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  • This topic has 141 replies, 54 voices, and was last updated 12 years ago by jm84.
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  • June 13, 2012 at 1:22 pm #100650
    MikeLittle
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    Hi JM84

    If you have an accumulated deficit on “retained earnings” you would continue to show it in equity, but as a bracketed figure and deduct it from share capital + share premium in calculating the figure for equity

    Hi MikeLittle

    Can I ask if the retained earning become negative after adding this year losses, how should we adjust it? Against share premium? I really stuck in this today, but strange I manage to balance the SOFP by including a negative balance in the retained earning.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:25 pm #100651
    jm84
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    @mikelittle said:
    Hi JM84

    If you have an accumulated deficit on “retained earnings” you would continue to show it in equity, but as a bracketed figure and deduct it from share capital + share premium in calculating the figure for equity

    Hi MikeLittle

    Can I ask if the retained earning become negative after adding this year losses, how should we adjust it? Against share premium? I really stuck in this today, but strange I manage to balance the SOFP by including a negative balance in the retained earning.

    Thanks for your explanation. I think I do the same way as what you mentioned. What a relief. (initially i want to put it in liability luckily i did not do so)

    June 13, 2012 at 1:31 pm #100652
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    Exam surprisingly ok although Q4b totally threw me and hopefully managed to do ok in the rest. Thanks for your help open tuition.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:32 pm #100653
    razraz
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    Q1 was absurd and crazy. It was nOt normal. The rest were fair. Hope to get 50. But don’t really understand this examiner. Considering 56 percent pass last time he wants to drop it again down to 28 percent.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:41 pm #100654
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    i thought the exam was fair and the questions were as expected, apart from the odd hidden trickery! lol hoping for a pass but for some reason q.2 threw me and it shouldnt have done! think my brain was just full of consolidation and cash flow! loved the second part in 3. ace! good luck to every1!

    June 13, 2012 at 1:44 pm #100655
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    There were few tricks: Q1 cash in transit and goods in transit, my balance sheet didn’t balance, Q2 The lease treatment, the loss for the year was ok, Q3 I didn’t calculate the dividend payment, but I’ve done the second part with good explanation, (I am not sure if it helps without the correct calculation of a cash flow), Q 4 in the part of question for 4 marks were not impairment. Q5 I completely forgot to answer, I had too much pressure before the exam, just went of my mind. I hope to score from remaining 90 pts.:(

    June 13, 2012 at 1:46 pm #100656
    jm84
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    @razraz said:
    Q1 was absurd and crazy. It was nOt normal. The rest were fair. Hope to get 50. But don’t really understand this examiner. Considering 56 percent pass last time he wants to drop it again down to 28 percent.

    Ya, I also think that he tries to lower the passing rate because 56% is a little bit too high.
    Question 1 actually not tough, but just that is is not so common. I spend a lot of time figuring the cash in transit and good in transit problem, and whether there is unrealised profit (i think there is unrealised profit of $500 because of the good in transit).

    Question 2 is very time consuming. The fraud i do not know how to adjust for the current year one $3000. Add to cost of sales? or add to admin expenses? Prior year one need to adjust the statement of chanding in equity. The adjustment in leases is also a little bit challenging.

    Question 3, the cashflows part are easy. But the interpretation part actually quite tough because of the time constraints.

    Question 4: Impairment, also a little but tricky, but I don’t consider it unfair as it is a part of the syllabus just that I did not study well for that.

    Question 5: IFRS is principle based. I only have a quick glance on that part in BPP, so manage to write a little about it.

    In overall, I think this is a fair paper, but I am not well prepared for it. I should’t have focusing too much on calculations and neglect on the theory part, Esp Impairment 🙁 and Framework.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:47 pm #100657
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    “Don’t remember. But I think i did not get negative goodwill, maybe i am wrong.
    For impairment, I really have no idea whether to include disposal value in value in use or not. If yes, then the answer should not be $477. If no need to include, the ans is $477. “

    For question no (4)b(i) There is no impairment. Impairment only occur when Recoverable Value less than Carrying Value(Higher of Fair value less cost to sell and value in use). Value in use is 514 (Yr 1 220×0.91=200 + Yr 2 180x 0.83 =149, Yr 3 170+ 50(scrap value)x 0.75 =165). Carrying value is {800-(800-50)/5yr x2yr)}=500. CV 500< RV 514. So there is no impairment.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:49 pm #100658
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    @angang2011 said:
    There were few tricks: Q1 cash in transit and goods in transit, my balance sheet didn’t balance, Q2 The lease treatment, the loss for the year was ok, Q3 I didn’t calculate the dividend payment, but I’ve done the second part with good explanation, (I am not sure if it helps without the correct calculation of a cash flow), Q 4 in the part of question for 4 marks were not impairment. Q5 I completely forgot to answer, I had too much pressure before the exam, just went of my mind. I hope to score from remaining 90 pts.:(

    Question 4 (b) 1st part my answer is $500,000 (no impairment) also.
    Second part i let the impairment first allocate to plant (the $500) first, then to goodwill. The rest allocate to other assets except current assets. i manage to get whole number without decimals and hopefully is correct.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:53 pm #100659
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    does anyone remember what they go for the earnings per share question?

    June 13, 2012 at 1:57 pm #100660
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    @jm84 said:
    Question 4 (b) 1st part my answer is $500,000 (no impairment) also.
    Second part i let the impairment first allocate to plant (the $500) first, then to goodwill. The rest allocate to other assets except current assets. i manage to get whole number without decimals and hopefully is correct.

