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FR – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q2c – Intangible Assets and Their Measurement

Determining the correct accounting treatment for various intangible assets in Dolo LTD's financial statements, including licensing, software, and book rights.

Question:

Dolo LTD, a market leader in the pharmaceutical industry, incurred the following expenditures during the financial year ended 31 December 2023:

Expenditure Item Amount (GH¢’000) Additional Information
Licence to operate in the pharmaceutical industry (10-year validity from January 2023) 200 Intangible asset
Costs incurred in setting up a website for a new product 20 The website will be developed in 2024
Purchase of 295 personal computers on 1 July 2023 (three-year useful life) 840 Excludes software costs
Windows operating system (for 295 PCs) 530 Perpetual software license
Microsoft Office software (for 295 PCs) 24 Three-year software license
Induction training for new staff 430 Staff training for new hires
Book rights purchased from another entity a few years ago 90 The rights have an indefinite useful life
Independent valuation of book rights as of 31 Dec 2023 240 Valued by an independent expert

Dolo LTD’s policy is to use the revaluation model for intangible assets where a market valuation is available.

Required:
Determine the carrying amount of intangible assets at 31 December 2023, in accordance with IAS 38 – Intangible Assets and IFRS.

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CR – May 2015 – L3 – Q7 – Impairment of Assets (IAS 36)

Evaluate the accounting treatment for non-current assets held for sale, impairments, and intangible assets for Ondo Telecoms Limited under IFRS.

ONDO TELECOMS LIMITED

Ondo Telecoms Limited is one of the biggest telecoms companies in Abuja. One month after the year-end, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), while reviewing the company’s activities came up with the following issues for the year ended 30 September, 2014:

(a) The Board of Directors is not impressed with the performance of the Home Broadband operating segment which posted a loss of N1.7 billion in 2014 financial year following another loss of N0.8 billion in the 2013 financial year.

(b) The carrying amount of the assets in the segment is N4.3 billion as at 30 September, 2014 and N4.5 billion as at 30 September, 2013. Professional valuers were engaged and they came up with a fair value of N4.2 billion as at 30 September, 2013.

(c) The Board of Directors made the final decision in June 2014 to sell off the assets in this segment and concentrate on other business lines. Since the beginning of September, four serious bidders have been negotiating with Ondo. The board anticipates the sale to be concluded by the end of May 2015 with the transaction cost of N0.3 million.

(d) On 1 November 2013, Ondo Telecoms Limited acquired a block of flats with an estimated useful life of 50 years at a total cost of N225 million. The blocks of flats are to be rented out to its employees and engineers at market prices. The decision to acquire the block of flats was made by the board due to the need to have the engineers close to the head office to attend to technical issues immediately they arise.

(e) Professional valuers were engaged to value the flats as at 30 September, 2014 and a fair value of N232 million was determined.

(f) International Telecom Limited, which acquired Edo Communications Limited during the year, has just published its results. Edo Communications Limited was a direct competitor to Ondo Telecoms Limited and does similar business. The CFO noted that International Telecom Ltd. shows an asset of N110 million arising from Edo Communication Limited customer lists’. This made the CFO realize how valuable the customer details are and has engaged a professional valuer who valued them at N98 million.

(g) Over the years, Ondo Telecoms Limited’s main business has been the provision of mobile and fixed landlines services as well as broadband services. In July 2013, Ondo Telecoms Limited bid for the award of a subscription television license from the government.

(h) Ondo Telecoms Limited won the bid and paid N560 million for a five-year license beginning 1 October 2013. The license is transferred and at the time of winning the bid, the fair value of the license was estimated at N580 million. Due to the slow uptake of the television business, the license was revalued at N420 million as at 30 September, 2014 by a professional valuer.

Required:
Advise, with suitable computations, how the above transactions should be accounted for in the financial statements of Ondo Telecoms Limited under IFRS for the year ended 30 September, 2014.

