EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Why are excise duties an attractive method of raising tax for governments?
Select TWO that apply.

Question2: Below are extracts from LLL's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X2.


Depreciation of $25,000 was charged on properly, plant and equipment in the year and there were no disposals What is the cash generated from operations for inclusion in LLL's statement of cash flows for the year ended
31 December 20X2?

Question3: AB sells to ST, a group entity, 10,000 units at $2.50 each. The market value was $6 each.
The effect on AB of the transfer pricing legislation on this transaction would be to: .

Question4: An entity purchased equipment on 1 April 20X4 for $200,000. The equipment was depreciated using the reducing balance method at 20% a year.
Depreciation was charged up to and including 31 March 20X7. At that date the recoverable amount of the equipment was $94,000.
Calculate the impairment loss on the equipment in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.

Question5: An entity purchased an asset for $375,000 on 1 November 20X0 incurring legal fees of $33,000.
Improvements were made to the asset for $65,000 on 1 December 20X2 which qualified as capital expenditure under the local tax rules. The entity also incurred repair costs on the asset on 1 February 20X3 amounting to
$10,000.
The asset was sold for $680,000 on 1 December 20X5 incurring allowable costs on disposal of $15,000.
Indexation on the purchase cost and the improvement are allowable.
The index increased by 20% between November 20X0 and December 20X5,15% between December 20X2 and December 20X5 and 10% between February 20X3 and December 20X5 Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal of the asset on 1 December 20X5.

Question6: Which of the following is a feature of value added tax (VAT)?

Question7: The following information relates to AA.
Extract of Trial Balance at 31 December 20X4;

Notes
(i) Inventory at 31 December 20X4 was valued at cost at $30.
(ii) The loan which was received on 1 July 20X4 is repayable in 20X9.
(iii) Corporate income tax represents an over-provision of tax for the year ended 31 December 20X3. AA reported a loss for tax purposes for the year ended 31 December 20X4 and a tax refund is expected amounting to $20.
(iv) Cost of sales, administration and distribution costs need to be adjusted for the following:
Calculate gross profit for the year ended 31 December 20X4.
Give your answer as a whole $.

Question8: Which of the following is NOT a primary need for regulating financial reporting information of incorporated entities?

Question9: Which of the following is an example of a progressive tax?

Question10: The following information has been extracted from GHI's statement of financial position:

Which of the following is the total cash flow for working capital changes to be recorded in GHI's statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 20X5?

Question11: An asset cost $250,000 on 1 January 20X1 and on that date was assessed to have a residual value of $40,000 and a useful economic life of six years. On 1 January 20X4 management assessed that the remaining useful economic life of the asset was five years and that the asset had a residual value of nil.
What is the depreciation charge for this asset in the year ended 31 December 20X4?
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

Question12: Mr K is being pressured by his manager to change figures in his report so that it will improve his manager's bonus.
His manager has promised Mr K a promotion if he agrees to do this.
What threats is Mr K facing?

Question13: Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the International Accounting Standards Board?

Question14: RS purchased an asset on 1 May 20X1 for $200,000, exclusive of import duties of $25,000.
The asset was sold on 1 December 20X3 for $450,000, incurring costs to sell of $15,000.
RS is resident in Country Y where indexation is allowable from the date of purchase to the date of sale.
The indexation factor increased by 40% in the period 1 May 20X1 to 1 December 20X3.
Capital gains are taxed at 25%.
What is the capital tax due from RS on disposal of the asset?

Question15: What does the tax credit method of giving double taxation relief mean?

Question16: In accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations, acquisition accounting of an investment in another entity within the consolidated statement of financial position means that the:

Question17: The following information relates to ABC.

Which of the following would be a reason for the movement in the trade receivable days?

Question18: The following information is extracted from the statement of financial position for ZZ at 31 March 20X3:

Included within cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $20 million relating to the loss on the sale of plant and equipment which had cost $100 million in June 20X1.
Depreciation is charged on all plant and equipment at 25% on a straight line basis with a full year's depreciation charged in the year of acquisition and none in the year of sale.
The revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of ZZ's property.
The total depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment in ZZ's statement of profit of loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $80 million.
The corporate income tax expense in ZZ's statement of profit or loss for year ended 31 March 20X3 is $28 million.
ZZ is preparing its statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 20X3.
What figure should be included for corporate income tax paid in order to arrive at the net cash flow from operating activities?
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.

