CA Final FR Q MTP 1 Nov 2024 Exam Castudynotes Com
CA Final FR Q MTP 1 Nov 2024 Exam Castudynotes Com
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Mock Test Paper - Series I: September, 2024
Date of Paper: 9 th September, 2024
Time of Paper: 2 P.M. to 5 P.M.
FINAL COURSE: GROUP – I
PAPER – 1: FINANCIAL REPORTING
Time Allowed – 3 Hours Maximum Marks – 100
1. The question paper comprises two parts, Part I and Part II.
2. Part I comprises Case Scenario based Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
3. Part II comprises questions which require descriptive type answers.
PART I – Case Scenario based MCQs (30 Marks)
Part I is compulsory.
Case Scenario 1
A Ltd. is a diversified business group operating in multiple business segments
across different parts of the world. It maintains its books of accounts and
publishes its annual financial statements under Indian Accounting Standards.
The finance team has been working on closing the books of accounts and
generating financial statements for the year ended 31 st March 20X2 and are facing
issues in the following transactions while finalization of financial statements:
(i) A Ltd. owns 250 ordinary shares in X Ltd., an unquoted company. X Ltd.
has a total share capital of 5,000 shares with nominal value of ` 10. X Ltd.’s
after-tax maintainable profits are estimated at ` 70,000 per year. An
appropriate price/earnings ratio determined from published industry data is
15 (before lack of marketability adjustment). A Ltd.’s management estimates
that the discount for the lack of marketability of X Ltd.’s shares and
restrictions on their transfer is 20%. A Ltd. values its holding in X Ltd.’s
shares based on earnings.
(ii) A Ltd. has a telecom segment. It entered into an agreement with B Ltd.
which is engaged in generation and supply of power. The agreement
provided that A Ltd. will provide 1,00,000 minutes of talk time to employees
of B Ltd. in exchange for getting power equivalent to 20,000 units. A Ltd .
normally charges ` 0.50 per minute and B Ltd. charges ` 2.5 per unit.
(iii) A Ltd. began construction of a new building at an estimated cost of ` 7 lakh
on 1st April, 20X1. To finance construction of the building it obtained a
specific loan of ` 2 lakh from a financial institution at an interest rate of 9%
per annum.
The company’s other outstanding loans were:
Amount Rate of Interest per annum
` 7,00,000 12%
` 9,00,000 11%
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Analyze the transactions mentioned above and choose the most appropriate
option in the below questions 7 to 10 in line with relevant Ind AS:
7. What will be the gain/(loss) on initial recognition of biological asset i.e. cattle
at the time of purchase on 30 th June 20X1?
(a) Gain on initial recognition of biological asset ` 9,800
(b) Loss on initial recognition of biological asset ` 9,800
(c) Gain on initial recognition of biological asset ` 6,000
(d) Loss on initial recognition of biological asset ` 6,000
8. What will be the gain/(loss) on remeasurement of biological asset i.e. cattle
at the time of sale on 31 st March 20X2?
(a) Gain on remeasurement of biological asset ` 9,800
(b) Loss on remeasurement of biological asset ` 9,800
(c) Gain on remeasurement of biological asset ` 6,000
(d) Loss on remeasurement of biological asset ` 6,000
9. Irredeemable preference shares would be accounted for in the books of
D Ltd. as
(a) Financial Asset
(b) Financial Liability
(c) Equity
(d) Will not be accounted for in the books
10. Borrowings from Z Ltd. for ` 10,00,000 with settlement against issue of a
certain number of equity shares of D Ltd. would be accounted for in the
books of D Ltd. as
(a) Financial Asset
(b) Financial Liability
(c) Equity
(d) Will not be accounted for in the books
(4 MCQs x 2 Marks each = 8 Marks)
Case Scenario 3
H Ltd. is a globally diversified business conglomerate with operations spanning
multiple business segments across various regions worldwide. For maintaining
its financial records, the company follows Indian Accounting Standards. As the
finance team diligently finalizes the books of accounts and prepares the financial
statements for the financial year ending on 31st March 20X2, it requires insights
and accounting suggestions on the following transactions:
(i) H Ltd. holds 12% of the voting shares in Z Ltd. Z Ltd.'s board comprises of
eight members and two of these members are appointed by H Ltd. casting
significant influence. Each board member has one vote at the meeting.
