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CR – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q3a – Share-Based Payment and Contingent Liabilities

Accounting for share-based payments and contingent liabilities in financial statements.

(i) Share-Based Payment

Pee Manka PLC (PM), a hyper-growing firm in Ghana, prepares its financial statements on 31 December.

The following information is relevant:

  • The financial statements are authorised for issue on 31 March. On 31 December 2021, PM issued share options to seven (7) of its senior executives, giving each executive the option to purchase 2 million shares at GH¢6.50 per share. The fair value of each option at that date was GH¢4.00. The exercise of the share options was conditional on the completion of two-years’ service from 31 December 2021.

The company’s share price on subsequent dates was as follows:

Date Share Price (GH¢)
31 December 2022 13.50
31 December 2023 17.50
  • On 31 March 2023, after the 2022 financial statements were authorised for issue, PM’s Chief Finance Officer, one of the seven executives, unexpectedly resigned from her position in the company.
  • On 30 April 2023 another executive, Mrs. Torsah, was dismissed.
  • The five remaining executives exercised their options on 31 December 2023.

Required:

In line with IFRS 2: Share-Based Payment, recommend how the above scenario would have been dealt with in the financial statements of PM for the year ended 31 December 2023. (6 marks)

(ii) Contingent Liabilities and Share-Based Payment

  • Mrs. Torsah, who was dismissed, immediately instigated legal proceedings against PM, and it was probable, on the 28 February 2024, that she would be deemed to have completed the two-year qualifying period of her share option agreement.
  • Legal advice at that time was that she was also likely to be awarded GH¢3.5 million in compensation, and that it was possible that this could rise to GH¢5.8 million.

Required:

In line with IFRS 2: Share-Based Payment and IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, explain how the above scenario would impact your results in (i) above.

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CR – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q2b – Accounting for Legal Claims

Assess and account for a legal claim against Agropah PLC under IAS 37.

ropah PLC (Agropah) prepares its financial statements to 30 June and usually authorizes them for issue on 25 August.

On 15 July 2024, Agropah received notice of a legal claim made by Odametey, a customer, for loss of profits allegedly due to the supply of faulty goods by Agropah on 30 April 2024. The amount claimed was GH¢5 million.

The directors of Agropah have estimated the following possible outcomes in respect of this legal claim:

  • 28% chance that the claim will not succeed.
  • 45% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢3.2 million.
  • 27% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢5 million.

Required:

In line with IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities & Contingent Assets, explain how this legal claim should be accounted for and reported in the financial statements of Agropah for the year ended 30 June 2024.

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CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q2c – Provision and Insurance Claim

Determine the recognition and treatment of a provision and insurance claim under IAS 37.

A company is being sued by a customer in respect of some products supplied which the customer claims are faulty. The customer is suing for GH¢220,000 plus damages. Court costs are likely to amount to GH¢40,000. The company’s lawyer has advised that there is an 80% chance that the case will be lost and that the full amount claimed by the customer will become payable against the company.

The company is fully insured, and the lawyer has advised that the insurance policy covers the event and should be utilized.

Required:
Determine the amount that should be recognized as a provision and charged to profit or loss and determine the treatment of the insurance claim.

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FR – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q5b – Definition of Liability and Provisions

This question asks candidates to define liabilities and describe circumstances under which provisions should be recognized.

The definition of a liability forms an important element of the International Accounting
Standards Board’s Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements
which, in turn, forms the basis for IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent
Assets.

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Define liability and describe the circumstances under which provisions should be recognized.

 

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CR – Nov 2023 – L3 – Q2b – IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

Advice on the depreciation adjustment and decommissioning cost for a plant in the books of Odehyieba Plc, including financial statement impacts.

entity has decided to reduce the remaining useful life of the plant by 5 years. For the current year ended 30 April 2023, no entry has been made for depreciation on the plant, neither has there been any adjustments to decommissioning cost.

Item Amount (GH¢)
Carrying value of the plant 6,000,000
Remaining useful life 11 years
Revaluation surplus 960,000
Provision for decommissioning 1,600,000

There is no change in the expected decommissioning cost except for the timing due to the change in useful life. The applicable discount rate is 11% per annum. Odehyieba Plc has a policy of transferring revaluation surplus to retained earnings only upon disposal.

Required:
Advise on the appropriate financial reporting treatment for the above in the books of Odehyieba Plc in the 2023 financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023. (6 marks)

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CR – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q3a – Share-Based Payment and Contingent Liabilities

Accounting for share-based payments and contingent liabilities in financial statements.

