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(b) Draft a report suitable for inclusion in a Management Commentary for Jones and Cousin which deals with:
(i) the key risks and relationships of the business (9 marks)
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(b) Draft a report as at today’s date advising Cutlass Inc on its proposed activities. The report should cover the
following issues:
(i) The rate at which the profits of Cutlass Inc will be taxed. This section of the report should explain:
– the company’s residency position and what Ben and Amy would have to do in order for the company
to be regarded as resident in the UK under the double tax treaty;
– the meaning of the term ‘permanent establishment’ and the implications of Cutlass Inc having a
permanent establishment in Sharpenia;
– the rate at which the profits of Cutlass Inc will be taxed on the assumption that it is resident in the
UK under the double tax treaty and either does or does not have a permanent establishment in
Sharpenia. (9 marks)
A、A loss of $695
B、A loss of $2,277
C、A loss of $3,945
D、A profit of $1,807
W: No, I've been doing some research at the library for a report on psychological investing. Do you know that some firms use psychology research to develop products like personality tests and employee performance evaluations？
M: Oh yeah, I've heard about that. I majored in psychology before I got into stock analysis.
W: Really？ Would you please review my first draft？ And I'd appreciate it greatly if you'd provide some feedback.
What project is the woman working on？
A．An exam
B．A performance evaluation
C．A research report
D．A personality test
(a) During the year Snipe Co’s factory was extended by the self-construction of a new processing area, at a total cost of $5 million. Included in the costs capitalised are borrowing costs of $100,000, incurred during the six-month period of construction. A loan of $4 million carrying an interest rate of 5% was taken out in respect of the construction on 1 March 2011, when construction started. The new processing area was ready for use on 1 September 2011, and began to be used on 1 December 2011. Its estimated useful life is 15 years.
Required:
In respect of your file review of non-current assets:
Comment on the matters that should be considered, and the evidence you would expect to find regarding the new processing area. (8 marks)
(b) Snipe Co has in place a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. An actuarial valuation on 31 January 2012 indicated that the plan is in deficit by $10·5 million. The deficit is not recognised in the statement of financial position. An extract from the draft audit report is given below:
Auditor’s opinion
In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed below, the financial statements do not give a true and fair view of the financial position of Snipe Co as at 31 January 2012, and of its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Explanation of adverse opinion in relation to pension
The financial statements do not include the company’s pension plan. This deliberate omission contravenes accepted accounting practice and means that the accounts are not properly prepared.
Required:
Critically appraise the extract from the proposed audit report of Snipe Co for the year ended 31 January 2012.
Note: you are NOT required to re-draft the extract of the audit report. (7 marks)
听力原文：(Man) Hello. Jeffrey Hines speaking.
(Woman) This is Martha Benjamin. I'm calling to let you know I've put my research report in the interoffice mail. You should have it this afternoon. I hope you're still willing to review it for me.
(Man) Of course. I'll be out of town on business for the next few days, but I'll take it with me. I also have your request for additional money to continue your research.
(Woman) Thanks very much. Don't worry about the typos—I'll be sending the report to an editor. But please make suggestions about the content. It's only the first draft and I'm going to make revisions. I'm really looking forward to your feedback.
What is the purpose of Martha's call to Jeffrey？
A．To tell him she is going out of town
B．To ask him to pay for some additional research
C．To thank him for meeting with her
D．To tell him she mailed a report to him
The audit work for the year ended 30 June 2015 is nearly complete, and you are reviewing the draft audit report which has been prepared by the audit senior. During the year the Hopper Group purchased a new subsidiary company, Seurat Sweeteners Co, which has expertise in the research and design of sugar alternatives. The draft financial statements of the Hopper Group for the year ended 30 June 2015 recognise profit before tax of $495 million (2014 – $462 million) and total assets of $4,617 million (2014: $4,751 million). An extract from the draft audit report is shown below:
Basis of modified opinion (extract)
In their calculation of goodwill on the acquisition of the new subsidiary, the directors have failed to recognise consideration which is contingent upon meeting certain development targets. The directors believe that it is unlikely that these targets will be met by the subsidiary company and, therefore, have not recorded the contingent consideration in the cost of the acquisition. They have disclosed this contingent liability fully in the notes to the financial statements. We do not feel that the directors’ treatment of the contingent consideration is correct and, therefore, do not believe that the criteria of the relevant standard have been met. If this is the case, it would be appropriate to adjust the goodwill balance in the statement of financial position.
We believe that any required adjustment may materially affect the goodwill balance in the statement of financial position. Therefore, in our opinion, the financial statements do not give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Hopper Group and of the Hopper Group’s financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Emphasis of Matter Paragraph
We draw attention to the note to the financial statements which describes the uncertainty relating to the contingent consideration described above. The note provides further information necessary to understand the potential implications of the contingency.
Required:
(a) Critically appraise the draft audit report of the Hopper Group for the year ended 30 June 2015, prepared by the audit senior.
Note: You are NOT required to re-draft the extracts from the audit report. (10 marks)
(b) The audit of the new subsidiary, Seurat Sweeteners Co, was performed by a different firm of auditors, Fish Associates. During your review of the communication from Fish Associates, you note that they were unable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence with regard to the breakdown of research expenses. The total of research costs expensed by Seurat Sweeteners Co during the year was $1·2 million. Fish Associates has issued a qualified audit opinion on the financial statements of Seurat Sweeteners Co due to this inability to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence.
