1、ACCA考试F7知识点辅导I、 The accounting problemBefore IAS37 provisions were recognized on the basis of prudence, little guidance was given on when a provision should be recognized and how it should be measured、 This gave rise to inconsistencies, and also allowed profits to be manipulated、Some problems are no
2、ted below:(a) Provisions could be recognized on the basis of management intentions, rather than on any obligation to be entity;(b) Several items could be combined into one large provision、 There were known as big bath provisions;(c) A provision could be created for one purpose and then used for anot
3、her;(d) Poor disclosure made it difficult to assess the effect of provisions on reported profits、 In particular, provisions could be created when profits were high and released when profits were low in order to smooth profits、(1) DefinitionsIAS 37 views a provision as a liability、A provision is a li
4、ability of uncertainty timing or amount;A liability is an obligation of an enterprise to transfer economic benefits as a result of past transactions or events、Provision must be based on obligations, not management intentions、(2) Under IAS37, a provision should be recognized:a、 When an enterprise has
5、 a present obligation;b、 It is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required to settle it;c、 A reliable estimate can be made of its amount; if a reasonable estimate cannot be made, then the nature of the provision and the uncertainties relating to the amount and timing of the cash f
6、lows should be disclosed、A provision is made for something which will probably happen、 It should be recognized when it is probable that a transfer of economic events will take place and when its amount can be estimated reliably、(3) Contingent liabilitiesDefinitionThe Standard defines a contingent li
7、ability as:(a) A possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the enterprise; or(b) A present obligation that arises from past events but is not
8、recognized because:(i) It is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; or(ii) The amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability、As a rule of thumb, probable means more than 50% likely、 If an obligation i
9、s probable, it is not a contingent liability instead, a provision is needed、Treatment of contingent liabilitiesContingent liabilities should not be recognized in financial statements but they should be disclosed、 The required disclosures are:(a) A brief description of the nature of the contingent li
10、ability;(b) An estimate of its financial effect;(c) An indication of the uncertainties that exist;(d) The possibility of any reimbursement;(4) Contingent assetsDefinitionA possible asset that arises from the past events whose existence will be confirmed by the occurrence of one or more uncertain fut
11、ure events not wholly within the enterprises control、A contingent asset must not be recognized、 Only when the realization of the related economic benefits is virtually certain should recognition take place、 At that point, the asset is no longer a contingent asset、Disclosure: contingent assetsConting
12、ent assets must only be disclosed in the notes if they are probable、 In that case a brief description of the contingent asset should be provided along with an estimate of its likely financial effect、II、 Specific application1、 Future operating lossesIn the past, provisions were recognized for future
13、operating losses on the grounds of prudence、 However these should not be provided for the following reasons、They relate to future events;There is no obligation to a third party、 The loss-making business could be closed and the losses avoided、2、 Onerous contractsAn onerous contract is a contract in w
14、hich the unavoidable costs of meeting the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it、A common example of an onerous contract is a lease on a surplus factory、 The leaseholder is legally obliged to carry on paying the rent on the factory, but they will not get any benefit f
15、rom using the factory、The least net cost of an onerous contract should be recognized as a provision、 The least net cost is the lower of the cost of fulfilling the contract or of terminating it and suffering any penalty payments、Some assets may have been bought specifically for the onerous contract、
16、These should be reviewed for impairment before any separate provision is made for the contract itself、1DemoDroopers has recently bought all of the trade, assets and liabilities of Dolittle, an unincorporatd business、 As part of the take-over all of the combined businesss activities have been relocat