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14. With respect to the best practices applicable to all companies, which of the
following statements is incorrect?
(a) Comply with the standards and regulations but also ensure that financial
statements are an effective part of wider communication with
stakeholders.
(b) Disclose complete information in the financial to avoid any further cross
questioning in the mind of the users.
(c) Reduce generic disclosures and focus on company specific disclosures
that explain how the company applies the policies.
(d) Do not disclose assumptions and bases, so that users are not misled.
(2 Marks)
15. Which of the following proactive measures do not mitigate cybersecurity
risks?
(a) Ensure that all passwords are simple and are not changed regularly.
(b) Include procedures for detecting, containing, and mitigating the impact
of a cyberattack
(c) Ensure that firewalls and other security measures are in place to
prevent unauthorized access to the network.
(d) Ensure that data backups are performed regularly and that backups are
stored securely (2 Marks)
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(b) Either
One of the directors of Buildwell Ltd., Mr. Ben Jones has informed
Central Finance team that on 1 st January 20X3, his spouse acquired a
controlling interest in one of Buildwell Ltd.’s major suppliers,
Candour Ltd. Mr. Jones seemed to think that this would have
implications on the financial statements of Buildwell Ltd. Buildwell Ltd.
has been purchasing goods from Candour Ltd. ` 1·5 million per month
of the year ended 31 st March 20X3. As per the financial statements of
Buildwell Ltd., this is a significant amount. While checking all the
purchase transactions it was found that all the purchases from
Candour Ltd. were made at normal market rates.
How the effect of acquisition of controlling interest in Candour Ltd. by
Mr. Ben Jones is to be reflected in the financial statements for the year
ending 31 st March 20X3? (4 Marks)
Or
An entity uses the weighted average cost formula to assign costs to
inventories and cost of goods sold for financial reporting purposes, but
the reports provided to the chief operating decision maker use the First-
In, First-Out (FIFO) method for evaluating the performance of segment
operations.
State the cost formula to be used for Ind AS 108 disclosure purposes.
(4 Marks)
3. (a) One of the subsidiaries of B Ltd. submitted to Central Finance its
Summarized Statement of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet.
Summarized Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended
31 st March 20X3
Particulars Amount (`)
Net sales 2,52,00,000
Less: Cash cost of sales (1,92,00,000)
Depreciation (6,00,000)
Salaries & wages (24,00,000)
Operating expenses (14,00,000)
Provision for taxation (8,80,000)
Net Operating Profit 7,20,000
Non-recurring income – profit on sale of
equipment 1,20,000
8,40,000
Retained earnings and profit brought forward 15,18,000
23,58,000
The original cost of equipment sold during the year 20X2-20X3 was
` 7,20,000.
Work out a Statement of cash flows (as per indirect method) for the
year ended 31 st March 20X3. (8 Marks)
(b) SA Pvt Ltd is engaged in the business of retail having 100 retail outlets
across Northern and Southern India. The company’s head office is
located at Chennai.
SA Pvt Ltd is a subsidiary of SAG Ltd. SAG Ltd is listed on the National
Stock Exchange in India.
Following information is available for SA Pvt Ltd:
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Plan Assets
At 1st April, 20X1, the fair value of plan assets was ` 10,000.
Contribution to the plan assets done on 31 st March, 20X2 – ` 3,000
Amount paid on 31 st March, 20X2 – ` 300
At 31st March, 20X2, the fair value of plan assets was ` 14,700
Actual return on plan assets – ` 2,000
Defined Benefit Obligation
At 1st April, 20X1, present value of the defined benefit obligation was
` 12,000.
At 31st March, 20X2, present value of the defined benefit obligation was
` 15,500.
Actuarial losses on the obligation for the year ended 31 st March, 20X2
were ` 100.
Current Service Cost – ` 2,500
Benefit paid – ` 300
Discount rate used to calculate defined benefit liability - 10%.
