- With reference to the International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSASs), explain the following
bases of accounting;
(i) Cash basis
(ii) Accrual basis(Solved)
With reference to the International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSASs), explain the following
bases of accounting;
(i) Cash basis
(ii) Accrual basis
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Explain the role of the “Paymaster General”(Solved)
Explain the role of the “Paymaster General”
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The following balances of the non-current assets were extracted from the books of Charaka Ltd. as at 1 May
2009
...(Solved)
The following balances of the non-current assets were extracted from the books of Charaka Ltd. as at 1 May
2009
Cost Accumulated depreciation
Sh. "000" Sh. "000"
Land 4,162,500 -
Buildings 4,387,500 438,750
Furniture and fittings 1,350,000 450,000
Plant and Machinery 11,081,250 6,693,750
Motor Vehicles 5,287,500 2,205,000
The following relates to the year ended 30 April 2010
1. The depreciation policy of Charaka Ltd is as follows
Non-current Asset Basis of depreciation Rate per annum (%)
Land - -
Buildings Straight-line method 2.50
Plant and machinery Straight-line method 10.0
Motor vehicles Straight-line method 25.0
Furniture and fittings Reducing balance method 12.5
A full year’s depreciation is provided in the year of acquisition. No depreciation is provided in the year of disposal
2. An item of plant acquired on 1 November 2004 for sh. 2,562,500 was disposed of during the year for sh. 1,250,000
3. New machinery was acquired during the year. The following were the cost of acquisition;
Sh.
Invoice price paid 5,215,000
Import duty 724,500
Freight charges 126,740
Annual insurance premium 146,000
Installation cost 178,500
Value added tax 810,500
Input VAT is recoverable from output VAT
4. A delivery Van which was purchased in April 2009 for sh. 2,145,000 was stolen during the year. The
insurers agreed to compensate the company by paying 85% of the cost
5. Land and Buildings were revalued by JLC valuers on 2 May 2009 at sh. 5,675,000 and sh. 4,860,000
respectively.
Required:
Property, Plant and Equipment movement schedule for the year ended 30 April 2010
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Briefly explain two types of accounting packages that may be used by an organization and the main features
of these packages.(Solved)
Briefly explain two types of accounting packages that may be used by an organization and the main features
of these packages.
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Explain any four roles of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or the equivalent
body in your country (Solved)
Explain any four roles of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or the equivalent
body in your country
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Salama Ltd. offered 5 million ordinary shares of sh.20 par each payable as follows:
...(Solved)
Salama Ltd. offered 5 million ordinary shares of sh.20 par each payable as follows:
Sh.
• On application 3
• On allotment 8 (including premium)
• On 1st Call 7
• On 2nd and final call 4
The following is a sequence of transactions relating to the issue
Date
May 2010
5: Applications were received for 7,200,000 ordinary shares
18: Applications for 1,200,000 ordinary shares were rejected and the application monies refunded to the
applicants
20: Allotment letters were issued to 6,000,000 applicants. 5 shares were allotted for every 6 shares applied
for. Excess application monies were to be transferred to the allotment account
28: All allotment monies due were received in cash
June 2010
4: First call was made
10: Monies due on first call were received except for 5 shareholders who had been allotted a total of
200,000 shares.
July 2010
20: Second call was made.
28: Monies due on second and final call were received except for sh. 300,000 shares (including 200,000
shares on which first call monies were also not received.
August 2010
6: Shares were forfeited for applicants who had failed to pay monies due on both the first call and second and final call. Those who had not paid the monies due on the second and final call only were issued with notices.
13: The forfeited shares were re-issued at sh.14 per share, the money due being received on the same date.
