CIMA F1 : Financial Reporting

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?

• A. Increase in cash sales
• B. Reduction in payables days
• C. No irrecoverable debts
• D. Reduction in the need for management control
• E. Reduction in bank overdraft charges

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?

• A. $252,984
• B. $125,616
• C. $234,384
• D. $254,184

A building was purchased on 1 January 20X1 for $300,000 and had a useful economic life of 40 years. On 1 January 20X5 the building was revalued by a professional surveyor at $450,000. Directors decided to incorporate the revalued amount into the financial statements.
The accounting entries to record the initial revaluation of the building in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X5 will be to debit building cost $150,000 and then:

• A. debit accumulated depreciation $37,500 and credit revaluation reserve $187,500.
• B. debit accumulated depreciation $30,000 and credit revaluation reserve $180,000.
• C. credit accumulated depreciation $37,500 and credit revaluation reserve $112,500.
• D. credit accumulated depreciation $30,000 and credit revaluation reserve $120,000.

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?

• A. $110 million
• B. $210 million
• C. $185 million
• D. $85 million

EF purchased an asset on 1 September 20X4 for $800,000, exclusive of import duties of $30,000. EF is resident in country Y where indexation is allowed on purchase costs when the asset is disposed of.
EF sold the asset on 31 August 20X9 for $1,500,000 incurring transaction charges of $20,000. The indexation factor increased by 40% in the period from 1 September 20X4 to 31 August 20X9.
Capital gains are taxed at 30%.
What is the tax due on disposal of the asset?

• A. $95,400
• B. $102,600
• C. $101,400
• D. $108,000