19 At 30 June 2004 a company’s allowance for receivables was $39,000. At 30 June 2005 trade receivables totalled $517,000. It was decided to write off debts totalling $37,000 and to adjust the allowance for receivables to the equivalent of 5 per cent of t

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19 At 30 June 2004 a company’s allowance for receivables was $39,000. At 30 June 2005 trade receivables totalled $517,000. It was decided to write off debts totalling $37,000 and to adjust the allowance for receivables to the equivalent of 5 per cent of the trade receivables based on past events.

What figure should appear in the income statement for these items?

A $61,000

B $22,000

C $24,000

D $23,850


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正确答案:B
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  • 第1题:

    24 Sigma’s bank statement shows an overdrawn balance of $38,600 at 30 June 2005. A check against the company’s cash book revealed the following differences:

    1 Bank charges of $200 have not been entered in the cash book.

    2 Lodgements recorded on 30 June 2005 but credited by the bank on 2 July $14,700.

    3 Cheque payments entered in cash book but not presented for payment at 30 June 2005 $27,800.

    4 A cheque payment to a supplier of $4,200 charged to the account in June 2005 recorded in the cash book as a receipt.

    Based on this information, what was the cash book balance BEFORE any adjustments?

    A $43,100 overdrawn

    B $16,900 overdrawn

    C $60,300 overdrawn

    D $34,100 overdrawn


    正确答案:A

  • 第2题:

    13 At 1 January 2005 a company had an allowance for receivables of $18,000

    At 31 December 2005 the company’s trade receivables were $458,000.

    It was decided:

    (a) To write off debts totalling $28,000 as irrecoverable;

    (b) To adjust the allowance for receivables to the equivalent of 5% of the remaining receivables based on past

    experience.

    What figure should appear in the company’s income statement for the total of debts written off as irrecoverable

    and the movement in the allowance for receivables for the year ended 31 December 2005?

    A $49,500

    B $31,500

    C $32,900

    D $50,900


    正确答案:B
    430,000 x 5% = 21,500 – 18,000 + 28,000

  • 第3题:

    (ii) Receivables, showing separately the deduction of the allowance for receivables.


    正确答案:

  • 第4题:

    (ii) Any increase or decrease in the group’s budgeted corporation tax liability for the year ending 30 June

    2008 due to the restructuring on the assumption that trading losses will be used as efficiently as

    possible. (8 marks)


    正确答案:

    (ii) The budgeted corporation tax liability for the year ending 30 June 2008
    Following the proposed restructuring, Rapier Ltd will be carrying on four separate trades. The current year loss arising
    in the Dirk trade can be offset against its total profits. Its three subsidiaries will be dormant and will not be associates
    for the purpose of determining the rate of corporation tax.

  • 第5题:

    (d) Briefly describe the principal audit work to be performed in respect of the carrying amount of the following

    items in the balance sheet:

    (i) trade receivables; and (3 marks)


    正确答案:
    (d) Principal audit work
    (i) Trade receivables
    ■ Review of agreements to determine the volume rebates terms. For example,
    – the % discounts;
    – the volumes to which they apply;
    – the period over which they accumulate;
    – settlement method (e.g. by credit note or other off-set or repayment).
    ■ Direct positive confirmation of a value-weighted sample of balances (i.e. larger amounts) to identify potential
    overstatement (e.g. due to discounts earned not being awarded).
    ■ Monitoring of after-date cash receipts and matching against amounts due as shortfalls may indicate disputed
    amounts.
    ■ Review of after-date credit notes to ensure adequate allowance (accrual) is made for discounts earned in the year
    to 30 June 2006.
    ■ Credit risk analysis of individually significant balances and assessment of impairment losses (where carrying value
    is less than the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate).

