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Practical caseIAS 23L2 · Intermediate

Specific borrowing: actual costs, investment income on temporary investment and eligible amount

4 documents7 tasks≈ 65 min
0 / 11 items completed
Standards
IAS 23 — Borrowing Costs
Assistance levelHelp on demand · assistance on request
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  • Hints: withdrawn
  • Step-by-step work: shown

Case brief

Situation

Forges Ostrevent SA (fictitious entity) builds a metal-processing plant, a qualifying asset, financed by a specific loan of 2,000,000 EUR at 6% per year, drawn on 1 January 20X5. Works start on 1 March 20X5. Part of the funds, not yet spent, is invested temporarily. Year end 31 December 20X5.

Your assignment

Check that the conditions for the start of inclusion are met at the date adopted; compute the actual borrowing costs of the inclusion period, the investment income and the eligible amount; record the inclusion, the investment income and the expense of the period before the start (case data); present the effect; conclude.

Work on this file as you would in practice: read the situation, open the documents, sort the useful information, then carry out the work requested. The solution is revealed once you submit.

Intermediate level: help remains available, on demand.

Method

  1. Read the brief and the assignment.
  2. Open each document and spot the relevant data.
  3. Carry out the work in the suggested order.
  4. Submit, then read the conclusion and the model answer.

File checklist

  • Open each piece (0 / 4 consulted) · to do
  • Sort the information in the pieces · to do
  • Carry out the work (0 / 11) · to do
  • Submit the file, then assess yourself · to do

Documents

File documents

4 documents: open each one to read it.

Document 1Contract

Loan contract and statement

Loan contract and statement: principal of 2,000,000 EUR drawn on 1 January 20X5; annual effective rate of 6% (case datum); borrowing costs of the year: 120,000 EUR; rate for the 10-month inclusion period (1 March to 31 December): 5%, that is 6% × 10 / 12; interest of January and February, before the start of the works: 20,000 EUR.

Data

Key data from the documents

The figures of the documents, gathered for your work.

ItemValueFound in
Principal of the specific loan€2,000,000.00
Rate for the inclusion period (6% × 10 / 12)5%
Borrowing costs of the whole year€120,000.00
Interest of January and February, before the start€20,000.00
Borrowed funds not spent and temporarily invested€800,000.00
Investment rate for the period (3% × 4 / 12)1%
Safety audit 20X6€9,000.00

Sorting the information

Not every document matters: identify those that affect the accounting treatment.

Part 1 · Classification · Analysis

Sort each document: does it affect the accounting treatment?

Drag each item into its category, or tap the category under the item.

To sort4

  • Loan contract and statement

  • Treasury statement

  • Site minutes

  • Safety audit

Relevant to the treatment0

    No effect0

      Questions

      Work programme

      7 tasks in the order of the file. Calculations, entries and effects on the financial statements are marked; written answers are self-assessed against the solution.

      1. Task 1Analysis

        Are the conditions for the start of inclusion met on 1 March 20X5? Justify.

      2. Task 2Calculation

        Compute the actual borrowing costs of the inclusion period.

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 1 · Calculation

        Compute the actual borrowing costs of the inclusion period.

        1. €

        Checks

        • 0 / 1 step entered
        • Amounts readable
      3. Task 3Calculation

        Compute the investment income on the temporary investment.

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 1 · Calculation

        Compute the investment income on the temporary investment.

        1. €

        Checks

        • 0 / 1 step entered
        • Amounts readable
      4. Task 4Calculation

        Compute the eligible costs.

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 1 · Calculation

        Compute the eligible costs.

        1. €

        Checks

        • 0 / 1 step entered
        • Amounts readable
      5. Task 5Journal entries

        Record the inclusion, the investment income and the expense of January and February.

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries

        Entry 1 of 3

        One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.

        1. Line 1

        2. Line 2

        TotalsDebit0Credit0

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 2 · Journal entry · Journal entries

        Entry 2 of 3

        One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.

        1. Line 1

        2. Line 2

        TotalsDebit0Credit0

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 3 · Journal entry · Journal entries

        Entry 3 of 3

        One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.

        1. Line 1

        2. Line 2

        TotalsDebit0Credit0
      6. Task 6Effects on the financial statements

        What is their effect on the financial statements?

        Part 1 · Classification · Analysis

        State the direction of the effect on each financial statement aggregate.

        1. Financial position (balance sheet)

        2. Profit or loss

        3. Other comprehensive income

        4. Equity

        Calculator

        Click in an answer field to be able to insert the result.

        Part 2 · Calculation · Analysis

        Quantify the effect on the aggregates concerned.

        1. €
        2. €
        3. €

        Checks

        • 0 / 3 steps entered
        • Amounts readable

        Result: Amount of the effect — Equity

      7. Task 7Conclusion

        Write the conclusion.

      Workspace

      Your working draft for this file: points noted, leads, intermediate calculations.

      Saved on this device only; never graded.

      Conclusion

      Submission and solution

      Complete every item of the file to submit it (0 / 11).

      Document this file

      These working papers use the data and results of this case.

      Normative references

      • IAS 23 §10
      • IAS 23 §11
      • IAS 23 §12
      • IAS 23 §17