Suggest the amount that would be taken to other comprehensive
income (with workings). Also compute net interest on the net defined
benefit liability (asset). (6 Marks)
4. (a) PQR Ltd., a manufacturing company, prepares consolidated financial
statements to 31 st March each year. During the year ended
st
31 March, 20X2, the following events affected the tax position of the
group:
i QPR Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of PQR Ltd., incurred a loss
adjusted for tax purposes of ` 30,00,000. QPR Ltd. is unable to
utilise this loss against previous tax liabilities. Income-tax Act
does not allow QPR Ltd. to transfer the tax loss to other group
companies. However, it allows QPR Ltd. to carry the loss forward
and utilise it against company’s future taxable profits. The
directors of PQR Ltd. do not consider that QPR Ltd. will make
taxable profits in the foreseeable future.
ii During the year ended 31 st March, 20X2, PQR Ltd. capitalised
development costs which satisfied the criteria as per Ind AS 38
‘Intangible Assets’. The total amount capitalised was ` 16,00,000.
The development project began to generate economic benefits for
PQR Ltd. from 1 st January, 20X2. The directors of PQR Ltd.
estimated that the project would generate economic benefits for
five years from that date. The development expenditure was fully
deductible against taxable profits for the year ended
31st March, 20X2.
iii On 1st April, 20X1, PQR Ltd. borrowed ` 1,00,00,000. The cost to
PQR Ltd. of arranging the borrowing was ` 2,00,000 and this cost
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(b) Feel Fresh Limited (the Company) is into manufacturing and retailing
of FMCG products listed on stock exchanges in India. One of its
products is bathing soap which the Company sells under the brand
name 'Feel Fresh'. The Company does not have its own manufacturing
facilities for soap and therefore it enters into arrangements with a third
party to procure the soaps. The Company entered into a long-term
purchase contract of 10 years with M/s. Radhey. Following are the
relevant terms of the contract with M/s. Radhey.
(i) M/s. Radhey has to purchase a machine costing ` 10,00,000 from
the supplier as specified by the Company. The machine will be
customized to produce the soaps as designed by the Company.
This machine cannot be used by M/s. Radhey to produce the
soaps for buyer other than the Company due to the design
specifications. The machine has a useful life of 10 years and the
straight line method of depreciation is best suited considering the
use of the machine.
(ii) The Company will pay ` 4.75 per soap for the first year of contract.
This is calculated based on the budgeted annual purchase of
7,00,000 soaps as follows:
Particulars Per soap price
Variable cost of manufacturing 4.00
Cost of machine (` 1,74,015/7,00,000 soaps) 0.25
M/s. Radhey's margin 0.50
Per soap cost to the Company 4.75
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Profit Range Bonus to Directors
NIL < Profit < ₹ 1 crore NIL
₹ 1 crore < Profit < ₹ 5 crores 2% of Net Profit
₹ 5 crores < Profit < ₹ 10 crores 4% of Net Profit
₹ 10 crores < Profit < ₹ 20 crores 6% of Net Profit
₹ 20 crores < Profit < ₹ 30 crores 8% of Net Profit
Profit > ₹ 30 crores 10% of Net Profit
The draft Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended 31 March
20X2 currently shows a profit of ₹ 2 crores.
Issue:
The employees of Infostar Ltd. have historically been paid an
individual-performance-based discretionary incentive for the last
15 years. Based on the past trends and performance, the bonus
amount for the year 20X1-20X2 would be ₹ 3 crores. In view of the
possibility of the directors not receiving the bonus on account of the
company’s poor performance, Infostar Ltd.’s Chief Financial Officer
(CFO), who is a chartered accountant, has suggested that the
discretionary incentive usually payable to the employees could be
avoided in the current year, which would result in the company
reporting profits. As a part of its annual report, Infostar Ltd. reports
employee satisfaction scores, staff attrition rates, gender equality and
employee absenteeism rates as non-financial performance measures.
The CFO has also told the directors over mail that no stakeholder reads
the non-financial information anyway, and thus his aforesaid
suggestion of not paying the discretionary incentive would not impact
the company greatly.
Discuss the ethical and accounting implications of the above issues,
referring to the relevant Ind AS wherever appropriate from perspective
of CA. Sushil Bhupathy. (5 Marks)