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CR – May 2015 – L3 – Q4 – Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates, and Errors (IAS 8)

Discuss implications of changes in accounting policy for intangible assets and demonstrate retrospective application in financial statements.

LIKELY EFFECT LIMITED

Likely Effect Limited has shown a sincere intention to be IFRS compliant. Among a number of events and transactions, there is the need to change the accounting policies of the company in trying to comply with a few other standards. As the Consultant of the company, your attention was drawn to the fact that prior to 2013, the company had capitalized training costs.

According to IAS 38, training cost is regarded as an internally generated intangible asset and cannot be capitalized. Therefore, there is the need for a change of accounting policy which must be applied retrospectively.

The training costs capitalized in 2012 was N6m while the total for periods before 2012 was N12m.
Training costs incurred in 2013 is N4.5m. Retained earnings were N600m and N649m at the beginning and end of 2012 respectively. The corporate income tax rate is 30% for the relevant periods. Additional information available is given below:

2013 (N’M) 2012 (N’M)
Income tax expense 24 21
Profit after tax 56 49
Share capital 50 50

Required:

(a) Advise the directors on the implication of the change in accounting standard relating to treatment of intangible assets and tax effect on the company. (5 Marks)

(b) Prepare statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and changes in equity showing a retrospective application of the change in policy. (7 Marks)

(c) Analyze the effects of the change in accounting policy on periods before 2013. (8 Marks)

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CR – May 2016 – L3 – Q6 – Integrated Reporting

Advise Golden Path Plc on how traditional corporate reporting fails to meet the needs of financial capital providers and how Integrated Reporting can address this.

Corporations are realizing that in this 21st century, firms’ intangible assets and human capital are the most important assets for value creation, production, or rendering of services. A recent OECD report in 2006 attests to this and points to an emerging knowledge economy, where human capital and intangible assets lie at the core capabilities and competencies for innovation and business sustainability. There is therefore the general feeling and perception that traditional corporate reporting does not meet the capital allocation needs of providers of financial capital. One development has been the emergence of Integrated Reporting (IR), being promoted by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and supported by IFAC and most professional accounting bodies globally. The framework issued in 2013, like IASB’s Conceptual Framework, is principles-based and as such does not prescribe KPIs but has some guiding principles and key content elements. Golden Path Plc is desirous of employing IR to overcome the present limitations of its traditional corporate reporting.

Required:

a) Write a report to the board of Golden Path Plc, advising them on why their financial statements may not meet the capital allocation needs of providers of financial capital in 21st-century firms, given the limitations of traditional corporate reporting which integrated reporting aims to address. (5 marks)

b) Briefly state why integrated reporting may still not resolve the main limitations identified above. (1 mark)

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CR – Nov 2021 – L3 – Q4 – Provisions, Contingent Liabilities, and Contingent Assets (IAS 37)

Guidance on presenting litigation, lease contract, and brand valuation in Fidipote PLC’s financial statements.

You are the Financial Controller of Fidipote PLC, a bottling company with diverse products. The accountant responsible for preparing the 2020 annual financial statements is considering the accounting treatment of the following and has approached you for guidance:

a. On December 31, 2020, Fidipote PLC has a litigation proceeding involving a customer claiming damages in the sum of ₦50 million because she had allegedly been injured when drinking one of the company’s products. She had claimed that the company bottled a sharp object inside the content of the product which she swallowed and had to be operated upon in order to remove the object. Fidipote PLC is disputing the claim, maintaining that any injury was due solely to negligence on the part of the customer. As at December 31, 2020, the case was yet to be decided.
(8 Marks)

b. Fidipote PLC signed a ten-year lease agreement on a property requiring an annual payment of ₦5 million in advance on January 1, 2016. The property was used over the years as a Cinema Hall. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown during 2020, the consequent long closure of the hall made patronage of cinema shows financially unsustainable. Fidipote PLC discovered that it has no further use of the building. It is not possible to sub-lease the building to another tenant, and remodeling cannot be done due to certain provisions of the lease agreement. As at December 31, 2020, the present value cost of outstanding lease installments amounted to ₦22.5 million.
(6 Marks)

c. The Managing Director made a proposal that the Fidipote brand name is unique and of significant market persuasion and should, therefore, be included as an asset in the financial statements. Due diligence, including market research by a certified consultant, has been done on this proposal. A valuation of ₦250 million was determined to be included in the financial statements as at December 31, 2020.
(6 Marks)