The following information as at 4th May 2010 is provided
1. The authorized share capital of Salama Ltd is 20 million ordinary shares of sh.20 par value of which
10million ordinary shares had been issued and fully paid
2. The share premium account amounted to sh.12million while cash at bank was sh. 52million
Required:
(a) Journal entries to record the above transactions
(b) Extract from the statement of financial position of Salama Ltd. immediately after the issue
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The financial statements of Tumaini Ltd. for the financial year ended 31 October 2010 were as follows:
Income Statement for the year ended 31 October 2010
...(Solved)
The financial statements of Tumaini Ltd. for the financial year ended 31 October 2010 were as follows:
Income Statement for the year ended 31 October 2010
Sh. "000"
Revenue 84,600
Cost of sales (40,350)
Gross profits 44,250
Investment income 1,500
45,750
Distribution costs (5,640)
Administrative expenses (18,360)
Operating profit 21,750
Finance cost (1,650)
Profit before tax 20,100
Income tax expense (7,300)
Profit after tax 12,800
Statement of financial position as at 31 October
Assets: 2010 2009
Non-Current Assets Sh. "000" Sh. "000"
Premises 34,500 28,300
Plant and Machinery 19,650 16,710
Motor Vehicles 18,010 21,350
72,160 66,360
Intangible Assets
Goodwill 2,500 2,750
Patents 3,550 3,870
6,050 6,620
Current Assets
Inventory 12,030 8,270
Accounts receivables 14,490 14,660
other receivables 3,200 2,000
Cash 2,000 1,000
31,720 25,930
Total assets 109,930 98,910
Equity and Liabilities
Capital and Reserves
Ordinary Share Capital (sh. 10 par value) 14,000 10,000
Share premium 2,500 500
Revaluation reserve 8,540 6,390
Retained profits 52,870 47,000
77,910 63,890
Non-Current Liabilities
Bank Loan 9,860 12,360
Current Liabilities
Trade payables 8,460 7,990
Current Tax 7,080 6,690
Bank overdraft 4,370 6,120
Other payables 2,250 1,860
22,160 22,660
Total capital and Liabilities 109,930 98,910
Additional information
1. The revaluation reserve relates to revaluation of premises
2. The expenses on depreciation, impairment of goodwill and amortization are included in administrative
expenses.
3. During the year, machinery and a motor vehicle were acquired at a cost of sh. 3,500,00 and sh. 1,500,000 respectively. A motor vehicle whose net book value was sh. 2,500,000 was disposed of at a loss of sh. 200,000
Required:
Statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 October 2010 in conformity with the requirements of International Accounting standards (IAS) 7, “Statement of Cash flows”.
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The following balances were extracted from the books of futures Limited as at 30 September 2010;
...(Solved)
The following balances were extracted from the books of futures Limited as at 30 September 2010;
Sh. "000"
Land and Building s (Net Book Value) 25,000
Plant and Machinery (Net Book Value) 8,000
Motor Vehicles (Net Book Value) 2,000
Inventory 6,000
Ordinary Share Capital (sh. 50 par value) 10,000
10% preference share Capital (sh. 100 par value) 9,000
10% Debentures 8,000
Corporation tax 500
Interim Ordinary dividend paid 2,000
Other operating expenses 1,550
Distribution costs 6,000
Administrative expenses 13,000
Accounts payable 19,000
Other operating income 4,000
Gross profit 25,000
Debenture interest paid 400
Preference dividend paid 450
Accounts receivable 20,000
Cash at bank 4,100
Capital redemption reserve 6,000
Share premium 4,000
Revenue reserves(1 October 2009) 3,000
Additional information
1. The balance on the corporation tax account represents and overprovision of tax for the previous year. Tax expense for the current year is estimated at sh. 3million
2. On 15 September 2010, the directors of the company proposed to pay the dividends due to the preference shareholders and to also pay the final dividend of sh. 2million to the ordinary shareholders.
3. A building whose Net Book Value is sh. 5million is to be revalued to sh. 9million.
Required:
(a) Income statement for the year ended 30 September 2010
(b) Statement of financial position as at 30 September 2010
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The approved estimates and actual expenditure details for the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs for the year 2009/2010 were as follows:
Code details...(Solved)
The approved estimates and actual expenditure details for the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs for the year 2009/2010 were as follows:
Code details Approved estimates sh. "000" Actual expenditure "Sh. "000"
000 Personal emoluments 123,280 97,520
050 House allowances 19,550 14,260
080 Passage and leave 41,040 667
100 Travelling and accommodation 1,334 1,656
110 Transport Expenses 16,100 13,593
120 Communication expenses 4,600 3,312
190 Miscellaneous 17,480 16,882
196 Training expenses 5,980 4,738
230 Purchasing of Equipment 21,000 39,800
620 Appropriation-In-Aid 1,000 5,560
The Ministry made four equal withdrawals from the Exchequer in July 2009, October 2009, January 2010 and
May 2010, totaling sh. 200,000,000 by the year end.
