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IAS 24Workpapers (Step 4 of 5)

Workpaper assignment

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Mission · workpaperWorkpaper · IAS 24L4 · Expert

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Links identified

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Links identified

Links identified at 31 December 20X6: Mr Rémi Cassard is chief executive of the entity and controls Cassard Logistique SARL, which provides the entity with transport services and buys used equipment from it. Telmar Retraite is the retirement plan of the entity employees. Gestion Ardenne SAS provides the entity with the services of its chief financial officer. The Republic of Zorvane holds a golden share and sits on the board: it has significant influence over the entity (case data).

Related party identification map: persons, entities, exclusions, substance and parent: Group related party map

Related party file of a group: mapping, key management compensation, transactions and balances, State (IAS 24)

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Section 1 of 7

Objective

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Section brief
What to document
The engagement, its scope and the working mode chosen.
Why
A workpaper answers one precise question: framing it avoids off-topic work.
How
Read the objective and the assignment, then choose the mode (guided, semi-guided, professional).
Expected result
You know which question the workpaper must settle, and for which reporting date.
Your role
Preparer of the IAS 24 workpaper
Level
Expert
Estimated time
≈ 45 min
Progress
0 / 3 steps done (review excluded)

Context

Telmar Industries SA (fictitious entity) is preparing its financial statements of 31 December 20X6. The file covers four parts: the map of related parties (the chief executive Mr Rémi Cassard, his mother Ms Odile Cassard, his brother Mr Hugo Cassard, Cassard Logistique SARL which he controls, the plan Telmar Retraite, Gestion Ardenne SAS which provides the chief financial officer, and the Republic of Zorvane); the compensation of the managers; the transactions and balances with Cassard Logistique SARL; the relationship with the State. As the preparer, you document each judgement; a reviewer then checks the file. Teaching simulation: the review trail of the file (preparation, reviewer notes and final sign-off) is simulated for demonstration purposes; it is neither a real review nor a validation of the content.

Assignment

Related party identification map

Purpose of the workpaper

Describe the group structure and the facts about persons (key management, close family), enter each relationship examined in the map with its category and basis, review the links and the exclusions, justify the assessment of substance (professional judgement, no threshold imposed), then name the parent and the ultimate controlling party.

Questions of the file covered by this workpaper

  • What is the situation of each person and entity and which workpaper applies?
  • Are Ms Odile Cassard and Mr Hugo Cassard close family members to retain? Justify.
  • Are Cassard Logistique SARL, Telmar Retraite, Gestion Ardenne SAS and the Republic of Zorvane related? What substance?
  • Draw up the map: number of related parties retained and excluded.

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