Required:
Explain how the above information, a to c, should be presented in the financial statements of Fidipote PLC for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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CR – Nov 2018 – L3 – SC – Q6 – Financial Instruments (IAS 32)

Classify cryptocurrency holdings in financial statements, addressing IAS 32, IAS 38, and IAS 2.

You have been asked to make a presentation to your team on cryptocurrencies. A snapshot of your draft presentation includes the following:

“Cryptocurrency is a new phenomenon in the financial market. A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency designed to serve as a medium of exchange. Cryptocurrencies are created through cryptography, often with a maximum possible number of ‘coins’ that can exist through solutions to a complex algorithm with their value supported only by the laws of supply and demand. Cryptocurrencies are currently not regulated by government or other similar entity.

The following are some of the types of cryptocurrency in the market:

  • Bitcoin: The first-ever cryptocurrency that started the market awareness and “boom.”
  • Ethereum: A programmable currency that lets developers build different distributed apps and technologies that wouldn’t work with Bitcoin.
  • Ripple: Unlike most cryptocurrencies, it doesn’t use a blockchain to reach a network-wide consensus for transactions. An iterative consensus process is implemented, which makes it faster than Bitcoin but also makes it vulnerable to hacker attacks.

There are many merchants – both online and offline – that accept Bitcoin as a form of payment, while Ethereum and Ripple are not yet widely accepted.

Required:

Following your presentation, you are asked how a holding of cryptocurrency should be classified in the financial statements of your clients. (15 Marks)

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FR – May 2015 – L2 – SC – Q5 – Impairment of Assets (IAS 36)

Discuss intangible assets, characteristics and recognition of goodwill, development cost conditions, and calculate goodwill on consolidation.

IAS 38 – Intangible Assets, specifies the criteria that must be met before an intangible asset can be recognised by an entity in its Financial Statements. Intangible assets are identifiable non-monetary assets without physical substance and include goodwill, brands, copyright and research and development expenditure. They could be
purchased and/or internally generated.
Required:

(a) Identify any TWO characteristics of goodwill which distinguish it from other intangible assets. (2 Marks)

(b) Explain THREE differences between purchased goodwill and non-purchased goodwill. (3 Marks)

(c) Identify any THREE conditions that must be met under IAS 38 for development expenditure to be recognised as an intangible asset. (3 Marks)

(d) State any FOUR factors to be considered when determining the useful life of an intangible asset. (4 Marks)

(e) Calculate the goodwill on consolidation from the information below:
Parent has 80% interests in subsidiary.

Item Amount (N’000)
Parent’s cost of investment in subsidiary 299,700
Fair value of non-controlling interest at acquisition date 169,500
Net asset at acquisition date (subsidiary) 345,800
Impairment of goodwill 62,200

Required: Compute the goodwill on consolidation. (3 Marks)

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FR – Nov 2022 – L2 – Q5 – Professional Behaviour and IAS 38 Conditions

Discuss professional behaviour and threats for accountants, and conditions for recognizing development costs.

(a) Explain briefly what is meant by professional behaviour and outline THREE threats that could affect the work of professional accountants. (5 Marks)

(b) IAS 38 prescribes the requirements for reporting intangible assets in the financial statements of an entity.

