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and disclosure (12/08) 25 45 97 Lizzer (6/13) 25 45 100 Venue (12/11, amended) 25 45 103 25 45 107 – – 109 Environmental and social reporting Glowball (ACR, Pilot paper) Part B: Accounting standards Preparation question: Sundry standards Non-current assets Key (12/09) 25 45 112 Prochain (ACR, 6/06) 25 45 115 Johan (12/08) 25 45 10 117 10 Scramble (12/11) 25 45 11 120 Employee benefits 11 Preparation question: Defined benefit plan – – 12 123 12 Macaljoy (12/07, amended) 25 45 13 124 13 Savage (ACR, 12/05, amended) 25 45 14 127 14 Smith (6/09, amended) 25 45 15 128 Income taxes 15 Cohort (ACR, 6/02, amended) 22 40 16 131 16 Panel (ACR, 12/05) 25 45 17 132 17 Kesare (Pilot paper) 25 45 18 135 Financial instruments 18 Preparation question: Financial instruments – – 19 137 19 Complexity (12/09) 25 45 20 137 20 Ambush (ACR, 12/05, amended) 25 45 20 140 21 Grainger (6/11) 15 27 21 142 22 Aron (6/09, amended) 25 45 21 144 Share-based payment 23 Leigh (ACR, 6/07) 25 45 23 149 24 Margie (12/10) 25 45 24 152 25 Greenie (12/10) 25 45 24 154 Finding questions v Time Page number Marks allocation Mins Question Marks Events after reporting period, provisions and contingencies 26 Ryder (ACR, 12/05) 25 45 26 157 27 Royan (6/12) 25 45 26 160 28 Electron (Pilot paper) 25 45 27 162 Related parties 29 Egin Group (ACR, 6/06) 25 45 28 165 30 Engina (ACR, Pilot paper) 25 45 29 168 Leases 31 Preparation question: Leases – – 30 169 32 Holcombe (6/10, amended) 25 45 30 170 33 William (6/12) 25 45 31 173 Part C: Group financial statements Revision of basic groups 34 Marrgrett (12/08) 25 45 33 176 35 Preparation question: Associate – – 34 179 Complex groups 36 Preparation question: 'D'-shaped group – – 35 181 37 Preparation question: Sub-subsidiary – – 36 183 38 Glove (ACR, 6/07, amended) 25 45 38 185 39 Case study question: Minny (12/12) 50 90 39 190 40 Case study question: Trailer (6/13) 50 90 41 195 Changes in group structures 41 Preparation question: Part disposal – – 43 204 42 Preparation question: Purchase of further interest – – 45 206 43 Ejoy (ACR, 6/06, amended) 30 54 45 208 44 Case study question: Traveler (12/11) 50 90 47 211 45 Case study question: Robby (6/12) 50 90 49 218 46 Case study question: Bravado (6/09) 50 90 51 224 47 Case study question: Grange (12/09) 50 90 53 229 48 Case study question: Ashanti (6/10, amended) 50 90 55 236 Foreign transactions and entities 49 Preparation question: Foreign operation – – 57 243 50 Memo (ACR, 6/04, amended) 32 58 59 245 51 Case study question: Rose (6/11) 50 90 61 248 Group statements of cash flows vi 52 Preparation question: Consolidated statement of cash flows – – 63 254 53 Case study question: Jocatt (12/10) 50 90 67 256 54 Case study question: Warrburt (12/08, amended) 50 90 70 261 Finding questions Time Page number Marks allocation Mins Question Answer Part D: Performance reporting Performance reporting 55 Alexandra (6/11) 25 45 74 266 56 Carpart (6/09, amended) 16 29 75 269 57 Ghorse (12/07) 25 45 76 271 58 Cate (6/10) 25 45 77 274 59 Calcula 25 45 78 277 Current developments 60 Preparation question: Current issues – – 79 281 61 Fair values and IFRS 13 25 45 80 285 62 Jones and Cousin (ACR 12/06) 25 45 81 287 Specialised entities and specialised transactions 63 Lockfine (6/11) 25 45 81 289 64 Burley (12/09, amended) 25 45 82 293 65 Seltec (6/10) 25 45 84 296 66 Ethan (6/12) 25 45 84 299 67 Norman (6/08) 25 45 85 302 68 Preparation question: Reconstruction scheme – – 86 304 69 Plans 15 27 87 308 70 Decany (12/11) 25 45 88 310 71 Lucky Dairy (ACR, 6/02, amended) 25 45 89 314 IFRS for small and medium-sized entities 72 IFRSs and SMEs (ACR, 6/06, amended) 25 45 90 316 73 