Required:
(i) The General Account of Vote (GAV)
(ii) The Exchequer account
(iii) The Paymaster General (PMG) account
(iv) The statement of assets and liabilities as at 30th June 2010
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Explain three functions of each of the following parliamentary committees in the context of public sector
accounting:
(i) Committee of ways and means
(ii) Public Accounts committee(Solved)
Explain three functions of each of the following parliamentary committees in the context of public sector
accounting:
(i) Committee of ways and means
(ii) Public Accounts committee
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- XYZ Limited is in the process of computerizing its accounting system. A critical component of this task is the creation of a database for non-current...(Solved)
XYZ Limited is in the process of computerizing its accounting system. A critical component of this task is
the creation of a database for non-current assets.
Required:
Advise XYZ Ltd on the features of a suitable accounting package and the information that would form the
database for the non-current assets
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Mali Ltd, a manufacturing company, as at 31
December 2010
...(Solved)
The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Mali Ltd, a manufacturing company, as at 31
December 2010
Sh. "000" Sh. "000"
Inventories as at 1 January 2010:
Raw materials 21,000
Finished goods 38,900
Work in progress 13,500
Wages:
Direct 180,000
Factory 145,000
Sale of scrap raw materials 35,000
Royalties 7,000
Carriage inwards 3,500
Purchases of raw materials 370,000
Machinery (Cost sh. 280,000,000) 230,000
Computers (Cost sh. 20,000,000) 12,000
General factory expenses 31,000
Lighting 7,500
Factory power 13,700
Sales 1,000,000
Administrative salaries 44,000
Sales representative salaries 30,000
Commission on sales 11,500
Rent 12,000
Insurance 4,200
General administrative expenses 13,400
Bank charges 2,300
Discount allowed 4,800
Carriage outwards 5,900
Accounts payables 64,000
Ordinary share capital (sh. 10 each) 360,000
10% Debentures 60,000
Buildings 111,000
Accounts receivables 142,300
Balance at bank 76,800
Cash in hand 1,500
Allowance for doubtful debts 6,500
Retained profits (1 January 2010) 10,300
Debenture interest 3,000
1,535,800 1,535,800
Additional information
1. Rent, insurance and light expenses are to be apportioned between factory, office and distribution as follows:
Factory Office Distribution
% % %
Rent 70 30 -
Insurance 60 10 30
Lighting 80 20 -
2. Allowance for doubtful debts is to be maintained at 5% and bad debts of sh. 3,500,000 are to be written off.
3. Inventories as at 31st December 2010 were valued as follows:
Sh.
Raw materials 14,000,000
Finished goods 42,000,000
Work-in-progress 15,500,000
4. Accrued rent and general administrative expenses as at 31 December 2010 amounted to sh. 1,200,000 and sh. 1,500,000 respectively.
5. Prepaid insurance as ta 31 December 2010 amounted to sh. 360,000
6. A provision for corporation tax amounting to sh. 25,340,000 is to be made.
7. Depreciation is to be provided as follows
Asset Rate per annum
Machinery 12.5% on reducing balance basis
Computers 15% on straight line basis
Ignore depreciation on buildings
8. The directors propose to pay a dividend of sh. 0.50 per share
Required:
(a) Manufacturing, trading and income statement for the year ended 31 December 2010.
(b) Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2010
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The following assets and liabilities were extracted from the books of Jipemoyo Sport Club as at 31 March:
...(Solved)
The following assets and liabilities were extracted from the books of Jipemoyo Sport Club as at 31 March:
2010 2011
Sh. Sh.
Investment at cost 500,000 400,000
Sports Equipment 60,000 68,000
Furniture 40,000 36,000
Subscription in arrears 18,000 12,000
Subscription in advance 15,000 30,000
Bar Inventory 12,000 22,000
Bar payables 3,000 13,000
Stock of stationary 2,000 1,000
Accrued rates 1,500 2,500
Prepaid insurance 1,400 3,400
The summary of receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2011 was as follows:
Receipts Sh.