Question19: During the year a piece of equipment that originally cost $96,000, with accumulated depreciation of $39,000, met the criteria of IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations to be classified as held for sale.
The equipment is being advertised for sale at $46,000 and costs of $1,000 will be incurred to enable the sale to be completed.
At what value should the equipment be included in the statement of financial position at the year end assuming that it remains unsold?
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

Question20: While conducting their audit, auditor 0 did not encounter issues which significantly limited the scope of their audit, however they did run into problems in that they disagreed with the management on facts in the statements.
These disagreements were somewhat material, but they did not affect the auditor's overall opinion of the business. Which of the following statements should auditor 0 issue?

Question21: JKL prepares its financial statements to 31 December each year. For the year ended 31 December 20X5 inventory was held for 76 days on average.
The directors of JKL decide to reduce the average inventory level to $6.5 million from 1 January 20X6 JKL's revenue for 20X6 is $54 million on which a gross profit margin of 20% is earned.
Assuming that the average receivables and payables days remain constant what will be the effect of the expected reduction in inventory on JKL's working capital cycle for the year ended 31 December 20X6?

Question22: Which of the following is NOT a source of short-term finance?

Question23: Statements of financial position for YZ, BC and DE at 31 March 20X2 include the following balances:

YZ purchased 90% of BC's equity shares for $508,000 on 1 January 20X2. On 1 January 20X2 BC's retained earnings were $183,000. YZ uses the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interest at acquisition.
YZ purchased 30% of DE's equity shares on 1 April 20X1 for $112,000. DE's retained earnings at 1 April
20X1 were $88,000.
On 1 February 20X2 YZ sold goods to BC for $28,000 at a mark up of 25% on cost. All the goods were still in BC's inventory at 31 March 20X2.
Calculate the value of the investment in associate to be recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position at 31 March 20X2.
Give your answer to nearest whole $.

Question24: ST has an asset that was classified as held for sale at 30 June 20X4. The asset's carrying value was $230,000 and its fair value $210,000.
The cost of disposal was estimated to be $15,000.
In accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, which of the following values should be used for the asset in the statement of financial position as at 30 June 20X4?

Question25: Which of the following is not a possible tax rate structure?

Question26: On 1 July 20X8 JKL has 100 units of inventory, which cost $8 each. The following transactions arose during the month of July:

JKL values inventory using the first in. first out method.
What is the value of JKL's inventory at 31 July 20X8?
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Question27: Statements of financial position for FG, IJ and KL at 31 December 20X5 include the following balances:

FG acquired 90% of IJ's equity shares for $358,000 on 1 July 20X5 when IJ's retained earnings were $98,000.
FG acquired 100% of KL's equity shares for $360,000 on 1 January 20X5 when KL's retained earnings were
$155,000.
FG used the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interests at acquisition.
KL sold a piece of land to FG for $130,000 on 1 September 20X5. At the date of transfer the land had a carrying value of $50,000.
The management of FG expect KL to make profits in the future and no impairment ot its goodwill was proposed at 31 December 20X5.
Calculate the amount of retained earnings that will be included in FG's consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 20X5.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.

Question28: Mr AM is the owner of Waxco Ltd. Mr AM was born in India, but currently resides in the USA. He has gained dual Indian and American citizenship.
Mr AM first registered Waxco Ltd in the USA when he started the company ten years ago. However, because of lower costs, the company moved its central management station to Germany two years ago. Waxco Ltd has other smaller offices such as call centres across Asia, in locations such as Pakistan and Cambodia, however Waxco Ltd only currently sell goods in the USA.
Which of the countries mentioned are relevant for determining Waxco Ltd's competent jurisdiction?

Question29: Identify from the list below which items can be recognised as assets within the financial statements of an entity in accordance with IAS 38 Intangible Assets. Place either yes or no as appropriate against each item.

Question30: For an entity to be exempt from preparing consolidated financial statements it must meet certain criteria specified in IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.
Which of the following conditions would give exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements?

Question31: XY acquired 75% of the equity shares of CD on 1 January 20X2 for $230,000.
On 1 January 20X2 CD had the following balances:

XY uses the proportionate share of net assets method to value non controlling interest at acquisition.
Calculate the goodwill arising on the acquisition of CD.
Give your answer to nearest whole number.

