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IAS 23 Borrowing Costs.

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  • February 23, 2020 at 10:27 am #562797
    prakhar311
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    Sire, i have a doubt regarding borrowing costs
    Can you calculate the borrowing cost of following question.
    “During the year to 31 December 20X3 X decided to build a new head office. The total cost of
    the project was $20 million, and in order to fund the construction X received a $20 million
    6% loan on 1 April 20X3.
    Construction of the head office began on 1 May 20X3, and was completed on 30 November 20X3.
    X began to use the building on 1 January 20X4 and expected to use the building for the next
    25 years.
    As not all of the funds were required immediately, X invested $6 million of the loan in 5%
    bonds from 1 April 20X3 to 1 July 20X3.”

    Q)What is the correct treatment in relation to the income earned by X on the 5%
    bonds?
    A $75,000 should be deducted from the cost of the asset
    B $75,000 should be recorded in investment income
    C $300,000 should be deducted from the cost of the asset
    D $300,000 should be recorded in investment income
    The correct answer given in the book for the above question is A and i don’t get how, because the construction of the asset began in May, so the investment income earned that should be deducted from the capatalised borrowing cost should be of May and June, however they have included April also. The income earned in April should be recorded as investment income in SPL as the construction wasn’t started then.

    April 2, 2020 at 9:34 pm #566396
    jannel
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    A is the correct ans

    IAS 23 prescribes all interest received from reinvestment of loans be netted against interest payable for that loan. However, only for the period the loan was utilized.

    Workings

    01.04.20×3 Issued 6% $20m loan

    01. 05. 20×3 Project started

    30.11.20×3 Project ended

    01. 04. 20×3 to 01. 07. 20×3 $6m reinvested at 5%

    0.05 x $6,000,000 x 3/12 = $75,000.00

    April 19, 2020 at 8:03 am #568726
    parra67gus
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    Where funds are borrowed specifically, costs eligible for capitalisation are the actual costs incurred less any income earned on the temporary investment of such borrowings. [IAS 23.12]

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