  • 第6题:

    On the balance sheet, the amount shown for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is equal to the ( )

    A. Uncollectible accounts expense for the year

    B. total of the accounts receivables written-off during the year

    C. total estimated uncollectible accounts as of the end of the year

    D. sum of all accounts that are past due.


    答案:B
    解析:题目翻译为:在资产负债表上,坏账准备的金额等于()
    A.本年度的坏账费用
    B.本年度应收账款冲销总额
    C.截至年底估计的坏账总额
    D.所有逾期账款的总和。
    坏帐准备在资产负债表里没有单独设立科目,是通过应收账款科目来体现的。坏账准备是应收账款的备抵账户,资产负债表中应收账款项目应根据所属各明细科目的期末借方余额合计数减去坏账准备后的金额填列。“坏账准备”科目,核算应收款项的坏账准备计提、转销等情况。企业当期计提的坏账准备应当计入资产减值损失。“坏账准备”科目的贷方登记当期计提的坏账准备金额,借方登记实际发生的坏账损失冲减的坏账准备金额,期末余额一般在贷方,反映企业已计提但尚未转销的坏账准备。坏账准备可按以下公式计算:当期应计提的坏账准备=当期按应收款项计算应提坏账准备金-(或+)“坏账准备”科目的借贷方(或借方)余额

  • 第7题:

    You are the audit manager of Chestnut & Co and are reviewing the key issues identified in the files of two audit clients.

    Palm Industries Co (Palm)

    Palm’s year end was 31 March 2015 and the draft financial statements show revenue of $28·2 million, receivables of $5·6 million and profit before tax of $4·8 million. The fieldwork stage for this audit has been completed.

    A customer of Palm owed an amount of $350,000 at the year end. Testing of receivables in April highlighted that no amounts had been paid to Palm from this customer as they were disputing the quality of certain goods received from Palm. The finance director is confident the issue will be resolved and no allowance for receivables was made with regards to this balance.

    Ash Trading Co (Ash)

    Ash is a new client of Chestnut & Co, its year end was 31 January 2015 and the firm was only appointed auditors in February 2015, as the previous auditors were suddenly unable to undertake the audit. The fieldwork stage for this audit is currently ongoing.

    The inventory count at Ash’s warehouse was undertaken on 31 January 2015 and was overseen by the company’s internal audit department. Neither Chestnut & Co nor the previous auditors attended the count. Detailed inventory records were maintained but it was not possible to undertake another full inventory count subsequent to the year end.

    The draft financial statements show a profit before tax of $2·4 million, revenue of $10·1 million and inventory of $510,000.

    Required:

    For each of the two issues:

    (i) Discuss the issue, including an assessment of whether it is material;

    (ii) Recommend ONE procedure the audit team should undertake to try to resolve the issue; and

    (iii) Describe the impact on the audit report if the issue remains UNRESOLVED.

    Notes:

    1 The total marks will be split equally between each of the two issues.

    2 Audit report extracts are NOT required.


    正确答案:

    Audit reports

    Palm Industries Co (Palm)

    (i) A customer of Palm’s owing $350,000 at the year end has not made any post year-end payments as they are disputing the quality of goods received. No allowance for receivables has been made against this balance. As the balance is being disputed, there is a risk of incorrect valuation as some or all of the receivable balance is overstated, as it may not be paid.

    This $350,000 receivables balance represents 1·2% (0·35/28·2m) of revenue, 6·3% (0·35/5·6m) of receivables and 7·3% (0·35/4·8m) of profit before tax; hence this is a material issue.

    (ii) A procedure to adopt includes:

    – Review whether any payments have subsequently been made by this customer since the audit fieldwork was completed.

    – Discuss with management whether the issue of quality of goods sold to the customer has been resolved, or whether it is still in dispute.

    – Review the latest customer correspondence with regards to an assessment of the likelihood of the customer making payment.

    (iii) If management refuses to provide against this receivable, the audit report will need to be modified. As receivables are overstated and the error is material but not pervasive a qualified opinion would be necessary.

    A basis for qualified opinion paragraph would be needed and would include an explanation of the material misstatement in relation to the valuation of receivables and the effect on the financial statements. The opinion paragraph would be qualified ‘except for’.

    Ash Trading Co (Ash)

    (i) Chestnut & Co was only appointed as auditors subsequent to Ash’s year end and hence did not attend the year-end inventory count. Therefore, they have not been able to gather sufficient and appropriate audit evidence with regards to the completeness and existence of inventory.

    Inventory is a material amount as it represents 21·3% (0·51/2·4m) of profit before tax and 5% (0·51/10·1m) of revenue; hence this is a material issue.

