭otherwise‬ ‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭required‬‭by‬‭the‬
‭contract‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭modified‬ ‭according‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭specified‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rate,‬ ‭financial‬ ‭instrument‬ ‭price,‬ ‭commodity‬
‭price,‬ ‭foreign‬ ‭exchange‬ ‭rate,‬ ‭index‬ ‭of‬ ‭prices‬ ‭or‬ ‭rates,‬ ‭credit‬ ‭rating‬ ‭or‬ ‭credit‬ ‭index,‬ ‭or‬ ‭other‬ ‭variable,‬


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‭provided in the case of a nonfinancial variable that the variable is not specific to a party to the contract.‬

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‭A‬‭derivative‬‭that‬‭is‬‭attached‬‭to‬‭a‬‭financial‬‭instrument‬‭but‬‭is‬‭contractually‬‭transferable‬‭independently‬‭of‬
‭that‬‭instrument,‬‭or‬‭has‬‭a‬‭different‬‭counterparty‬‭form‬‭that‬‭instrument,‬‭is‬‭not‬‭an‬‭embedded‬‭derivative,‬‭but‬
‭a separate financial instrument.‬

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‭An‬ ‭embedded‬ ‭derivative‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭separated‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭host‬ ‭contract‬‭and‬‭accounted‬‭for‬‭as‬‭derivative‬‭if,‬
‭and only if;‬

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‭(i)‬ ‭The‬ ‭economic‬ ‭characteristics‬ ‭and‬ ‭risks‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭embedded‬ ‭derivative‬ ‭are‬ ‭not‬ ‭closely‬ ‭related‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬
‭economic characteristics and risks of the host contract.‬a
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‭(ii)‬‭A‬‭separate‬‭instrument‬‭with‬‭the‬‭same‬‭terms‬‭as‬‭the‬‭embedded‬‭derivative‬‭would‬‭meet‬‭the‬‭definition‬‭of‬‭a‬
‭derivative; and‬
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‭(iii)‬ ‭The‬ ‭hybrid‬ ‭instrument‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭measured‬ ‭at‬ ‭fair‬ ‭value‬ ‭with‬ ‭changes‬ ‭in‬ ‭fair‬ ‭value‬ ‭recognized‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭statement‬‭of‬‭profit‬‭and‬‭loss‬‭(i.e.‬‭a‬‭derivative‬‭that‬‭is‬‭embedded‬‭in‬‭a‬‭financial‬‭asset‬‭or‬‭financial‬‭liability‬‭at‬
‭fair value through profit or loss is not separated).‬
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‭32.‬ ‭During‬ ‭the‬ ‭year‬ ‭ended‬ ‭31‬ ‭Ashadh,‬ ‭2077,‬ ‭Dorjee‬ ‭provided‬ ‭consultancy‬ ‭service‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭customer‬
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‭regarding‬ ‭the‬ ‭installation‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭new‬ ‭production‬ ‭system.‬ ‭The‬ ‭system‬ ‭has‬ ‭caused‬ ‭the‬ ‭customer‬
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‭considerable‬ ‭problems,‬ ‭so‬ ‭the‬ ‭customer‬ ‭has‬ ‭taken‬ ‭legal‬‭action‬‭against‬‭Dorjee‬‭for‬‭the‬‭loss‬‭of‬‭profits‬


‭that‬‭has‬‭arisen‬‭as‬‭a‬‭result‬‭of‬‭the‬‭problems‬‭with‬‭the‬‭system.‬‭There‬‭is‬‭a‬‭25%‬‭chance‬‭that‬‭the‬‭claim‬‭can‬
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‭be‬ ‭successfully‬ ‭defended,‬ ‭but‬ ‭a‬ ‭75%‬ ‭chance‬ ‭that‬ ‭Dorjee‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭required‬ ‭to‬ ‭pay‬ ‭damage‬ ‭of‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭1.6‬
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‭millions.‬‭Dorjee‬‭is‬‭covered‬‭by‬‭insurance‬‭against‬‭this‬‭type‬‭of‬‭loss‬‭and‬‭a‬‭claim‬‭will‬‭be‬‭made‬‭as‬‭soon‬‭as‬
‭the‬‭outcome‬‭of‬‭the‬‭case‬‭is‬‭confirmed.‬‭No‬‭accounting‬‭has‬‭taken‬‭place‬‭because‬‭the‬‭claim‬‭is‬‭expected‬‭to‬
‭exactly offset against the damages payable. Advise Dorjee about accounting treatment.‬
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‭Ans:‬ ‭It‬‭is‬‭necessary‬‭to‬‭consider‬‭the‬‭two‬‭parts‬‭of‬‭this‬‭issue‬‭separately.‬‭The‬‭claim‬‭made‬‭by‬‭the‬‭customer‬
‭needs‬‭to‬‭be‬‭recognised‬‭as‬‭a‬‭liability‬‭in‬‭the‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭for‬‭the‬‭year‬‭ended‬‭31‬‭Ashad,‬‭2077.‬‭NAS‬‭37,‬
‭Provisions,‬‭Contingent‬‭liabilities‬‭and‬‭Contingent‬‭Assets‬‭states‬‭that‬‭a‬‭provision‬‭should‬‭be‬‭made‬‭when,‬‭at‬
‭the reporting date:‬
‭(i) An entity has a present obligation arising out of past events‬
‭ii) There is a probable outflow of economic benefits.‬
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‭iii)‬‭A‬‭reasonable‬‭estimate‬‭can‬‭be‬‭made‬‭of‬‭the‬‭outflow.‬‭All‬‭three‬‭of‬‭those‬‭conditions‬‭are‬‭satisfied‬‭here,‬‭and‬
‭so‬‭a‬‭provision‬‭is‬‭appropriate.‬‭The‬‭provision‬‭should‬‭be‬‭measured‬‭as‬‭the‬‭amount‬‭the‬‭entity‬‭would‬‭rationally‬
‭pay‬ ‭to‬ ‭settle‬ ‭the‬ ‭obligation‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭reporting‬ ‭date.‬ ‭Where‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭range‬ ‭of‬ ‭possible‬ ‭outcomes,‬ ‭the‬
‭individual‬ ‭most‬ ‭likely‬ ‭outcome‬‭is‬‭often‬‭the‬‭most‬‭appropriate‬‭measure‬‭to‬‭use.‬‭In‬‭this‬‭case‬‭a‬‭provision‬‭of‬
‭Rs.‬ ‭1.6‬ ‭millions‬ ‭seems‬ ‭appropriate,‬ ‭with‬ ‭corresponding‬ ‭charge‬ ‭to‬ ‭profit‬ ‭or‬ ‭loss‬ ‭The‬ ‭insurance‬ ‭claim‬
‭against‬ ‭Dorjee’s‬ ‭supplier‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭contingent‬ ‭asset.‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭37‬ ‭states‬ ‭that‬ ‭contingent‬ ‭assets‬ ‭should‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬
‭recognised‬ ‭until‬ ‭their‬ ‭realization‬ ‭is‬ ‭virtually‬ ‭certain,‬ ‭but‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭disclosed‬ ‭where‬‭their‬‭realization‬‭is‬


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‭probable.‬‭This‬‭appears‬‭to‬‭be‬‭the‬‭situation‬‭here.‬‭Therefore‬‭the‬‭contingent‬‭asset‬‭would‬‭be‬‭disclosed‬‭in‬‭the‬
‭financial statement. Any credit to profit or loss arises when the claim is settled.‬

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‭33. Economic entity principle of accounting‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭The‬ ‭economic‬ ‭entity‬ ‭principle‬ ‭requires‬ ‭keeping‬ ‭the‬ ‭financial‬ ‭activities‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭business‬ ‭entity‬

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‭separate‬ ‭from‬ ‭those‬ ‭of‬ ‭its‬ ‭owner(s)‬ ‭and‬ ‭other‬ ‭entities.‬ ‭This‬ ‭means‬ ‭maintaining‬ ‭separate‬ ‭records,‬ ‭bank‬

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‭accounts,‬‭and‬‭not‬‭mixing‬‭assets‬‭and‬‭liabilities‬‭with‬‭personal‬‭finances.‬‭Various‬‭forms‬‭of‬‭business‬‭entities‬
‭must‬ ‭adhere‬ ‭to‬ ‭this‬ ‭principle,‬ ‭and‬ ‭commonly-owned‬ ‭groups‬ ‭are‬ ‭often‬ ‭treated‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭single‬ ‭entity‬ ‭for‬

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‭consolidated‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statements.‬ ‭Sole‬ ‭proprietorships‬ ‭can‬ ‭face‬ ‭challenges‬ ‭in‬ ‭maintaining‬ ‭this‬
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‭separation,‬ ‭especially‬ ‭during‬ ‭the‬ ‭initial‬ ‭stages.‬ ‭In‬ ‭such‬ ‭cases,‬ ‭professional‬ ‭accountants‬ ‭may‬ ‭need‬ ‭to‬
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‭untangle and properly categorize transactions.‬
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‭34. Objectives of financial reporting‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭The following are the objectives of financial reporting:‬
‭(i)‬ ‭To‬ ‭provide‬ ‭information‬ ‭that‬ ‭is‬ ‭useful‬ ‭to‬ ‭present‬‭and‬‭potential‬‭investors,‬‭creditors‬‭and‬‭other‬‭users‬‭in‬
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‭making rational investment, credit and similar decisions.‬


‭(ii)‬ ‭To‬ ‭provide‬ ‭information‬ ‭to‬ ‭help‬ ‭investors,‬ ‭creditors‬ ‭and‬ ‭others‬ ‭to‬ ‭assess‬ ‭the‬ ‭amount,‬ ‭timing‬ ‭and‬
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‭uncertainty of prospective net cash inflows to the related entity.‬