Required:
i. Explain FIVE conditions under which development costs can be recognised as intangibles in financial statements. (5 Marks)

ii. Highlight FIVE conditions, which should be considered to determine the useful life in the amortisation of intangible assets in the financial statements. (5 Marks)

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FR – May 2024 – L2 – SB – Q7 – Impairment of Assets (IAS 36)

Discuss the measurement models for intangible assets and calculate the carrying amount and revaluation surplus for Olumo-Taxi Limited.

a. IAS 38 – Intangible Assets allows a business to choose one of two measurement models as its accounting policy for intangible assets after acquisition. However, the same model should be applied to all assets in the same class.

Required:
Discuss the TWO measurement models for intangible assets. (3 Marks)

b. Olumo-Taxi Limited’s financial year ends on December 31. The company adopted the revaluation model for its intangible assets and revalues them on a regular three-year cycle.

However, for intangible assets with a finite life, Olumo-Taxi Limited transfers the relevant amount from revaluation reserve to retained earnings each year.

During the year 2019, Olumo-Taxi Limited incurred N700,000 on the process of preparing an application for licenses for 15 taxis to operate in a holiday resort very close to Abeokuta. In order to prevent congestion and excessive traffic pollution, the licensing authority only allowed a small number of taxis to operate.

The outcome of the company’s application was uncertain up to November 30, 2019, when the local government authority accepted its application. In December 2019, Olumo-Taxi Limited incurred a cost of N90,000 in registering its licenses. The licenses were for a period of 9 years from January 1, 2019.

The licenses are freely transferable, and an active market in them exists. The fair value at December 31, 2019, was N94,500 per taxi, and Olumo-Taxi Limited carried them at fair value in its statement of financial position at December 31, 2019.

At December 31, 2022, Olumo-Taxi Limited undertook its regular revaluation. On that date, the licensing authority announced that it would triple the number of licenses offered to taxi operators, and there were transactions in the active market for licenses with six years to run at N45,000.

Required:
Calculate, with explanations, the carrying amount and revaluation surplus of the intangible assets of Olumo-Taxi Limited according to IAS 38 as at:
i. December 31, 2019
ii. December 31, 2022 (before regular revaluation)
iii. December 31, 2022 (after regular revaluation)
(12 Marks)

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FA – May 2012 – L1 – SA – Q32 – Elements of Financial Statements

Identifying the intangible business asset related to reputation and customer loyalty.

An intangible business asset which relates to reputation, customers’ loyalty, and popularity garnered over the years, and due to the expertise of the business owner or the quality of goods produced or services rendered, is called ………………………….

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FR – April 2022 – L2 – Q5b – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Outlines mandatory testing requirements for impairment of certain assets under IAS 36.

In accordance with IAS 36: Impairment of Assets, an entity shall assess at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indications exist, the entity shall estimate the recoverable amount of the asset. However, some assets would require mandatory testing for impairment.
Required:
Outline assets that require mandatory testing for impairment in accordance with IAS 36: Impairment of Assets. (5 marks)

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FA – May 2024 – L1 – SA – Q6 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Identifies the correct description of goodwill in financial statements.

Which of the following about goodwill is true?

A. Goodwill is always recognised as an intangible asset in an entity’s financial statements.
B. Goodwill represents the total value of a business’s assets and liabilities.
C. The value of a business is solely based on the value of its net assets.
D. Goodwill reflects a business’s potential to generate future profits, making it an intangible asset.
E. Successful businesses do not have goodwill as it is not considered a valuable aspect during acquisitions.

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AA – May 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Audit and Assurance Risk Environment

Describe how you would verify the patents appearing in the financial statements of Tamale Pharma.

Tamale Pharma specializes in the development of drugs for the pharmaceutical industry.

Required:
i) State how you could verify the following item appearing in the statement of financial position of Tamale Pharma as at 31 December 2018:

Patents.
(3.5 marks)

ii) State how you could verify the following item appearing in the statement of financial position of Tamale Pharma as at 31 December 2018:

Research and development.
(3.5 marks)

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FR – Nov 2021 – L2 – Q5a – Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting

Explanation of how the fundamental qualitative characteristics of financial statements apply to intangible assets.

