The Nanjo Van(NV) Sdn Bhd is a private limited company incorporated in Malaysia. Starting its business in the last 5 years, NV already employs 70 dispatch staffs for delivery services. The company currently owns 15 vans and 20 motorcycles, some were purchased new, and some were acquired second-hand.

Since the pandemic of Covid-19 early 2020, the company suffers from inadequate resources as many trading companies now need transport facilities to sell their products. The company then decides to lease 10 more vans from a lessor in town under a 15-year leasehold agreement. This lease comes with purchase option at huge discounted price and most likely the company will buy the vehicles at the end of the lease term.

Full details of all vehicles owned by the company are maintained in a non-current asset register. But the leasehold vehicles are only recorded in the form of their monthly rentals in expense.

Required:

1. Identify the four (4) most important assertions for the audit of the vehicles owned by Nanjo Van(NV) Sdn Bhd. For each assertion, suggest the most appropriate substantive audit evidence you would gather and evaluate in addressing each assertion.

(10 Marks)

2. List and describe two (2) audit work you should perform on the 10 vehicles which are leased from the lessor in town.

(5 Marks)                      

(Total: 15 Marks)

1.

In 2020, Elaine paid $2,440 of tuition and $1,160 for books for her dependent son to attend State University this past fall as a freshman. Elaine files a joint return with her husband.

What is the maximum American opportunity tax credit that Elaine can claim for the tuition payment and books in each of the following alternative situations? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

Elaine’s AGI is $88,000.

What is the American opportunity tax credit?

2. In 2020, Laureen is currently single. She paid $2,400 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters Sheri and Meri to attend State University as freshmen ($2,400 each for a total of $4,800). Sheri and Meri qualify as Laureen’s dependents. Laureen also paid $1,750 for her son Ryan’s (also Laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at State University. Finally, Laureen paid $1,250 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to help her improve her job skills. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

a. What is the maximum amount of education credits Laureen can claim for these expenditures? Laureen's AGI is $45,000. If Laureen claims education credits for her three children and herself, how much credit is she allowed to claim in total? If she claims education credits for her children, how much of her children’s tuition costs that do not generate credits may she deduct as for AGI expenses?

-American opportunity tax credit? _______

Lifetime learning credit?_______

For AGI deduction?_______

3.In 2020, Laureen is currently single. She paid $2,400 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters Sheri and Meri to attend State University as freshmen ($2,400 each for a total of $4,800). Sheri and Meri qualify as Laureen’s dependents. Laureen also paid $1,750 for her son Ryan’s (also Laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at State University. Finally, Laureen paid $1,250 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to help her improve her job skills.

b. Laureen’s AGI is $95,000. What is the maximum amount of education deductions Laureen can claim to the extent the costs don’t generate a credit?

For AGI deduction?_______

4.
In 2020, Laureen is currently single. She paid $2,400 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters Sheri and Meri to attend State University as freshmen ($2,400 each for a total of $4,800). Sheri and Meri qualify as Laureen’s dependents. Laureen also paid $1,750 for her son Ryan’s (also Laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at State University. Finally, Laureen paid $1,250 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to help her improve her job skills. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

c. Laureen’s AGI is $45,000 and Laureen paid $12,100 (not $1,750) for Ryan to attend graduate school (i.e., his fifth year, not his junior year).

-American opportunity tax credit? _______

Lifetime learning credit?_______

5.This year Luke has calculated his gross tax liability at $2,240. Luke is entitled to a $3,060 nonrefundable personal tax credit, a $1,830 business tax credit, and a $820 refundable personal tax credit. In addition, Luke has had $2,850 of income taxes withheld from his salary. (Input the amount as a positive value.)

What is Luke’s net tax due or refund?

6.

In 2020, Zach is single with no dependents. He is not claimed as a dependent on another’s return. All of his income is from salary and he does not have any for AGI deductions.

What is his earned income credit in the following alternative scenarios? Use Exhibit 8-10. (Round your intermediate calculations to whole dollar amount. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

d. Zach is 24 years old and his AGI is $4,100.

What is the earned income credit?_____

7.

Julie paid a day care center to watch her two-year-old son while she worked as a computer programmer for a local start-up company.

What amount of child and dependent care credit can Julie claim in each of the following alternative scenarios? Use Exhibit 8-9

a. Julie paid $2,180 to the day care center and her AGI is $50,000

What is the child & dependent care credit?___

Option 3 - Interview an incubator manager Contact the manager of an incubator and conduct an interview by asking the following. In what types of companies does the firm help/invest? What criteria does the firm use to decide whom to help/fund? What are the typical focuses of the incubator in helping a company? What controls are used by the incubator to help ensure the company's success? What are the most challenging tasks any business incubators may encounter?