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‭(iii) To provide information about an entity’s financial performance during a period.‬


‭(iv)‬ ‭To‬ ‭give‬ ‭information‬ ‭about‬ ‭an‬ ‭entity’s‬ ‭performance‬ ‭provided‬ ‭by‬ ‭measures‬ ‭of‬ ‭earnings‬ ‭and‬ ‭its‬
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‭components.‬
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‭(v)‬ ‭To‬ ‭provide‬ ‭information‬ ‭about‬ ‭how‬ ‭management‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭entity‬ ‭has‬ ‭discharged‬ ‭its‬ ‭stewardship‬
‭responsibility to owners for the use of entity resources entrusted to it.‬
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‭35. Recognition of impairment losses in the financial statements‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭An‬ ‭impairment‬ ‭loss‬ ‭is‬ ‭normally‬ ‭charged‬ ‭immediately‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭Income‬ ‭Statement‬ ‭/‬ ‭Statement‬ ‭of‬
‭Comprehensive‬‭Income,‬‭to‬‭the‬‭same‬‭heading‬‭as‬‭the‬‭related‬‭depreciation‬‭(i.e.‬‭cost‬‭of‬‭sales,‬‭administration‬
‭or‬ ‭distribution).‬ ‭That‬ ‭is:‬ ‭Debit‬ ‭Income‬ ‭Statement‬ ‭and‬ ‭Credit‬ ‭Asset‬ ‭Account‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭amount‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
‭impairment loss.‬
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‭But,‬‭if‬‭the‬‭asset‬‭has‬‭previously‬‭been‬‭revalued‬‭upwards,‬‭the‬‭impairment‬‭should‬‭be‬‭treated‬‭as‬‭a‬‭revaluation‬
‭decrease (and shown in “Other Comprehensive Income”).‬
‭That‬‭is,‬‭the‬‭loss‬‭is‬‭first‬‭set‬‭against‬‭any‬‭revaluation‬‭surplus‬‭for‬‭that‬‭asset‬‭until‬‭the‬‭surplus‬‭relating‬‭to‬‭that‬
‭asset has been exhausted.‬
‭Then,‬‭any‬‭excess‬‭is‬‭recognised‬‭as‬‭an‬‭expense‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Income‬‭Statement.‬‭After‬‭adjusting‬‭for‬‭the‬‭impairment‬
‭loss, the new carrying amount is written off over the remaining useful life of the asset.‬
‭Any‬ ‭related‬ ‭deferred‬ ‭tax‬ ‭assets‬ ‭or‬ ‭liabilities‬ ‭are‬ ‭determined‬ ‭under‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭12‬ ‭by‬ ‭comparing‬ ‭the‬ ‭revised‬


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‭carrying value of the asset with its tax base.‬

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‭36. Cash generating unit and reason of impairment based on it rather than individual assets.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭A‬ ‭cash‬ ‭generating‬ ‭unit‬ ‭is‬ ‭defined‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭smallest‬ ‭possible‬ ‭identifiable‬ ‭group‬ ‭of‬ ‭assets‬ ‭that‬
‭generates‬‭cash‬‭inflows‬‭that‬‭are‬‭largely‬‭independent‬‭of‬‭the‬‭reporting‬‭entity’s‬‭other‬‭cash‬‭generating‬‭units.‬

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‭Identifying‬ ‭the‬ ‭smallest‬ ‭possible‬ ‭group‬ ‭of‬ ‭assets‬ ‭is‬ ‭important‬ ‭as‬ ‭this‬ ‭means‬ ‭there‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭fewer‬‭assets‬

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‭within each cash generating unit.‬
‭To‬‭determine‬‭whether‬‭impairment‬‭of‬‭a‬‭cash‬‭generating‬‭unit‬‭has‬‭incurred,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭necessary‬‭to‬‭compare‬‭the‬

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‭carrying‬ ‭amount‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭asset‬ ‭with‬ ‭its‬ ‭recoverable‬‭amount.‬‭The‬‭recoverable‬‭amount‬‭is‬‭the‬‭higher‬‭of‬‭fair‬
‭value less costs of disposal and value in use.‬ a
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‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭always‬ ‭easy‬ ‭to‬ ‭estimate‬ ‭value‬ ‭in‬ ‭use.‬‭In‬‭particular,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭not‬‭always‬‭practicable‬‭to‬‭identify‬‭cash‬
‭flows‬‭arising‬‭from‬‭an‬‭individual‬‭noncurrent‬‭asset.‬‭For,‬‭example,‬‭the‬‭individual‬‭assets‬‭in‬‭a‬‭supermarket‬‭are‬
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‭unlikely‬ ‭to‬ ‭generate‬ ‭cash‬ ‭flows‬ ‭in‬ ‭their‬ ‭own‬ ‭right,‬‭but‬‭when‬‭combined‬‭(as‬‭a‬‭cash‬‭generating‬‭unit),‬‭it‬‭is‬


‭possible‬‭to‬‭identify‬‭the‬‭cash‬‭flows.‬‭If‬‭this‬‭is‬‭the‬‭case,‬‭value‬‭in‬‭use‬‭should‬‭be‬‭calculated‬‭at‬‭the‬‭level‬‭of‬‭cash‬
‭generating unit.‬
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‭37. Is hedging a diversification? Explain with examples.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭It's‬‭important‬‭to‬‭note‬‭that‬‭hedging‬‭is‬‭not‬‭the‬‭same‬‭as‬‭portfolio‬‭diversification.‬‭Diversification‬‭is‬‭a‬
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‭portfolio‬ ‭management‬ ‭strategy‬ ‭that‬ ‭investors‬ ‭use‬ ‭to‬ ‭smooth‬ ‭out‬ ‭specific‬ ‭risk‬ ‭in‬ ‭one‬ ‭investment,‬‭while‬
‭hedging‬‭helps‬‭to‬‭decrease‬‭one's‬‭losses‬‭by‬‭taking‬‭an‬‭offsetting‬‭position.‬‭If‬‭an‬‭investor‬‭wants‬‭to‬‭reduce‬‭his‬
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‭overall‬‭risk,‬‭the‬‭investor‬‭should‬‭not‬‭put‬‭all‬‭of‬‭their‬‭money‬‭into‬‭one‬‭investment.‬‭Investors‬‭can‬‭spread‬‭out‬
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‭their money into multiple investments to reduce risk.‬


‭For‬‭example,‬‭suppose‬‭an‬‭investor‬‭has‬‭Rs.‬‭500,000‬‭to‬‭invest.‬‭The‬‭investor‬‭can‬‭diversify‬‭and‬‭put‬‭their‬‭money‬
‭into‬ ‭multiple‬ ‭stocks‬ ‭in‬ ‭various‬ ‭sectors,‬ ‭real‬ ‭estate‬ ‭and‬ ‭bonds.‬ ‭This‬ ‭technique‬ ‭helps‬ ‭to‬ ‭diversify‬
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‭unsystematic‬‭risk;‬‭in‬‭other‬‭words,‬‭it‬‭protects‬‭the‬‭investor‬‭from‬‭being‬‭affected‬‭by‬‭any‬‭individual‬‭event‬‭in‬
‭an investment.‬
‭When‬ ‭an‬ ‭investor‬ ‭is‬ ‭worried‬ ‭about‬ ‭an‬‭adverse‬‭price‬‭decline‬‭in‬‭their‬‭investment,‬‭the‬‭investor‬‭can‬‭hedge‬
‭their‬‭investment‬‭with‬‭an‬‭offsetting‬‭position‬‭to‬‭be‬‭protected.‬‭For‬‭example,‬‭suppose‬‭an‬‭investor‬‭is‬‭invested‬
‭in‬‭100‬‭shares‬‭of‬‭stock‬‭in‬‭oil‬‭company‬‭XYZ‬‭and‬‭feels‬‭that‬‭the‬‭recent‬‭drop‬‭in‬‭oil‬‭prices‬‭will‬‭have‬‭an‬‭adverse‬
‭effect‬ ‭on‬ ‭its‬‭earnings.‬‭The‬‭investor‬‭does‬‭not‬‭have‬‭enough‬‭capital‬‭to‬‭diversify‬‭their‬‭position;‬‭instead,‬‭the‬
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‭investor‬‭decides‬‭to‬‭hedge‬‭their‬‭position‬‭by‬‭buying‬‭options‬‭for‬‭protection.‬‭The‬‭investor‬‭can‬‭purchase‬‭one‬
‭put‬‭option‬‭to‬‭protect‬‭against‬‭a‬‭drop‬‭in‬‭the‬‭stock‬‭price,‬‭and‬‭pays‬‭a‬‭small‬‭premium‬‭for‬‭the‬‭option.‬‭If‬‭XYZ‬
‭misses‬‭its‬‭earnings‬‭estimates‬‭and‬‭prices‬‭fall,‬‭the‬‭investor‬‭will‬‭lose‬‭money‬‭on‬‭their‬‭long‬‭position,‬‭but‬‭will‬
‭make money on the put option, which limits losses.‬
‭38. When does debt seem to be equity?‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭Many‬ ‭financial‬ ‭instruments‬ ‭have‬ ‭both‬ ‭features‬ ‭of‬ ‭debt‬ ‭and‬ ‭equity‬ ‭that‬ ‭this‬ ‭can‬ ‭lead‬ ‭to‬
‭inconsistency‬‭of‬‭reporting.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭not‬‭always‬‭easy‬‭to‬‭distinguish‬‭the‬‭debt‬‭and‬‭equity‬‭in‬‭an‬‭entity's‬‭statement‬


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‭of financial position.‬
‭The‬‭key‬‭feature‬‭of‬‭debt‬‭is‬‭that‬‭the‬‭issuer‬‭is‬‭obliged‬‭to‬‭deliver‬‭either‬‭cash‬‭or‬‭another‬‭financial‬‭asset‬‭to‬‭the‬