The IASB’s Conceptual Framework identifies the fundamental qualitative characteristics of Financial Statements.

Required:

Explain how these fundamental qualitative characteristics apply to the treatment of intangible assets. (5 marks)

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FR – May 2016 – L2 – Q3c – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Describe the accounting treatment of goodwill for ABC's financial statements, including directors' views on recognizing goodwill.

You are the finance director of ABC Company. ABC is preparing its financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2015. The following item has been brought to your attention:

ABC acquired the entire share capital of XYZ Ltd during the year. The acquisition was achieved through a share exchange. The terms of the exchange were based on the relative values of the two companies obtained by capitalizing the companies’ estimated cash flows. When the fair value of XYZ’s Ltd identifiable net assets was deducted from the value of the company as a whole, its goodwill was calculated at GH¢2.5 million. A similar exercise valued the goodwill of ABC at GH¢4 million. The directors wish to incorporate both goodwill values in the companies’ consolidated financial statements.

Required:
Describe how ABC should treat the item in its financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2015, commenting on the directors’ views where appropriate.

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FR – May 2018 – L2 – Q2d – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Discuss the accounting treatment for the revaluation of an intangible asset for 2016 and 2017 in accordance with IAS 38.

Delali Ltd adopts the revaluation model for subsequent measurement of its intangible assets in accordance with IAS 38: Intangible Assets. The policy of Delali is to revalue its intangible asset at the end of each year. An intangible asset with an estimated useful life of 9 years was acquired on 1 January 2016 for GH¢45,000. It was revalued to GH¢54,400 on 31 December 2016, and the revaluation surplus was correctly recognized on that date. As at 31 December 2017, the asset was revalued at GH¢32,000.

Required:
Discuss the accounting treatment required in the 2016 and 2017 financial statements. (4 marks)

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FR – May 2018 – L2 – Q2a – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications

Explain the two ways that the Directors of Sea Fishing Ltd can account for the grant in line with relevant accounting standards.

On 1 October 2016, the Government of Ghana awarded Sea Fishing Ltd one of six licenses issued to operate a production facility for five years. A subsidised sum of GH¢1 million was paid by Sea Fishing Ltd for the license. The Government of Ghana considers the difference between the nominal value and its fair value, which is GH¢3,000,000, as a grant to Sea Fishing Ltd.

Required:
Explain the TWO ways that the Directors of Sea Fishing Ltd can account for this transaction. (Apply the relevant accounting standards). (4 marks)

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FR – May 2019 – L2 – Q3 – Preparation of Financial Statements

Preparation of Statement of Profit or Loss and Statement of Financial Position for Frafraha Ltd as at 31 March 2018.

The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Frafraha Ltd (Frafraha) on 31 March 2018:

The following notes may be relevant:

  1. Frafraha applies the revaluation model of IAS 16 Property, Plant & Equipment to its land and buildings. A revaluation took place on 31 March 2017 and resulted in the fair value of GH¢62 million shown above. This figure included GH¢22 million in respect of land. The buildings were deemed to have a 40-year useful economic life remaining at that date. No depreciation has yet been charged for the accounting period ended on 31 March 2018. All depreciation is charged to cost of sales. On 31 March 2018, a further revaluation took place, which revealed a fair value of GH¢24 million for the land and GH¢41 million for the buildings. This is to be recorded in the books in accordance with the accounting policy of Frafraha.
  2. Plant & equipment is being depreciated at 25% per annum straight line from the date of purchase to the date of sale. On 1 October 2017, a piece of plant was purchased at a cost of GH¢12 million. This replaced another piece of plant which had cost GH¢8 million some years ago and was fully depreciated prior to 31 March 2017. A trade-in allowance of GH¢1 million was received for the old plant. The only entries made to record this transaction were to credit cash and debit suspense with the net payment of GH¢11 million. No other item of plant was more than three years old at 1 April 2017.
  3. The inventories figure in the trial balance is the opening inventories balance measured on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. Due to a change in Frafraha’s business, the company decided to change its accounting policy with respect to inventories to a weighted average basis, as follows:
Date FIFO (GH¢’000) Weighted Average (GH¢’000)
31 March 2016 33,200 30,300
31 March 2017 37,300 34,100

Closing inventories at 31 March 2018, measured under the weighted average basis, amounted to GH¢41.2 million.