Question32: DE purchased an asset on 1 January 20X1 for $60,000 with a useful economic life of six years and a residual value of $3,000.
DE uses straight line depreciation for this asset.
On 31 December 20X3 the asset has a value in use of $ $28,000 and a fair value of $26,000.
Which of the following values should be used for the asset in DE's statement of financial position as at 31 December 20X3?

Question33: CDO is an entity that is preparing to apply to its local stock market for a listing. CDO is currently run by a board of ten directors, each of whom manages a department of CDO. The board is chaired by Ms E who is also CDO's Chief Executive Officer.
Which TWO of the following actions would assist CDO to meet corporate governance regulations?

Question34: An entity acquires 100% of the equity shares in another entity.
The consideration paid for the shares is less than the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Which of the following is the correct accounting treatment for the difference between the consideration paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired, in accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations?

Question35: EFG purchased an asset on 1 January 20X5 for $24,000. On that date its useful life was 5 years and residual value was expected to be nil. EFG calculates depreciation on a pro-rata basis.
The asset is reclassified as held for sale on 1 October 20X8 and is unsold on 31 December 20X8.
It is expected that the asset will be sold for S6;300 and that selling costs will be S500.
What is the amount that this asset will be included at in EFG's statement of financial position at 31 December 20X8?
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Question36: GH's tax liability at 30 June 20X3 in respect of the tax charge on the profits for the year ended 30 June 20X3 is $876,000.
There was an over provision of $105,000 that related to the tax charge on the profits for the year ending 30 June 20X2.
What amount should be shown in GH's statement of profit or loss for the year ending 30 June 20X3?
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Question37: On 1 July 20X7, VWX enters into a 12-month lease for personal computers paying a non-refundable deposit of $600. Lease payments of $500 are paid monthly in arrears. VWX chooses to recognise the assets in the lease as short life and low value Which of the following gives the correct value for the expense in the statement of profit or loss and corresponding prepayment and accrual in VWX's statement of financial position for the year ended 31 December 20X7?

Question38: An asset has the following values:

If the asset was sold for its fair value, selling costs of $1,500 would be incurred.
Which of the following is the value of the impairment loss to be recognised for this asset in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets?

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Question40: ST has $20,000 of plant and machinery which was acquired on 1 April 20X0. Tax depreciation rates on plant and machinery are 20% reducing balance. All plant and machinery was sold for $12,000 on 1 April 20X2.
Calculate the tax balancing allowance or charge on disposal for the year ended 31 March 20X3 and state the effect on the taxable profit.

Question41: In which of the following concepts is profit an increase in the nominal value of capital over a period?

Question42: Indicate the possible reasons for the changes identified below to working capital ratios by placing the appropriate reason against each change.

Question43: When developing local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (known as local GAAP) some countries start with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) which are then amended to reflect local needs and conditions.
This type of approach is classified as:

Question44: Refer to the exhibit.

An entity sells 2,000 bags of product X each year. It has been estimated that the cost of holding one bag of product X is £4.
The cost of placing an order is £250.
where:
Co = cost of placing an order
Ch = cost of holding one unit in inventory for one year
D = annual demand
Calculate the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) for bags of product X.
Give your answer to the nearest whole number of bags.

Question45: On 1 May 20X8 DEF enters into a contract to lease plant with a fair value of $200,000. Annual lease payments of $50,000 are to be paid in advance and DEF incurred direct costs to arrange the lease of S2.000 The present value of future lease payments at 1 May 20X8 is $190,000.
What is the amount to be recognised as a right-of-use asset on 1 May 20X8?

Question46: At 31 December 20X4 the directors of MNO decide to revalue its property. Before revaluation adjustments the balances relating to property are as follows:

The property has been revalued at $1,600,000.
How much will be included within MNO's statement of financial position at 31 December 20X4 for revaluation surplus?

Question47: An entity's inventory days are 45 days.
An entity ceased to manufacture a product in 20X4. Raw materials used solely in the manufacture of that product are still held in inventory at 31 December 20X4.
Place the appropriate response below to show how inventory days will be affected if this raw material inventory is written off as obsolete.

Question48: Which of the following would be capitalized as an intangible asset in accordance with IAS 38 Intangible Assets?

