- 6 Marks
CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q3a – Equipment Purchase via Share-Based Payment
Demonstrate with calculations how to account for a share-based payment with a choice of settlement in financial statements.
Question
Tato Company (Tato), a listed company, purchased a significant item of equipment on 1 July 2018. The list price of the equipment was GH¢12 million, although the supplier always gives Tato a 10% discount on its list prices. Tato was unable to finance the purchase outright and the supplier therefore agreed to accept an arrangement whereby the amount of the payment would be determined by Tato’s share price on 30 June 2020.
At 30 June 2020, under the terms of the agreement, the supplier can choose to receive either:
- Cash, equal to the value of 500,000 of Tato’s shares on that date; or
- 540,000 Tato’s shares on 30 June 2020, provided that they cannot be sold for 1 year after that date.
Tato’s share price was GH¢19.80 per share on 1 July 2018 and GH¢20.40 on 30 June 2019.
Required:
Demonstrate with suitable calculations how the arrangement should be accounted for in Tato Company’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2019.
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- Tags: Accounting Treatment, Equity Component, IFRS 2, Liability Component, Share-Based Payments
- Level: Level 3
- Topic: IFRS 2: Share-Based Payments
- Series: NOV 2020