  1. Intangible assets consist of capitalised development costs of GH¢30 million. These relate to products in development at 1 April 2017. No revenue has yet been earned from any of these products. They are all expected to be successful once ready for market, with the exception of one project. The amount previously capitalised in respect of this project was GH¢6 million. However, adverse developments have led to the decision to abandon the project as it was unlikely to be successful in the marketplace. During the year, further expenditure was incurred on other qualifying projects and was charged to administration expenses. The amounts are as follows:
    • Prototype development costs GH¢3 million.
    • Marketing research to determine the optimal selling strategy GH¢1 million.
    • Basic research which may lead to future projects GH¢4 million.
  2. Frafraha commenced construction of a new warehouse on 1 May 2017. The building was completed and available for use on 30 November 2017. The cost of construction amounted to GH¢9 million, funded out of general borrowings, which comprise two bank loans as follows:
    • GH¢4 million of bank loan finance at 6% interest.
    • GH¢6 million of bank loan finance at 4.5% interest.

    All interest costs have been expensed in the year to 31 March 2018, but no other entries have been passed in respect of this. Ignore any depreciation in relation to the new warehouse.

  3. Corporate tax for the year is estimated at GH¢0.25 million.

Required:

Prepare, in a form suitable for publication to the shareholders of Frafraha Ltd, the Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended 31 March 2018 and Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2018.

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CR – May 2019 – L3 – Q2b – IAS 38: Intangible assets

The question requires the accounting treatment for the impairment of development costs in line with IAS 36 for Alabar Ltd, with cash flow projections and a discount rate.

The trial balance of Alabar Ltd extracted from the company’s general ledger as at 31 December 2017 showed a development costs balance of GH¢12.8 million. The development costs consist of amounts capitalized in 2015 and 2016 relating to a new product development. No additional development expenditure was incurred in the year ended 31 December 2017. The product began commercial production on 1 July 2017, and the company estimated at that date that, the product’s useful life was four years due to its technological nature.

Sales of the product did not achieve the amount expected during the second half of 2017, and so, at 31 December 2017, management performed an impairment test on the development expenditure. The estimated net cash flows are (at 31 December 2017 prices):

  • Year to 31 December 2018: GH¢3.2 million
  • Year to 31 December 2019: GH¢3.4 million
  • Year to 31 December 2020: GH¢1.6 million
  • 6 months to 30 June 2021: GH¢0.8 million

All cash flows occur on the final day of each period mentioned. An appropriate annual discount rate (adjusted to exclude the effects of inflation) is 5%. The fair value of the development expenditure asset was expected to be less than the sum of the discounted cash flows.

The company recognizes amortization and impairment losses on development expenditure in cost of sales.

Required:
Set out the accounting treatment as the above information permits in the financial statements of Alabar Ltd for the year 31 December 2017. (6 marks)

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CR – Nov 2018 – L3 – Q2d – IAS 38: Intangible assets

Recommend the carrying amount of various intangible assets, including licenses, software, and rights, in the financial statements of Nyame Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Nyame Ltd incurred the following expenditure during the year:

The company’s policy is to use the revaluation model for its intangible assets where a market valuation is available and permitted.

Required:
Recommend with suitable calculations the carrying amount of intangible assets at the end of the year 31 December 2017 according to the guidance given in IAS 38: Intangible Assets.
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