12 At 1 July 2004 a company had prepaid insurance of $8,200. On 1 January 2005 the company paid $38,000 for
insurance for the year to 30 September 2005.
What figures should appear for insurance in the company’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June
2005?
Income statement Balance sheet
20 Which of the following events occurring after the balance sheet date are classified as adjusting, if material?
1 The sale of inventories valued at cost at the balance sheet date for a figure in excess of cost.
2 A valuation of land and buildings providing evidence of an impairment in value at the year end.
3 The issue of shares and loan notes.
4 The insolvency of a customer with a balance outstanding at the year end.
8 P and Q are in partnership, sharing profits in the ratio 2:1. On 1 July 2004 they admitted P’s son R as a partner. P
guaranteed that R’s profit share would not be less than $25,000 for the six months to 31 December 2004. The profitsharing
arrangements after R’s admission were P 50%, Q 30%, R 20%. The profit for the year ended 31 December
2004 is $240,000, accruing evenly over the year.
What should P’s final profit share be for the year ended 31 December 2004?
21 Which of the following statements about contingent assets and contingent liabilities are correct?
1 A contingent asset should be disclosed by note if an inflow of economic benefits is probable.
2 A contingent liability should be disclosed by note if it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits to settle it
will be required, with no provision being made.
3 No disclosure is required for a contingent liability if it is not probable that a transfer of economic benefits to settle
it will be required.
4 No disclosure is required for either a contingent liability or a contingent asset if the likelihood of a payment or
receipt is remote.
5 Which of the following events after the balance sheet date would normally qualify as adjusting events according
to IAS 10 Events after the balance sheet date?
1 The bankruptcy of a credit customer with a balance outstanding at the balance sheet date.
2 A decline in the market value of investments.
3 The declaration of an ordinary dividend.
4 The determination of the cost of assets purchased before the balance sheet date.
6 Ordan received a statement from one of its suppliers, Alta, showing a balance due of $3,980. The amount due
according to the payables ledger account of Alta in Ordan’s records was only $230.
Comparison of the statement and the ledger account revealed the following differences:
1 A cheque sent by Ordan for $270 has not been allowed for in Alta’s statement.
2 Alta has not allowed for goods returned by Ordan $180.
3 Ordan made a contra entry, reducing the amount due to Alta by $3,200, for a balance due from Alta in Ordan’s
receivables ledger. No such entry has been made in Alta’s records.
What difference remains between the two companies’ records after adjusting for these items?