    (ii) A procedure to adopt includes:

    – Review the internal audit reports of the inventory count to identify the level of adjustments to the records to assess the reasonableness of relying on the inventory records.

    – Undertake a sample check of inventory in the warehouse and compare to the inventory records and then from inventory records to the warehouse, to assess the reasonableness of the inventory records maintained by Ash.

    (iii) The auditors will need to modify the audit report as they are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence in relation to inventory which is a material but not pervasive balance. Therefore a qualified opinion will be required.

    A basis for qualified opinion paragraph will be required to explain the limitation in relation to the lack of evidence over inventory. The opinion paragraph will be qualified ‘except for’.

  • 第8题:

    During the period of your employment,if an area is designated as a war zone,you will,whilst in this area,receive such allowance ______.

    A.as may be decided upon by the Company

    B.as decided upon by yourself

    C.as necessary to cover all your expenses

    D.as necessary to cover the expenses for your repatriation your home port


    正确答案:A

  • 第9题:

    资料:Up to 80 per cent of the world’s middle classes will live in developing countries by 2030 thanks to surprising recent gains in poverty reduction, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.
    “Never in history have the living conditions and prospects of so many people changed so dramatically and so fast.” concludes the UN’s latest Development Report. “The world is witnessing an epochal ‘global rebalancing’.”
    Underpinning the improvements in the human development index(HDI) was rapid growth in countries such as China, India and Brazil, with China and India having doubled per capita economic output in less than 20 years. But the study stressed that growth and improvements in HDI spread far beyond the four Bric countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, and included at least 40 countries that had accompanied greater economic dynamism with effective poverty-reduction policies.
    Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Angola were among 14 countries that have recorded gains in HDI of more than 2 per cent a year since 2000. Partly as a result, the report found that worldwide extreme income poverty has plunged from 43 per cent in 1990 to just 22 per cent in 2008, including more than 500m being lifted out of poverty in China alone. The report stated that such gains had already helped the world achieve the main poverty eradication goal of the so-called Millennium Development Goals, which called for the share of people living on less than $1.25 a day to be cut by half from 1990 to 2015.
    Underpinning this poverty reduction was developing countries’ increasing share of global trade, which grew from 25 per cent to 47 per cent between 1980 and 2010. “The south as a whole is driving global economic growth and societal change for the first time in centuries,” says the report.
    The report found that trade among developing countries was the biggest factor in that expansion, increasing from less than 10 per cent of total global trade to more than 30 per cent. “Trade between countries in the south will overtake that between developed nations,” the report said.

    The word “underpinning” in the passage refers to ______.

    A.blocking
    B.undergoing
    C.supporting
    D.stressing

    答案:C
    解析:
    本题考查的是词义理解。
    【关键词】underpinning
    【主题句】第3自然段Underpinning the improvements in the human development index(HDI) was rapid growth in countries such as China, India and Brazil, with China and India having doubled per capita economic output in less than 20 years. 支持人类发展指数(HDI)取得进步的是中国、印度和巴西等国经济的迅速增长,中国和印度的人均经济产值在不到20年的时间里增长了一倍。
    【解析】本题的问题是“underpinning这个词在文中指的是?”A选项“阻塞”,B选项“经历,承受”,C选项“支持”,D选项“强调,加压”。underpinning这个词本身的意思是基础,支持,支撑,文中指的是支持人类发展指数(HDI)取得进步,因此,选项C正确。

  • 第10题:

    A company has a business application that provides its users with many different reports: receivables reports, payables reports, revenue projects, and so on.The company has just purchased some new, state-of-the-art,wireless printers, and a programmer has been assigned the task of enhancing all of the reports to use not only the company’s old printers, but the new wireless printers as well.When the programmer starts looking into the application, the programmer discovers that because of the design of the application, it is necessary to make changes to each report to support the new printers.  Which two design concepts most likely explain the situation?()

    • A、Inheritance
    • B、Low cohesion
    • C、Tight coupling
    • D、High cohesion
    • E、Loose coupling
    • F、Object immutablility

    正确答案:B,C

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    Sonora Dodd held the first Father’s Day celebration in June, 1909.
    A

    Right.

    B

    Wrong.