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‭holder.‬ ‭In‬ ‭contrast,‬ ‭equity‬ ‭is‬ ‭any‬ ‭contract‬ ‭that‬ ‭evidences‬ ‭a‬ ‭residual‬ ‭interest‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity's‬ ‭assets‬ ‭after‬
‭deducting‬‭all‬‭of‬‭its‬‭liabilities.‬‭Thus,‬‭A‬‭financial‬‭instrument‬‭is‬‭an‬‭equity‬‭instrument‬‭only‬‭if‬‭the‬‭instrument‬
‭includes‬ ‭no‬‭contractual‬‭obligation‬‭to‬‭deliver‬‭cash‬‭or‬‭another‬‭financial‬‭asset‬‭to‬‭another‬‭entity,‬‭and‬‭if‬‭the‬

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‭instrument will or may be settled in the issuer's own equity instruments.‬

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‭A‬‭contract‬‭is‬‭not‬‭an‬‭equity‬‭instrument‬‭solely‬‭because‬‭it‬‭may‬‭result‬‭in‬‭the‬‭receipt‬‭or‬‭delivery‬‭of‬‭the‬‭entity's‬
‭own‬ ‭equity‬ ‭instruments.‬ ‭The‬ ‭classification‬ ‭of‬ ‭this‬ ‭type‬ ‭of‬ ‭contract‬ ‭is‬ ‭dependent‬ ‭on‬ ‭whether‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬

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‭variability‬‭in‬‭either‬‭the‬‭number‬‭of‬‭equity‬‭shares‬‭delivered‬‭or‬‭variability‬‭in‬‭the‬‭amount‬‭of‬‭cash‬‭or‬‭financial‬
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‭assets‬‭received.‬‭A‬‭contract‬‭that‬‭will‬‭be‬‭settled‬‭by‬‭the‬‭entity‬‭receiving‬‭or‬‭delivering‬‭a‬‭fixed‬‭number‬‭of‬‭its‬
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‭own‬ ‭equity‬ ‭instruments‬ ‭in‬ ‭exchange‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭fixed‬ ‭amount‬‭of‬‭cash,‬‭or‬‭another‬‭financial‬‭asset,‬‭is‬‭an‬‭equity‬
‭instrument.‬
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‭However,‬‭if‬‭there‬‭is‬‭any‬‭variability‬‭in‬‭the‬‭amount‬‭of‬‭cash‬‭or‬‭own‬‭equity‬‭instruments‬‭that‬‭will‬‭be‬‭delivered‬
‭or‬‭received,‬‭then‬‭such‬‭a‬‭contract‬‭is‬‭a‬‭financial‬‭asset‬‭or‬‭liability‬‭as‬‭applicable.‬‭Other‬‭factors‬‭that‬‭may‬‭result‬
‭in an instrument being classified as debt are:‬
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‭- Is redemption at the option of the instrument holder?‬


‭- Is there a limited life to the instrument?‬
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‭-‬ ‭Is‬ ‭redemption‬ ‭triggered‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭future‬ ‭uncertain‬‭event‬‭that‬‭is‬‭beyond‬‭the‬‭control‬‭of‬‭both‬‭the‬‭holder‬‭and‬


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‭issuer of the instrument?‬


‭- Are dividends non-discretionary?‬
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‭Similarly,‬‭other‬‭factors‬‭that‬‭may‬‭result‬‭in‬‭the‬‭instrument‬‭being‬‭classified‬‭as‬‭equity‬‭are‬‭whether‬‭the‬‭shares‬
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‭are non-redeemable, whether there is no liquidation date or where the dividends are discretionary.‬

‭Some‬ ‭instruments‬‭are‬‭structured‬‭to‬‭contain‬‭elements‬‭of‬‭both‬‭liability‬‭and‬‭equity‬‭in‬‭a‬‭single‬‭instrument.‬
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‭Such‬‭instruments‬‭–‬‭for‬‭example,‬‭bonds‬‭that‬‭are‬‭convertible‬‭into‬‭a‬‭fixed‬‭number‬‭of‬‭equity‬‭shares‬‭and‬‭carry‬
‭interest‬ ‭–‬ ‭are‬ ‭accounted‬ ‭for‬ ‭as‬ ‭separate‬ ‭liability‬ ‭and‬ ‭equity‬ ‭components.‬ ‭'Split‬ ‭accounting'‬ ‭is‬ ‭used‬ ‭to‬
‭measure‬‭the‬‭liability‬‭and‬‭the‬‭equity‬‭components‬‭upon‬‭initial‬‭recognition‬‭of‬‭the‬‭instrument.‬‭This‬‭method‬
‭allocates‬ ‭the‬ ‭fair‬ ‭value‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭consideration‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭compound‬ ‭instrument‬ ‭into‬ ‭its‬ ‭liability‬ ‭and‬ ‭equity‬
‭components‬‭.‬
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‭40. Minimum components of an interim financial report.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭An‬ ‭interim‬ ‭financial‬ ‭report‬ ‭may‬ ‭consist‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭condensed‬ ‭version‬‭of‬‭the‬‭full‬‭financial‬‭statements‬
‭and‬‭should‬‭include‬‭an‬‭explanation‬‭of‬‭the‬‭events‬‭and‬‭transactions‬‭that‬‭are‬‭significant‬‭to‬‭an‬‭understanding‬
‭of the interim financial statements. At a minimum, they should include:‬
‭i) Condensed balance sheet‬
‭ii) Condensed income statement‬
‭iii) Condensed statement showing changes in equity‬


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‭iv) Condensed cash flow statement; and‬
‭v) Selected explanatory note‬

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‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity‬ ‭publishes‬ ‭a‬ ‭set‬ ‭of‬ ‭condensed‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statements‬ ‭in‬ ‭its‬ ‭interim‬ ‭financial‬ ‭report,‬ ‭those‬
‭condensed‬ ‭statements‬ ‭should‬ ‭include,‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭minimum‬ ‭each‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭headings‬ ‭and‬ ‭subtotals‬ ‭that‬ ‭were‬

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‭included‬ ‭in‬ ‭its‬ ‭most‬ ‭recent‬ ‭annual‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statements,‬ ‭together‬ ‭with‬ ‭selected‬ ‭explanatory‬ ‭notes‬ ‭as‬

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‭outlined‬‭by‬‭NAS‬‭34.‬‭The‬‭recognition‬‭and‬‭measurement‬‭principle‬‭should‬‭be‬‭the‬‭same‬‭as‬‭those‬‭used‬‭in‬‭the‬
‭main financial statements.‬

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‭Additional‬ ‭line‬ ‭items‬ ‭or‬ ‭notes‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭included‬ ‭if‬ ‭their‬ ‭omission‬ ‭would‬ ‭render‬ ‭the‬ ‭interim‬ ‭reports‬
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‭misleading.‬‭Basic‬‭and‬‭diluted‬‭earnings‬‭per‬‭share‬‭should‬‭be‬‭presented‬‭on‬‭the‬‭face‬‭of‬‭an‬‭income‬‭statement‬
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‭for an interim period.‬
‭If,‬ ‭however,‬ ‭an‬ ‭entity‬ ‭chooses‬ ‭to‬ ‭publish‬ ‭a‬ ‭complete‬ ‭set‬ ‭of‬ ‭financial‬‭statements‬‭in‬‭its‬‭interim‬‭financial‬
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‭report,‬ ‭the‬‭form‬‭and‬‭content‬‭of‬‭those‬‭statements‬‭must‬‭conform‬‭to‬‭NAS‬‭1‬‭for‬‭a‬‭complete‬‭set‬‭of‬‭financial‬
‭statements.‬
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‭41. Difference between Market Value Added and Economic Value Added.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭Market‬‭Value‬‭Added‬‭(MVA)‬‭is‬‭the‬‭difference‬‭between‬‭the‬‭current‬‭market‬‭value‬‭of‬‭a‬‭firm‬‭and‬‭the‬
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‭capital‬‭contributed‬‭by‬‭investors.‬‭If‬‭the‬‭MVA‬‭is‬‭positive,‬‭the‬‭firm‬‭has‬‭added‬‭value.‬‭If‬‭it‬‭is‬‭negative,‬‭the‬‭firm‬
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‭has‬‭diminished‬‭value.‬‭The‬‭amount‬‭of‬‭value‬‭added‬‭needs‬‭to‬‭be‬‭greater‬‭than‬‭the‬‭firm's‬‭investors‬‭could‬‭have‬
‭achieved‬‭investing‬‭in‬‭the‬‭market‬‭portfolio,‬‭adjusted‬‭for‬‭the‬‭leverage‬‭(beta‬‭coefficient)‬‭of‬‭the‬‭firm‬‭relative‬
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‭to the market.‬


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‭The formula for MVA is:‬‭MVA = V-K‬


‭Where:‬ ‭MVA‬ ‭is‬ ‭market‬ ‭value‬ ‭added,‬‭V‬‭is‬‭the‬‭market‬‭value‬‭of‬‭the‬‭firm,‬‭including‬‭the‬‭value‬‭of‬‭the‬‭firm's‬
‭equity and debt, and K is the capital invested in the firm.‬
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‭In‬‭corporate‬‭finance,‬‭Economic‬‭Value‬‭Added‬‭(EVA),‬‭is‬‭an‬‭estimate‬‭of‬‭a‬‭firm's‬‭economic‬‭profit‬‭–‬‭being‬‭the‬
‭value‬ ‭created‬ ‭in‬ ‭excess‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭required‬ ‭return‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭company's‬ ‭investors‬ ‭(being‬‭shareholders‬‭and‬‭debt‬
‭holders).‬‭Quite‬‭simply,‬‭EVA‬‭is‬‭the‬‭profit‬‭earned‬‭by‬‭the‬‭firm,‬‭less‬‭the‬‭cost‬‭of‬‭financing‬‭the‬‭firm's‬‭capital.‬
‭The‬‭idea‬‭is‬‭that‬‭value‬‭is‬‭created‬‭when‬‭the‬‭return‬‭on‬‭the‬‭firm's‬‭economic‬‭capital‬‭employed‬‭is‬‭greater‬‭than‬
‭the cost of that capital.‬
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‭EVA‬ ‭is‬ ‭net‬ ‭operating‬ ‭profit‬‭after‬‭taxes‬‭(or‬‭NOPAT)‬‭less‬‭a‬‭capital‬‭charge,‬‭the‬‭latter‬‭being‬‭the‬‭product‬‭of‬