Question49: MNO is a commercial bank. One of MNO's clients is FGH, a trading company which sells goods to PQR.
MNO is asked to draw up an instrument between FGH and PQR in respect of goods sold FGH then asks MNO to sell this instrument on its behalf in the discount market MNO does this and pays the proceeds to FGH.
What source of short-term finance is being described here?

Question50: BC manufactures product X and on 1 February 20X4 started a project to develop a new material for use in its production. The development project is due to be completed by 31 December 20X4 with the new material being used in production from 1 January 20X5. The development project costs have been reliably estimated at
$200,000 and it is anticipated that the new material will increase the margin achieved on product X by 20%.
You are a CIMA accountant within BC and are considering how to treat the development costs of $200,000 in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X4.
In accordance with the ethical principle of professional competence and due care, which of the following statements correctly explains how these costs should be accounted for?

Question51: What is the correct classification of a 90-day government bond?

Question52: XYZ operates in Country A where tax rules state that entertaining costs and donations to political parties are disallowable for tax purposes.
XYZ calculated both its accounting and taxable profits for the year ended 31 December 20X2 after deducting
$10,000 of entertaining costs.
It is considering what impact the ruling that "entertaining costs are disallowable for tax purposes" will have on its two profit figures.
Which of the following correctly states the impact of the ruling on the profits already calculated?

Question53: The following information is extracted from QQ's statement of financial position at 31 March:

Included in other payables is interest payable of $80,000 at 31 March 20X2 and $73,000 at 31 March 20X1.
The following information if included within QQ's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X2.
Included within finance cost is $124,000 which relates to interest paid on a finance lease. QQ includes finance lease interest within financing activities on its statement of cash flows.
What cash outflow figure should be included as interest paid within the net cash flow from operating activities for QQ for the year ended 20X2?
Give your answer to the nearest $000.

Question54: Whilst undertaking an external audit, the auditor has identified that there is insufficient evidence to support the financial statements.
As a result the auditors consider these financial statements to be wholly unreliable for decision making purposes.
This will result in a modified audit report with the opinion being .

Question55: YZ has $40,000 of plant and machinery which was acquired on 1 June 20X1.Tax depreciation rates on plant and machinery are 25% reducing balance. All plant and machinery was sold for $24,000 on 1 June 20X3.
Calculate the tax balancing allowance or charge on disposal for the year ended 31 May 20X3 and state the effect on the taxable profit.

Question56: FG purchased 40% of the equity shares of QR and exerted significant influence over the board of the directors.
QR will be classified as____of FG.

Question57: UV has recently been having cash flow issues due to its credit customers paying after the credit period they have been granted.
UV is looking into factoring the receivables to a factoring company on a recourse basis to improve its cash flow.
Which TWO of the following will UV encounter as a result of employing the factoring company?

Question58: Which of the following is NOT a type of supply for value added tax (VAT)?

Question59: LM is preparing its cash forecast for the next three months.
Which of the following items should be left out of its calculations?

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Question61: Which of the following is a feature of a direct tax?

Question62: Which TWO of the following would improve a company's short term cash flow position?

Question63: Country X charges corporate income tax at the rate of 20% on all income irrespective of whether it is paid out as a dividend. Country Y charges corporate income tax at the rate of 25% on all income.
An entity, AA, which is resident in Country X pays a dividend of $100,000 to another entity, BB, which is resident in Country Y.
Countries X and Y have a double taxation treaty which adopts the exemption method in respect of this type of transaction.
What is BB's liability to tax in Country Y in respect of the dividend income received?

Question64: The statement of profit or loss for PQ, ST and AB for the year ended 31 December 20X0 are shown below:

1. PQ acquired 80% of its subsidiary, ST, on 1 January 20X0 and 40% of its associate, AB, on 1 September 20X0.
2. Since acquistion PQ has sold goods to ST and AB for $20,000 and $30,000 respectively. At the year end both ST and AB have 50% of these goods remaining in inventory. PQ uses a mark-up of 20% on all of its sales.
3. Since acquisition the goodwill in respect of ST has been impaired by $8,000 and the investment in AB has been impaired by $2,000.
4. PQ uses the fair value method for non-controlling interest at acquisition.
Calculate the profit attributable to the non-controlling interests disclosed in PQ's consolidated statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 20X0.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.

