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Suman was a resident of Australia and gained a number of assets over the 40 year...

Suman was a resident of Australia and gained a number of assets over the 40 year since his graduation. These were: a. On 1st July 1990 he bought his home at Burwood for $400,000 and lived there with his wife and children until he sold it on 1st June 2019 for$1,200,000.

b. Then, on 1st January 2000, Suman had bought a vacant block of land for $150,000 and since that date, he has paid rates and taxes totalling $50,000 on the block of land up to 30th June 2019. His incidental costs in buying and selling the land amount to $40,000. On the 30thJune 2019, Suman sold the vacant block of land for $300,000.

c. On the 1st July 2010, he had some spare money in his bank account which he used to buy 1,000 BHP shares for $20 per share. He sold them all on the 30th June 2019 for $35per share.

d. Suman’s Uncle died on the 1st Jan 2019 and left Suman a bequest of $40,000 which he received on the 30th June 2019. Explain how these transactions would be dealt with having regard to the capital gains legislation and calculate the net amount that would be added to his assessable income as statutory income for the year ending 30 June 2019.

You must give reasons for your answer. Your discussion must include an analysis of the pertinent sections of the relevant legislation, rulings and the relevant case law. You must apply the law to the facts given in this question and provide YOUR OWN analysis of the issues. Calculations must be included where relevant.

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At the beginning of year X1, a company received a 20% grant towards the cost of...

At the beginning of year X1, a company received a 20% grant towards the cost of a new machine of RM20 million. The asset has an expected life of five with no residual value. Required: Show the extract of the statement of financial position for the years ended 31 December X1 and X2 using both the deferred income and writing off against asset methods. Ceria Bhd obtained a significant amount of grant to the government to build hotels to keep up the demand for rooms generated by the Visit Malaysia programmes. The grant received was RM50 million with the understanding that the hotel built should not cost less than RM400 million. Required: Discuss how the above scenario will be treated in the financial statements of Ceria Bhd. Mahmud acquired a plant at a gross cost of RM1.6 million on 1 October X2. The plant has an estimated life of ten years with its residual value equals to 10% of its gross cost. Mahmud uses a straight line depreciation method. At the time of its purchase,Mahmud received a government grant of 30% of its cost price. One of the terms of the grant is that if the company retains the plant for five years or more, then there is no repayment liability. If the company sells the plant within one year it has to repay 75% of the cost. This amount decreases by 20% in succeeding years. Ceria has no intention of disposing of the plant within five years. Its policy for capital based government grants is to treat them as deferred credit and and release them to income over the life of the asset to which they relate. Required: Discuss whether the company’s policy for treatment of government grant meets definition of a liability MASB Conceptual Framework. Prepare the extract of Ceria’s financial statements for the year ended 30 March X3 in respect of the plant and the grant. (i) applying the company's policy (ii) in compliance with the definition of liability in the Conceptual Framework.

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You are working on the audit of Birmingham Ltd (Birmingham), a clothing retailer, for the year...

You are working on the audit of Birmingham Ltd (Birmingham), a clothing retailer, for the year ending 30 June 2017. You have reviewed the audit plan for the related accounts in the sales and collection cycle. The audit plan documents the relevant assertions and the detailed procedure you are to perform in relation to each of these assertions.

An extract from the audit plan is reproduced below:

ITEM

ASSERTION

DETAILED AUDIT PROCEDURE

1

Accuracy

Select some invoices and trace to sales journal, checking whether the amount has been recorded correctly on the sales journal for each invoice.

2

Cut-off

Select a sample of sales invoices and trace to sales journal, determining whether each invoice has been recorded on the sales journal.

3

Completeness

Review evidence that extensions on invoices have been recalculated by the senior accountant after the invoices have been raised by the invoicing department.

4

Occurrence

Enter a fictitious order with a wrong type of goods (i.e. a type of goods that is not sold by the entity) to see if the order is accepted.

Required

For each of the items 1 to 4 above:

(a) Indicate whether the audit procedure is a test of details (substantive test) or a test of controls.

(b) Indicate whether the audit procedure correctly addresses the given assertion.  

(c)   For those audit procedures that do not address the given assertion, state the appropriate assertion.  

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A company is considering a 5-year project to expand production with the purchase of a new...

A company is considering a 5-year project to expand production with the purchase of a new automated machine using the latest technology. The new machine would cost $200,000 FOB St. Louis, with a shipping cost of $8,000 to the plant location. Installation expenses of $15,000 would also be required. This new machine would be classified as 7-year property for MACRS depreciation purposes. The project engineers anticipate that this equipment could be sold for salvage for $44,000 at the end of the project. If the corporate tax rate is 28%, what is the after tax salvage cash flow for this new machine at the end of the project? (Answer to the nearest dollar.)