‭the‬‭cost‬‭of‬‭capital‬‭and‬‭the‬‭economic‬‭capital.‬‭The‬‭basic‬‭formula‬‭is:‬‭EVA‬‭=‬‭(r‬‭-‬‭c)‬‭*‬‭K‬‭=‬‭NOPAT‬‭-‬‭c‬‭*‬‭K‬‭where‬
‭r‬‭is‬‭the‬‭return‬‭on‬‭investment‬‭capital‬‭(ROIC);‬‭c‬‭is‬‭the‬‭weighted‬‭average‬‭of‬‭cost‬‭of‬‭capital‬‭(WACC);‬‭K‬‭is‬‭the‬
‭economic capital employed; NOPAT is the net operating profit after tax.‬
‭The‬‭firm's‬‭market‬‭value‬‭added‬‭is‬‭the‬‭discounted‬‭sum‬‭(present‬‭value)‬‭of‬‭all‬‭future‬‭expected‬‭economic‬‭value‬
‭added: MVA = Present Value of a series of EVA values.‬


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‭42. Classification of assets held for sale‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭A‬‭non-current‬‭asset‬‭(or‬‭disposal‬‭group)‬‭should‬‭be‬‭classified‬‭as‬‭held‬‭for‬‭sale‬‭if‬‭its‬‭carrying‬‭amount‬

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‭will‬‭be‬‭recovered‬‭principally‬‭through‬‭a‬‭sale‬‭transaction‬‭rather‬‭than‬‭through‬‭continuing‬‭use.‬‭A‬‭number‬‭of‬
‭detailed criteria must be met:‬
‭a) The asset must be available for immediate sale in its present condition.‬

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‭b)‬ ‭Its‬ ‭sale‬ ‭must‬ ‭be‬ ‭highly‬ ‭probable‬ ‭(i.e.‬ ‭significantly‬ ‭more‬ ‭likely‬ ‭than‬ ‭not).‬ ‭For‬ ‭the‬ ‭sale‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭highly‬

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‭probable‬ ‭for‬ ‭immediate‬ ‭sale‬ ‭in‬ ‭its‬‭present‬‭condition.‬‭a)‬‭Management‬‭must‬‭be‬‭committed‬‭to‬‭plan‬‭to‬‭sell‬
‭the asset.‬

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‭c) There must be an active programme to locate a buyer.‬
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‭d) The asset must be marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value.‬
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‭e)‬‭The‬‭sale‬‭should‬‭be‬‭expected‬‭to‬‭take‬‭place‬‭within‬‭one‬‭year‬‭from‬‭the‬‭date‬‭of‬‭classification.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭unlikely‬
‭that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.‬
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‭An‬‭asset‬‭can‬‭still‬‭be‬‭classified‬‭as‬‭held‬‭for‬‭sale,‬‭even‬‭if‬‭the‬‭sale‬‭has‬‭not‬‭actually‬‭taken‬‭place‬‭within‬‭one‬‭year.‬
‭However,‬ ‭the‬ ‭delay‬ ‭must‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭caused‬ ‭by‬ ‭events‬ ‭or‬ ‭circumstances‬ ‭beyond‬ ‭the‬‭entity’s‬‭control‬‭and‬
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‭there‬ ‭must‬ ‭be‬ ‭sufficient‬ ‭evidence‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity‬ ‭is‬ ‭still‬ ‭committed‬ ‭to‬ ‭sell‬ ‭the‬ ‭asset‬ ‭or‬ ‭disposal‬ ‭group.‬
‭Otherwise the entity must cease to classify the asset as held for sale.‬
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‭If‬‭an‬‭entity‬‭acquires‬‭an‬‭asset‬‭(a‬‭disposal‬‭group)‬‭(e.g.‬‭a‬‭subsidiary)‬‭exclusively‬‭with‬‭a‬‭view‬‭to‬‭its‬‭subsequent‬
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‭disposal‬‭it‬‭can‬‭classify‬‭the‬‭asset‬‭as‬‭held‬‭for‬‭sale‬‭only‬‭if‬‭the‬‭sale‬‭is‬‭expected‬‭to‬‭take‬‭place‬‭within‬‭one‬‭year‬
‭and‬‭it‬‭is‬‭highly‬‭probable‬‭that‬‭all‬‭the‬‭other‬‭criteria‬‭will‬‭be‬‭met‬‭within‬‭a‬‭short‬‭time‬‭(normally‬‭three‬‭months).‬
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‭An‬ ‭asset‬ ‭that‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭abandoned‬ ‭should‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭classified‬ ‭as‬ ‭held‬ ‭for‬ ‭sale.‬ ‭This‬‭is‬‭because‬‭its‬‭carrying‬
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‭amount‬‭will‬‭be‬‭recovered‬‭principally‬‭through‬‭continuing‬‭use.‬‭However,‬‭a‬‭disposal‬‭group‬‭to‬‭be‬‭abandoned‬
‭may meet the definition of a discontinued operation and therefore separate disclosure may be required.‬
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‭43.‬‭A‬‭director‬‭of‬‭Rhivam‬‭Cement‬‭Ltd.‬‭has‬‭expressed‬‭concern‬‭about‬‭the‬‭accounting‬‭treatment‬‭of‬‭some‬
‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭company’s‬ ‭items‬ ‭of‬ ‭property,‬ ‭plant‬ ‭and‬ ‭equipment‬ ‭which‬ ‭have‬ ‭increased‬ ‭in‬ ‭value.‬ ‭His‬‭main‬
‭concern‬‭is‬‭that‬‭the‬‭statement‬‭of‬‭financial‬‭position‬‭does‬‭not‬‭show‬‭the‬‭true‬‭value‬‭of‬‭assets‬‭which‬‭have‬
‭increased‬‭in‬‭value‬‭and‬‭that‬‭this‬‭‘undervaluation’‬‭is‬‭compounded‬‭by‬‭having‬‭to‬‭charge‬‭depreciation‬‭on‬
‭these‬ ‭assets,‬ ‭which‬ ‭also‬‭reduces‬‭reported‬‭profit.‬‭He‬‭argues‬‭that‬‭this‬‭does‬‭not‬‭make‬‭economic‬‭sense.‬
‭Respond to the director’s concern in line with relevant NAS.‬
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‭Ans:‬ ‭The‬ ‭requirements‬ ‭of‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭16,‬ ‭Property,‬ ‭Plant‬ ‭and‬ ‭Equipment‬ ‭may,‬ ‭in‬‭part,‬‭offer‬‭a‬‭solution‬‭to‬‭the‬
‭director’s‬ ‭concerns.‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭16‬ ‭allows‬ ‭(but‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭require)‬ ‭entities‬ ‭to‬ ‭revalue‬ ‭their‬ ‭property,‬ ‭plant‬ ‭and‬
‭equipment‬‭to‬‭fair‬‭value;‬‭however,‬‭it‬‭imposes‬‭conditions‬‭where‬‭an‬‭entity‬‭chooses‬‭to‬‭do‬‭this.‬‭First,‬‭where‬‭an‬
‭item‬‭of‬‭property,‬‭plant‬‭and‬‭equipment‬‭is‬‭revalued‬‭under‬‭the‬‭revaluation‬‭model‬‭of‬‭NAS‬‭16,‬‭the‬‭whole‬‭class‬
‭of‬‭assets‬‭to‬‭which‬‭it‬‭belongs‬‭must‬‭also‬‭be‬‭revalued.‬‭This‬‭is‬‭to‬‭prevent‬‭what‬‭is‬‭known‬‭as‬‭‘cherry‬‭picking’‬
‭where‬‭an‬‭entity‬‭might‬‭only‬‭wish‬‭to‬‭revalue‬‭items‬‭which‬‭have‬‭increased‬‭in‬‭value‬‭and‬‭leave‬‭other‬‭items‬‭at‬
‭their‬ ‭(depreciated)‬ ‭cost.‬ ‭Second,‬ ‭where‬ ‭an‬ ‭item‬ ‭of‬ ‭property,‬‭plant‬‭and‬‭equipment‬‭has‬‭been‬‭revalued,‬‭its‬


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‭valuation‬‭(fair‬‭value)‬‭must‬‭be‬‭kept‬‭up-to-date.‬‭In‬‭practice,‬‭this‬‭means‬‭that,‬‭where‬‭the‬‭carrying‬‭amount‬‭of‬
‭the‬ ‭asset‬ ‭differs‬‭significantly‬‭from‬‭its‬‭fair‬‭value,‬‭a‬‭(new)‬‭revaluation‬‭should‬‭be‬‭carried‬‭out.‬‭Even‬‭if‬‭there‬

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‭are no significant changes, assets should still be subject to a revaluation every three to five years.‬

‭A‬‭revaluation‬‭surplus‬‭(gain)‬‭should‬‭be‬‭credited‬‭to‬‭a‬‭revaluation‬‭surplus‬‭(reserve),‬‭via‬‭other‬‭comprehensive‬