    C

    Doesn’t say.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    题句意为“Sonora Dodd在1909年6月举行了第一个父亲节”。由第二段最后一句可知,第一个父亲节是在1910年举行的。故题句错误。

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    Practice 2  ● You are going to spend holidays in Hawaii in June. Suddenly you received a letter from an important customer, Mr. Elton Deland, who will arrive on 25th June and discuss the claim. You have to delay the trip till July.  ● Write a short message to Ms. Anne Foister, your secretary.  ● Explain why you postpone your trip.  ● Mention the date when Mr. Eiton Deland will arrive.  ● Ask her to arrange your meeting.  ● Write 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet.

    正确答案: 【参考范文】
    To: Ms. Anne Foister
    I have to postpone my trip to Hawaii till July, as our important client, Mr. Elton Deland, will arrive on 25th June and we will have a face-to-face communication. Please arrange our meeting on June 26th.
    Director Manager
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    In January 2008 Arti entered in a contractual agreement with Bee Ltd to write a study manual for an international accountancy body’s award. The manual was to cover the period from September 2008 till June 2009, and it was a term of the contract that the text be supplied by 30 June 2008 so that it could be printed in time for September. By 30 May, Arti had not yet started on the text and indeed he had written to Bee Ltd stating that he was too busy to write the text.

    Bee Ltd was extremely perturbed by the news, especially as it had acquired the contract to supply all of the

    accountancy body’s study manuals and had already incurred extensive preliminary expenses in relation to the publication of the new manual.

    Required:

    In the context of the law of contract, advise Bee Ltd whether they can take any action against Arti.

    (10 marks)


    正确答案:

    The essential issues to be disentangled from the problem scenario relate to breach of contract and the remedies available for such breach.
    There seems to be no doubt that there is a contractual agreement between Arti and Bee Ltd. Normally breach of a contract occurs where one of the parties to the agreement fails to comply, either completely or satisfactorily, with their obligations under it. However, such a definition does not appear to apply in this case as the time has not yet come when Arti has to produce the text. He has merely indicated that he has no intention of doing so. This is an example of the operation of the doctrine of anticipatory breach.
    This arises precisely where one party, prior to the actual due date of performance, demonstrates an intention not to perform. their contractual obligations. The intention not to fulfil the contract can be either express or implied.
    Express anticipatory breach occurs where a party actually states that they will not perform. their contractual obligations (Hochster v De La Tour (1853)). Implied anticipatory breach occurs where a party carries out some act which makes performance impossible
    Omnium Enterprises v Sutherland (1919)).
    When anticipatory breach takes place the innocent party can sue for damages immediately on receipt of the notification of the other party’s intention to repudiate the contract, without waiting for the actual contractual date of performance as in Hochster v De La Tour. Alternatively, they can wait until the actual time for performance before taking action. In the latter instance, they are entitled to make preparations for performance, and claim the agreed contract price (White and Carter (Councils) v McGregor (1961)).
    It would appear that Arti’s action is clearly an instance of express anticipatory breach and that Bee Ltd has the right either to accept the repudiation immediately or affirm the contract and take action against Arti at the time for performance (Vitol SA v Norelf Ltd (1996)). In any event Arti is bound to complete his contractual promise or suffer the consequences of his breach of contract.
    Remedies for breach of contract

    (i) Specific performance It will sometimes suit a party to break their contractual obligations, even if they have to pay damages. In such circumstances the court can make an order for specific performance to require the party in breach to complete their part of the contract. However, as specific performance is not available in respect of contracts of employment or personal service Arti cannot be legally required to write the book for Bee Ltd (Ryan v Mutual Tontine Westminster Chambers Association (1893)). This means that the only remedy against Arti lies in the award of damages.
    (ii) Damages A breach of contract will result in the innocent party being able to sue for damages.
    Bee Ltd, therefore, can sue Bob for damages, but the important issue relates to the extent of such damages.
    The estimation of what damages are to be paid by a party in breach of contract can be divided into two parts: remoteness and measure.
    Remoteness of damage
    The rule in Hadley v Baxendale (1845) states that damages will only be awarded in respect of losses which arise naturally, or which both parties may reasonably be supposed to have contemplated when the contract was made, as a probable result of its breach.