Question65: Which THREE of the following statements are NOT true of the IFRS Foundation trustees?

Question66: XYZ's accounting profit for the last reporting period is $200,000. This is after deduction of:
* Accounting depreciation of $40,000.
* Entertaining expenses of $10,000 which are disallowable for tax purposes
* Directors' salaries of 530.000
Tax depreciation allowances of $60,000 are available and the rate of corporate income tax is 20%.
What is the corporate tax liability of XYZ for the reporting period?

Question67: AB has been asked to analyze the receivables days of an entity with a view to improving the working capital cycle.
The following results have been produced for receivable days:

Which of the following is NOT an explanation of why the days have increased?

Question68: Which of the following does the phrase 'events after the reporting period' refer to?

Question69: There are two main approaches that a country could adopt in respect of corporate governance regulation - a rules based approach and a principles based approach. Match the following statements with the appropriate approach by placing either rules based or principles based against each of them.

Question70: Statements of financial position for FG, IJ and KL at 31 December 20X5 include the following balances:

FG acquired 90% of IJ's equity shares for $358,000 on 1 July 20X5 when IJ's retained earnings were $98,000.
FG acquired 100% of KL's equity shares for $360,000 on 1 January 20X5 when KL's retained earnings were $155,000.
FG used the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interests at acquisition.
KL sold a piece of land to FG for $130,000 on 1 September 20X5. At the date of transfer the land had a carrying value of $50,000.
The management of FG expect KL to make profits in the future and no impairment ot its goodwill was proposed at 31 December 20X5.
Calculate the non-controlling interest balance in FG's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 20X5.
Give your answer to nearest whole $.

Question71: XY is an entity incorporated in Country B but operates in several countries. Monthly management meetings to decide on strategic matters take place in Country A, where the majority of its production happens. XY sells most of its goods to Country C.
In accordance with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rules on corporate residence which of the following statements is true?

Question72: An entity bought a capital item for $110,000 on 1 March 20X4 incurring legal fees at the date of purchase of
$2,500.
On 1 May 20X4 additional costs classified as capital expenditure by the tax rules of the country of $25,000 were incurred in respect of the asset. On 1 June 20X4 repairs not classified as capital expenditure were incurred at a cost of $15,000.
The asset was sold for $250,000 on 30 November 20X8 and costs to sell were incurred of $4,300.
Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal.
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Question73: Which of the following methods could be used by a tax authority to reduce tax evasion and avoidance?

Question74: The United Kingdom (UK) uses a principle based approach to corporate governance which means:

Question75: Identify which of the following are powers that a government would typically grant it's tax authority by placing the appropriate response beside each power.

Question76: In Country X corporate income tax is levied on profits as follows:

Which of the following describes the tax rate structure in Country X?

Question77: In accordance with IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment, in which of the following situations would subsequent expenditure on a non-current asset be capitalised?

Question78: XYZ has the following data relating to the forecast sale of goods for the quarter to 31 December 20X2:

XYZ expects trade receivables to be settled as follows:
* 20% in the month of sale, by offering a settlement discount of 5%;
* 30% in the month following sale, and
* the remainder, after allowing for irrecoverable debts, in the subsequent month
$10,000 of the sales made in October 20X2 are expected to be irrecoverable What is the forecast amount to be received by XYZ from trade receivables in December 20X2?

Question79: EFG prepares financial statements to 31 December each year. EFG has the following receivable days based on the year end receivable balances:

Which of the following would be a reason for this decrease in receivable days?

Question80: The following information is extracted from the statement of financial position for ZZ at 31 March 20X3:

Included within cost of sales in the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $20 million relating to the loss on the sale of plant and equipment which had cost $100 million in June 20X1.
Depreciation is charged on all plant and equipment at 25% on a straight line basis with a full year's depreciation charged in the year of acquisition and none in the year of sale.
The revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of ZZ's property.
The total depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment in ZZ's statement of profit of loss for the year ended 31 March 20X3 is $80 million.
The corporate income tax expense in ZZ's statement of profit or loss for year ended 31 March 20X3 is $28 million.
ZZ is preparing its statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 20X3.
What cash outflow figure should be included within cash flows from investing activities for the purchase of property, plant and equipment?

Question81: Which of the following is the responsibility of the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee?