Bank balance (1 April 2010) 25,000
Bar takings 360,000
Donations 80,000
Subscriptions 280,000
Income from investment 40,500
Annual dinner sales 140,000
Entry fees 75,000
Proceeds from sale of investment 125,000
1,125,500
Payments
Ground maintenance 40,500
Staff salaries 239,000
Bar payables 120,000
New Equipment 20,000
Subscriptions refunded to members 2,000
Bar man's wages 120,000
Stationary 30,000
Annual dinner costs 80,000
Rates 8,000
Insurance 24,000
Bank balance (31 March 2011) 442,000
1,125,500
1. Included in the subscriptions received during the year of sh. 280,000 is sh. 15,000 being arrears for the year ended 31 March 2010. It is the policy of the club to write off subscriptions arrears owing for more than twelve months.
2. During the year, an investment with cost of sh. 100,000 was sold for sh. 125,000. The clubs accountant recorded only the receipt of proceeds from sale of investment in the books of accounts.
Required:
(i) Bar income statement for the year ended 31 March 2011
(ii) Subscriptions accounts
(iii) Income and expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2011
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- In accounting for inventories, it is important to understand the composition of inventories and how to value the inventories in the financial statements.
Required:
(i) Explain the...(Solved)
In accounting for inventories, it is important to understand the composition of inventories and how to value the inventories in the financial statements.
Required:
(i) Explain the term inventories.
(ii) Describe how you would measure the value of inventories.
(iii) Outline the component costs of inventories.
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Enock Safari is a photographer and does not keep a complete set of accounting records. An extract of his receipts and payments for the year...(Solved)
Enock Safari is a photographer and does not keep a complete set of accounting records. An extract of his receipts and payments for the year ended 31 December 2010 was as follows
Sh. 000 Sh. 000
Receipts
Cash in hand (1 January 2010) 3,000
Balance at bank ( 1 January 2010) 420,600
Cash sales 658,000
Credit sales 592,000
rent received from sub-letting 10,400
Sale of Equipment (Book value sh. 6,000) 2,000
Additional capital introduced 30,000
Income tax refund (personal) 5,000
Cash from bank 243,600
259,000 1,705,600
Payments
Purchases for resale 844,000
General expenses 12,000 40,000
rent and rates 59,000
Wages 112,000
personal drawings 130,000
Income tax (personal) 60,000
Cost of new equipment 32,000
Cash withdrawn 243,600
Balance at Bank ( 31 December 2010) 427,000
Cash in hand (31 December 2010) 5,000
259,000 1,705,600
Additional information
1. Inspection of the credit sales invoice books showed that customers owed sh.250,000 on 1 January 2010 and sh.323,600 0n 31 December 2010. The amounts did not include goods withdrawn by Enock Safari for
personal use.
2. Examination of the paid invoices for purchases disclosed trade payables of sh.190,000 as at 1 January 2010 and sh.212,000 as at 31 December 2010.
3. Enock Safari estimated that he had withdrawn goods for his own domestic use which cost sh.5,200 during the year and had not paid for them.
4. As at 1 January 2010, equipment on which depreciation is charged at 5% per annum stood at sh.114,000.
5. Inventory as at 1 January 2010 was valued at sh.190,000 and sh.180,000 as at 31 December 2010.
Required:
(a) Income statement for the year ended 31 December 2010.
(b) Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2010
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Alice, Bibianne and Christine have been in partnership for several years sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1 respectively after charging interest on...(Solved)
Alice, Bibianne and Christine have been in partnership for several years sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1 respectively after charging interest on capital at the rate of 10%
On 1st April 2010, Christine retired from the partnership. Alice and Bibianne agreed to continue with the partnership and to share profits and losses equally after charging interest on capital at the rate of 10% per annum.
For the purpose of retirement of Christine from the partnership, Land and Buildings were revalued at sh. 2,000,000 and furniture and fittings at sh. 3,000,000. Goodwill of the partnership was valued at sh. 1,200,000 on 1st April 2010
The partners agreed that goodwill was to be written off immediately.
The relevant adjustments relating to the above transactions had not been made when the following trial balance as at 30 September 2010 was extracted from the books of the partnership.