    4(b)(i)In CGU, Impairment first to plant 2500-500,so impairment 2000, Patent can recoverable 1000, then impairment of patent to 1000, and then Goodwill 1800 to zero, impairment 1800, then impairment to other except receivable and cash. This CGU impairment is quite easy.

    June 13, 2012 at 1:58 pm #100661
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    Earnings per share was 3 marks question

    June 13, 2012 at 2:13 pm #100662
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    It was an okay paper. Just generally harder than the other papers that I have attempted before. FRS 36 was a gift!

    June 13, 2012 at 2:27 pm #100663
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    did anyone else get negative goodwill for q1???

    June 13, 2012 at 2:47 pm #100664
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    @johnnyjonjonol said:
    did anyone else get negative goodwill for q1???

    I don’t think it is a negative goodwill unless u did not include the deferred consideration.

    June 13, 2012 at 2:52 pm #100665
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    I didn’t complete all 5Qs especially Q5.

    June 13, 2012 at 2:55 pm #100666
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    It’s not negative goodwill it should be positive. but i also get negative because i didn’t use investment number for subsidiary in TB amount 24,000K. if u all used that number it may correct.

    June 13, 2012 at 2:57 pm #100667
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    i left q2 for last with 30min remaining – never do that :).

    June 13, 2012 at 3:03 pm #100668
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    Q.1 – really pleased as did it in 45 mins, balance sheet balanced and even remembered unwinding of the discount.
    Q.2 – not so much! See separate post
    Q. 3 – disastrous! Couldn’t get cash flow statement to balance but hopefully scored a few marks. Decided to go on after part a and come back to b after Q.s 4 and 5 but at that point I decided to opt for finishing Q.2 instead. 14 marks thrown away as only wrote a sentence for part b of Q.3. I wasn’t even stuck on this, it just looked time consuming!!
    Q.4 – quite straightforward although I now realise I forgot to discuss CGUs in part a! Part b I agree with comments above i.e. no impairment for the $500k asset and apportioning the CGU impairment 500 to plant, 200 to patent, eliminating goodwill and apportioning the rest pro rata (think it was 0.4 of property and remaining plant)
    Q.5 – pleased with part a and came up with 3-4 advantages in part b so probably not worth 6 marks.

    June 13, 2012 at 3:03 pm #100669
    polldoll
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    Q.2 – ouch! Did anyone manage it in 45 mins?
    Spent ages on general workings for adjusting trial balances before attempting financial statements
    I did a statement of profit or loss though not requested (waste of time or method marks towards comprehensive income statement for 9 marks?)
    If I remember lease correctly :
    DR non-current assets 25,600 (32k less depreciation of 6,400)
    DR cost of sales 6,400
    DR finance costs 3,000
    CR back lease payments account 8,000
    CR non-current liabilities 23,700 (30,000 + 10% – 6,000 + 10% – 6,000)
    CR current liabilities 3,300 (30,000 x 1.1 – 6,000 – 23,700)
    Started the SOCIE then had to move on because of time but when I came back to it the SOCIE ended up with negative retained earnings which worried me and in my haste altered b/f retained earnings rather than making prior yr adjustment and restating.
    Balance sheet included a negative balance for retained earnings and was exactly 10,000 off balancing (perhaps not too many errors??)
    Very hastily calculated EPS in last 5 mins of exam. About ($0.29) or ($0.30) I think. Didn’t check but wrote down working.
    Best go revise F8 for tomorrow now!

    June 13, 2012 at 3:05 pm #100670
    jm84
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    @polldoll said:
    Q.1 – really pleased as did it in 45 mins, balance sheet balanced and even remembered unwinding of the discount.
    Q.2 – not so much! See separate post
    Q. 3 – disastrous! Couldn’t get cash flow statement to balance but hopefully scored a few marks. Decided to go on after part a and come back to b after Q.s 4 and 5 but at that point I decided to opt for finishing Q.2 instead. 14 marks thrown away as only wrote a sentence for part b of Q.3. I wasn’t even stuck on this, it just looked time consuming!!
    Q.4 – quite straightforward although I now realise I forgot to discuss CGUs in part a! Part b I agree with comments above i.e. no impairment for the $500k asset and apportioning the CGU impairment 500 to plant, 200 to patent, eliminating goodwill and apportioning the rest pro rata (think it was 0.4 of property and remaining plant)
    Q.5 – pleased with part a and came up with 3-4 advantages in part b so probably not worth 6 marks.

    I also manage to get a balanced SOFP, but my worry is balanced doesn’t mean sure correct, Do you still remember what is your total assets amount?

    June 13, 2012 at 3:17 pm #100671
    Anonymous
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    My total assets figure on Q1 i think was around 195k

    June 13, 2012 at 3:18 pm #100672
    polldoll
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    I also manage to get a balanced SOFP, but my worry is balanced doesn’t mean sure correct, Do you still remember what is your total assets amount?

    Sorry, no. Moved on and can only remember the traumas of the later questions!

    June 13, 2012 at 3:31 pm #100673
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    @jm84 said:
    I also manage to get a balanced SOFP, but my worry is balanced doesn’t mean sure correct, Do you still remember what is your total assets amount?

    If its for question 2 my total assets were 118100, I balanced but dont think its correct 🙁

    June 13, 2012 at 3:44 pm #100674
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    made a huge mistake with the deferred consideration, mistakenly multiplied the discounting factor with 80,000 shares instead of 8,000, had 64,000 instead of 6,400. this will definitely mess up my goodwill.hope i get a 50marks from the other questions. 🙁

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