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Question83: Company R use a defined benefit plan pension scheme. Employee UW has been working for Company R for
25 years. The defined benefit plan is 1.5% of the employee's annual salary during their time at the company, for every year of employment.
Employee UW started on a £18,000 per annum salary. After 10 years of employment. Employee UW received a promotion and began earning £22,000. After another 3 years of employment. Employee UW got promoted to a wage of £35,000, and is still on this salary now. How much pension has Employee UW accumulated since working at Company R?

Question84: Statements of financial position for YZ, BC and DE at 31 March 20X2 include the following balances:

YZ purchased 90% of BC's equity shares for $508,000 on 1 January 20X2. On 1 January 20X2 BC's retained earnings were $183,000. YZ uses the proportion of net assets method to value non-controlling interest at acquisition.
YZ purchased 30% of DE's equity shares on 1 April 20X1 for $112,000. DE's retained earnings at 1 April
20X1 were $88,000.
On 1 February 20X2 YZ sold goods to BC for $28,000 at a mark up of 25% on cost. All the goods were still in BC's inventory at 31 March 20X2.
Calculate the amount of the non-controlling interest to be included in YZ's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 March 20X2.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.

Question85: CDE has been offering its customers a 50-day credit period, but now wants to improve its cash flow.
CDE is proposing to offer a 2% discount for payment in 20 days. "
Assume a 365-day year and an invoice value of $100
Which of the following is the effective annual interest rate CDE will incur for this action?

Question86: UK purchased an asset, with a useful economic life of 10 years, on 1 January 20X5 for $40,000. The asset was revalued on 31 December 20X6 to 544,000 and the directors believed its total useful economic life remained unchanged On 31 December 20X7 UK sells the asset for $50,000 How much will be recorded as a profit on disposal of the asset in UK's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 20X7?
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Question87: EF has been offering its customers a 60 day credit period, but now wants to improve its cash flow.
EF is proposing to offer a 2% discount for payment in 15 days.
Assume a 365 day year and an invoice value of $100.
Which of the following is the effective annual interest rate EF will incur for this action?

Question88: If a parent entity is to be exempt from preparing consolidated financial statements it needs to satisfy certain conditions according to IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.
Which TWO of the following are conditions that need to be satisfied to be exempt?

Question89: Which THREE of the following are included within an entity's statement of profit or loss?

Question90: The following information is extracted from the trial balance of YY at 30 September 20X3.

i. Included in revenue is a refundable deposit of $20 million for a sales transaction that is due to take place on 14 October 20X3.
ii. The cost of closing inventory is $28 million, however, the net realisable value is estimated at $25 million.
iii. The interest free loan was obtained on 1 January 20X3. The loan is repayable in 12 quarterly installments starting on 31 March 20X3. All installments to date have been paid on time.
Calculate the figure that should be included within non-current liabilities in YY's statement of financial position at 30 September 20X3 in respect of both of the loans outstanding at the year end?
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.

Question91: DEF is considering introducing a Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system but unsure of the advantages of using it.
Which of the following statements are advantages from the employees perspective of an entity using a PAYE system for collecting taxes from employees.
Select ALL that apply.

Question92: HI commenced business on 1 April 20X3. Sales in April 20X3 were $30,000. This is forecast to increase by 2% per month.
Credit sales accounted for 50% of sales. Credit sales customers are allowed one month to pay; 75% of April credit customers paid on time. A further 20% are expected to pay after more than one month, but before two months. The remaining 5% are not expected to pay. All these percentages are expected to continue in the near future.
Calculate the total amount of cash HI should forecast to be received in June 20X3.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.

Question93: AB has prepared its financial statements for the year ended 31 July 20X5. On 15 September 20X5 a major fraud was uncovered by the external auditors which had taken place during the year to 31 July 20X5 The financial statements have not yet been authorised In accordance with IAS 10 Events After the Reporting Period, AB should treat the fraud as:

Question94: On 1 January 20X2 an entity began work on constructing a factory. It purchased the land for $14 million, built the factory buildings for $11 million and installed plant and equipment for $7 million. The project was completed on 31 December 20X3 when the factory was deemed ready to use, however, the factory did not start operations until 1 June 20X4.
To fund the project the entity borrowed $25 million on 1 January 20X2, with interest at 10% per year.
The loan was repaid in full on 31 December 20X4.
Calculate the total amount to be added to the cost of property, plant and equipment in respect of the above development.
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.

