5 Ambush, a public limited company, is assessing the impact of implementing the revised IAS39 ‘Financial Instruments:Recognition and Measurement’. The directors realise that significant changes may occur in their accounting treatmentof financial instruments and they understand that on initial recognition any financial asset or liability can bedesignated as one to be measured at fair value through profit or loss (the fair value option). However, there are certainissues that they wish to have explained and these are set out below.Required:(a) Outline in a report to the directors of Ambush the following information:(i) how financial assets and liabilities are measured and classified, briefly setting out the accountingmethod used for each category. (Hedging relationships can be ignored.) (10 marks)
5 Ambush, a public limited company, is assessing the impact of implementing the revised IAS39 ‘Financial Instruments:
Recognition and Measurement’. The directors realise that significant changes may occur in their accounting treatment
of financial instruments and they understand that on initial recognition any financial asset or liability can be
designated as one to be measured at fair value through profit or loss (the fair value option). However, there are certain
issues that they wish to have explained and these are set out below.
Required:
(a) Outline in a report to the directors of Ambush the following information:
(i) how financial assets and liabilities are measured and classified, briefly setting out the accounting
method used for each category. (Hedging relationships can be ignored.) (10 marks)
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3 The directors of Panel, a public limited company, are reviewing the procedures for the calculation of the deferred taxprovision for their company. They are quite surprised at the impact on the provision caused by changes in accountingstandards such as IFRS1 ‘First time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards’ and IFRS2 ‘Share-basedPayment’. Panel is adopting International Financial Reporting Standards for the first time as at 31 October 2005 andthe directors are unsure how the deferred tax provision will be calculated in its financial statements ended on thatdate including the opening provision at 1 November 2003.Required:(a) (i) Explain how changes in accounting standards are likely to have an impact on the provision for deferredtaxation under IAS12 ‘Income Taxes’. (5 marks)
(b) Ambush loaned $200,000 to Bromwich on 1 December 2003. The effective and stated interest rate for thisloan was 8 per cent. Interest is payable by Bromwich at the end of each year and the loan is repayable on30 November 2007. At 30 November 2005, the directors of Ambush have heard that Bromwich is in financialdifficulties and is undergoing a financial reorganisation. The directors feel that it is likely that they will onlyreceive $100,000 on 30 November 2007 and no future interest payment. Interest for the year ended30 November 2005 had been received. The financial year end of Ambush is 30 November 2005.Required:(i) Outline the requirements of IAS 39 as regards the impairment of financial assets. (6 marks)
(ii) Explain the accounting treatment under IAS39 of the loan to Bromwich in the financial statements ofAmbush for the year ended 30 November 2005. (4 marks)
5 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is currently in a joint project with the Accounting StandardsBoard (ASB) in the UK and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the USA in the area of reportingfinancial performance/comprehensive income. The main focus of the project is the development of a single statementof comprehensive income to replace the income statement and statement of changes in equity. The objective is toanalyse all income and expenses and categorise them in a way that increases users’ understanding of the results ofan entity and assists in forming expectations of future income and expenditure. There seems to be some consensusthat the performance statement should be divided into three components being the results of operating activities,financing and treasury activities, and other gains and losses.Required:(a) Describe the reasons why the three accounting standards boards have decided to cooperate and produce asingle statement of financial performance. (8 marks)
(iv) Tyre recently undertook a sales campaign whereby customers can obtain free car accessories, by presenting acoupon, which has been included in an advertisement in a national newspaper, on the purchase of a vehicle.The offer is valid for a limited time period from 1 January 2006 until 31 July 2006. The management are unsureas to how to treat this offer in the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2006.(5 marks)Required:Advise the directors of Tyre on how to treat the above items in the financial statements for the year ended31 May 2006.(The mark allocation is shown against each of the above items)
(c) Wader is reviewing the accounting treatment of its buildings. The company uses the ‘revaluation model’ for itsbuildings. The buildings had originally cost $10 million on 1 June 2005 and had a useful economic life of20 years. They are being depreciated on a straight line basis to a nil residual value. The buildings were revalueddownwards on 31 May 2006 to $8 million which was the buildings’ recoverable amount. At 31 May 2007 thevalue of the buildings had risen to $11 million which is to be included in the financial statements. The companyis unsure how to treat the above events. (7 marks)Required:Discuss the accounting treatments of the above items in the financial statements for the year ended 31 May2007.Note: a discount rate of 5% should be used where necessary. Candidates should show suitable calculations wherenecessary.