17、ed at Droopers main site、 As a result Dolittles premises are now empty and surplus to requirements、However, just before the acquisition Dolittle had signed a three year lease for their premises at $6000 per calendar month、 At 31 December 2003 this lease ad 32 months left to run and the landlord had
18、refused to terminate the lease、 A sub-tenant had taken over part of the premises for the rest of the lease at a rent of $2500 per calendar month、Required(a) Should Droopers recognized a provision for an onerous contract in respect of this lease?(b) Show how this information will be presented in the
19、financial statements for 2003 and 2004、 Ignore the time value of money、Solution:Droopers has a legal obligation to pay a further $192000 to the landlord, as a result of a lease signed before the year end、 Therefore an onerous contract exists and must be provided for、There is also an amount recoverab
20、le form the sub-tenant of $80000(322500)、 This will be shown separately in the balance sheet as an asset、The $192000 payable and the $80000 recoverable can be netted off in the income statement、income statements20032004$provision for onerous lease contract(net)112000 Dr、net rental payable on lease (
21、72-30)-42000 Drrelease of provision42000 Cr112000 Dr、balance sheetsreceivalbesamounts recoverable from sub-tenants80000 Dr、50000 Drliabilitiesamounts payable on onerous contracts192000 Cr120000 Cr3、 RestructuringA restructuring is a programme that is planned and controlled by management and has a ma
22、terial effect on:The scope of a business undertaken by the reporting entity in terms of the products or services it provides; orThe manner in which a business undertaken by the reporting entity is conducted;Restructuring includes terminating a line of business, closure of business locations, changes
23、 in management structure, and refocusing a businesss operations、Restructuring provisions have always been quite common, and have often been misused、 IAS37 restricts the recognition of restructuring provisions to situations where an entity has a constructive obligation to restructure、A constructive o
24、bligation will only arise if:There is a detailed formal plan for restructuring、 This must identify the businesses, locations and employees affected; andThose affected have a valid expectation that the restructuring will be carried out、 This can be by starting to implement the plan or by announcing i
25、t to those affected、The constructive obligation must exist at the year-end、(Any obligation arising after the year end may require disclosure under IAS10)A board decision alone will not create a constructive obligation unless:The plan is already being implemented、 For example, assets are being sold,
26、redundancy negotiations have begun; orThe plan has been announced to those affected by it、 The plan must have a strict timeframe without unreasonable delays; orThe Board itself contains representatives of employees or other groups affected by the decision、(This is common in mainland Europe、)An annou
27、ncement to sell an operation will not create a constructive obligation、 An obligation will only arise when a purchaser is found and there is a binding sale agreement、A restructuring provision should only include the direct costs of restructuring、 These must be both:(a) Necessarily entailed by the re
28、structuring; and(b) Not associated with the ongoing activities of the entity;The following costs must not be provided for because they relate to future events:(a) Retaining or relocating staff;(b) Marketing;(c) Investment in new systems and distribution networks;(d) Future operating losses (unless a
29、rising from an onerous contract)(e) Profits on disposal of assets、cca f7真题对于acca f7得考试得重要性我相信各位acca考生都心知肚明了,首先我们先瞧一下acca f7科目得考试内容ACCA F7科目介绍:F7财务报告就是F3财务会计得后续课程或说就是升级课程。F7大纲以概念框架开始,概念框架包括有用信息得质量特征还有一些在F3中已经学习过得基础会计知识。接下来,大纲会更详绅地介绍管理框架与会计准则得制定过程,大纲得主要部分就是介绍根据公认会计准则(GAAP)与相关会计准则下,独立公司得与集团公司得财务信息报告。最后
30、,大纲介绍了财务报告中信息得分析与理解。acca f7考试题型:一、选择题:想要在选择题上拿分,就要对F7书上得各类知识点达到熟悉得程度。对于ACCA新增得选择题,就是没有重点可以依靠得,会涉及考纲所有得角落,因此学懂学全知识点才就是硬道理,万万不能投机取巧。ps:先练后面得大题再练选择题会简单很多。二、报表题:一定一定一定要把表得框架(模板)记住,并且就是在练了大量题得基础上达到熟练得程度。我比较喜欢得做报表题得顺序就是先根据information写working再列报表框架,这样使得报表干净整洁,不会被框架限定住也不会遗漏一些item。三、ratio analysis:一般都就是15分大题
31、,其中有5分得ratio得计算题,至少10分写analysis。在写分析得时候可以先把分析得三大部分profitability、liquidity、gearing得框架列出来,在时间宽松得情况下可以一个一个按顺序写完,但如果时间紧,就先把每个部分得基本分析,如各个ratio就是多少,就是上升还就是下降写出来,再有时间就可以深入分析,这样得话easy mark就是可以完全拿到得! 最后很重要得就是在考前一个星期模拟考,找到适合自己得做题时间同时规定好每道题得做题时间,精确到每个小题就是用时几分钟,最后至少留1015分钟得机动时间。ACCA F7考试重点:I、 The accounting pro
