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Question 1 (30 marks) 

Morning Star Ltd was registered on 1 July 2020, as a company with a constitution limiting the  shares that could be offered to 5 000 000 Ordinary shares (including all classes) and 2 000 000  preference shares. The company issued a prospectus dated 1 July 2020 inviting the public to  apply for 3 000 000 Ordinary A class shares at $3.00 per share. The terms of the shares on issue  are $1.50 on application, $1.00 on allotment and $0.50 to be called within six months of  allotment before 31 December 2020. 

If the issue is oversubscribed the directors will make a pro-rata issue of shares and the excess  application money will be applied to allotment and calls before any refunds will be given. 

On 15 July, the directors also decided to issue 500 000 non-voting Ordinary B shares as fully  paid to the promoters for a payment of $2.00 per share. 

On 30 July, applications for the Ordinary A class shares closed. Applications for 4 500 000 shares  in total had been received with applicants for 3 000 000 shares paying the full price and 1 500  000 shares paying only the application fee. 

On 1 August, the Ordinary A class shares were allotted on a pro-rata basis with all allotment  money owed paid by the 30 August. 

The company paid share issue costs of $10,000 for the issuing of Ordinary A shares on 1  September. The share issue costs related to legal expenses associated with the share issue and  fees associated with the drafting and advertising of the prospectus and share issue. 

The call on the Ordinary A shares was made on 15 Septmber and due by 30 September. All call  money was received except for the call on 100 000 shares. The directors met and forfeited the  shares on 15 October. On 30 October, the forfeited shares were reissued at $2.40 fully paid to  $3.00. Costs associated with reissuing the forfeited shares totalled $4,000. The remaining money  was refunded to the defaulting shareholders on 15 November. 

On 1 January 2021, Morning Star Ltd issued via a private placement semi-annual coupon  debentures (which pay interest every 6 months) with a nominal value of $700,000. The debenture  term is three years and the coupon rate is 8% per year. The market requires a rate of return of  10% per year. The money came in and the debentures were allotted on the same date. The first  interest payment will occur on 30 June 2021. 

On the same day (1 January), Monring Star issued 50,000 options for class A shares with an  exercise price of $2.5 each. It costs $0.50 per option. These options expires on 30 June 2021. 

The company issued via a private placement 400,000 redeemable preference shares of $2.00  each on 30 June 2021. The shares offer a fixed dividend of 7 per cent per annum. The shares are  later redeemed to non-voting Ordinary Class B shares at the choice of the shareholders on 30  June 2022. 

By 30 June 2021, 400,000 40,000 options were exercised. The remaining options are lapsed.

Required: 

(a) Prepare journal entries for the above transactions for the year ended 30 June 2021. Note:  the entries should be in strict date order of the underlying event. (24 marks) (b) Prepare an extract of the statement of change in equity to show the composition and  movement of the ordinary shares account of Morning Star Ltd as at 30 June 2021 and  30 June 2022. Please provide the opening balance, change in share capital and closing  balance of each classes of shares. (6 marks) 

Question 2 (30 marks) 

The profit before tax, as reported in the statement of profit and loss for Aileen Ltd for the year  ended 30 June 2020, amounted to $216,000, including the following revenue and expense items: 

Revenues 

Sales revenue $600,000 

Interest revenue 70,000 

Government grant 40,000 

Expenses 

Cost of goods sold 300,000 

Bad debts expense 10,000 

Depreciation expense – equipment 6,000 

Depreciation expense – plant 25,000 

Amortisation expense – development costs 33,000 

Wages expense 120,000 

The draft statement of financial position of Aileen Ltd at 30 June 2020 and the statement from  last year showed the following assets and liabilities: 

 2019 2020 

Assets 

Cash $25,000 $30,000 Inventory 100,000 150,000 Accounts receivable 50,000 70,000 Allowance for doubtful debts (5,000) (9,000) Interest receivable 25,000 21,000 Equipment – cost 30,000 30,000 Accumulated depreciation – equipment (12,000) (18,000)  

Plant – cost 500,000 500,000 Accumulated depreciation – plant (50,000) (75,000) Development costs - 99,000 Accumulated amortisation – development costs - (33,000) Goodwill 15,000 15,000 Deferred tax asset 33,000 ? 

Liabilities 

Accounts payable 60,000 40,000

Wages payable 50,000 80,000 Rent received in advance - 30,000 Loan payable 200,000 100,000 Deferred tax liability 18,113 ?

 

Additional information:  

• In the year ended 30 June 2019, Aileen Ltd had a tax loss of $70,000 that it carried over  in the deferred tax asset. In June 2020, the company received an amended assessment for  the year ended 30 June 2020 from the ATO, indicating that an amount of $10,000 claimed  as a deduction has been disallowed. Aileen Ltd has not yet adjusted its accounts to reflect  the amendment. The remaining losses can be used to offset taxable incomes in future  periods. 

• Amounts received from sales, including those on credit terms, are taxed at the time the  sale is made. All other general taxation rules apply. 

• The depreciation regimes for the financial reports and the company income tax return  respectively, are listed below.  

Depreciation Regimes Equipment Plant 

Depreciation rate: 

Accounting 20% 20 yrs 

Tax 30% 10 yrs 

Method: 

Accounting Straight-line Straight-line 

Tax Reducing Balance Straight-line 

Residual: Zero Zero 

• A tax deduction for development costs of 110% of the $99,000 spent during the year is  available. 

• All revenues recorded in the rent received in advance account belong to the next financial  period. 

• All movements of deferred tax accounts during the year are not yet recongised. • The company tax rate applicable is 30%. 

REQUIRED: 

(a) Determine the taxable profit for the year ended 30 June 2020. Start from the accounting  profit before tax and show the adjustments for differences between taxation and  accounting rules. (12 marks)  

(b) Complete the worksheet on the additional page provided to determine the movements in  the deferred tax accounts for the year ended 30 June 2020. (15 marks) 

(c) Prepare the journal entries to recognise the current tax liability and the final deferred tax  adjustments for the year ended 30 June 2020 including the movement during the year due  to carry-forward tax loss. Note Aileen Ltd does not set off the deferred tax accounts  against each other. (3 marks) 

Question 3 (40 marks) 

Select an Australian company listed on ASX and analyse the company’s disclosure quality  with regards to the disclosure requirments discussed in Topic 2-6 (Note: please focus on one  topic at your choice and clearly indicate which topic you choose in the report). 

Please analyse the disclosure quality from the following two aspects based on the annual report  of the company selected: 

1) Identify the particular information (i.e. the amount or any other specific information)  provided by the company in their reports that satisfy the various disclosure requirements  contained in the Corporation Act 2001 and the AASB accounting standards; 

2) Analyse how the disclosed information (from requirement #1) affect the decision-making of the users of accounting information.  

Format: Report Expected length: 800 words 

Important notes 

• Students are required to identify the specifc paragrahs/sections in th Corporation Act 2001 and the AASB accounting standards that governs the financial reporting practices of the  chosen topic and then, identify the specific information included in the annual report (including both the financial reports and other reports disclosed) of the company selected  that satisfy the disclosure requirements. 

• After identifying the particular information that is provided in order to satisfy the various  disclosure requirements applicable for the company selected, students need to explicitly  discuss the likely decisions that users will make (e.g. assessment on company’s  performance and resource allocation decisions) based on this particular information 

identified in the company’s report  (See suggestion section for more details.) • Students should focus on investors as the most important user group. 

 

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