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Provision

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FR Exams › Provision

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  • August 19, 2017 at 7:30 pm #402507
    kengara
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    Hi My Dear Tutor,i have a question.

    On 1 october 2015, Borough commenced the extraction of crude oil from a new well on the seabed.The cost of a 10-year licence to extract the oil was $50 million.At the date of the extraction, Borough intends to make good the damage the extraction has caused to the seabed.the cost of this will be a fixed amount of $20 million and a variable amount of $0.02 per barrel extracted .Both amounts are present values as at 1 october 2015 (discounted 8%) of the estimated cost in 10 years’ time.in the year to 30 september 2016 Borough extracted 150 million barrels of oil.

    My question here is that provision is 23 (20million +150*0.02=3) million and asset is 70(50+20) why we do not add or capitalise 3 million over 70?

    August 19, 2017 at 9:10 pm #402515
    MikeLittle
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    Because the $3m is (a) not measurable with any degree of certainty and (b) is an expense of the year and not therefore an amount to be capitalised and depreciated over a period of time

    OK?

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