32、blemBefore IAS37 provisions were recognized on the basis of prudence, little guidance was given on when a provision should be recognized and how it should be measured、 This gave rise to inconsistencies, and also allowed profits to be manipulated、Some problems are noted below:(a) Provisions could be
33、recognized on the basis of management intentions, rather than on any obligation to be entity;(b) Several items could be combined into one large provision、 There were known as big bath provisions;(c) A provision could be created for one purpose and then used for another;(d) Poor disclosure made it di
34、fficult to assess the effect of provisions on reported profits、 In particular, provisions could be created when profits were high and released when profits were low in order to smooth profits、acca f7真题得重要性:对于真题,我们除了要掌握单独得知识点,还要把她们串联在一起,并且能识别出题目考察得就是哪些知识点得组合,而且它考得不仅仅就是知识点,还有我们得思维能力与对商业环境得瞧法等等,所以我觉得对于
35、像我这种准备时间不就是很充分(复习基本在最后一个半月内完成)得话,重点就是分析考官提供得答案,从长篇答案中总结她们得答题思路与大纲,然后再同自己得想法对比找到差距,瞧到自己思考得不缜密得地方加以修改。我得这个办法屡试不爽,基本练习册每道题目我都会分析出提纲要点,这样在时间不够时,可以省去大篇幅写作时间而直接发现自己得丢分点,有利于形成总结思考能力,也可以在练习得过程中与考官得想法越来越贴近,揣摩出她得思维方式,若能以考官得思维来答题,相信定会万无一失。Exam:Part A: 15 MCQ * 2 mark4 :20 - 5:00Part B: 3 case* 5 MCQ * 2 mark5:
36、00 - 5:55Part C:single financial statements and consolidated financial statements * 20 marks3:00 - 3:50Cash flow and ratio analysis * 20 marks3:50 - 4:20一分对应1、8 分钟F7Chapter1IASBCONCEPTUALFRAMEWORKÐICS1、IASBconceptualframework2. twounderlyingassumption:accrualbasis,goingconcern3、Qualitativecharact
37、eristics:relevance,faithfulreprentaion(complete,neutralandfreefromerror)Enhancingqualitativecharacteristics:comparability,verifiability,timeliness,understandability、4、资产得确认与计量:确认:elements:assets,liability,equity,income,expenses计量:measurementoffinancialstatements:historicalcost(历史成本),currentcost(重置成本
38、),netrealizablevalue(可变现净值),presentvalue(现值)、存货可变现净值=存货估计售价至完工估计将发生得成本估计销售费用相关税金现值(PresentValue),也称折现值、贴现值、资本化价值(CapitalizedValue),会计计量中得现值,就是指对未来现金流量以恰当得折现率折现后得价值,就是考虑货币时间价值因素等得一种计量属性5. whistle blowing6. accafundamentalprinciplesonethics:integrity(honest),objectivity(notallowbias),professionalcompe
39、tenceandduecare,confidentiality,professionalbehavior、7、CSR:environmentreportandsustainability、了解即可Chapter 2 financial reporting framework1、presentationoffinancialstatement:Goingconcern,accrual,consistency,materialityandaggregation(实质与聚集),offsetting(抵消),comparative、2. SOFP,SOCI(P&L,OCI),SOCIE,SOCF,ac
40、countingnotes(OCI,OCE,NCI)3、会计政策变更与会计估计变更会计政策变更:changesinaccountingpolicies:法规要求;使financialstatement更加relevant例:折旧追溯法retrospective,追溯到能处理得最早年限,opening balance调整累计影响会计估计变更:changesinaccountingestimates:例:或有事项预计负债坏账,存货毁损,公允价值变动,折旧年限,未来适用prospectively,仅仅对未来得事项产生影响折旧:去年不计提折旧今年计提折旧会计政策得变更,其她(折旧方法,折旧使用年限,折
41、旧金额)会计估计得变更两者区别:measurementbasis计量基础;methodofpresentation列表方式,recognition确认方式满足三个任意一个条件得变更可判断为会计政策变更3、 差错更正correctionofpriorperioderrors(包括错报、漏报、计算错误、会计政策使用错误、对事实情况得曲解、误解、欺诈)追溯法retrospectiveChapter3non-currentasset一、1、PPE(property,plantandequipment):定义(tangible,overoneyear,owneroccupied);计量:达到预定使用状态
42、前发生得一切成本。(purchasepricelesstradediscountorrebate,notcashdiscount)注意记得加上presentvalueoffutureclean-upcosts不包括试运行阶段产生得成本,直接费用化Drfin、Cost856%Crprovision856%Unwinding就是discounting得相反过程凡就是以PV计价得会计金额未来都要考虑unwindingcost2、capitalexpenditureandrevenueexpenditure3、depreciation:土地不折旧不摊销,折旧计算无论商品就是否闲置4、thecostmo
43、delandtherevaluationmodel重估增值会计分录录:DrPPE20DrDep、Expense12DrRevaluationreserve CrOCI20CrPPE12CrRE2重估减值会计分录:(不计入OCI,计入损益表,出于谨慎性prudence得原则)DrP&LimpairmentlossCrPPE重估先增值再减值:DrPPEDrRRCrOCIDrP&Limpairmentloss CrPPE重估先减值再增值:(瞧做没有减值,持续折旧DrP&LimpairmentlossDrPPECrPPECrimploss CrOCI#3二、5、investmentproperties
44、投资性房地产:确认:(自用部分小,提供服务不重大,集团内部房产处理单体investmentproperty,集团PPE);计量:costmodelorafairvaluemodel(注意与PPE区别)6、Fairvaluemodel公允价值计量顺序:同时同地,同时不同地,以前发生得,折现不允许计提折旧,公允价值变动(不管向上向下)全部计入损益表,无法可靠计量时使用成本法7、changingmodel:PPEinvestmentproperty:当做revaluation处理investmentpropertyPPE:公允价值当做初始入账价值三、8、Intangibleassets无形资产(IA
45、S38包括所有无形资产,除掉商誉)确认:control,futureeconomicbenefits,identifiableR&D:、researchcosts:全部计入损益表 、developmentcosts:满足条件资本化:技术可行、完成意图、足够物力以完成、能用/卖、未来收益、可靠计量支出Brands,mastheads,publishingtitles,customerlists,similaritems不可瞧做资产,在单体报表上也无法体现,但就是当涉及到合并报表时会对商誉有影响。计量:costmodelandrevaluationmodelamortisation withausefullife,withaindefiniteusefullife(不能确定使用年限)对使用年限不确定得无形资产与商誉无论有无减值迹象,需每年做减值测试impairmentExam: PART:A conceptual and regulatory framework(考理论,section A 得选择题1-2道 2-4 分)考点: IFRS framework 得作用及内容1、1 framework为制定准则给相关board提供指引,准则没规定得处理