    The effect of the first part of the rule in Hadley v Baxendale is that the party in breach is deemed to expect the normal consequences of the breach, whether they actually expected them or not. Under the second part of the rule, however, the party in breach can only be held liable for abnormal consequences where they have actual knowledge that the abnormal consequences might follow (Victoria Laundry Ltd v Newham Industries Ltd (1949)).

    Measure of damages
    Damages in contract are intended to compensate an injured party for any financial loss sustained as a consequence of another party’s breach. The object is not to punish the party in breach, so the amount of damages awarded can never be greater than the actual loss suffered. The aim is to put the injured party in the same position they would have been in had the contract been properly performed. In order to achieve this end the claimant is placed under a duty to mitigate losses. This means that the injured party has to take all reasonable steps to minimise their loss (Payzu v Saunders (1919)). Although such a duty did not appear to apply in relation to anticipatory breach as decided in White and Carter (Councils) v McGregor (1961)(above).
    Applying these rules to the fact situation in the problem it is evident that as Arti has effected an anticipatory breach of his contract with Bee Ltd he will be liable to them for damages suffered as a consequence, if indeed they suffer damage as a result of his breach. As Bee Ltd will be under a duty to mitigate their losses, they will have to commit their best endeavours to find someone else to produce the required text on time. If they can do so at no further cost then they would suffer no loss, but any additional costs in producing the text will have to be borne by Arti.
    However, if Bee Ltd is unable to produce the required text on time the situation becomes more complicated.
    (i) As regards the profits from the contract to supply the accountancy body with all its text, the issue would be as to whether this was normal profit or amounted to an unexpected gain, as it was not part of Bee Ltd’s normal market when the contract was signed. If Victoria Laundry Ltd v Newham Industries Ltd were to be applied it is unlikely that Bee Ltd would be able to claim that loss of profit from Arti. However, it is equally plausible that the contract was an ordinary commercial one and that Arti would have to recompense Bee Ltd for any losses suffered from its failure to complete contractual performance.
    (ii) As for the extensive preliminary expenses Arti would certainly be liable for them, as long as they were in the ordinary course of Bee Ltd’s business and were not excessive (Anglia Television v Reed (1972)).

  • 第14题:

    2 The draft financial statements of Rampion, a limited liability company, for the year ended 31 December 2005

    included the following figures:

    $

    Profit 684,000

    Closing inventory 116,800

    Trade receivables 248,000

    Allowance for receivables 10,000

    No adjustments have yet been made for the following matters:

    (1) The company’s inventory count was carried out on 3 January 2006 leading to the figure shown above. Sales

    between the close of business on 31 December 2005 and the inventory count totalled $36,000. There were no

    deliveries from suppliers in that period. The company fixes selling prices to produce a 40% gross profit on sales.

    The $36,000 sales were included in the sales records in January 2006.

    (2) $10,000 of goods supplied on sale or return terms in December 2005 have been included as sales and

    receivables. They had cost $6,000. On 10 January 2006 the customer returned the goods in good condition.

    (3) Goods included in inventory at cost $18,000 were sold in January 2006 for $13,500. Selling expenses were

    $500.

    (4) $8,000 of trade receivables are to be written off.

    (5) The allowance for receivables is to be adjusted to the equivalent of 5% of the trade receivables after allowing for

    the above matters, based on past experience.

    Required:

    (a) Prepare a statement showing the effect of the adjustments on the company’s net profit for the year ended

    31 December 2005. (5 marks)


    正确答案:

  • 第15题:

    4 Assume today’s date is 15 May 2005.

    In March 1999, Bob was made redundant from his job as a furniture salesman. He decided to travel round the world,

    and did so, returning to the UK in May 2001. Bob then decided to set up his own business selling furniture. He

    started trading on 1 October 2001. After some initial success, the business made losses as Bob tried to win more

    customers. However, he was eventually successful, and the business subsequently made profits.

    The results for Bob’s business were as follows:

    Period Schedule D Case I

    Trading Profits/(losses)

    1 October 2001 – 30 April 2002 13,500

    1 May 2002 – 30 April 2003 (18,000)

    1 May 2003 – 30 April 2004 28,000

    Bob required funds to help start his business, so he raised money in three ways:

    (1) Bob is a keen cricket fan, and in the 1990s, he collected many books on cricket players. To raise money, Bob

    started selling books from his collection. These had risen considerably in value and sold for between £150 and

    £300 per book. None of the books forms part of a set. Bob created an internet website to advertise the books.

