Paper F3: Financial accounting (International)
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(b) Statement of financial position (extract) at 30 April Year 7
Non‐currentassets
$
Lorries,atcost 88,000
Less:Accumulateddepreciation 25,000
63,000
6 IAS 37
(a) Case 1. Success in the case would result in economic benefits of $250,000.
Success is probable (50% - 95%) but not yet virtually certain. The item should
therefore be reported as a contingent asset in a note to the financial
statements.
Case 2. If this case is lost, there will be a liability for $400,000. The probability
of defeat in the case is 70% (100% – 30%). The existence of a liability is
therefore probable, and it should be treated as an actual liability in the
financial statements for the year.
Case 3. If this case is lost, there will be a liability for $100,000. The probability
of defeat in the case is 96% - 97%. The existence of a liability is therefore
virtually certain, and it should be treated as an actual liability in the financial
statements for the year.
Case 4. If this case is lost, there will be a liability for $150,000. The probability
of defeat in the case is 30% - 40%. The existence of a liability is therefore
possible (= 5% to 50%). The item should be treated as a contingent liability,
and disclosed in a note to the financial statements.
(b) A liability exists as at the balance sheet date. It is not a contingent liability,
because the company must make the required modifications. An estimate of
the liability should be made, and it should be reported as a provision for the
year ended 31 December Year 6. The provision will reduce the profit for the
year. Since the modifications need not be made for 2 – 3 years, the company
can report the item as a long-term provision (non-current liability) in the
balance sheet.
(c) IAS37 states that a provision can be made for reorganisation costs, but only in
certain circumstances. There must be a detailed plan for the reorganisation, or
the employees affected by the reorganisation must know that it is going to
happen. These circumstances do not apply in this case. The company cannot
make a provision for reorganisation costs as at the end of Year 6.
7 Suspense
Transaction Debit Credit
$ $
1 Purchases 100
Suspenseaccount100
Correctionoferror:purchasesunder‐statedby$100.