Prepare the journal entries to recognise depreciation

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Assignment -

In this assignment, you are asked to provide a summary of recent developments relating to financial reporting and prepare financial statement reports in accordance with accounting standard requirements. As such this assignment allows you to:

  • develop the ability to identify and source changes to accounting/reporting requirements so as to update professional knowledge required for practice;
  • acquire an awareness of current developments and changes (both locally and internationally) that may impact on current and future accounting and reporting rules and regulations;
  • develop the ability to provide written material appropriate to the accountancy profession;
  • appreciate the limitations of the currency of knowledge in a technical financial reporting area; and
  • research current financial reporting obligations relating to the preparation and presentation of general purpose financial statement reports and apply this knowledge to a range of practical situations.

Question 1 - The regulatory environment and financial reporting

You are employed in a large accounting firm which specialises in preparing general purpose financial reports for large companies that are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). As the training manager, one of your key tasks is to prepare a regular newsletter for staff involved in the preparation of the above financial reports. The purpose of the newsletter is to keep staff updated on the latest financial reporting news, alerting staff of changes and developments that may impact their work, and provide enough information to staff to satisfy the following:

  • For staff to understand the nature of the news / change / development and its potential impact (so staff can decide whether they need to investigate further given the nature of their own work);
  • Provide directions to staff of where they can access further information on the news / change / development if they wish to (including website links where appropriate).

Required: Prepare a 2 page newsletter that identifies and summarises changes / developments and news in the financial reporting environment for the period from 1 May 2018 to 31 July 2018.

Question 2 - Financial statement presentation

Appliances Ltd, a manufacturing company, commenced operations on 1 July 2017. The draft trial balance for the year ended 30 June 2018 has been prepared as follows:

Appliances Ltd Draft trial balance as at 30 June 2018

DATA


DR ($)

CR ($)

Sales of goods


12,230,000

Interest income


7,000

Cost of sales

4,685,000


Marketing expense

623,000


Salaries and wages

2,740,000


Administration expenses

143,000


Annual leave expense

210,000


Doubtful debts expense

62,000


Depreciation expense

0


Interest expense

64,000


Other borrowing expenses

6,000


Other expenses

95,000


Warranty expense

64,000


Income tax expense

0


Cash on hand

41,000


Cash management account

193,000


Trade debtors

3,276,000


Allowance for doubtful debts


219,000

Raw material inventory

624,000


Finished goods inventory

1,250,000


Land

500,000


Buildings

900,000


Accumulated depreciation - buildings


0

Plant and equipment

2,600,000


Accumulated depreciation - plant and equipment


0

Patents

150,000


Deferred tax asset

0


Bank loan


400,000

Trade creditors


615,000

Provision for annual leave


200,000

Provision for warranty


55,000

Current tax liability


0

Dividends paid

500,000


Share capital


5,000,000


18,726,000

18,726,000

Additional information:

  • The bank loan is repayable in 5 years.
  • The provision for annual leave is payable within 1 year.
  • The provision for warranty is in respect of a 12-month warranty given on certain goods sold.
  • Share capital consists of 1,000,000 ordinary shares, fully paid to $5.00 each.
  • Appliances Ltd is a reporting entity.
  • Appliances Ltd uses the single statement format for the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and presents an analysis of expenses by nature on the statement.
  • In relation to the statement of financial position, where AASB 101 requires entities to disclose further sub-classifications of the minimum line items on the face of the statement or in the notes, the directors of Appliances Ltd want to report only the minimum line items on the face of the statement, and leave the sub-classifications to be disclosed in the notes.

Whilst reviewing the draft trial balance, you notice that depreciation and income tax have not been recognised as yet. The following information is available for these items:

  • The buildings were purchased on 1 July 2017, and have a useful life of 30 years and estimated residual value of nil. The plant and equipment was also purchased on 1 July 2017, and has a useful life of 10 years and estimated residual value of $50,000. Depreciation is to be recognised on a straight-line basis.
  • Income tax expense needs to be calculated at 30% of the accounting profit (you will need to prepare the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income after accounting for depreciation above to determine income tax expense). The deferred tax asset to be recognised as at 30 June 2018 is $142,200. The current tax liability to be recognised will be the sum of income tax expense and the deferred tax asset.

Required:

i) Prepare the journal entries to recognise depreciation and income tax in Appliances Ltd's accounting records as at 30 June 2018. After preparing the journal entries, enter the amounts from your journal entries into the draft trial balance.

ii) Prepare the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of financial position, and statement of changes in equity of Appliances Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2018 in accordance with AASB 101. Notes and comparative figures are not required.