Whitebirk (12/10, amended) 22 40 91 319 Mock exam 74 75 76 77 Ribby (6/08) Coate (12/12) Blackcutt (12/12) Jayach (12/12) Mock exam 78 79 80 81 Beth (12/07, amended) Verge (6/13) Janne (6/13) Implementing IFRS (6/08) Mock exam (December 2013) 82 83 84 85 Angel (12/13) Havanna (12/13) Bental (12/13) Zack (12/13) Finding questions vii Topic index Listed below are the key Paper P2 syllabus topics and the numbers of the questions in this Kit covering those topics If you need to concentrate your practice and revision on certain topics or if you want to attempt all available questions that refer to a particular subject, you will find this index useful viii Syllabus topic Question numbers Associates Complex groups Consolidated statement of financial position Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income Consolidated statement of cash flows Corporate citizenship Disposals Employee benefits Environmental issues Ethics Financial instruments Foreign currency IAS (revised) Impairment International issues IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS 10 to 12 IFRS 13 Joint ventures Measurement of performance Non-current assets Provisions Related party transactions Reporting performance Revenue recognition Share-based payment Small and medium-sized entities Taxation 36 37 – 40 45 Finding questions 39 52 – 54 62 41 – 48 11 – 14 44 – 48 18 – 22 49 – 51 Throughout 57, 60 62, 77 23 – 25 34 – 54 18 – 22 34 – 54 61, throughout 65 56 – 59 – 10 26 – 28 29, 30 55 4, 9, 56 23 – 25 72, 73 15 – 17 Helping you with your revision BPP Learning Media – Approved Learning Partner – content As ACCA's Approved Learning Partner – content, BPP Learning Media gives you the opportunity to use exam team reviewed revision materials By incorporating the examination team's comments and suggestions regarding syllabus coverage, the BPP Learning Media Practice and Revision Kit provides excellent, ACCA-approved support for your revision Tackling revision and the exam Using feedback obtained from the ACCA exam team review: We look at the dos and don'ts of revising for, and taking, ACCA exams We focus on Paper P2; we discuss revising the syllabus, what to (and what not to do) in the exam, how to approach different types of question and ways of obtaining easy marks Selecting questions We provide signposts to help you plan your revision A 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November 2012, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is restated upwards by $2 million less depreciation for the period and this would result in an increase in profit or loss for the period of the same amount Disclosures relating to prior period errors include: the nature of the prior period error for each prior period presented, to the extent practicable; the amount of the correction for each financial statement line item affected; and for basic and diluted earnings per share, the amount of the correction at the beginning of the earliest prior period presented The disclosure would include the nature of the prior period error The line items in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income would also change For the current period, Zack would disclose the impact of the prior period error of $3 million It can be assumed that, because the asset is under construction, there will be no depreciation on the asset The change in the depreciation method is not a change in an accounting policy but a change in an accounting estimate For changes in accounting estimates, Zack should disclose the nature and the amount of the change which affects the current period or which it is expected to have in future periods It should be noted that IAS does permit an exception where it is impracticable