4 (a) Router, a public limited company operates in the entertainment industry. It recently agreed with a televisioncompany to make a film which will be broadcast on the television company’s network. The fee agreed for thefilm was $5 million with a further $100,000 to be paid every time the film is shown on the television company’schannels. It is hoped that it will be shown on four occasions. The film was completed at a cost of $4 million anddelivered to the television company on 1 April 2007. The television company paid the fee of $5 million on30 April 2007 but indicated that the film needed substantial editing before they were prepared to broadcast it,the costs of which would be deducted from any future payments to Router. The directors of Router wish torecognise the anticipated future income of $400,000 in the financial statements for the year ended 31 May2007. (5 marks)Required:Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended31 May 2007.
(c) At 1 June 2006, Router held a 25% shareholding in a film distribution company, Wireless, a public limitedcompany. On 1 January 2007, Router sold a 15% holding in Wireless thus reducing its investment to a 10%holding. Router no longer exercises significant influence over Wireless. Before the sale of the shares the net assetvalue of Wireless on 1 January 2007 was $200 million and goodwill relating to the acquisition of Wireless was$5 million. Router received $40 million for its sale of the 15% holding in Wireless. At 1 January 2007, the fairvalue of the remaining investment in Wireless was $23 million and at 31 May 2007 the fair value was$26 million. (6 marks)Required:Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended31 May 2007.Required:Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended31 May 2007.
(d) Additionally Router purchased 60% of the ordinary shares of a radio station, Playtime, a public limited company,on 31 May 2007. The remaining 40% of the ordinary shares are owned by a competitor company who owns asubstantial number of warrants issued by Playtime which are currently exercisable. If these warrants areexercised, they will result in Router only owning 35% of the voting shares of Playtime. (4 marks)Required:Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended31 May 2007.
5 Financial statements have seen an increasing move towards the use of fair values in accounting. Advocates of ‘fairvalue accounting’ believe that fair value is the most relevant measure for financial reporting whilst others believe thathistorical cost provides a more useful measure.Issues have been raised over the reliability and measurement of fair values, and over the nature of the current levelof disclosure in financial statements in this area.Required:(a) Discuss the problems associated with the reliability and measurement of fair values and the nature of anyadditional disclosures which may be required if fair value accounting is to be used exclusively in corporatereporting. (13 marks)
(c) On 1 May 2007 Sirus acquired another company, Marne plc. The directors of Marne, who were the onlyshareholders, were offered an increased profit share in the enlarged business for a period of two years after thedate of acquisition as an incentive to accept the purchase offer. After this period, normal remuneration levels willbe resumed. Sirus estimated that this would cost them $5 million at 30 April 2008, and a further $6 million at30 April 2009. These amounts will be paid in cash shortly after the respective year ends. (5 marks)Required:Draft a report to the directors of Sirus which discusses the principles and nature of the accounting treatment ofthe above elements under International Financial Reporting Standards in the financial statements for the yearended 30 April 2008.