    Bob has not declared this income, as he believes that the proceeds from selling the books are non-taxable.

    (2) He disposed of two paintings and an antique silver coffee set at auction on 1 December 2004, realising

    chargeable gains totalling £23,720.

    (3) Bob took a part time job in a furniture store on 1 January 2003. His annual salary has remained at £12,600

    per year since he started this employment.

    Bob has 5,000 shares in Willis Ltd, an unquoted trading company based in the UK. He subscribed for these shares

    in August 2000, paying £3 per share. On 1 December 2004, Bob received a letter informing him that the company

    had gone into receivership. As a result, his shares were almost worthless. The receivers dealing with the company

    estimated that on the liquidation of the company, he would receive no more than 10p per share for his shareholding.

    He has not yet received any money.

    Required:

    (a) Write a letter to Bob advising him on whether or not he is correct in believing that his book sales are nontaxable.

    Your advice should include reference to the badges of trade and their application to this case.

    (9 marks)


    正确答案:
    (a) Evidence of trading
    [Client address]
    [Own address]
    [Date]
    Dear Bob,
    I note that you have been selling some books in order to raise some extra income. While you believe that the sums are not
    taxable, I believe that there may be a risk of the book sales being treated as a trade, and therefore taxable under Schedule D
    Case I. We need to refer to guidance in the form. of a set of principles known as the ‘badges of trade’. These help determine
    whether or not a trade exists, and need to be looked at in their entirety. The badges are as follows.
    1. The subject matter
    Some assets can be enjoyed by themselves as an investment, while others (such as large amounts of aircraft linen) are
    clearly not. It is likely that such assets are acquired as trading stock, and are therefore a sign of trading. Sporting books
    can be an investment, and so this test is not conclusive.
    2. Frequency of transactions
    Where transactions are frequent (not one-offs), this suggests trading. You have sold several books, which might suggest
    trading, although you have only done this for a short period - between one and two years.
    3. Length of ownership
    Where items are bought and sold soon afterwards, this indicates trading. You bought your books in the 1990s, and the
    length of time between acquisition and sale would not suggest trading.
    4. Supplementary work and marketing
    You are actively marketing the books on your internet website, which is an indication of trading.
    5. Profit motive
    A motive to make profit suggests trading activity. You sold the books to raise funds for your property business, and not
    to make a profit as such, which suggests that your motive was to raise cash, and not make profits.
    6. The way in which the asset sold was acquired.
    Selling assets which were acquired unintentionally (such as a gift) is not usually seen as trading. You acquired the books
    for your collection over a period of time, and while these were intentional acquisitions, the reasons for doing so were for
    your personal pleasure.
    By applying all of these tests, it should be possible to argue that you were not trading, merely selling some assets in
    order to generate short-term cash for your business.
    The asset disposals will be taxed under the capital gain tax rules, but as the books are chattels and do not form. part of
    a set, they will be exempt from capital gains tax.
    Yours sincerely
    A N. Accountant

  • 第16题:

    3 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Volcan, a long-established limited liability company. Volcan operates

    a national supermarket chain of 23 stores, five of which are in the capital city, Urvina. All the stores are managed in

    the same way with purchases being made through Volcan’s central buying department and product pricing, marketing,

    advertising and human resources policies being decided centrally. The draft financial statements for the year ended

    31 March 2005 show revenue of $303 million (2004 – $282 million), profit before taxation of $9·5 million (2004

    – $7·3 million) and total assets of $178 million (2004 – $173 million).

    The following issues arising during the final audit have been noted on a schedule of points for your attention:

    (a) On 1 May 2005, Volcan announced its intention to downsize one of the stores in Urvina from a supermarket to

    a ‘City Metro’ in response to a significant decline in the demand for supermarket-style. shopping in the capital.

    The store will be closed throughout June, re-opening on 1 July 2005. Goodwill of $5·5 million was recognised

    three years ago when this store, together with two others, was bought from a national competitor. It is Volcan’s

    policy to write off goodwill over five years. (7 marks)

    Required:

    For each of the above issues:

    (i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and

    (ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,

    in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Volcan for the year ended

    31 March 2005.

    NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.


