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CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q2a – Intangible Assets

Prepare a note reconciling the carrying amount of Katamanso’s intangible assets, including website development costs and copyright extension fees.

Katamanso Ltd (Katamanso) is a company which is a subsidiary of a media company. Katamanso’s principal asset is the rights it owns to a classic film. Katamanso had the following intangible assets as at the year end 31 December 2017:

Intangible Asset Cost (GH¢’000) Accumulated Amortisation (GH¢’000) Carrying Amount (GH¢’000)
Classic Film 10,000 (6,000) 4,000
Website 150 (90) 60
Total 10,150 (6,090) 4,060

The following information includes all relevant events that occurred during the year ended 31 December 2018:

i) The film was originally published on 1 January 1970 and the rights were acquired by Katamanso on 1 January 2015 for GH¢10 million. Copyright was set at 50 years from the date the film was originally published. The film was amortized by Katamanso using the straight-line method over the remaining copyright period. However, recent legislative changes passed on 1 January 2018 have extended the copyright period from 50 years to 70 years, subject to payment of a registration fee prior to the original expiry date. This, together with associated legal costs, amounted to GH¢70,000 and was paid on 1 January 2018. As a result, the market value of the rights to the film was GH¢12.1 million at 31 December 2018, according to Katamanso’s professional valuers, who determined the valuation on 1 January 2018.

ii) During the year Katamanso developed a new interactive website to market the film and associated merchandise given its extended copyright period. The website includes its own e-commerce system for online DVD sales, direct streaming of the film, associated material, and merchandise sales. The costs incurred are as follows:

Website Development Costs Amount (GH¢’000)
Planning the new website 8
Registration of domain names 18
Internal design costs 85
External contractor design costs 112
New content development 38
Advertising of the new website 22

The new website went live on 1 July 2018 and the old website, which was being amortised using the straight-line method over five years, was taken offline on that date and will not be used for any other purpose.

Required:
Prepare a note reconciling the carrying amount of Katamanso’s intangible assets from the beginning to the year ended 31 December 2018 as required by IAS 38: Intangible Assets.
(Note: Comparative information is not required. All amounts are material.)

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FR – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q5a – Intangible Assets Treatment for Employee Training

Analyze the treatment of employee training costs as an intangible asset under IAS 38.

Damba Ltd spent GH¢400,000 on training courses for its employees, which has resulted in increased efficiency and cost savings. The Assistant Accountant has recognized the training costs as an intangible asset and charged six months’ amortization based on the average time within which the training courses were completed.

Required:
Comment on the Assistant Accountant’s treatment of the aforementioned transaction in Damba Ltd’s financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2022, and advise on how it should be handled under International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

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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.

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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.
(5 marks)

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CR – Nov 2021 – L3 – Q2c – IAS 38: Intangible Assets

Advise Zunka Ltd on how to account for the cost of adapting equipment and the provision for potential damages in a legal case for patent infringement.

Zunka Ltd (Zunka) is a private pharmaceutical company in Ghana, which imports medical equipment manufactured under a patent. Zunka subsequently adapts the equipment to fit the market in Ghana and sells the equipment under its own brand name. Zunka originally spent GH¢6 million in developing the know-how required to adapt the equipment, and, in addition, it costs GH¢100,000 to adapt each piece of equipment. Zunka has capitalised the cost of the know-how and the cost of adapting each piece of equipment sold as patent rights.

Zunka is being sued for patent infringement by Sajida Ltd (Sajida), the owner of the original patent, on the grounds that Zunka has not materially changed the original product by its subsequent adaptation. If Sajida can prove infringement, the court is likely to order Zunka to pay damages and stop infringing its patent. Zunka’s lawyers are of the view that the court could conclude that Sajida’s patent claim is not valid.

Sajida has sued Zunka for GH¢10 million for using a specific patent and a further GH¢16 million for lost profit due to Zunka being a competitor in the market for this product. Zunka has offered GH¢14 million to settle both claims but has not received a response from Sajida.

As a result, the directors of Zunka estimate that the damages it faces will be between the amount offered by Zunka and the amount claimed by Sajida. The directors of Zunka would like advice as to whether they have correctly accounted for the costs of the adaptation of the equipment and whether they should make a provision for the potential damages in the above legal case in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Required:

Advise the directors of Zunka on how the above transaction should be accounted for in its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with relevant International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

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CR – Aug 2022 – L3 – Q2 – IFRS 5: Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations | IAS 38: Intangible assets

This question focuses on the accounting treatment of non-current assets held for sale, leasebacks, franchise costs, and intangible asset amortization.

