- 10 Marks
Aug 2022 – L2 – Q2a – Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications
Discuss the accounting treatment of specific transactions for Hiba Ltd under IFRS for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Question
Hiba Ltd is a Ghanaian company located in the Bono region, and the directors are unsure of the implications of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) on the following specific transactions that took place during the accounting period:
i) On 1 January 2021, Hiba sold one of its mining equipment to Wontumi Ltd for GH¢900,000. The carrying amount of the equipment before the transaction was GH¢500,000, with a remaining useful life of 10 years. On the same day, Hiba entered into a contract with Wontumi Ltd to use the equipment for 5 years, with annual payments of GH¢200,000 payable in arrears. The fair value of the equipment was GH¢800,000, and the interest implicit in the lease was 10% per annum. The sale satisfies the performance obligation criteria in IFRS 15.
ii) On 1 January 2021, Hiba issued 1.5 million shares at GH¢1 each for GH¢1.5 million. Each share is convertible on 31 December 2025 into 2 ordinary shares with a par value of GH¢0.10 each. Interest is payable at 8% per annum. The market interest rate for similar debt without a conversion option was 11%.
iii) On 1 January 2021, Hiba received notice of a lawsuit from an ex-employee claiming unjust dismissal, with an 85% chance of losing the case and being required to pay GH¢1.275 million by 1 January 2022. Based on legal advice, Hiba recorded a provision of GH¢1 million and made no further adjustments. The cost of capital is 9%, and the discount factor at 9% for one year is 0.9174.
Required:
Discuss how the above transactions (i) – (iii) should be treated in Hiba’s financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2021 in accordance with IFRSs. (Show all calculations wherever possible).
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- Level: Level 2
- Topic: Financial Reporting Standards and Their Applications
- Series: AUG 2022