to estimate the effect on future periods Where the effect on future periods is not disclosed because it is impracticable, that fact should be disclosed The revision results in an increase in depreciation for 2013 of $6m and the disclosure of an estimated increase for 2014 of $8m The systems error has resulted in a prior period error In order to correct this error, Zack should restate the prior year information for the year ended 30 November 2012 for the $2m in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income Additionally, the trade creditors figure in the statement of financial position is overstated by $2 million and should be restated The movement in reserves note will also require restating This is not a correction of an accounting estimate 444 Examiner's answers: December 2013 Professional Level – Essentials Module, Paper P2 (INT) Corporate Reporting (International) (a) Net profit before taxation Net cash generated from operations Cash flow from investing activities Cash flow from financing activities (b) Subjective assessment of discussion (c) Subjective assessment – mark per point December 2013 Marking Scheme Marks 16 10 35 50 (a) Revenue recognition up to (b) IFRS explanation (c) Leases Professional marks 25 (a) Financial instrument explanation up to (b) Hedged items (c) IFRS explanation Professional marks 10 25 (a) Subjective (b) Subjective Professional marks 15 25 Examiner's answers: December 2013 445 446 Examiner's answers: December 2013 Mathematical tables 447 448 Present value table Present value of = (1+r)-n where r = discount rate, n = number of periods until payment This table shows the present value of £1 per annum, receivable or payable at the end of n years Periods (n) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1% 0.990 0.980 0.971 0.961 0.951 0.942 0.933 0.923 0.914 0.905 0.896 0.887 0.879 0.870 0.861 0.853 0.844 0.836 0.828 0.820 2% 0.980 0.961 0.942 0.924 0.906 0.888 0.871 0.853 0.837 0.820 0.804 0.788 0.773 0.758 0.743 0.728 0.714 0.700 0.686 0.673 3% 0.971 0.943 0.915 0.888 0.863 0.837 0.813 0.789 0.766 0.744 0.722 0.701 0.681 0.661 0.642 0.623 0.605 0.587 0.570 0.554 4% 0.962 0.925 0.889 0.855 0.822 0.790 0.760 0.731 0.703 0.676 0.650 0.625 0.601 0.577 0.555 0.534 0.513 0.494 0.475 0.456 Discount rates (r) 5% 6% 0.952 0.943 0.907 0.890 0.864 0.840 0.823 0.792 0.784 0.747 0.746 0.705 0.711 0.665 0.677 0.627 0.645 0.592 0.614 0.558 0.585 0.527 0.557 0.497 0.530 0.469 0.505 0.442 0.481 0.417 0.458 0.394 0.436 0.371 0.416 0.350 0.396 0.331 0.377 0.312 7% 0.935 0.873 0.816 0.763 0.713 0.666 0.623 0.582 0.544 0.508 0.475 0.444 0.415 0.388 0.362 0.339 0.317 0.296 0.277 0.258 8% 0.926 0.857 0.794 0.735 0.681 0.630 0.583 0.540 0.500 0.463 0.429 0.397 0.368 0.340 0.315 0.292 0.270 0.250 0.232 0.215 9% 0.917 0.842 0.772 0.708 0.650 0.596 0.547 0.502 0.460 0.422 0.388 0.356 0.326 0.299 0.275 0.252 0.231 0.212 0.194 0.178 10% 0.909 0.826 0.751 0.683 0.621 0.564 0.513 0.467 0.424 0.386 0.350 0.319 0.290 0.263 0.239 0.218 0.198 0.180 0.164 0.149 Periods (n) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11% 0.901 0.812 0.731 0.659 0.593 0.535 0.482 0.434 0.391 0.352 0.317 0.286 0.258 0.232 0.209 0.188 0.170 0.153 0.138 0.124 12% 0.893 0.797 0.712 0.636 0.567 0.507 0.452 0.404 0.361 0.322 0.287 0.257 0.229 0.205 0.183 0.163 0.146 0.130 0.116 0.104 13% 0.885 0.783 0.693 0.613 0.543 0.480 0.425 0.376 0.333 0.295 0.261 0.231 0.204 0.181 0.160 0.141 0.125 0.111 0.098 0.087 14% 0.877 0.769 0.675 0.592 0.519 0.456 0.400 0.351 0.308 0.270 0.237 0.208 0.182 0.160 0.140 0.123 0.108 0.095 0.083 0.073 Discount rates (r) 15% 16% 0.870 0.862 0.756 0.743 0.658 0.641 0.572 0.552 0.497 0.476 0.432 0.410 0.376 0.354 0.327 0.305 0.284 0.263 