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‭income,‬‭whereas‬‭a‬‭revaluation‬‭deficit‬‭(loss)‬‭should‬‭be‬‭expensed‬‭immediately‬‭(assuming,‬‭in‬‭both‬‭cases,‬‭no‬

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‭previous‬‭revaluation‬‭of‬‭the‬‭asset‬‭has‬‭taken‬‭place).‬‭A‬‭surplus‬‭on‬‭one‬‭asset‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭used‬‭to‬‭offset‬‭a‬‭deficit‬
‭on‬ ‭a‬ ‭different‬ ‭asset‬ ‭(even‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭class‬ ‭of‬ ‭asset).‬ ‭Subsequent‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭revaluation,‬ ‭the‬ ‭asset‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬

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‭depreciated‬‭based‬‭on‬‭its‬‭revalued‬‭amount‬‭(less‬‭any‬‭estimated‬‭residual‬‭value)‬‭over‬‭its‬‭estimated‬‭remaining‬
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‭useful‬‭life,‬‭which‬‭should‬‭be‬‭reviewed‬‭annually‬‭irrespective‬‭of‬‭whether‬‭it‬‭has‬‭been‬‭revalued.‬‭An‬‭entity‬‭may‬
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‭choose‬ ‭to‬‭transfer‬‭annually‬‭an‬‭amount‬‭of‬‭the‬‭revaluation‬‭surplus‬‭relating‬‭to‬‭a‬‭revalued‬‭asset‬‭to‬‭retained‬
‭earnings‬ ‭corresponding‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭‘excess’‬ ‭depreciation‬ ‭caused‬ ‭by‬ ‭an‬ ‭upwards‬ ‭revaluation.‬ ‭Alternatively,‬‭it‬
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‭may transfer all of the relevant surplus at the time of the asset’s disposal.‬

‭The‬ ‭effect‬ ‭of‬ ‭this,‬ ‭on‬ ‭company’s‬ ‭financial‬ ‭statements,‬ ‭is‬ ‭that‬ ‭its‬‭statement‬‭of‬‭financial‬‭position‬‭will‬‭be‬
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‭strengthened‬ ‭by‬ ‭reflecting‬ ‭the‬ ‭fair‬ ‭value‬ ‭of‬ ‭its‬ ‭property,‬ ‭plant‬ ‭and‬ ‭equipment.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭the‬ ‭downside‬
‭(from‬‭the‬‭director’s‬‭perspective)‬‭is‬‭that‬‭the‬‭depreciation‬‭charge‬‭will‬‭actually‬‭increase‬‭(as‬‭it‬‭will‬‭be‬‭based‬
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‭on‬ ‭the‬‭higher‬‭fair‬‭value)‬‭and‬‭profits‬‭will‬‭be‬‭lower‬‭than‬‭using‬‭the‬‭cost‬‭model.‬‭Although‬‭the‬‭director‬‭may‬
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‭not‬‭be‬‭happy‬‭with‬‭the‬‭higher‬‭depreciation,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭conceptually‬‭correct.‬‭The‬‭director‬‭has‬‭misunderstood‬‭the‬
‭purpose‬ ‭of‬ ‭depreciation;‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭meant‬ ‭to‬ ‭reflect‬ ‭the‬ ‭change‬ ‭(increase‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭case)‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬‭value‬‭of‬‭an‬
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‭asset, but rather the cost of using up part of the asset’s remaining life.‬
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‭44. Interest rate swaps.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Interest‬ ‭rate‬ ‭swap‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭defined‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭financial‬ ‭contract‬ ‭between‬ ‭two‬ ‭parties‬ ‭(called‬ ‭counter‬
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‭parties)‬‭to‬‭exchange‬‭on‬‭a‬‭particular‬‭date‬‭in‬‭the‬‭future,‬‭one‬‭series‬‭of‬‭cash‬‭flows‬‭(fixed‬‭interest)‬‭for‬‭another‬
‭series‬ ‭of‬ ‭cash‬ ‭flows‬‭(variable‬‭or‬‭floating‬‭interest)‬‭in‬‭the‬‭same‬‭currency‬‭on‬‭the‬‭same‬‭principal‬‭(an‬‭agreed‬
‭amount‬‭called‬‭notional‬‭principal)‬‭for‬‭an‬‭agreed‬‭period‬‭of‬‭time.‬‭The‬‭contract‬‭will‬‭specify‬‭the‬‭interest‬‭rates,‬
‭the‬ ‭benchmark‬‭rate‬‭to‬‭be‬‭followed,‬‭the‬‭notional‬‭principal‬‭amount‬‭for‬‭the‬‭transaction,‬‭etc.‬‭Interest‬‭rates‬
‭are‬ ‭of‬ ‭two‬ ‭types,‬ ‭fixed‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rates‬ ‭and‬ ‭floating‬ ‭rates‬ ‭which‬ ‭vary‬ ‭according‬ ‭to‬ ‭changes‬ ‭in‬‭a‬‭standard‬
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‭benchmark‬‭interest‬‭rate.‬‭An‬‭investor‬‭holding‬‭a‬‭security‬‭which‬‭pays‬‭a‬‭floating‬‭interest‬‭rate‬‭is‬‭exposed‬‭to‬
‭interest rate risk. The investor can manage this risk by entering into an interest rate swap.‬

‭45. Indicators of Finance Lease.‬


‭Ans:‬‭The indicators of finance lease are:‬


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‭1.‬‭At‬‭the‬‭inception‬‭of‬‭the‬‭lease‬‭the‬‭present‬‭value‬‭of‬‭the‬‭minimum‬‭lease‬‭payments‬‭amounts‬‭to‬‭substantially‬
‭all of the fair value of the asset.‬

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‭2. The lease agreement transfers ownership of the asset to the lessee by the end of the lease.‬
‭3. The leased asset is of a specialized nature.‬
‭4.‬ ‭The‬ ‭lessee‬ ‭has‬ ‭the‬‭option‬‭to‬‭purchase‬‭the‬‭asset‬‭at‬‭a‬‭price‬‭expected‬‭to‬‭be‬‭substantially‬‭lower‬‭than‬‭the‬

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‭fair value at the date the option becomes exercisable.‬

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‭46. Functional currency and key factors determining it.‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭Functional‬ ‭currency‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭currency‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭primary‬ ‭economic‬ ‭environment‬ ‭in‬ ‭which‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity‬
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‭operates.‬‭The‬‭primary‬‭economic‬‭environment‬‭in‬‭which‬‭an‬‭entity‬‭operates‬‭is‬‭normally‬‭the‬‭one‬‭in‬‭which‬‭it‬
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‭primarily generates and expends cash.‬
‭An entity considers the following factors in determining its functional currency.‬
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‭(a) The currency:‬


‭(i)‬‭that‬‭mainly‬‭influences‬‭sales‬‭prices‬‭for‬‭goods‬‭and‬‭services‬‭(this‬‭will‬‭often‬‭be‬‭the‬‭currency‬‭in‬‭which‬‭sales‬
‭prices for its goods and services are denominated and settled); and‬
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‭(ii)‬‭of‬‭the‬‭country‬‭whose‬‭competitive‬‭forces‬‭and‬‭regulations‬‭mainly‬‭determine‬‭the‬‭sales‬‭prices‬‭of‬‭its‬‭goods‬
‭and services.‬
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‭(b)‬ ‭The‬ ‭currency‬ ‭that‬ ‭mainly‬ ‭influences‬ ‭labour,‬ ‭material‬ ‭and‬ ‭other‬ ‭costs‬‭of‬‭providing‬‭goods‬‭or‬‭services‬
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‭(this will often be the currency in which such costs are denominated and settled).‬
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‭47. Corporate Social Responsibility.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭Corporate‬ ‭social‬ ‭reporting‬ ‭is‬ ‭information‬ ‭communique‬ ‭with‬ ‭respect‬ ‭to‬ ‭discharge‬ ‭of‬ ‭social‬
‭responsibilities‬‭of‬‭corporate‬‭entity.‬‭Through‬‭„Corporate‬‭Social‬‭Report‟‬‭the‬‭corporate‬‭enterprises‬‭disclose‬
‭the‬‭manner‬‭in‬‭which‬‭they‬‭are‬‭discharging‬‭their‬‭social‬‭responsibilities.‬‭More‬‭specifically,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭addressed‬‭to‬
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‭the public or society at large, although it can be squarely used by other user groups also.‬

‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭given‬ ‭case,‬ ‭the‬ ‭group‬ ‭of‬ ‭companies‬ ‭has‬ ‭positively‬ ‭contributed‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭social‬ ‭cause‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬
‭commercial‬ ‭activities‬ ‭undertaken‬ ‭by‬ ‭them‬ ‭come‬ ‭under‬ ‭the‬ ‭purview‬ ‭of‬ ‭corporate‬ ‭social‬ ‭reporting.‬
‭Normally,‬‭such‬‭information‬‭is‬‭not‬‭required‬‭to‬‭be‬‭given‬‭mandatorily‬‭in‬‭the‬‭financial‬‭report‬‭due‬‭to‬‭the‬‭lack‬
‭of‬‭any‬‭generally‬‭accepted‬‭standard‬‭of‬‭social‬‭responsibility‬‭for‬‭business‬‭entities.‬‭However,‬‭everyone‬‭agrees‬
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‭that‬‭all‬‭business‬‭entities‬‭should‬‭be‬‭socially‬‭responsible‬‭but‬‭how‬‭the‬‭individual‬‭entity‬‭weighs‬‭its‬‭priorities‬
‭of‬ ‭social‬ ‭responsibility‬ ‭depends‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭personal‬ ‭choice‬ ‭or‬ ‭preference‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭group‬ ‭of‬ ‭persons‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭management of an enterprise.‬