The COVID 19 Rapid Response fund was set up to alleviate the suffering of the people. “In March 2020, the Government of Canada announced $1 billion to support a whole-of-government COVID-19 Response Fund, which supports federal public health measures such as enhanced surveillance, increased testing and ongoing support for preparedness in First Nations and Inuit communities” Government of Canada (2020). The policy aims to reduce the suffering of people hit by COVID 19 that led to the loss of jobs and increment of unemployment in the country.

The objective of the response fund is to support researchers that will help develop measures to detect and reduce the transmission of COVID-19. The fund enabled the health care system to test patience suffering from the virus and help contain the spread of COVID 19 Government of Canada (2020). According to a research from the University of Calgary (2020), he objective is to support Alberta-based genomics projects designed to address specific, short-term needs of industry, not-for-profit, and public sector receptors through research conducted by academics in collaboration with these receptors, with near-term outcomes that address the COVID-19 crisis.

Question that needs to be answered

Why was the Response fund focused on one ethnic group and not others?

Question 1

A. Cash is a monetary and financial asset. It is the most liquid finance asset; it is also the standard medium of exchange for most business transactions. Cash is usually classified as a current account, however there are circumstances in which cash is classified as a non-current asset.

Required:

With the aid of a suitable example, explain when can be classified as a non-current asset.

B. Study the following items related to transactions during the year to September 30, 2020 for Thompson’s Tours’ Inc. All transactions are reported on the financial statements in $XCD.  

I. A bank overdraft of $200,000 in a chequing account at St Kitts National Bank.

II. A saving account with a balance of $400,000 at Open Campus Bank and chequing account with an overdraft of $100,000 at the same bank repayable on demand.

III. The Operation Manager was given a salary advance of $2,000 on August 24, 2020 and this amount was deducted from his October salary.

IV. CAD$3,045 on hand from tips up to March 31, 2020, its pre-COVID operations when the exchange rate was CAD$1 = $2.01 XCD. On September 30, 2020, the exchange rate was CAD$1 = $1.95 XCD

V. Special Edition Independence postage stamps on hand valued at $200.

VI. Cash holdings of US$100,000, the exchange rate on September 30, 2020 is $2.70.

VII. Petty cash on hand valued at $1,500.

VIII. A cheque in the amount of $5,000 and dated October 23, 2020 was received from a customer on September 27, 2020.

IX. Short term 60 days treasury bill valued at $35,000.

X. Thompson’s Tours’ Inc. invested $1,000,000 in a money market fund with Mona Campus Bank on July 10, 2020 which will mature on October 9, 2020.

Required:

a. List all items from above that would NOT be classified as cash or cash equivalents in the current asset section of Thompson’s Tours’ Inc. Statement of Financial Position as at September 30, 2020? State how each of these items would then be classified in the financials.   

b. Prepare the necessary journal entry at September 30, 2020 to account for Item IV.  

C. Using the information in B above, calculate the cash and cash equivalent value that would appear in Thompson’s Tours’ Inc. Statement of Financial Position on September 30,2020.    

Total 15 marks

Question 2

A.   List two (2) policies a company may adopt to lessen the risk of uncollectible accounts and improve its cashflows. (1 mark)

B. Joseph Corporation a mobile phone wholesaler sells mobile phones to PhoneTech Ltd, a mobile phone retailer on August 1, 2020 for $500 each, the value of the sale is $50,000, with credit terms of 3/10, n/30. Assume the company uses the net method to record accounts receivables.

Required:

a. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale.

b. On August 8, 2020, collection on $15,000 of the sales was received from PhoneTech. Record the necessary journal entry for the cash received.

c. The remaining $35,000 of the sales was collected on August 28, 2020 from Phone Tech. Record the necessary journal entry for the transaction on this date.          

Total 13 marks

Question 3

A. J & B Company uses the percentage of sales approach to estimate its uncollectible accounts. The company’s annual sales for its first financial year of operations ending July 31, 2020 was $500,000, cash sales contributed to 2% of the overall sales and the accounts receivable balance at year end was $75,000. Based on industry expectations, it estimated that 3% of its credit sales would be uncollectible.

Required:

a. Calculate the bad debt expense at July 31, 2020.

b. Calculate the net receivable balance that would be reported in the Statement of Financial Position as at July 31, 2020. (1 mark)

B. Tosh and Sons Inc. uses the percentage of receivables approach to estimate its uncollectible accounts. The company had sales of $100,000 at the end of its financial year on June 30, 2020. The allowance for doubtful debts account had a debit balance of $400, the accounts receivable balance was $30,000at year end and the company estimates the uncollectible percentages as follows:

Current (1 - 30 days)   $15,000           0.5%

31 - 60 days                 $10,000           2.0%

61 - 90 days                 $3,000             10.0%

Over 90 days               $2000              60.0%

Required:

a. Calculate the bad debt expense at June 30, 2020.

b. Prepare the necessary journal entry to record the bad debt expense for the year.

b. During the financial year ending May 31, 2020 the Board of Directors of Chung Sa Corporation authorised the write off of a $3,000 two-year debt belonging to a previous customer Jap Inc. On July 2, 2020 Chung Sa Corporation received an electronic funds transfer from Jap Inc. in the amount of $3,000.