Rationale - This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

  • be able to prepare basic financial statements for reporting entities.
  • be able to discuss critically and comprehensively the statutory and professional requirements upon which published financial statements are based.
  • be able to explain the form and content of financial statements.

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len2123150

9/26/2018 4:33:27 AM

Task - All workings, where appropriate, must be shown to substantiate your answers. Detailed guidelines for completing Question 1 - You will need to consider both local (Australian) and international sources and developments. The restriction of a 2 page newsletter means that you need to use your own judgment as to whether to include information about specific news items and changes / developments, and how much information to include. It is not intended that you provide complete details of changes / developments (although you may consider in particular cases that more detail is needed). Given the target audience, it would be assumed that they have a working knowledge of common terms and abbreviations (such as AASB, IASB), so abbreviations may be used.

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:33:20 AM

Format and presentation - The following are to be observed for your newsletter preparation. The top of the newsletter must include the title (you need to decide what to call your newsletter) and details of the period the newsletter is considering. The newsletter should not read as one continuous 'essay'. It must include headings and sub-headings that assist in identifying the nature of news / changes / developments and help to guide the reader, and also enable the reader to distinguish between items of interest and the relative importance of changes. You must refer the reader to specific sources (including website links where appropriate) so that they are able to obtain more detailed information of the news / change / development. If you include direct quotations in your newsletter, you need to include in-text citations using the APA referencing format.

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:33:12 AM

The newsletter must be printed in minimum font set at 11 points (you may wish to use different formatting (such as larger fonts) for headings etc. Apart from minimum font size, there are no specific requirements in relation to line spacing, margins etc. However, you should note that simply reducing line spacings or margins to 'fit more in' may impact on the presentation and effectiveness of the newsletter. There is no specific 'word limit'. The newsletter must be no longer than 2 pages. In cases where the newsletter exceeds the 2 page limit, only the first 2 pages will be marked. Do not attach actual articles/printouts of web sources etc to your assessment. You are only required to include details of these in the bibliography (see section 4 below).

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:33:04 AM

Question 2 - The purpose of this task is to help you further develop some of the skills and knowledge required and valued by the accountancy profession. The task that you will be required to undertake is similar to the tasks required of a professional accountant working within the financial reporting field. Given that all reporting entities need to prepare general purpose financial reports, accounting professionals need to be experts in preparing key financial statement reports that comply with the presentation requirements contained in the accounting standards. Accounting professionals also need to ensure that they are aware of current developments in the financial reporting environment and that their knowledge is up to date. They need to be able to identify changes that have occurred that may impact on their work and to know where they can obtain information about these changes.

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:32:55 AM

Marking criteria - QUESTION 1: Newsletter (35 marks) - The newsletter correctly identifies and reports on an impressive range of local and international changes/developments in the financial reporting environment. All news items reported are directly relevant to financial reporting for large ASX-listed companies. The newsletter clearly differentiates between significant and minor news items. Appropriate detail is provided for all news items, with an emphasis on key aspects of major changes and developments.

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:32:48 AM

All news items provide details of where audience members can access further information, including website links where appropriate. A very impressive range of highly relevant local and international sources listed in bibliography. Bibliography prepared according to the APA referencing system without flaw. The design of the newsletter is highly creative and it is structured exceptionally well. Titles and headings attract attention and are highly informative. The writing style is succinct, cohesive, easy to read and it is grammatically correct with accurate use of syntax, spelling and punctuation.

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:32:41 AM

Marking criteria - QUESTION 2: Preparation of Financial Statements (15 marks) Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the presentation requirements in AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements and the ability to apply these requirements to a range of practical situations, without flaw. Applies the definition and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities, income, expenses and equity in the Conceptual Framework to the preparation of financial reports for reporting entities, without flaw. Where required, workings, explanations and references are provided, and are accurate and complete.

len2123150

9/26/2018 4:32:33 AM

Presentation - There are detailed presentation requirements provided in the 'Task' section above for the newsletter. Financial statement reports must be prepared in accordance with the presentation requirements contained in the accounting standards. Correct referencing procedures following the APA referencing style should be strictly adhered to for all assignment tasks. For further information about referencing, please refer to the CSU referencing website. You must submit your assignment via Turnitin. Please check details under online submission.

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