    正确答案:
    3 VOLCAN
    (a) Store impairment
    (i) Matters
    ■ Materiality
    ? The cost of goodwill represents 3·1% of total assets and is therefore material.
    ? However, after three years the carrying amount of goodwill ($2·2m) represents only 1·2% of total assets –
    and is therefore immaterial in the context of the balance sheet.
    ? The annual amortisation charge ($1·1m) represents 11·6% profit before tax (PBT) and is therefore also
    material (to the income statement).
    ? The impact of writing off the whole of the carrying amount would be material to PBT (23%).
    Tutorial note: The temporary closure of the supermarket does not constitute a discontinued operation under IFRS 5
    ‘Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations’.
    ■ Under IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ Volcan should no longer be writing goodwill off over five years but
    subjecting it to an annual impairment test.
    ■ The announcement is after the balance sheet date and is therefore a non-adjusting event (IAS 10 ‘Events After the
    Balance Sheet Date’) insofar as no provision for restructuring (for example) can be made.
    ■ However, the event provides evidence of a possible impairment of the cash-generating unit which is this store and,
    in particular, the value of goodwill assigned to it.
    ■ If the carrying amount of goodwill ($2·2m) can be allocated on a reasonable and consistent basis to this and the
    other two stores (purchased at the same time) Volcan’s management should have applied an impairment test to
    the goodwill of the downsized store (this is likely to show impairment).
    ■ If more than 22% of goodwill is attributable to the City Metro store – then its write-off would be material to PBT
    (22% × $2·2m ÷ $9·5m = 5%).
    ■ If the carrying amount of goodwill cannot be so allocated; the impairment test should be applied to the
    cash-generating unit that is the three stores (this may not necessarily show impairment).
    ■ Management should have considered whether the other four stores in Urvina (and elsewhere) are similarly
    impaired.
    ■ Going concern is unlikely to be an issue unless all the supermarkets are located in cities facing a downward trend
    in demand.
    Tutorial note: Marks will be awarded for stating the rules for recognition of an impairment loss for a cash-generating
    unit. However, as it is expected that the majority of candidates will not deal with this matter, the rules of IAS 36 are
    not reproduced here.
    (ii) Audit evidence
    ■ Board minutes approving the store’s ‘facelift’ and documenting the need to address the fall in demand for it as a
    supermarket.
    ■ Recomputation of the carrying amount of goodwill (2/5 × $5·5m = $2·2m).
    ■ A schedule identifying all the assets that relate to the store under review and the carrying amounts thereof agreed
    to the underlying accounting records (e.g. non-current asset register).
    ■ Recalculation of value in use and/or fair value less costs to sell of the cash-generating unit (i.e. the store that is to
    become the City Metro, or the three stores bought together) as at 31 March 2005.
    Tutorial note: If just one of these amounts exceeds carrying amount there will be no impairment loss. Also, as
    there is a plan NOT to sell the store it is most likely that value in use should be used.
    ■ Agreement of cash flow projections (e.g. to approved budgets/forecast revenues and costs for a maximum of five
    years, unless a longer period can be justified).
    ■ Written management representation relating to the assumptions used in the preparation of financial budgets.
    ■ Agreement that the pre-tax discount rate used reflects current market assessments of the time value of money (and
    the risks specific to the store) and is reasonable. For example, by comparison with Volcan’s weighted average cost
    of capital.
    ■ Inspection of the store (if this month it should be closed for refurbishment).
    ■ Revenue budgets and cash flow projections for:
    – the two stores purchased at the same time;
    – the other stores in Urvina; and
    – the stores elsewhere.
    Also actual after-date sales by store compared with budget.

  • 第17题:

    Accounts receivables consist of the () obligations owed to the company by its clients.

    A. fixed

    B. long-term

    C. short-term


    参考答案:A

  • 第18题:

    The allowance for doubtful accounts is similar to accumulated depreciation in that the account represents the total of all accounts written-off since the beginning year.()


    正确答案:错

  • 第19题:

    The laydays according to the Charter Party commence at 0800 hrs on 13th June,and will expire at 1600 hrs on 19th June,after that the vessel will be on demurrage.