Required:
Comment on the actions which Rockwell & Co should take as the auditor of the Hopper Group, and the implications for the auditor’s report on the Hopper Group financial statements. (6 marks)
(c) Discuss the quality control procedures which should be carried out by Rockwell & Co prior to the audit report on the Hopper Group being issued. (4 marks)
(a) You are the manager responsible for the audit of Yew Co, a company which designs and develops aircraft engines. The audit for the year ended 31 July 2011 is nearing completion and the audit senior has left the following file note for your attention:
‘I have just returned from a meeting with the management of Yew Co, and there is a matter I want to bring to your attention. Yew Co’s statement of financial position recognises an intangible asset of $12·5 million in respect of capitalised research and development costs relating to new aircraft engine designs. However, market research conducted by Yew Co in relation to these new designs indicated that there would be little demand in the near future for such designs. Management has provided written representation that they agree with the results of the market research.
Currently, Yew Co has a cash balance of only $125,000 and members of the management team have expressed concerns that the company is finding it difficult to raise additional finance.
The new aircraft designs have been discussed in the chairman’s statement which is to be published with the financial statements. The discussion states that ‘developments of new engine designs are underway, and we believe that these new designs will become a significant source of income for Yew Co in the next 12 months.’
Yew Co’s draft financial statements include profit before tax of $23 million, and total assets of $210 million.
Yew Co is due to publish its annual report next week, so we need to consider the impact of this matter urgently.’
Required:
Discuss the implications of the audit senior’s file note on the completion of the audit and on the auditor’s report, recommending any further actions that should be taken by the auditor. (12 marks)
(b) You are responsible for answering technical queries from other managers and partners of your firm. An audit partner left the following note on your desk this morning:
(i) ‘I am about to draft the audit report for my client, Sycamore Co. I am going on holiday tomorrow and want to have the audit report signed and dated before I leave. The only thing outstanding is the written representation from management – I have verbally confirmed the contents with the finance director who agreed to send the representations to the audit manager within the next few days. I presume this is acceptable？’ (3 marks)
(ii) ‘We are auditing Sycamore Co for the first time. The prior period financial statements were audited by another firm. We are aware that the auditor’s report on the prior period was qualified due to a material misstatement of trade receivables. We have obtained sufficient appropriate evidence that the matter giving rise to the misstatement has been resolved and I am happy to issue an unmodified opinion. But should I refer to the prior year modification in this year’s auditor’s report？’ (3 marks)
Required:
Respond to the audit partner’s comments.
Note: the split of the mark allocation is shown within the question. (18 marks)
(b) You are the audit manager of Johnston Co, a private company. The draft consolidated financial statements for
the year ended 31 March 2006 show profit before taxation of $10·5 million (2005 – $9·4 million) and total
assets of $55·2 million (2005 – $50·7 million).
Your firm was appointed auditor of Tiltman Co when Johnston Co acquired all the shares of Tiltman Co in March
2006. Tiltman’s draft financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2006 show profit before taxation of
$0·7 million (2005 – $1·7 million) and total assets of $16·1 million (2005 – $16·6 million). The auditor’s
report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2005 was unmodified.
You are currently reviewing two matters that have been left for your attention on the audit working paper files for
the year ended 31 March 2006:
(i) In December 2004 Tiltman installed a new computer system that properly quantified an overvaluation of
inventory amounting to $2·7 million. This is being written off over three years.
(ii) In May 2006, Tiltman’s head office was relocated to Johnston’s premises as part of a restructuring.
Provisions for the resulting redundancies and non-cancellable lease payments amounting to $2·3 million
have been made in the financial statements of Tiltman for the year ended 31 March 2006.
Required:
Identify and comment on the implications of these two matters for your auditor’s reports on the financial
statements of Johnston Co and Tiltman Co for the year ended 31 March 2006. (10 marks)
Palm Industries Co (Palm)
Palm’s year end was 31 March 2015 and the draft financial statements show revenue of $28·2 million, receivables of $5·6 million and profit before tax of $4·8 million. The fieldwork stage for this audit has been completed.
A customer of Palm owed an amount of $350,000 at the year end. Testing of receivables in April highlighted that no amounts had been paid to Palm from this customer as they were disputing the quality of certain goods received from Palm. The finance director is confident the issue will be resolved and no allowance for receivables was made with regards to this balance.
Ash Trading Co (Ash)
Ash is a new client of Chestnut & Co, its year end was 31 January 2015 and the firm was only appointed auditors in February 2015, as the previous auditors were suddenly unable to undertake the audit. The fieldwork stage for this audit is currently ongoing.
The inventory count at Ash’s warehouse was undertaken on 31 January 2015 and was overseen by the company’s internal audit department. Neither Chestnut & Co nor the previous auditors attended the count. Detailed inventory records were maintained but it was not possible to undertake another full inventory count subsequent to the year end.
The draft financial statements show a profit before tax of $2·4 million, revenue of $10·1 million and inventory of $510,000.
Required:
For each of the two issues:
(i) Discuss the issue, including an assessment of whether it is material;
(ii) Recommend ONE procedure the audit team should undertake to try to resolve the issue; and
(iii) Describe the impact on the audit report if the issue remains UNRESOLVED.
Notes:
1 The total marks will be split equally between each of the two issues.
2 Audit report extracts are NOT required.
(b) When a director retires, amounts become payable to the director as a form. of retirement benefit as an annuity.
These amounts are not based on salaries paid to the director under an employment contract. Sirus has
contractual or constructive obligations to make payments to former directors as at 30 April 2008 as follows:
(i) certain former directors are paid a fixed annual amount for a fixed term beginning on the first anniversary of
the director’s retirement. If the director dies, an amount representing the present value of the future payment
is paid to the director’s estate.
(ii) in the case of other former directors, they are paid a fixed annual amount which ceases on death.
The rights to the annuities are determined by the length of service of the former directors and are set out in the
former directors’ service contracts. (6 marks)
Required:
Draft a report to the directors of Sirus which discusses the principles and nature of the accounting treatment of
the above elements under International Financial Reporting Standards in the financial statements for the year
ended 30 April 2008.
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