(d) Sirus raised a loan with a bank of $2 million on 1 May 2007. The market interest rate of 8% per annum is tobe paid annually in arrears and the principal is to be repaid in 10 years time. The terms of the loan allow Sirusto redeem the loan after seven years by paying the full amount of the interest to be charged over the ten yearperiod, plus a penalty of $200,000 and the principal of $2 million. The effective interest rate of the repaymentoption is 9·1%. The directors of Sirus are currently restructuring the funding of the company and are in initialdiscussions with the bank about the possibility of repaying the loan within the next financial year. Sirus isuncertain about the accounting treatment for the current loan agreement and whether the loan can be shown asa current liability because of the discussions with the bank. (6 marks)Appropriateness of the format and presentation of the report and quality of discussion (2 marks)Required:Draft a report to the directors of Sirus which discusses the principles and nature of the accounting treatment ofthe above elements under International Financial Reporting Standards in the financial statements for the yearended 30 April 2008.
4 The transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) involves major change for companies as IFRSsintroduce significant changes in accounting practices that were often not required by national generally acceptedaccounting practice. It is important that the interpretation and application of IFRSs is consistent from country tocountry. IFRSs are partly based on rules, and partly on principles and management’s judgement. Judgement is morelikely to be better used when it is based on experience of IFRSs within a sound financial reporting infrastructure. It ishoped that national differences in accounting will be eliminated and financial statements will be consistent andcomparable worldwide.Required:(a) Discuss how the changes in accounting practices on transition to IFRSs and choice in the application ofindividual IFRSs could lead to inconsistency between the financial statements of companies. (17 marks)
2 Marrgrett, a public limited company, is currently planning to acquire and sell interests in other entities and has askedfor advice on the impact of IFRS3 (Revised) ‘Business Combinations’ and IAS27 (Revised) ‘Consolidated and SeparateFinancial Statements’. The company is particularly concerned about the impact on earnings, net assets and goodwillat the acquisition date and any ongoing earnings impact that the new standards may have.The company is considering purchasing additional shares in an associate, Josey, a public limited company. Theholding will increase from 30% stake to 70% stake by offering the shareholders of Josey, cash and shares inMarrgrett. Marrgrett anticipates that it will pay $5 million in transaction costs to lawyers and bankers. Josey hadpreviously been the subject of a management buyout. In order that the current management shareholders may remainin the business, Marrgrett is going to offer them share options in Josey subject to them remaining in employment fortwo years after the acquisition. Additionally, Marrgrett will offer the same shareholders, shares in the holding companywhich are contingent upon a certain level of profitability being achieved by Josey. Each shareholder will receive sharesof the holding company up to a value of $50,000, if Josey achieves a pre-determined rate of return on capitalemployed for the next two years.Josey has several marketing-related intangible assets that are used primarily in marketing or promotion of its products.These include trade names, internet domain names and non-competition agreements. These are not currentlyrecognised in Josey’s financial statements.Marrgrett does not wish to measure the non-controlling interest in subsidiaries on the basis of the proportionateinterest in the identifiable net assets, but wishes to use the ‘full goodwill’ method on the transaction. Marrgrett isunsure as to whether this method is mandatory, or what the effects are of recognising ‘full goodwill’. Additionally thecompany is unsure as to whether the nature of the consideration would affect the calculation of goodwill.To finance the acquisition of Josey, Marrgrett intends to dispose of a partial interest in two subsidiaries. Marrgrett willretain control of the first subsidiary but will sell the controlling interest in the second subsidiary which will becomean associate. Because of its plans to change the overall structure of the business, Marrgrett wishes to recognise are-organisation provision at the date of the business combination.Required:Discuss the principles and the nature of the accounting treatment of the above plans under International FinancialReporting Standards setting out any impact that IFRS3 (Revised) ‘Business Combinations’ and IAS27 (Revised)‘Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements’ might have on the earnings and net assets of the group.Note: this requirement includes 2 professional marks for the quality of the discussion.(25 marks)
5 An enterprise has made a material change to an accounting policy in preparing its current financial statements.Which of the following disclosures are required by IAS 8 Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimatesand errors in these financial statements?1 The reasons for the change.2 The amount of the consequent adjustment in the current period and in comparative information for prior periods.3 An estimate of the effect of the change on future periods, where possible.A 1 and 2 onlyB 1 and 3 onlyC 2 and 3 onlyD All three items