‭The‬ ‭group‬ ‭of‬ ‭companies‬ ‭(referred‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭question)‬ ‭can‬ ‭highlight‬ ‭the‬ ‭results‬ ‭of‬ ‭various‬ ‭commercial‬
‭activities,‬‭undertaken‬‭by‬‭them‬‭through‬‭a‬‭“note‬‭to‬‭accounts”‬‭while‬‭publishing‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭for‬‭the‬
‭year‬ ‭ended‬ ‭2071-2072.‬ ‭In‬ ‭fact‬ ‭bringing‬ ‭out‬ ‭the‬ ‭results‬ ‭of‬ ‭such‬ ‭earth‬ ‭quake‬ ‭relief‬‭activities‬‭in‬‭the‬‭earth‬


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‭quake‬‭affected‬‭areas‬‭may‬‭imbibe‬‭a‬‭sense‬‭of‬‭social‬‭responsibility‬‭among‬‭other‬‭entities‬‭through‬‭“Corporate‬
‭Social Report”.‬

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‭48. Explain the concepts of ‘Fixed budget’, ‘rolling budget’ and ‘zero-based budget’.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭A‬ ‭fixed‬ ‭budget‬ ‭is‬ ‭prepared‬ ‭before‬ ‭the‬ ‭budget‬ ‭period‬ ‭and‬ ‭remains‬ ‭unchanged‬ ‭throughout‬ ‭that‬

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‭period.‬ ‭It's‬ ‭a‬ ‭periodic‬ ‭approach‬ ‭to‬ ‭budgeting,‬ ‭typically‬ ‭renewed‬ ‭annually,‬‭and‬‭is‬‭suitable‬‭for‬‭stable‬‭and‬

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‭predictable environments.‬
‭A‬ ‭rolling‬ ‭budget,‬ ‭also‬‭known‬‭as‬‭continuous‬‭budgeting,‬‭involves‬‭regularly‬‭replacing‬‭a‬‭portion‬‭of‬

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‭the‬ ‭budget‬ ‭period‬ ‭while‬‭keeping‬‭the‬‭overall‬‭period‬‭unchanged.‬‭For‬‭instance,‬‭in‬‭a‬‭one-year‬‭budget,‬‭each‬
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‭quarter‬ ‭is‬ ‭updated‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭end‬ ‭of‬ ‭that‬ ‭quarter‬ ‭to‬ ‭maintain‬ ‭a‬ ‭one-year‬ ‭projection.‬ ‭This‬‭method‬‭is‬‭useful‬
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‭when‬‭dealing‬‭with‬‭uncertainty‬‭and‬‭changing‬‭environments,‬‭making‬‭it‬‭popular‬‭among‬‭new‬‭organizations.‬
‭It's often employed for cash management and is facilitated by modern information technology.‬
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‭A‬ ‭zero-based‬ ‭budget‬ ‭rejects‬ ‭the‬ ‭incremental‬ ‭approach‬ ‭by‬ ‭requiring‬ ‭all‬ ‭planned‬‭activities‬‭to‬‭be‬
‭justified‬‭based‬‭on‬‭their‬‭contribution‬‭to‬‭organizational‬‭objectives.‬‭Decision‬‭packages‬‭are‬‭used‬‭to‬‭compare‬
‭and‬‭rank‬‭activities‬‭from‬‭a‬‭cost-benefit‬‭perspective,‬‭offering‬‭a‬‭fresh‬‭perspective‬‭each‬‭budget‬‭period.‬‭This‬
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‭method is most beneficial for services and discretionary activities, commonly used in the public sector.‬
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‭49. Write notes on forward contract and its accounting treatment.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭A‬‭forward‬‭contract‬‭is‬‭basically‬‭a‬‭contractual‬‭agreement‬‭in‬‭which‬‭one‬‭party‬‭buys‬‭and‬‭other‬‭party‬
‭sells‬ ‭designated‬ ‭currency‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭forward‬ ‭rate‬‭mutually‬‭agreed‬‭upon‬‭on‬‭the‬‭date‬‭of‬‭contract‬‭for‬‭delivery‬‭at‬
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‭designated‬ ‭future‬ ‭date.‬ ‭Accordingly,‬ ‭An‬ ‭enterprise‬ ‭may‬‭enter‬‭into‬‭a‬‭forward‬‭contract‬‭or‬‭other‬‭financial‬


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‭instrument‬‭that‬‭is‬‭in‬‭substance‬‭a‬‭forward‬‭exchange‬‭contract‬‭to‬‭establish‬‭the‬‭amount‬‭of‬‭reporting‬‭currency‬
‭required‬‭or‬‭available‬‭at‬‭settlement‬‭date‬‭of‬‭a‬‭transaction.‬‭The‬‭difference‬‭between‬‭the‬‭forward‬‭rate‬‭and‬‭the‬
‭exchange‬ ‭rate‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭date‬ ‭of‬ ‭transaction‬ ‭should‬‭be‬‭recognised‬‭as‬‭income‬‭or‬‭expense‬‭over‬‭the‬‭life‬‭of‬‭the‬
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‭contract,‬‭except‬‭in‬‭respect‬‭of‬‭liabilities‬‭incurred‬‭for‬‭acquiring‬‭fixed‬‭assets,‬‭in‬‭which‬‭case,‬‭such‬‭difference‬
‭should be adjusted in carrying amount of the respective fixed assets.‬

‭50. Challenges faced by BFI undergoing NFRS implementation.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Challenges faced by BFI undergoing NFRS implementation:‬
‭1. Technical Challenges:‬
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‭a. Impairment of financial assets‬


‭b. Fair value measurement criteria for assets and liabilities‬
‭c. Consolidation of financial statements‬
‭d. Disclosures requirement‬
‭e. Income recognition‬

‭2. Other Challenges:‬


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‭a. Amendment to existing legal framework and policies‬
‭b. Shortage of trained and experienced resources‬

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‭c. Complexity in financial reporting‬
‭d. Increased initial cost‬
‭e. Measurement of business performance‬

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‭51. Corporate Governance Reporting.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭Corporate‬ ‭governance‬ ‭is‬ ‭about‬ ‭balancing‬ ‭the‬ ‭interests‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭company's‬ ‭stakeholders,‬ ‭including‬

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‭shareholders,‬ ‭management,‬ ‭customers,‬ ‭suppliers,‬ ‭financiers,‬ ‭government,‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭community.‬ ‭It‬
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‭encompasses‬ ‭various‬ ‭aspects‬ ‭of‬ ‭management,‬ ‭from‬ ‭internal‬ ‭controls‬ ‭to‬ ‭performance‬ ‭measurement‬‭and‬
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‭disclosure,‬ ‭serving‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭framework‬ ‭for‬ ‭achieving‬ ‭a‬ ‭company's‬ ‭goals.‬ ‭Profitability‬ ‭alone‬ ‭is‬ ‭no‬ ‭longer‬
‭sufficient;‬‭companies‬‭also‬‭need‬‭to‬‭exhibit‬‭good‬‭corporate‬‭citizenship‬‭by‬‭being‬‭environmentally‬‭conscious,‬
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‭ethical,‬ ‭and‬ ‭practicing‬ ‭sound‬ ‭corporate‬ ‭governance.‬ ‭Achieving‬ ‭this‬ ‭involves‬ ‭transparency‬ ‭from‬
‭promoters,‬ ‭active‬ ‭shareholder‬ ‭participation,‬ ‭and‬ ‭effective‬ ‭regulation‬ ‭to‬ ‭protect‬ ‭stakeholder‬ ‭rights‬ ‭and‬
‭promote a culture of good corporate governance.‬
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‭52.‬ ‭The‬ ‭significance‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭earnings‬ ‭per‬ ‭share‬‭(EPS)‬‭figure‬‭to‬‭the‬‭analysis‬‭of‬‭company‬‭performance‬


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‭based on NAS 33.‬


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‭Ans:‬ ‭Significance of EPS.‬


‭1. EPS measures a company's profit per share, providing a relevant indicator for shareholders.‬
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‭2.‬‭EPS‬‭is‬‭used‬‭in‬‭the‬‭price/earnings‬‭ratio,‬‭estimating‬‭how‬‭many‬‭years‬‭it‬‭takes‬‭for‬‭an‬‭investment‬‭in‬‭a‬‭share‬
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‭to return its value.‬


‭3. NAS 33 sets standard guidelines for calculating earnings and the number of shares for EPS.‬
‭4. Alternative EPS measures can be used, but NAS 33 must receive equal or greater prominence.‬
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‭5.‬ ‭Relying‬ ‭on‬ ‭a‬ ‭single‬ ‭performance‬ ‭measure‬ ‭is‬ ‭risky,‬ ‭as‬ ‭no‬ ‭one‬ ‭measure‬ ‭captures‬ ‭all‬ ‭aspects‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬
‭company's performance.‬
‭6.‬ ‭EPS‬ ‭is‬ ‭subject‬ ‭to‬ ‭accounting‬ ‭estimates‬ ‭and‬ ‭judgments,‬ ‭potentially‬ ‭misleading‬ ‭unsophisticated‬
‭investors.‬
‭7.‬ ‭NAS‬ ‭33‬ ‭is‬ ‭generally‬ ‭considered‬ ‭a‬ ‭fair‬ ‭method‬ ‭for‬ ‭calculating‬ ‭EPS,‬ ‭offering‬ ‭consistency‬ ‭and‬‭value‬‭to‬
‭investors and analysts.‬
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‭53. Types of Hedging Relationship‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭Types‬ ‭of‬ ‭Hedging‬ ‭Relationship:‬ ‭There‬ ‭are‬ ‭three‬ ‭types‬ ‭of‬ ‭hedge‬‭accounting:‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭hedges,‬
‭cash flow hedges and hedges of the net investment in a foreign operation.‬
‭1.‬‭Fair‬‭Value‬‭Hedges:‬‭The‬‭risk‬‭being‬‭hedged‬‭in‬‭a‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭hedge‬‭is‬‭a‬‭change‬‭in‬‭the‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭of‬‭an‬‭asset‬
‭or‬‭a‬‭liability.‬‭For‬‭examples,‬‭changes‬‭in‬‭fair‬‭value‬‭may‬‭arise‬‭through‬‭changes‬‭in‬‭interest‬‭rates‬‭(for‬‭fixed-rate‬
‭loans), foreign exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices.‬


