Question 4
25 Marks
The financial statements of Mossie Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2013 were
presented to the board of directors for authorisation for issue on 20 March 2014. You
are the accountant of the company. The following events occurred after the reporting
date:
1. Owing to the current economic recession and to increased competition, the selling
price of Mossie Ltd, main product was considerably reduced on 15 February 2014.
The lower selling price will cause a 15% decrease in gross profit in respect of the
main product. It is estimated that total comprehensive income for the year ended 31
December 2014 will decrease by N$500,000 before tax.
2. The board of directors decided to declare N$20,000 additional ordinary dividends on
15 February 2014. The dividends will be paid on 5 April 2014.
3. Dik Daan, a debtor, sent a letter to all his creditors on 18 March 2014 stating that he
was terminating business owing to financial difficulties. He suggested an offer of
compromise of N$0.20 in N$1. The amount owing by Dik Daan to Mossie Ltd
amounts to N$20,000 and is included in receivables at the reporting date. (Assume
that the transactions were in the normal course of business.)
4. On 15 January 2014, a customer sued Mossie Ltd for failing to meet specifications on
certain goods supplied. The case was taken to court and judgement has not been
passed. The attorneys of Mossie Ltd notified the financial director that the company
will probably lose the case and that costs and compensation (which are tax
deductible) will be approximately N$100, 000. The inventory was delivered during
2013.
Required:
For each of the above 1 to 4 above;
a. Identify whether an adjusting or non-adjusting event took place.
(4 Marks)
b. Briefly discuss the effect of the event on the financial statements as at
December 2013.
(8 Marks)
c. Provide an extract of the financial statements of Mossie Ltd as at 31
December 2013 disclosing the details in b. above so as to comply with the
requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
(13 Marks)
Assume that all amounts are material and that the company is a going concern,
notwithstanding the effect of the above events on the financial statements.
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