5 The directors of Quapaw, a limited liability company, are reviewing the company’s draft financial statements for theyear ended 31 December 2004.The following material matters are under discussion:(a) During the year the company has begun selling a product with a one-year warranty under which manufacturingdefects are remedied without charge. Some claims have already arisen under the warranty. (2 marks)Required:Advise the directors on the correct treatment of these matters, stating the relevant accounting standard whichjustifies your answer in each case.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three matters
5 GE Railways plc (GER) operates a passenger train service in Holtland. The directors have always focused solely onthe use of traditional financial measures in order to assess the performance of GER since it commenced operationsin 1992. The Managing Director of GER has asked you, as a management accountant, for assistance with regard tothe adoption of a balanced scorecard approach to performance measurement within GER.Required:(a) Prepare a memorandum explaining the potential benefits and limitations that may arise from the adoption ofa balanced scorecard approach to performance measurement within GER. (8 marks)
6 Proposed ISA 600 (Revised and Redrafted) The Audit of Group Financial Statements is likely to substantially increasethe formal requirements in the area of group audits.Required:(a) Outline the significant issues that are being addressed in the IAASB’s project on group audits. (5 marks)
You are the manager responsible for performing hot reviews on audit files where there is a potential disagreementbetween your firm and the client regarding a material issue. You are reviewing the going concern section of the auditfile of Dexter Co, a client with considerable cash flow difficulties, and other, less significant operational indicators ofgoing concern problems. The working papers indicate that Dexter Co is currently trying to raise finance to fundoperating cash flows, and state that if the finance is not received, there is significant doubt over the going concernstatus of the company. The working papers conclude that the going concern assumption is appropriate, but it isrecommended that the financial statements should contain a note explaining the cash flow problems faced by thecompany, along with a description of the finance being sought, and an evaluation of the going concern status of thecompany. The directors do not wish to include the note in the financial statements.Required:(b) Consider and comment on the possible reasons why the directors of Dexter Co are reluctant to provide thenote to the financial statements. (5 marks)
听力原文：M: There are several reasons why careful analysis of financial statements is necessary. What are they?W: First, financial statements are general-purpose statements. Secondly, the relationships between amounts on successive financial statements are not obvious without analysis. And thirdly, users of financial statements may be interested in seeing how well a company is performing.Q: What are they talking about?(17)A．The methods of financial statements.B．The necessity of careful analysis of financial statementsC．The relationship among financial statements.D．The purpose of financial statements.
A financial market may be thought of as ordinary market in which traders may buy or sell particular financial commodities.A．RightB．WrongC．Doesn't say
The two most common specialized fields of accounting in practice are(). A.managerial accounting and financial accountingB.managerial accounting and environmental accountingC.forensic accounting and financial accountingD.financial accounting and tax accounting systems
You are the network administrator for Company. You have been assigned the task to upgrade the 23 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 computers in the accounting department to Windows 2000 Professional. Users in the accounting department run a peer-to-peer financial and credit application on their computers. The application requires that information is passed between the accounting department computers over the network. You upgrade all the computers and configure them to have the default security settings. You want to ensure that network traffic between accounting computers is secure. What should you do? （）A、Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the accounting department computers.B、Apply the Hisecws.inf security template to the local security policy on the accounting department computers.C、Enable the Encrypting File System （EFS） on all files used by the financial and credit application on the accounting department computers.D、Configure port filters for each port used by the financial and credit application on the accounting department computers.
单选题Under SEC guidelines, a company in this situation is required either to submit revised financial statements or that they withdraw their plans for a public stock offering.Athat they withdraw their plansBto withdraw its plansCthat it withdraw planningDto have been withdrawn from their plansEit should withdraw its plans