Required:

Prepare all necessary journal entries to record this transaction.

On October 20, 2020, Kevin Mason, President of Tropicane Juice is reviewing the financial statements of Sunnydee, a potential acquisition candidate for the company. Tropicane is an American company, which produces and distributes juice throughout North America. It is in juice production and is interested in getting into the Canadian market. Sunnydee is a Canadian company that produces similar juice products and sells these across Canada. Tropicane is a public company and Sunnydee is a private company. Sunnydee is owned by the local area farmers and was originally started as a co-operative. Of the 1,000,000 shares outstanding, 600,000 are owned by the founder of the company, Mr. S. The rest are owned by various employees. Sunnydee has a perpetual debt with a par value of $5 million and coupon rate of 6 percent. However, interest rates have decreased and now the debt has a 4 percent yield-to-maturity. Annual before-tax before-interest operating cash flows for the year just ended were $3 million. The corporate tax rate was 20 percent. Assume perpetual operating cashflows for Sunnydee’s future cashflows. Tropicane has return on equity of 12.24%, debt-to-equity ratio of 40%, and yield to maturity of 3% on its outstanding debt.

a) What do you think is the maximum acquisition price that Mr. Mason is willing to pay for acquiring Sunnydee?

b) Compute weighted average cost of capital for Sunnydee.

The audit team completed the field work on 22 July 2020. The audit report was signed on 5 August by Charles Kirby. The financial statements were signed by the BoD on the same day, which was subsequently released to shareholders on 12 August 2020. During the review of subsequent events, you noted the following material events:

1) Cook’s Furniture Ltd has purchased a property in Adelaide Australia on 20 July 2020 for AUD 3,200,000 and intended to use it as a showroom. The company borrowed AUD 2,000,000 to finance the purchase. The company plans to take the opportunity of the current low interest rate to expand its property acquisitions

. 2) The company applied for Wages Subsidy scheme on 4 April and was granted 70,000. On 7 August, the BoD received a letter from the government requesting the company to pay back the Wages Subsidy with interests citing the reason that the company did not qualify.

3) The company was experiencing delays in its supply chain from overseas suppliers from March to May 2020, which resulted longer lead times in filling customer orders. On 31 July, a customer filed a lawsuit against the company suing for damages of $300, 000. Because of the delay, this customer could not open business on time and suffered income loss. REQUIRED:

For each of the above subsequent event:

a) Explain the potential impact on the 2020 financial statements.

b) Discuss audit procedures that may verify the potential impact on the 2020 financial statements.

1. If a US company has net cash outflows in a foreign currency, which of the following is false?
(A) The US company would benefit from a drop-in value of the foreign currency.
(B) The US company would benefit from an increase in value of the foreign currency.
(C) The US company would suffer a loss from a decrease in value of the foreign currency.
(D) The appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currency would be irrelevant.
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2 A US firm that has cash flows in a foreign currency will have an economic GAIN if

I. the foreign currency appreciates, and the US firm has net cash inflows

II. the US firm has net cash outflows and the foreign currency depreciates

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) Both I and II

(D) Neither I nor II

.......

3. The decision to exercise a call option would be based on

I. strike price

II. call premium

III. market price of the underlying security

(A) I and II

(B) II and III

(C) II only

(D) I only

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4. Which of the following is FALSE regarding the US dollar?

(A) A strong US dollar makes domestic goods relatively more expensive than imported goods.

(B) A strong US dollar is better for a US company than a weak US dollar.

(C) A weak US dollar makes imported goods relatively cheaper than domestic goods.

(D) A weak US dollar makes domestic goods more expensive than

imported goods.

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5. Wright International is a US firm that typically exports goods to Japan. Since the international receivables are denominated in yen, they are subject to fluctuating currency rates. To mitigate chis risk, Wright sometimes purchases put options to protect against loss from a decline in the yen. The put premium is relevant to the

I. decision to exercise the option

II. calculation of gain or loss on the exercise of the put option

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) Both I and II

(D) Neither I nor II

pl explain answer

The comparative balance sheets for 2021 and 2020 are given below for Surmise Company. Net income for 2021 was $90 million.

Required:
Prepare the statement of cash flows of Surmise Company for the year ended December 31, 2021. Use the indirect method to present cash flows from operating activities because you do not have sufficient information to use the direct method. You will need to make reasonable assumptions concerning the reasons for changes in some account balances. A spreadsheet or T-account analysis will be helpful. (Hint: The right to use a building was acquired with a seven-year lease agreement. Annual lease payments of $9 million are paid at January 1 of each year starting in 2021.) (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)