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‭2.‬‭Cash‬‭Flows‬‭Hedges:‬‭The‬‭risk‬‭being‬‭hedged‬‭in‬‭a‬‭cash‬‭flow‬‭hedge‬‭is‬‭the‬‭exposure‬‭to‬‭variability‬‭in‬‭cash‬
‭flows‬ ‭that‬ ‭is‬ ‭attributable‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭particular‬‭risk‬‭and‬‭could‬‭affect‬‭the‬‭income‬‭statement.‬‭Volatility‬‭in‬‭future‬

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‭cash flows will result from changes in interest rates, exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices.‬
‭3.‬‭Hedges‬‭of‬‭net‬‭investment‬‭in‬‭a‬‭foreign‬‭operation‬‭:‬‭An‬‭entity‬‭may‬‭have‬‭overseas‬‭subsidiaries,‬‭associates,‬
‭joint‬ ‭ventures‬ ‭or‬ ‭branches‬ ‭(‘foreign‬ ‭operations’).‬ ‭It‬ ‭may‬ ‭hedge‬ ‭the‬ ‭currency‬ ‭risk‬ ‭associated‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬

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‭translation of the net assets of these foreign operations into the group’s currency.‬

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‭54. Joint venture arrangement.‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭A‬ ‭joint‬ ‭venture‬ ‭is‬ ‭an‬ ‭association‬ ‭of‬ ‭two‬ ‭or‬ ‭more‬ ‭businesses‬ ‭established‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭special‬ ‭purpose.‬
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‭Some‬‭joint‬‭ventures‬‭are‬‭in‬‭the‬‭form‬‭of‬‭partnerships‬‭or‬‭other‬‭unincorporated‬‭forms‬‭of‬‭business.‬‭Others‬‭are‬
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‭in the form of corporations jointly owned by two or more other firms.‬
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‭The‬‭accounting‬‭principles‬‭for‬‭joint‬‭ventures‬‭are‬‭flexible‬‭because‬‭of‬‭their‬‭many‬‭forms.‬‭The‬‭typical‬‭problem‬
‭concerns‬‭whether‬‭a‬‭joint‬‭venture‬‭should‬‭be‬‭carried‬‭as‬‭an‬‭investment‬‭or‬‭consolidated.‬‭Some‬‭joint‬‭ventures‬
‭are‬ ‭very‬ ‭significant‬‭in‬‭relation‬‭to‬‭the‬‭parent‬‭firm.‬‭There‬‭is‬‭typically‬‭a‬‭question‬‭as‬‭to‬‭whether‬‭the‬‭parent‬
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‭firm‬ ‭has‬ ‭control‬ ‭or‬ ‭only‬‭significant‬‭influence.‬‭When‬‭the‬‭parent‬‭firm‬‭has‬‭control,‬‭it‬‭usually‬‭consolidates‬


‭joint‬‭ventures‬‭by‬‭using‬‭a‬‭pro‬‭rata‬‭share.‬‭Other‬‭joint‬‭ventures‬‭are‬‭usually‬‭carried‬‭in‬‭an‬‭investment‬‭account‬
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‭by using the equity method. In either case, disclosure of significant information often appears in a note.‬
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‭When‬ ‭a‬ ‭firm‬ ‭enters‬‭into‬‭a‬‭joint‬‭venture,‬‭it‬‭frequently‬‭makes‬‭commitments‬‭such‬‭as‬‭guaranteeing‬‭a‬‭bank‬


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‭loan‬‭for‬‭the‬‭joint‬‭venture‬‭or‬‭a‬‭long-term‬‭contract‬‭to‬‭purchase‬‭materials‬‭with‬‭the‬‭joint‬‭venture.‬‭This‬‭type‬
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‭of‬‭action‬‭can‬‭give‬‭the‬‭company‬‭significant‬‭potential‬‭liabilities‬‭or‬‭commitments‬‭that‬‭do‬‭not‬‭appear‬‭on‬‭the‬
‭face‬‭of‬‭the‬‭balance‬‭sheet.‬‭This‬‭potential‬‭problem‬‭exists‬‭with‬‭all‬‭joint‬‭ventures,‬‭including‬‭those‬‭that‬‭have‬
‭been‬ ‭consolidated.‬ ‭To‬ ‭be‬ ‭aware‬ ‭of‬ ‭these‬ ‭significant‬ ‭potential‬ ‭liabilities‬ ‭or‬‭commitments,‬‭read‬‭the‬‭note‬
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‭that‬‭relates‬‭to‬‭the‬‭joint‬‭venture.‬‭Then‬‭consider‬‭this‬‭information‬‭in‬‭relation‬‭to‬‭the‬‭additional‬‭liabilities‬‭or‬
‭commitments to which the joint venture may commit the firm.‬

‭55.‬‭Evaluate‬‭the‬‭treatment‬‭of‬‭development‬‭expenditure‬‭set‬‭out‬‭in‬‭NAS‬‭38‬‭'Intangible‬‭Assets'‬‭against‬
‭the characteristics of relevance and reliability.‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭Ans:‬ ‭Under‬‭NAS‬‭38‬‭development‬‭expenditure‬‭should‬‭be‬‭recognized‬‭as‬‭an‬‭asset,‬‭but‬‭only‬‭where‬‭it‬‭meets‬
‭a‬ ‭number‬ ‭of‬ ‭stringent‬ ‭(firm)‬ ‭conditions.‬ ‭These‬ ‭relate‬‭to‬‭the‬‭technical‬‭feasibility‬‭of‬‭the‬‭project,‬‭how‬‭the‬
‭probable‬ ‭future‬ ‭economic‬ ‭benefits‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭generated‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭availability‬ ‭of‬ ‭resources‬ ‭to‬ ‭complete‬ ‭the‬
‭development. It must also be possible to measure the development expenditure reliably.‬
‭The‬‭most‬‭reliable‬‭information‬‭would‬‭be‬‭provided‬‭if‬‭the‬‭costs‬‭are‬‭recognized‬‭in‬‭the‬‭income‬‭statement‬‭as‬
‭they‬ ‭are‬ ‭incurred‬ ‭(indeed‬ ‭this‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭approach‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭taken‬ ‭to‬‭research‬‭expenditure‬‭and‬‭to‬‭development‬
‭expenditure where the recognition criteria are not met).‬


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‭However,‬ ‭this‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬‭provide‬‭relevant‬‭information‬‭where‬‭benefits‬‭from‬‭the‬‭expenditure‬‭will‬‭flow‬‭into‬
‭the‬‭entity‬‭over‬‭several‬‭accounting‬‭periods.‬‭However,‬‭the‬‭reliability‬‭of‬‭this‬‭more‬‭relevant‬‭information‬‭can‬

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‭be‬ ‭seriously‬ ‭compromised‬ ‭where‬‭there‬‭are‬‭uncertainties‬‭surrounding‬‭the‬‭future‬‭outcome‬‭of‬‭the‬‭project.‬
‭Hence,‬‭NAS‬‭38‬‭adopts‬‭the‬‭relevance‬‭approach‬‭but‬‭only‬‭where‬‭the‬‭information‬‭backing‬‭up‬‭that‬‭approach‬
‭is reliable, i.e. there is sufficient certainty surrounding the viability/profitability of the project.‬

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‭56.‬‭Describe‬‭four‬‭circumstances‬‭in‬‭which‬‭a‬‭parent‬‭entity‬‭may‬‭not‬‭be‬‭required‬‭to‬‭present‬‭consolidated‬
‭financial statements under Nepal Financial Reporting Standards.‬

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‭Ans:‬ ‭NFRS‬‭10‬‭Consolidated‬‭financial‬‭Statements‬‭outlines‬‭the‬‭following‬‭exemptions‬‭when‬‭the‬‭parent‬
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‭entity need not present consolidated financial statements:‬
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‭(i)‬‭The‬‭parent‬‭itself‬‭is‬‭a‬‭wholly‬‭owned‬‭subsidiary‬‭or‬‭a‬‭partially‬‭owned‬‭subsidiary‬‭and‬‭its‬‭owners‬‭have‬‭been‬
‭informed about it and do not object to the parent not preparing the consolidated financial statements.‬
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‭(ii) The parent‘s debt or equity instruments are not traded in a public market.‬
‭(iii)‬‭The‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭of‬‭the‬‭parent‬‭are‬‭not‬‭filed‬‭with‬‭any‬‭regulatory‬‭organization‬‭for‬‭the‬‭purpose‬
‭of issuing debt or equity instruments on any stock exchange.‬
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‭(iv)‬ ‭The‬ ‭ultimate‬‭or‬‭immediate‬‭parent‬‭of‬‭the‬‭entity‬‭produces‬‭publicly‬‭available‬‭financial‬‭statements‬‭that‬