    A.This kind of wording usually appears in ______.

    B.a ship's certificate

    C.a Note of Sea Protest

    D.a Notice of Readiness


    正确答案:D

  • 第20题:

    资料:Up to 80 per cent of the world’s middle classes will live in developing countries by 2030 thanks to surprising recent gains in poverty reduction, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.
    “Never in history have the living conditions and prospects of so many people changed so dramatically and so fast.” concludes the UN’s latest Development Report. “The world is witnessing an epochal ‘global rebalancing’.”
    Underpinning the improvements in the human development index(HDI) was rapid growth in countries such as China, India and Brazil, with China and India having doubled per capita economic output in less than 20 years. But the study stressed that growth and improvements in HDI spread far beyond the four Bric countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, and included at least 40 countries that had accompanied greater economic dynamism with effective poverty-reduction policies.
    Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Angola were among 14 countries that have recorded gains in HDI of more than 2 per cent a year since 2000. Partly as a result, the report found that worldwide extreme income poverty has plunged from 43 per cent in 1990 to just 22 per cent in 2008, including more than 500m being lifted out of poverty in China alone. The report stated that such gains had already helped the world achieve the main poverty eradication goal of the so-called Millennium Development Goals, which called for the share of people living on less than $1.25 a day to be cut by half from 1990 to 2015.
    Underpinning this poverty reduction was developing countries’ increasing share of global trade, which grew from 25 per cent to 47 per cent between 1980 and 2010. “The south as a whole is driving global economic growth and societal change for the first time in centuries,” says the report.
    The report found that trade among developing countries was the biggest factor in that expansion, increasing from less than 10 per cent of total global trade to more than 30 per cent. “Trade between countries in the south will overtake that between developed nations,” the report said.

    The passage mainly ______.

    A.discuss why developing countries are playing major role
    B.illustrate a theory for poverty reduction
    C.explain reasons behind a report
    D.interpret the role of trade for developing countries

    答案:C
    解析:
    本题考查的是主旨大意。
    【关键词】mainly
    【主题句】第1自然段Up to 80 per cent of the world’s middle classes will live in developing countries by 2030 thanks to surprising recent gains in poverty reduction, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.联合国昨日发布的一份报告称,由于最近几年扶贫工作取得意外进展,到2030年全球多达80%的中产阶级将生活在发展中国家。
    【解析】本题的问题是“文章主要______”。A选项“讨论发展中国家扮演重要角色的原因”,B选项“阐述减少贫困的理论”,C选项“解释报告背后的原因”,D选项“说明发展中国家贸易的作用”。此类报道型文体一般开篇明义,点明主题,根据主题句,本文主题是根据联合国发表的报告,解释发展中国家经济发展对世界减少贫困工作起到重要作用的原因。因此,选项C正确。

  • 第21题:

    术语翻译:Allowance()


    正确答案: 折让(允差)

  • 第22题:

    Which two statements are true regarding ownership of shared entities? ()(Choose two.)

    • A、Customers is owned by Oracle Human Resources whereas Locations is owned by Oracle Receivables.
    • B、Items is owned by Oracle Purchasing whereas Locations is owned by Oracle Receivables.
    • C、Sales Force is owned by Oracle Order Management whereas Employees is owned by Oracle Human Resources.
    • D、Set of books is owned by Oracle General Ledger whereas Locations is owned by Oracle Human Resources.
    • E、Suppliers is owned by Oracle Purchasing whereas Units of Measure is owned by Oracle Inventory.

    正确答案:D,E

  • 第23题:

    多选题
    A company has a business application that provides its users with many different reports: receivables reports, payables reports, revenue projects, and so on. The company has just purchased somenew, state-of-the-art, wireless printers, and a programmer has been assigned the task of enhancing all ofthe reports to use not only the company’s old printers, but the new wireless printers as well. When the programmer starts looking into the application, the programmer discovers that because of the design of theapplication, it is necessary to make changes to each report to support the new printers. Which two designconcepts most likely explain this situation? ()
    A

    Inheritance

    B

    Low cohesion

    C

    Tight coupling

    D

    High cohesion

    E

    Loose coupling

    F

    Object immutability


    正确答案: A,F
    解析: 暂无解析