ACCAF7知识点总结.docx
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ACCAF7知识点总结
ACCA考试F7知识点辅导
I.Theaccountingproblem
BeforeIAS37provisionswererecognizedonthebasisofprudence,littleguidancewasgivenonwhenaprovisionshouldberecognizedandhowitshouldbemeasured.Thisgaverisetoinconsistencies,andalsoallowedprofitstobemanipulated.
Someproblemsarenotedbelow:
(a)Provisionscouldberecognizedonthebasisofmanagementintentions,ratherthanonanyobligationtobeentity;
(b)Severalitemscouldbecombinedintoonelargeprovision.Therewereknownas‘bigbath’provisions;
(c)Aprovisioncouldbecreatedforonepurposeandthenusedforanother;
(d)Poordisclosuremadeitdifficulttoassesstheeffectofprovisionsonreportedprofits.Inparticular,provisionscouldbecreatedwhenprofitswerehighandreleasedwhenprofitswerelowinordertosmoothprofits.
(1)Definitions
IAS37viewsaprovisionasaliability.
Aprovisionisaliabilityofuncertaintytimingoramount;
Aliabilityisanobligationofanenterprisetotransfereconomicbenefitsasaresultofpasttransactionsorevents.
Provisionmustbebasedonobligations,notmanagementintentions.
(2)UnderIAS37,aprovisionshouldberecognized:
a.Whenanenterprisehasapresentobligation;
b.Itisprobablethatatransferofeconomicbenefitswillberequiredtosettleit;
c.Areliableestimatecanbemadeofitsamount;ifareasonableestimatecannotbemade,thenthenatureoftheprovisionandtheuncertaintiesrelatingtotheamountandtimingofthecashflowsshouldbedisclosed.
Aprovisionismadeforsomethingwhichwillprobablyhappen.Itshouldberecognizedwhenitisprobablethatatransferofeconomiceventswilltakeplaceandwhenitsamountcanbeestimatedreliably.
(3)Contingentliabilities
Definition
TheStandarddefinesacontingentliabilityas:
(a)Apossibleobligationthatarisesfrompasteventsandwhoseexistencewillbeconfirmedonlybytheoccurrenceornon-occurrenceofoneormoreuncertainfutureeventsnotwhollywithinthecontroloftheenterprise;or
(b)Apresentobligationthatarisesfrompasteventsbutisnotrecognizedbecause:
(i)Itisnotprobablethatanoutflowofresourcesembodyingeconomicbenefitswillberequiredtosettletheobligation;or
(ii)Theamountoftheobligationcannotbemeasuredwithsufficientreliability.
Asaruleofthumb,probablemeansmorethan50%likely.Ifanobligationisprobable,itisnotacontingentliability–instead,aprovisionisneeded.
Treatmentofcontingentliabilities
Contingentliabilitiesshouldnotberecognizedinfinancialstatementsbuttheyshouldbedisclosed.Therequireddisclosuresare:
(a)Abriefdescriptionofthenatureofthecontingentliability;
(b)Anestimateofitsfinancialeffect;
(c)Anindicationoftheuncertaintiesthatexist;
(d)Thepossibilityofanyreimbursement;
(4)Contingentassets
Definition
Apossibleassetthatarisesfromthepasteventswhoseexistencewillbeconfirmedbytheoccurrenceofoneormoreuncertainfutureeventsnotwhollywithintheenterprise’scontrol.
Acontingentassetmustnotberecognized.Onlywhentherealizationoftherelatedeconomicbenefitsisvirtuallycertainshouldrecognitiontakeplace.Atthatpoint,theassetisnolongeracontingentasset.
Disclosure:
contingentassets
Contingentassetsmustonlybedisclosedinthenotesiftheyareprobable.Inthatcaseabriefdescriptionofthecontingentassetshouldbeprovidedalongwithanestimateofitslikelyfinancialeffect.
II.Specificapplication
1.Futureoperatinglosses
Inthepast,provisionswererecognizedforfutureoperatinglossesonthegroundsofprudence.Howevertheseshouldnotbeprovidedforthefollowingreasons.
①Theyrelatetofutureevents;
②Thereisnoobligationtoathirdparty.Theloss-makingbusinesscouldbeclosedandthelossesavoided.
2.Onerouscontracts
Anonerouscontractisacontractinwhichtheunavoidablecostsofmeetingthecontractexceedtheeconomicbenefitsexpectedtobereceivedunderit.
Acommonexampleofanonerouscontractisaleaseonasurplusfactory.Theleaseholderislegallyobligedtocarryonpayingtherentonthefactory,buttheywillnotgetanybenefitfromusingthefactory.
Theleastnetcostofanonerouscontractshouldberecognizedasaprovision.Theleastnetcostisthelowerofthecostoffulfillingthecontractorofterminatingitandsufferinganypenaltypayments.
Someassetsmayhavebeenboughtspecificallyfortheonerouscontract.Theseshouldbereviewedforimpairmentbeforeanyseparateprovisionismadeforthecontractitself.
1Demo
Droopershasrecentlyboughtallof
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