Unity Link Ltd (ULL) has enjoyed a significant market share in the southern part of Ghana over the years. However, ULL has suffered liquidity challenges due to the effects of the pandemic lockdown and its subsequent restrictions. ULL’s main source of income, dealings in luxury goods, has reduced significantly because customers have shifted their demand to necessities of life.

The following transactions were undertaken by ULL:

a) ULL has entered into a contract to sell one of their gold refinery equipment on 31 January 2023 and immediately lease it back. The Finance Director, in consultation with the Finance Manager, has decided to classify this transaction as a non-current asset “held for sale” in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 as he rates this transaction as highly probable. The market value for the gold refinery equipment has not changed in many years and is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. The contract states that the gold refinery equipment should be disposed of at its fair value of GH¢6 million and for ULL to lease it back over a period of 10 years. It is estimated that GH¢400,000 is needed to refurbish the gold refinery equipment and there is no legal requirement to do so. ULL has in error treated this amount as a reduction of the asset’s carrying amount at 31 December 2022, and the corresponding debit has been made to profit or loss. The gold refinery equipment is depreciated at 5% per annum using the reducing balance method, and at 31 December 2022, the carrying amount after depreciation and deduction of the proposed cost of refurbishment is GH¢3.6 million. (7 marks)

b) ULL has established a chain of business franchise. This franchise was obtained from a foreign company. In this arrangement, dealers in luxury items, especially refined gold, obtain a franchise under a brand name “Lockhert” from ULL to sell its own refined gold. The budgeted costs of obtaining a franchise from a foreign company are based on the estimated revenues from the franchise given out to local companies. These costs of obtaining a franchise are then capitalised as an intangible asset and called “Franchise cost.” The Finance Director is convinced that the franchise is consumed as Franchisees produce their own refined gold. ULL currently amortises the franchise based on estimated future revenues from the franchise. For example, the franchise is estimated to generate GH¢1.6 million of revenue in total, and GH¢800,000 of that revenue will be generated in year one. The intangible asset will be amortised by 50% in year one. However, industry practice is to amortise the capitalised cost less its recoverable amount over its remaining useful life. (6 marks)

c) ULL’s franchise registration fee, which is separate from the franchise fee, is treated as an intangible asset and is initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration paid for the registration. Subsequent franchise fees, which are paid yearly, are subject to negotiation. The franchise contract has embedded contingent performance conditions where a franchisee may be paid a bonus based on an increase in sales. This bonus is an additional contract cost. ULL has reasoned that the only way to determine the value-in-use of the cost of the franchise is when a new customer takes over from an existing one who is prepared to sell his franchise. This treatment is what prevails in the industry. (7 marks)

Required:

In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, discuss the appropriate accounting treatment of the above transactions in the financial statements of ULL.

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CR – Nov 2017 – L3 – Q2c – IAS 38: Intangible assets

Recommend the treatment of training, marketing, and customer list expenses in the financial statements.

Oyarefa Ltd acquired 80% ordinary shares in Abokobi Ltd on 1 January 2015. The intangible assets of Abokobi Ltd include GH¢9 million of training and marketing expenditure incurred during the year ended 31 December 2016. The Directors of Abokobi Ltd believe that these should be capitalised as they relate to the startup period of a new business venture in Oyibi, and they intend to amortise the balance over the five years commencing 1 January 2017.

On 1 July 2016, Oyarefa Ltd purchased a customer list from the liquidator of a competitor. The price paid was GH¢4 million and was based on the list having a useful life of two years. At 31 December 2016, the Finance Director of Oyarefa Ltd commissioned a report on the value of the customer list from a firm of independent valuers. The firm has valued the customer list at GH¢5 million and estimates a total useful life of five years. The customer list is currently included in intangible assets at a carrying value of GH¢4 million, but the Finance Director wants the list to be revalued to the higher amount.

Required:
Recommend the treatment of the above in the consolidated financial statements for Oyarefa Ltd Group for the year ended 31 December 2016 in accordance with IAS 38: Intangible Assets.