‭comply with NFRSs.‬
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‭57. Briefly explain how lessee must account for leases within the scope of NFRS 16 Leases.‬
‭Ans:‬ ‭NFRS‬‭16‬‭requires‬‭that‬‭all‬‭leases‬‭with‬‭its‬‭scope‬‭must‬‭be‬‭capitalised‬‭by‬‭lessee‬‭by‬‭recognising‬‭lease‬
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‭liabilities‬ ‭and‬ ‭Right‬ ‭Of‬ ‭Use‬ ‭Assets‬ ‭(ROUA).‬ ‭However,‬ ‭a‬ ‭lessee‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬ ‭capitalise‬ ‭a‬ ‭lease‬ ‭but‬ ‭merely‬
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‭account for lease rentals if any of the two exemptions has been used:‬
‭• The lease is of a small value asset‬
‭•‬ ‭Short‬ ‭term‬ ‭Lease‬ ‭Lease‬ ‭liabilities‬ ‭must‬ ‭initially‬ ‭be‬ ‭measured‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭present‬ ‭value‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭lessee‘s‬
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‭Minimum‬ ‭Lease‬‭Payments‬‭(MLPs)‬‭payable‬‭in‬‭future‬‭discounted‬‭at‬‭the‬‭interest‬‭rate‬‭implicit‬‭in‬‭the‬‭lease.‬
‭The ROUA is initially measured at the aggregate of:‬
‭• Cash incurred at inception of the lease‬
‭• Initial carrying amount of lease liability‬
‭•‬‭Provision‬‭for‬‭decommissioning‬‭the‬‭lease.‬‭Subsequently,‬‭lease‬‭liabilities‬‭must‬‭be‬‭measured‬‭at‬‭amortized‬
‭cost‬ ‭using‬ ‭the‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rate‬ ‭implicit‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭lease,‬ ‭charging‬ ‭the‬ ‭finance‬ ‭costs‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭SPL.‬ ‭ROUA‬ ‭must‬
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‭normally‬‭be‬‭amortized‬‭on‬‭a‬‭straight‬‭line‬‭basis‬‭over‬‭the‬‭shorter‬‭of‬‭the‬‭asset‬‭under‬‭lease‘s‬‭useful‬‭economic‬
‭life and the lease term.‬

‭58. Explain 'Plain Vanilla Swap' with example.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭A‬ ‭plain‬ ‭vanilla‬ ‭swap‬ ‭is‬ ‭one‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭simplest‬ ‭financial‬ ‭instruments‬ ‭contracted‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭over-thecounter‬ ‭market‬ ‭between‬ ‭two‬ ‭private‬ ‭parties,‬ ‭both‬ ‭of‬ ‭which‬ ‭are‬ ‭usually‬ ‭firms‬ ‭or‬ ‭financial‬


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‭institutions.‬ ‭There‬ ‭are‬ ‭several‬ ‭types‬ ‭of‬ ‭plain‬ ‭vanilla‬ ‭swaps,‬‭including‬‭an‬‭interest‬‭rate‬‭swap,‬‭commodity‬
‭swap,‬ ‭and‬ ‭a‬ ‭foreign‬ ‭currency‬ ‭swap.‬ ‭The‬ ‭term‬ ‭plain‬‭vanilla‬‭swap‬‭is‬‭most‬‭commonly‬‭used‬‭to‬‭describe‬‭an‬

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‭interest rate swap in which a floating interest rate is exchanged for a fixed rate or vice versa.‬

‭A‬‭plain‬‭vanilla‬‭interest‬‭rate‬‭swap‬‭is‬‭often‬‭done‬‭to‬‭hedge‬‭a‬‭floating‬‭rate‬‭exposure,‬‭although‬‭it‬‭can‬‭also‬‭be‬

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‭done‬ ‭to‬ ‭take‬ ‭advantage‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭declining‬ ‭rate‬‭environment‬‭by‬‭moving‬‭from‬‭a‬‭fixed‬‭to‬‭a‬‭floating‬‭rate.‬‭Both‬

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‭legs‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭swap‬ ‭are‬ ‭denominated‬‭in‬‭the‬‭same‬‭currency,‬‭and‬‭interest‬‭payments‬‭are‬‭netted.‬‭The‬‭notional‬
‭principal does not change during the life of the swap, and there are no embedded options.‬

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‭In‬ ‭a‬ ‭plain‬ ‭vanilla‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rate‬ ‭swap,‬ ‭Company‬ ‭A‬‭and‬‭Company‬‭B‬‭choose‬‭a‬‭maturity,‬‭principal‬‭amount,‬
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‭currency,‬ ‭fixed‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rate,‬ ‭floating‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rate‬ ‭index,‬ ‭and‬ ‭rate‬ ‭reset‬ ‭and‬ ‭payment‬ ‭dates.‬ ‭On‬ ‭the‬
‭specified‬ ‭payment‬ ‭dates‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭life‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭swap,‬ ‭Company‬ ‭A‬ ‭pays‬ ‭Company‬ ‭B‬ ‭an‬ ‭amount‬ ‭of‬ ‭interest‬
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‭calculated‬ ‭by‬ ‭applying‬ ‭the‬ ‭fixed‬ ‭rate‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭principal‬ ‭amount,‬ ‭and‬ ‭Company‬ ‭B‬ ‭pays‬ ‭Company‬ ‭A‬ ‭the‬
‭amount‬ ‭derived‬ ‭from‬ ‭applying‬ ‭the‬ ‭floating‬ ‭interest‬ ‭rate‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭principal‬ ‭amount.‬ ‭Only‬ ‭the‬ ‭netted‬
‭difference between the interest payments changes hands.‬
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‭59.‬‭Business Combination : Reverse Aquisition :‬


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‭Vajra‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭and‬ ‭Zoro‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭both‬ ‭are‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭business‬ ‭of‬ ‭manufacturing‬ ‭and‬ ‭selling‬ ‭of‬ ‭Lubricant.‬ ‭The‬
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‭shareholders‬ ‭of‬ ‭both‬ ‭companies‬ ‭agree‬ ‭to‬ ‭join‬‭forces‬‭to‬‭benefit‬‭from‬‭lower‬‭delivery‬‭and‬‭distribution‬


‭costs.‬‭The‬‭business‬‭combination‬‭is‬‭carried‬‭out‬‭by‬‭setting‬‭up‬‭a‬‭new‬‭entity‬‭called‬‭Meera‬‭Ltd.‬‭that‬‭issues‬
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‭100‬ ‭shares‬ ‭to‬ ‭Vajra‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭shareholders‬‭and‬‭50‬‭shares‬‭to‬‭Zoro‬‭Limited‘s‬‭shareholders‬‭in‬‭exchange‬‭for‬


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‭the‬‭transfer‬‭of‬‭the‬‭shares‬‭in‬‭those‬‭entities.‬‭The‬‭number‬‭of‬‭shares‬‭reflects‬‭the‬‭relative‬‭fair‬‭values‬‭of‬‭the‬
‭entities‬ ‭before‬ ‭the‬ ‭combination.‬ ‭Also‬ ‭respective‬ ‭company‘s‬ ‭shareholders‬ ‭get‬ ‭the‬ ‭voting‬ ‭rights‬ ‭in‬
‭Meera‬ ‭Ltd.‬ ‭based‬ ‭on‬ ‭their‬ ‭respective‬ ‭shareholding.‬ ‭Required:‬ ‭Provide‬ ‭the‬ ‭provision‬‭and‬‭determine‬
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‭the acquirer by applying the principles of NFRS 3 Business Combinations.‬


‭Ans:‬ ‭As‬‭per‬‭NFRS‬‭3,‬‭in‬‭a‬‭business‬‭combination‬‭effected‬‭primarily‬‭by‬‭exchanging‬‭equity‬‭interests,‬‭the‬
‭acquirer‬ ‭is‬ ‭usually‬ ‭the‬ ‭entity‬ ‭that‬ ‭issues‬ ‭its‬ ‭equity‬ ‭interests.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭in‬ ‭some‬ ‭business‬‭combinations,‬
‭commonly‬ ‭called‬ ‭‘reverse‬ ‭acquisitions’,‬ ‭the‬ ‭issuing‬ ‭entity‬‭is‬‭the‬‭acquiree.‬‭Page‬‭42‬‭of‬‭42‬‭Other‬‭pertinent‬
‭facts‬ ‭and‬ ‭circumstances‬ ‭shall‬ ‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭considered‬ ‭in‬ ‭identifying‬ ‭the‬ ‭acquirer‬ ‭in‬‭a‬‭business‬‭combination‬
‭effected‬‭by‬‭exchanging‬‭equity‬‭interests,‬‭including:‬‭The‬‭relative‬‭voting‬‭rights‬‭in‬‭the‬‭combined‬‭entity‬‭after‬
‭Compiled by : Binay Bhattarai‬

‭the‬‭business‬‭combination‬‭-‬‭The‬‭acquirer‬‭is‬‭usually‬‭the‬‭combining‬‭entity‬‭whose‬‭owners‬‭as‬‭a‬‭group‬‭retain‬
‭or‬‭receive‬‭the‬‭largest‬‭portion‬‭of‬‭the‬‭voting‬‭rights‬‭in‬‭the‬‭combined‬‭entity.‬‭Based‬‭on‬‭above‬‭mentioned‬‭para,‬
‭acquirer‬‭shall‬‭be‬‭either‬‭of‬‭the‬‭combining‬‭entities‬‭(i.e.‬‭Vajra‬‭Ltd.‬‭or‬‭Zoro‬‭Ltd.),‬‭whose‬‭owners‬‭as‬‭a‬‭Group‬
‭retain‬ ‭or‬ ‭receive‬ ‭the‬ ‭largest‬ ‭portion‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭voting‬ ‭rights‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭combined‬ ‭entity.‬ ‭Hence,‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭above‬
‭scenario‬ ‭Vajra‬ ‭Ltd.‘s‬ ‭shareholder‬ ‭gets‬ ‭66.67%‬ ‭share‬ ‭(100‬ ‭/‬ ‭150‬ ‭x‬ ‭100)‬ ‭and‬ ‭Zoro‬ ‭Ltd.‘s‬ ‭shareholder‬ ‭gets‬
‭33.33% share in Meera Limited. Hence, Vajra Ltd. is acquirer as per the principles of NFRS 3.‬


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