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- May 17, 2015 at 4:34 pm #246612
It’s about the Speculate investment property revaluation:
My tutor told us, investment property has two measurement:
1. fair value model, gains and losses all go to p/l
2. revaluation model, gains go to revaluation surplus, eventually go to retained earnings, losses go to p/l.This question doesn’t say Speculate uses fair value model or revaluation model, but the answer from BPP shows that the increase in revaluation go to p/l.
Is the answer correct, my tutor was wrong? really confuse me..
Thank you.
May 17, 2015 at 7:34 pm #246639I don’t have a BPP text / mock exam available but the company Speculate was the name of a question in a past exam. Sadly, I don’t have the exam reference so maybe you might look that up to make sure that BPP have not omitted some vital piece of information as they prepared their mock exam
May 17, 2015 at 9:00 pm #246692I just realised it applies to revaluation model in the question, so the gain in revaluation should go to surplus rather than p/l, but BPP add it to p/l. The question is:
Speculate owned an office building with a depreciated historical cost of $2m and a remaining useful life of 20 years at 1/4/20×2. On 1/10/20×2 Speculate ceased to occupy the building and let it out to a third party. The property was reclassified as an investment property, applying the revaluation model in accordance with IAS 40. the value of property was independently assessed at $2.3m at 1/10/20×2 and had risen to $2.34m by 31/03/20×3.
What amount will be charged/credited to profit or loss in respect of this property for the year ended 31/3/20×3?
My answer is only 6 months depreciation should go to p/l, 2m/20years x 6/12=50,000, BPP has different answer.
Mike, can you please let me know your calculation? MT.
May 17, 2015 at 9:30 pm #246698I agree $50,000
The carrying value is now down to $1,950,000
The revaluation on reclassification as investment property ($350,000) goes to Revaluation Reserve through Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Any subsequent changes in fair value go through Statement of Profit or Loss
Ok?
May 19, 2015 at 11:29 am #247137Hi Sir Mike,
I also got problems with this question. I worked out the question and got $50,000.as the charge to go thru P/l and normally $40,000 will go thru the revaluation reserves, if asked. but Bpp has netted off the depreciation charge against the revaluation and charge $10,000 to P/L. kindly explain to me the logic in this.
thanksMay 19, 2015 at 6:03 pm #247218I think you have to ask BPP to explain their logic! My answer is as per my earlier post
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