0.247 0.227 0.215 0.195 0.187 0.168 0.163 0.145 0.141 0.125 0.123 0.108 0.107 0.093 0.093 0.080 0.081 0.069 0.070 0.060 0.061 0.051 17% 0.855 0.731 0.624 0.534 0.456 0.390 0.333 0.285 0.243 0.208 0.178 0.152 0.130 0.111 0.095 0.081 0.069 0.059 0.051 0.043 18% 0.847 0.718 0.609 0.516 0.437 0.370 0.314 0.266 0.225 0.191 0.162 0.137 0.116 0.099 0.084 0.071 0.060 0.051 0.043 0.037 19% 0.840 0.706 0.593 0.499 0.419 0.352 0.296 0.249 0.209 0.176 0.148 0.124 0.104 0.088 0.074 0.062 0.052 0.044 0.037 0.031 20% 0.833 0.694 0.579 0.482 0.402 0.335 0.279 0.233 0.194 0.162 0.135 0.112 0.093 0.078 0.065 0.054 0.045 0.038 0.031 0.026 Mathematical tables 449 Cumulative present value table This table shows the present value of £1 per annum, receivable or payable at the end of each year for n years Periods (n) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Periods (n) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 450 1% 0.990 1.970 2.941 3.902 4.853 5.795 6.728 7.652 8.566 9.471 10.37 11.26 12.13 13.00 13.87 14.718 15.562 16.398 17.226 18.046 11% 0.901 1.713 2.444 3.102 3.696 4.231 4.712 5.146 5.537 5.889 6.207 6.492 6.750 6.982 7.191 7.379 7.549 7.702 7.839 7.963 Mathematical tables 2% 0.980 1.942 2.884 3.808 4.713 5.601 6.472 7.325 8.162 8.983 9.787 10.58 11.35 12.11 12.85 13.578 14.292 14.992 15.678 16.351 12% 0.893 1.690 2.402 3.037 3.605 4.111 4.564 4.968 5.328 5.650 5.938 6.194 6.424 6.628 6.811 6.974 7.120 7.250 7.366 7.469 3% 0.971 1.913 2.829 3.717 4.580 5.417 6.230 7.020 7.786 8.530 9.253 9.954 10.63 11.30 11.94 12.561 13.166 13.754 14.324 14.877 13% 0.885 1.668 2.361 2.974 3.517 3.998 4.423 4.799 5.132 5.426 5.687 5.918 6.122 6.302 6.462 6.604 6.729 6.840 6.938 7.025 4% 0.962 1.886 2.775 3.630 4.452 5.242 6.002 6.733 7.435 8.111 8.760 9.385 9.986 10.56 11.12 11.652 12.166 12.659 13.134 13.590 Discount rates (r) 5% 6% 0.952 0.943 1.859 1.833 2.723 2.673 3.546 3.465 4.329 4.212 5.076 4.917 5.786 5.582 6.463 6.210 7.108 6.802 7.722 7.360 8.306 7.887 8.863 8.384 9.394 8.853 9.899 9.295 10.38 9.712 10.838 10.106 11.274 10.477 11.690 10.828 12.085 11.158 12.462 11.470 7% 0.935 1.808 2.624 3.387 4.100 4.767 5.389 5.971 6.515 7.024 7.499 7.943 8.358 8.745 9.108 9.447 9.763 10.059 10.336 10.594 8% 0.926 1.783 2.577 3.312 3.993 4.623 5.206 5.747 6.247 6.710 7.139 7.536 7.904 8.244 8.559 8.851 9.122 9.372 9.604 9.818 9% 0.917 1.759 2.531 3.240 3.890 4.486 5.033 5.535 5.995 6.418 6.805 7.161 7.487 7.786 8.061 8.313 8.544 8.756 8.950 9.129 10% 0.909 1.736 2.487 3.170 3.791 4.355 4.868 5.335 5.759 6.145 6.495 6.814 7.103 7.367 7.606 7.824 8.022 8.201 8.365 8.514 14% 0.877 1.647 2.322 2.914 3.433 3.889 4.288 4.639 4.946 5.216 5.453 5.660 5.842 6.002 6.142 6.265 6.373 6.467 6.550 6.623 Discount rates (r) 15% 16% 0.870 0.862 1.626 1.605 2.283 2.246 2.855 2.798 3.352 3.274 3.784 3.685 4.160 4.039 4.487 4.344 4.772 4.607 5.019 4.833 5.234 5.029 5.421 5.197 5.583 5.342 5.724 5.468 5.847 5.575 5.954 5.668 6.047 5.749 6.128 5.818 6.198 5.877 6.259 5.929 17% 0.855 1.585 2.210 2.743 3.199 3.589 3.922 4.207 4.451 4.659 4.836 4.988 5.118 5.229 5.324 5.405 5.475 5.534 5.584 5.628 18% 0.847 1.566 2.174 2.690 3.127 3.498 3.812 4.078 4.303 4.494 4.656 4.793 4.910 5.008 5.092 5.162 5.222 5.273 5.316 5.353 19% 0.840 1.547 2.140 2.639 3.058 3.410 3.706 3.954 4.163 4.339 4.486 4.611 4.715 4.802 4.876 4.938 4.990 5.033 5.070 5.101 20% 0.833 1.528 2.106 2.589 2.991 3.326 3.605 3.837 4.031 4.192 4.327 4.439 4.533 4.611 4.675 4.730 4.775 4.812 4.843 4.870 Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Review Form – Paper P2 Corporate Reporting (International and United Kingdom) (06/14) Name: Address: How have you used this Kit? 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