Question95: Statements of financial position as at 31 December 20X8 for JK, LM and PQ are as follows:

[1] JK purchased 80% of LM's $1 equity shares on 1 January 20X8 for $260,000 when the retained earnings of JK were $110,000. At that date the non-controlling interest had a fair value of $63,000.
[2] JK purchased 25% of PQ's $1 equity shares on 1 January 20X8 for $90,000 when the retained earnings of PQ were $96,000.
[3] During the year JK sold goods to LM for $32,000 at a mark up of 33.33% on cost. Half of the goods were still in LM's inventory at 31 December 20X8.
[4] LM transferred $32,000 to JK on 30 December 20X8 in settlement of the inter-group trade. JK did not record the cash in its financial records until 2 January 20X9.
Calculate the value of inventory that would be included in JK's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 20X8.
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Question96: Country X levies corporate income tax at a rate of 25% and charges income tax on all profits irrespective of whether they are distributed by way of dividend. Country Y levies corporate income tax at a rate of 20%.
A, who is resident in Country X, pays a divided to B, who is resident in Country Y. B is required to pay corporate income tax on the dividend received from A, but a deduction can be made for the tax suffered on this dividend restricted to a rate of 20%.
Which method of relief for foreign tax does this describe?

Question97: UV's financial statements for the year ended 31 March 20X8 were approved for publication on 30 June 20X8.
In accordance with IAS 10 Events After the Reporting Period, which of the following material events would have been classified as a non-adjusting event in these financial statements?

Question98: In Country X, trading losses in any year can be carried back and set off against trading profits in the previous year, with any unrelieved losses carried forward to set against the first available trade profits in future years.
GH had the following taxable profits and losses in years 20X1 to 20X4:

What are the taxable profits for 20X4, assuming the most efficient use of the loss is made?

Question99: STU has a non-current asset which originally cost $250,000, has an expected life of 8 years and an estimated residual value of $25,000. The asset is depreciated at 25% a year on a reducing balance basis On 1 July 20X5 the accumulated depreciation for this asset is $109,375 What is the depreciation charge for the year ending 30 June 20X6?
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

Question100: Which THREE of the following statements about government grants are INCORRECT?

Question101: The following information relates to AA.
Extract of Trial Balance at 31 December 20X4;

Notes
(i) Inventory at 31 December 20X4 was valued at cost at $30.
(ii) The loan which was received on 1 July 20X4 is repayable in 20X9.
(iii) Corporate income tax represents an over-provision of tax for the year ended 31 December 20X3. AA reported a loss for tax purposes for the year ended 31 December 20X4 and a tax refund is expected amounting to $20.
(iv) Cost of sales, administration and distribution costs need to be adjusted for the following:
What figures should be entered in the Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended 31 December 20X4 in relation to Administration and Distribution costs?

Question102: Entity RH has an recognised a taxable profit of $1.Smillion for 20X1'. In Entity RH's resident country.
Country M, depreciation charges and entertaining expenses are disallowed expenses. Below is some information on Entitry RH's outgoings for the period:
Depreciation charged on PPE: $450,000
Political donations: $155,000
Staff parties: $3,200
Cost of updating assets: $10,000
Other expenses: $83,500
In Country M, there is a standard corporation tax of 12% charged on all corporation profits. What is Entity RH's total tax liability for this period?

Question103: MNO is a manufacturer. Which TWO of the following costs will MNO add to the cost of its finished goods inventory in accordance with IAS 2: Inventories?

Question104: Which of the following would be classified as a parent and subsidiary relationship in accordance with IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?

Question105: Country X levies a duty on alcoholic drinks. Where the alcohol content is above 40% by volume the duty levied is $5 per 1 litre bottle.
What type of tax is this duty?

Question106: XYZ operates in Country P where the tax rules state entertaining costs and accounting depreciation are disallowable for tax purposes.
In year ending 31 March 20X4, XYZ made an accounting profit of $240,000.
Profit included $14,500 of entertaining costs and $5,000 of income exempt from taxation.
XYZ has plant and machinery with accounting depreciation amounting to $26,300 and tax depreciation amounting to $35,200.
Calculate the taxable profit for the year ended 31 March 20X4.

Question107: What does the exemption method of giving double taxation relief mean?

Question108: A non-executive director of a company is somebody who: