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- September 30, 2015 at 5:59 am #274179
A vendor (a construction company) enters into a contract with a customer to supply a new building. Control over the completed building will pass to the customer in two years time (the vendor’s performance obligation will be satisfied at a point in time). The contract contains two payment options. Either the customer can pay CU 5 million in two years time when it obtains control of the building, or the customer can pay CU 4 million on inception of the contract. The customer decides to pay CU 4 million on inception.
The vendor concludes that because of the significant period of time between the date of payment by the customer and the transfer of the asset (the completed building) to the customer, together with the effect of prevailing market rates of interest, that there is a significant financing component.The interest rate implicit in the transaction is 11.8%. However, because the vendor is effectively borrowing from its customer, the vendor is also required to consider its own incremental borrowing rate which is determined to be 6%.The accounting entries required are as follows:
Contract inception:
CU ‘000 CU ‘000
Cash 4,000
Contract liability 4,000
Recognition of a contract liability for the payment in advanceOver the two year construction period:
Interest expense 494
Contract liability 494
Accretion of the contract liability at a rate of 6%At the date of transfer of the asset (the building) to the customer:
Contract liability 4,494
Revenue 4,494Could you please show me the working on how to work out the interest expenses of 494?
September 30, 2015 at 9:06 am #2742086% x 4,000 = 240
So at end of year one there is effective borrowing of 4,240
6% x 4,240 = 254.4
So at end of year two there is effective borrowing of 4,940
(4,240 = 4,000 + 240)
(4,940 = 4,240 + 254)Ok?
September 30, 2015 at 9:50 am #274210Alright, thanks a lot
September 30, 2015 at 10:22 am #274216You’re welcome
July 13, 2017 at 9:16 pm #395839Good evening Sir!!
that we take the present value now….isnt like unwinding the interest every year?
if yes…..cd u tell what will be the entries?
July 14, 2017 at 8:01 am #395868Yes it is the same thing. The entry is partly contained in the first post Dr Interest Cr Contract liability.
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September 6, 2017 at 5:39 am #405882Hi Sir
Can u please help me with the working if I take the present value?September 10, 2017 at 9:08 pm #407168Hi,
With the working of what exactly?
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December 16, 2018 at 12:02 pm #492053Hi,
Understood from above,, it’s interest expense because “vendor is effectively borrowing from its customer”. Buy why is vendor borrowing from its customer in this case?
December 17, 2018 at 6:25 pm #492137The key is in the word effectively, in that they aren’t actually doing so but by looking at the substance of the transaction it looks like the are borrowing the money.
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