Sh. "000" Sh. "000"
Capital
Alice 800
Bibianne 700
Christine 600
Current Accounts
Alice 200
Bibianne 200
Christine 100
Drawings
Alice 180
Bibianne 140
Christine 180
Inventory (30 September 2010) 500
Land and Buildings 1,500
Furniture and fittings 400
Motor vehicles 800
Accounts receivables 470
Accounts payables 200
Prepaid insurance 50
Accrued electricity 20
Bank balance 1,000
Net profit for the year 2,400
5,220 5,220
Additional information
1. Assume the net profit accrued evenly throughout the year
2. Christine agreed to take on her retirement one of the motor vehicles at book value of sh. 400,000 and the balance due to her to be paid in cash
Required:
(a) Income statement for the year ended 30 September 2010
(b) Partner’s current accounts
(c) Partner’s capital accounts
(d) Statement of financial position as at 30th September 2010
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- The following information was obtained from the books of Nairobi water fund for the financial year ended
30th June 2011
1. Payment of sh. 3,000,000 was made...(Solved)
The following information was obtained from the books of Nairobi water fund for the financial year ended
30th June 2011
1. Payment of sh. 3,000,000 was made to the members
2. Administrative salaries amounted to sh. 400,000 while other administrative expenses amounted to sh.
500,000
3. Total contributions received from members were sh. 4,800,000
4. The total investments in the fund amounted to sh. 12,000,000 which earned interest of sh. 2,400,000
5. On 30th June 2010, the fund account had a credit balance of sh. 10,800,000 while the paymaster general account had a debit balance of sh. 2,00,000
Required:
(i) Income statement for the year ended 30th June 2011
(ii) Statement of financial position as at 3oth June 2011
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- In the context of not-for-profit organizations, explain the following terms
(i) Honorarium
(ii) Subscription
(iii) Legacy(Solved)
In the context of not-for-profit organizations, explain the following terms
(i) Honorarium
(ii) Subscription
(iii) Legacy
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Highlight six types of report that could be generated by an accounting package (Solved)
Highlight six types of report that could be generated by an accounting package
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)
- Mashariki Enterprises provided the following details of assets and liabilities as at 1st June 2010. The cost details were obtained from the invoice files while...(Solved)
Mashariki Enterprises provided the following details of assets and liabilities as at 1st June 2010. The cost details were obtained from the invoice files while others were obtained verbally from the managing director who was the proprietor
Asset Cost/Valuation Date of acquisition Depreciation
Sh. "000"
Equipment and furniture 2,300 1-Sep-2008 10 % per annum
Buildings 26,000 1-Jan-2005 5 % per annum
Land 3,400 1-Jan-2005 nil
Motor Vehicles 1,600 1-May-2010 20 % per annum
Bank balances 1,000
Trade receivables 1,380
Opening inventory 1,800
Prepaid insurance 450
Cash 120
Trade payables 1,100
Bank Loan 2,400
Accrued sundry expenses 2,600
The policy of the firm is to provide full depreciation in the year of purchase and non in the year of disposal, using the straight-line method
The following is a summary of receipts and payment for the year ended 31st May 2011
Bank Cash Bank Cash
Sh. "000" Sh. "000" Sh. "000" Sh. "000"
Sale of Equipment 200 Rent 2,000
Receipts from debtors 13,000 Donations 250
Sales 4,150 Supplier of goods 5,000
Furniture 900
Salaries and wages 1,400
Stationary 300
Motor vehicles 400
Bank loan 600
Drawings 200
Sales commission 150
Insurance 1,200
Bank charges 120
Sundry expenses 2,800
Interest on loan 240
Additional information
1. The following balances were available as at 31 May 2011
• Prepaid insurance sh. 250,000
• Accrued salaries Sh. 150,000
2. Equipment with a cost of Sh. 300,000 was disposed of during the year
3. Closing inventory was valued at sh. 1,200,000
4. Trade receivables as at 31st May 2011 were sh. 1,150,000 while trade payables were sh. 1,250,000
Required:
(a) Income statement for the year ended 31 May 2011
(b) Statement of financial position as at 31 May 2011
Date posted: October 3, 2022. Answers (1)