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CR – Nov 2020 – L3 – Q2a – Intangible Assets

Prepare a note reconciling the carrying amount of Katamanso’s intangible assets, including website development costs and copyright extension fees.

Katamanso Ltd (Katamanso) is a company which is a subsidiary of a media company. Katamanso’s principal asset is the rights it owns to a classic film. Katamanso had the following intangible assets as at the year end 31 December 2017:

Intangible Asset Cost (GH¢’000) Accumulated Amortisation (GH¢’000) Carrying Amount (GH¢’000)
Classic Film 10,000 (6,000) 4,000
Website 150 (90) 60
Total 10,150 (6,090) 4,060

The following information includes all relevant events that occurred during the year ended 31 December 2018:

i) The film was originally published on 1 January 1970 and the rights were acquired by Katamanso on 1 January 2015 for GH¢10 million. Copyright was set at 50 years from the date the film was originally published. The film was amortized by Katamanso using the straight-line method over the remaining copyright period. However, recent legislative changes passed on 1 January 2018 have extended the copyright period from 50 years to 70 years, subject to payment of a registration fee prior to the original expiry date. This, together with associated legal costs, amounted to GH¢70,000 and was paid on 1 January 2018. As a result, the market value of the rights to the film was GH¢12.1 million at 31 December 2018, according to Katamanso’s professional valuers, who determined the valuation on 1 January 2018.

ii) During the year Katamanso developed a new interactive website to market the film and associated merchandise given its extended copyright period. The website includes its own e-commerce system for online DVD sales, direct streaming of the film, associated material, and merchandise sales. The costs incurred are as follows:

Website Development Costs Amount (GH¢’000)
Planning the new website 8
Registration of domain names 18
Internal design costs 85
External contractor design costs 112
New content development 38
Advertising of the new website 22

The new website went live on 1 July 2018 and the old website, which was being amortised using the straight-line method over five years, was taken offline on that date and will not be used for any other purpose.

Required:
Prepare a note reconciling the carrying amount of Katamanso’s intangible assets from the beginning to the year ended 31 December 2018 as required by IAS 38: Intangible Assets.
(Note: Comparative information is not required. All amounts are material.)

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FR – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q5a – Intangible Assets Treatment for Employee Training

Analyze the treatment of employee training costs as an intangible asset under IAS 38.

Damba Ltd spent GH¢400,000 on training courses for its employees, which has resulted in increased efficiency and cost savings. The Assistant Accountant has recognized the training costs as an intangible asset and charged six months’ amortization based on the average time within which the training courses were completed.

Required:
Comment on the Assistant Accountant’s treatment of the aforementioned transaction in Damba Ltd’s financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2022, and advise on how it should be handled under International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

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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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CR – Nov 2021 – L3 – Q2c – IAS 38: Intangible Assets

Advise Zunka Ltd on how to account for the cost of adapting equipment and the provision for potential damages in a legal case for patent infringement.

Zunka Ltd (Zunka) is a private pharmaceutical company in Ghana, which imports medical equipment manufactured under a patent. Zunka subsequently adapts the equipment to fit the market in Ghana and sells the equipment under its own brand name. Zunka originally spent GH¢6 million in developing the know-how required to adapt the equipment, and, in addition, it costs GH¢100,000 to adapt each piece of equipment. Zunka has capitalised the cost of the know-how and the cost of adapting each piece of equipment sold as patent rights.

Zunka is being sued for patent infringement by Sajida Ltd (Sajida), the owner of the original patent, on the grounds that Zunka has not materially changed the original product by its subsequent adaptation. If Sajida can prove infringement, the court is likely to order Zunka to pay damages and stop infringing its patent. Zunka’s lawyers are of the view that the court could conclude that Sajida’s patent claim is not valid.

Sajida has sued Zunka for GH¢10 million for using a specific patent and a further GH¢16 million for lost profit due to Zunka being a competitor in the market for this product. Zunka has offered GH¢14 million to settle both claims but has not received a response from Sajida.

As a result, the directors of Zunka estimate that the damages it faces will be between the amount offered by Zunka and the amount claimed by Sajida. The directors of Zunka would like advice as to whether they have correctly accounted for the costs of the adaptation of the equipment and whether they should make a provision for the potential damages in the above legal case in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

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Advise the directors of Zunka on how the above transaction should be accounted for in its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with relevant International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

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CR – Aug 2022 – L3 – Q2 – IFRS 5: Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations | IAS 38: Intangible assets

This question focuses on the accounting treatment of non-current assets held for sale, leasebacks, franchise costs, and intangible asset amortization.