MACRS percentages for depreciation each year are as follows:

   Year      %

     1     14.29
     2     24.49
     3     17.49
     4     12.49
     5      8.93
     6      8.93
     7      8.93
     8      4.45

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For retirement, you decide to deposit $2438 at the end of each year and you will...

For retirement, you decide to deposit $2438 at the end of each year and you will increase your deposit by $135 per year. How much will you have at the end of 30 years if the bank pays 2% compounded annually?

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The possibility of a power outage seems to grow every year because of demand and an...

The possibility of a power outage seems to grow every year because of demand and an aging infrastructure. What can/should companies do to mitigate this risk?

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The current (year 0) price of the shares of Company XYZ is $50. There are 1...

  1. The current (year 0) price of the shares of Company XYZ is $50. There are 1 million shares outstanding. Next year (year 1)’s dividend per share is $2, which represents a 60% payout from earnings (net income). Investors expect a ROE of 20%, and a constant growth. (12 points)

  1. What will be the dividend per share in year 2 and year 3? (2 points)
  1. What is the current market value of the firm? (1 point)

  1. What will be the value of the firm next year after the payout? (2 points)

Suppose that the company announces that it will increase its dividend from $2 per share to $4 per share next year (year 1), and that the extra cash needed will be financed by issuing new shares. However, total dividends after next year follow the old schedule.

  1. What will be the price of the new shares that the firm issue in year 1? How many new shares will be issued? (2 points)
  1. How much dividend will the old shareholders get in year 2? (2 points)

  1. Calculate the old shareholder’s present value (today) of discounted future dividends, under the new policy. What should be the current stock price under the new policy? (2 points)
  1. Comment on the important assumptions made in this calculation. How would your answer to f) change if the assumptions are changed? (1 points)

Looking for answers e, f, g

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Lessee enters into a four-year lease of equipment and concludes that the agreement is a finance...

  1. Lessee enters into a four-year lease of equipment and concludes that the agreement is a finance lease because the lease contains an option for Lessee to purchase the equipment at the end of the lease and the Lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option. The arrangement provides the following:

Lease term

Four years, with the first payment due at lease commencement and the remainder annually at the lease anniversary date thereafter

Annual payments, beginning at lease commencement and annually thereafter

Commencement – $50,000

Year 2 – $53,000

Year 3 – $55,000

Year 4 -- $60,000

Discount rate

4.5%

PV of lease payments

$204,577

Complete the following schedule to show the impact on the income statement and balance sheet.

Initial

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Cash lease payments

Income statement:

Lease expense recognized:

Interest expense

Amortization expense

Total periodic expense

Balance sheet:

ROU asset

Lease liability

  • Prepare the journal entries at the time of the lease commencement and for Year 1 of the lease term.

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Consider the following. a. What is the duration of a four-year Treasury bond with a 8...

Consider the following. a. What is the duration of a four-year Treasury bond with a 8 percent semiannual coupon selling at par?

b. What is the duration of a three-year Treasury bond with a 8 percent semiannual coupon selling at par?

c. What is the duration of a two-year Treasury bond with a 8 percent semiannual coupon selling at par? (For all requirements, do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

A 3.5years

B ? years

C ?years

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At the beginning of the first year, the Olympic company issued 10,000 stock options to an...

At the beginning of the first year, the Olympic company issued 10,000 stock options to an executive at an exercise price of US $ 45 (convertible to 10,000 ordinary shares), provided that the executive met the performance requirements and served for 3 years. On the grant date, the estimated fair value of the stock option with an exercise price of $ 45 is $ 15. If the exercise price is $ 25, the estimated fair value of the option is $ 31. If the revenue of the Olympic company grows at an average annual rate of 15% within three years, the execution price will be reduced to $ 25.
In the first year, the company's earnings increased by 16%, and it is expected to continue to grow at this rate in the next two years. In the second year, the company's profit increased by only 3%, the company does not expect the profit target to be achieved. In the third year, the company's earnings increased by 4%. The supervisor completed three years of service and therefore met the performance requirements.

Required:

  1. a) Prepare journal entries for Year 1 to Year 3 relating to compensation expense.

  2. b) The executive exercised half of the share options on 3 January of Year 4. The executive did not exercise the remaining share options and the right is lapsed in Year 4. Prepare all journal entries for Year 4 relating to the share options.

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