- 6 Marks
CR – May 2019 – L3 – Q2a – Financial instruments: Recognition and measurement corporate reporting
The question requires the accounting treatment for the issue of a subsidized loan granted by Chereponi Ltd to a charity, applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.
Question
Chereponi Ltd (Chereponi) is a listed manufacturing company. Chereponi granted a loan of GH¢25 million to a homeless charity for the building of a community centre. The loan was granted on 1 January 2018 and is repayable on maturity in four years’ time. Interest, which is subsidized, is to be charged one year in arrears at 4%, but Chereponi assesses that a normal rate for such a loan would have been 8%. Chereponi recorded a financial asset at GH¢25 million and reduced this by the interest received each year.
Required:
In accordance with IFRS 9: Financial Instruments, recommend with justification the required accounting treatment for the issue of the loan to the homeless charity in the financial statements of Chereponi for the year ended 31 December 2018. (6 marks)
Find Related Questions by Tags, levels, etc.