(i) Share-Based Payment

Pee Manka PLC (PM), a hyper-growing firm in Ghana, prepares its financial statements on 31 December.

The following information is relevant:

  • The financial statements are authorised for issue on 31 March. On 31 December 2021, PM issued share options to seven (7) of its senior executives, giving each executive the option to purchase 2 million shares at GH¢6.50 per share. The fair value of each option at that date was GH¢4.00. The exercise of the share options was conditional on the completion of two-years’ service from 31 December 2021.

The company’s share price on subsequent dates was as follows:

Date Share Price (GH¢)
31 December 2022 13.50
31 December 2023 17.50
  • On 31 March 2023, after the 2022 financial statements were authorised for issue, PM’s Chief Finance Officer, one of the seven executives, unexpectedly resigned from her position in the company.
  • On 30 April 2023 another executive, Mrs. Torsah, was dismissed.
  • The five remaining executives exercised their options on 31 December 2023.

Required:

In line with IFRS 2: Share-Based Payment, recommend how the above scenario would have been dealt with in the financial statements of PM for the year ended 31 December 2023. (6 marks)

(ii) Contingent Liabilities and Share-Based Payment

  • Mrs. Torsah, who was dismissed, immediately instigated legal proceedings against PM, and it was probable, on the 28 February 2024, that she would be deemed to have completed the two-year qualifying period of her share option agreement.
  • Legal advice at that time was that she was also likely to be awarded GH¢3.5 million in compensation, and that it was possible that this could rise to GH¢5.8 million.

Required:

In line with IFRS 2: Share-Based Payment and IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, explain how the above scenario would impact your results in (i) above.

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CR – Nov 2024 – L3 – Q2b – Accounting for Legal Claims

Assess and account for a legal claim against Agropah PLC under IAS 37.

ropah PLC (Agropah) prepares its financial statements to 30 June and usually authorizes them for issue on 25 August.

On 15 July 2024, Agropah received notice of a legal claim made by Odametey, a customer, for loss of profits allegedly due to the supply of faulty goods by Agropah on 30 April 2024. The amount claimed was GH¢5 million.

The directors of Agropah have estimated the following possible outcomes in respect of this legal claim:

  • 28% chance that the claim will not succeed.
  • 45% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢3.2 million.
  • 27% chance that the claim will succeed, and Odametey will be awarded GH¢5 million.

Required:

In line with IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities & Contingent Assets, explain how this legal claim should be accounted for and reported in the financial statements of Agropah for the year ended 30 June 2024.

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CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q2c – Provision and Insurance Claim

Determine the recognition and treatment of a provision and insurance claim under IAS 37.

A company is being sued by a customer in respect of some products supplied which the customer claims are faulty. The customer is suing for GH¢220,000 plus damages. Court costs are likely to amount to GH¢40,000. The company’s lawyer has advised that there is an 80% chance that the case will be lost and that the full amount claimed by the customer will become payable against the company.

The company is fully insured, and the lawyer has advised that the insurance policy covers the event and should be utilized.

Required:
Determine the amount that should be recognized as a provision and charged to profit or loss and determine the treatment of the insurance claim.

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FR – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q5b – Definition of Liability and Provisions

This question asks candidates to define liabilities and describe circumstances under which provisions should be recognized.

The definition of a liability forms an important element of the International Accounting
Standards Board’s Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements
which, in turn, forms the basis for IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent
Assets.

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Define liability and describe the circumstances under which provisions should be recognized.

 

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CR – Nov 2023 – L3 – Q2b – IAS 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

Advice on the depreciation adjustment and decommissioning cost for a plant in the books of Odehyieba Plc, including financial statement impacts.

entity has decided to reduce the remaining useful life of the plant by 5 years. For the current year ended 30 April 2023, no entry has been made for depreciation on the plant, neither has there been any adjustments to decommissioning cost.

Item Amount (GH¢)
Carrying value of the plant 6,000,000
Remaining useful life 11 years
Revaluation surplus 960,000
Provision for decommissioning 1,600,000

There is no change in the expected decommissioning cost except for the timing due to the change in useful life. The applicable discount rate is 11% per annum. Odehyieba Plc has a policy of transferring revaluation surplus to retained earnings only upon disposal.

Required:
Advise on the appropriate financial reporting treatment for the above in the books of Odehyieba Plc in the 2023 financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023. (6 marks)

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