Unity Link Ltd (ULL) has enjoyed a significant market share in the southern part of Ghana over the years. However, ULL has suffered liquidity challenges due to the effects of the pandemic lockdown and its subsequent restrictions. ULL’s main source of income, dealings in luxury goods, has reduced significantly because customers have shifted their demand to necessities of life.

The following transactions were undertaken by ULL:

a) ULL has entered into a contract to sell one of their gold refinery equipment on 31 January 2023 and immediately lease it back. The Finance Director, in consultation with the Finance Manager, has decided to classify this transaction as a non-current asset “held for sale” in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 as he rates this transaction as highly probable. The market value for the gold refinery equipment has not changed in many years and is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. The contract states that the gold refinery equipment should be disposed of at its fair value of GH¢6 million and for ULL to lease it back over a period of 10 years. It is estimated that GH¢400,000 is needed to refurbish the gold refinery equipment and there is no legal requirement to do so. ULL has in error treated this amount as a reduction of the asset’s carrying amount at 31 December 2022, and the corresponding debit has been made to profit or loss. The gold refinery equipment is depreciated at 5% per annum using the reducing balance method, and at 31 December 2022, the carrying amount after depreciation and deduction of the proposed cost of refurbishment is GH¢3.6 million. (7 marks)

b) ULL has established a chain of business franchise. This franchise was obtained from a foreign company. In this arrangement, dealers in luxury items, especially refined gold, obtain a franchise under a brand name “Lockhert” from ULL to sell its own refined gold. The budgeted costs of obtaining a franchise from a foreign company are based on the estimated revenues from the franchise given out to local companies. These costs of obtaining a franchise are then capitalised as an intangible asset and called “Franchise cost.” The Finance Director is convinced that the franchise is consumed as Franchisees produce their own refined gold. ULL currently amortises the franchise based on estimated future revenues from the franchise. For example, the franchise is estimated to generate GH¢1.6 million of revenue in total, and GH¢800,000 of that revenue will be generated in year one. The intangible asset will be amortised by 50% in year one. However, industry practice is to amortise the capitalised cost less its recoverable amount over its remaining useful life. (6 marks)

c) ULL’s franchise registration fee, which is separate from the franchise fee, is treated as an intangible asset and is initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration paid for the registration. Subsequent franchise fees, which are paid yearly, are subject to negotiation. The franchise contract has embedded contingent performance conditions where a franchisee may be paid a bonus based on an increase in sales. This bonus is an additional contract cost. ULL has reasoned that the only way to determine the value-in-use of the cost of the franchise is when a new customer takes over from an existing one who is prepared to sell his franchise. This treatment is what prevails in the industry. (7 marks)

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In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, discuss the appropriate accounting treatment of the above transactions in the financial statements of ULL.

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CR – Nov 2017 – L3 – Q2c – IAS 38: Intangible assets

Recommend the treatment of training, marketing, and customer list expenses in the financial statements.

Oyarefa Ltd acquired 80% ordinary shares in Abokobi Ltd on 1 January 2015. The intangible assets of Abokobi Ltd include GH¢9 million of training and marketing expenditure incurred during the year ended 31 December 2016. The Directors of Abokobi Ltd believe that these should be capitalised as they relate to the startup period of a new business venture in Oyibi, and they intend to amortise the balance over the five years commencing 1 January 2017.

On 1 July 2016, Oyarefa Ltd purchased a customer list from the liquidator of a competitor. The price paid was GH¢4 million and was based on the list having a useful life of two years. At 31 December 2016, the Finance Director of Oyarefa Ltd commissioned a report on the value of the customer list from a firm of independent valuers. The firm has valued the customer list at GH¢5 million and estimates a total useful life of five years. The customer list is currently included in intangible assets at a carrying value of GH¢4 million, but the Finance Director wants the list to be revalued to the higher amount.

Required:
Recommend the treatment of the above in the consolidated financial statements for Oyarefa Ltd Group for the year ended 31 December 2016 in accordance with IAS 38: Intangible Assets.

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