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WorkpaperIAS 34 — Interim Financial ReportingL2 · L3 · L4

Income tax of an interim period: estimated annual effective rate, year-to-date and period charge, revision of the rate and entries

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Objective of the workpaper

Record the estimated annual pre-tax profit, the estimated average annual effective rate of management (scale, jurisdictions), the year-to-date pre-tax profit and the charge already recognised. Compute the year-to-date charge at the estimated rate, the charge of the period and, if the rate is revised, the year-to-date charge at the revised rate and the adjustment recognised in the period of revision; periods already published are not restated. The rate is case data and a judgment of management; it is never presented as imposed by the standard. The entry is illustrative and excludes deferred tax.

9 sections · 24 blocks · 7 calculations · 3 entries

  • IAS 34 §30
  • IAS 34 §B12

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Interim income tax: estimated annual effective rate, year-to-date and period charge, and revision of the rate during the year
Case tasks documented here
  • Compute the expected annual tax at the estimated annual effective rate.
  • Compute the year-to-date tax expense of the first quarter.
  • Compute the tax expense of the first quarter.
  • Record the tax expense of the first quarter.
  • Second quarter: compute the year-to-date expense at the revised rate.
  • Second quarter: compute the adjustment recognised in the period of revision.
  • Record the adjustment of the second quarter.
  • Third quarter: compute the year-to-date expense at the revised rate.
  • Third quarter: compute the adjustment recognised in the period of revision.
  • Record the adjustment of the third quarter.
1

Facts and data

Inputs
  • Tax facts: jurisdictions, expected scale, basis of the estimate of the annual rate, events of the period

    TextRequired

    SCALE_20_PERCENT_UP_TO_1000000_AND_30_PERCENT_ABOVE_NOMINAL_RATE_30_PERCENT_ESTIMATED_RATE_26_PERCENT

  • Facts supporting a revision of the estimated annual rate: new estimate of the annual profit, change of scale or jurisdiction

    Text

  • Estimated annual pre-tax profit

    Number

    2,500,000

  • Estimated average annual effective rate (judgment of management)

    Number

    26 %

  • Year-to-date pre-tax profit

    Number

    400,000

  • Tax expense already recognised in the previous periods of the year

    Number

    0

  • Revised average annual effective rate (judgment of management)

    Number

2

Supporting documents

Evidence
  • Documents obtained and referenced (management memo on the estimated rate, profit forecasts, accounts of the period, tax advice)

    EvidenceRequired

3

Analysis of interim income tax

Analysis

IAS 34 §30IAS 34 §B12

  • Points examined: income tax of an interim period

    ChecklistRequired

    • Best estimate of the weighted average annual effective rate expected for the year
    • Rate applied to the pre-tax profit of the interim period (year-to-date, then period charge by difference)
    • Nominal statutory rate not substituted for the estimated annual effective rate
    • Progressive scales and jurisdictions taken into account in the estimate of the rate
    • Revision of the rate recognised in the period in which the estimate changes, without restating the published periods
    • Accounting for current and deferred tax within IAS 12 (IAS 12 course)
4

Calculations

Calculations

IAS 34 §30IAS 34 §B12

  • Expected annual tax (estimated annual profit × estimated annual effective rate)

    CalculationRequired

    650,000

    Estimated annual pre-tax profit ; Estimated average annual effective rate (judgment of management)

  • Year-to-date tax expense (year-to-date pre-tax profit × estimated annual effective rate)

    CalculationRequired

    104,000

    Year-to-date pre-tax profit ; Estimated average annual effective rate (judgment of management)

  • Tax expense of the period (year-to-date expense − expense already recognised)

    Calculation

    104,000

    Year-to-date tax expense (year-to-date pre-tax profit × estimated annual effective rate) ; − Tax expense already recognised in the previous periods of the year

  • Year-to-date tax expense at the revised rate (year-to-date pre-tax profit × revised rate)

    CalculationRequired

    Year-to-date pre-tax profit ; Revised average annual effective rate (judgment of management)

  • Adjustment of the period of revision (year-to-date expense at the revised rate − expense already recognised)

    Calculation

    Year-to-date tax expense at the revised rate (year-to-date pre-tax profit × revised rate) ; − Tax expense already recognised in the previous periods of the year

  • Part of the adjustment that increases the tax expense

    Calculation

    Year-to-date tax expense at the revised rate (year-to-date pre-tax profit × revised rate) ; − Tax expense already recognised in the previous periods of the year

  • Part of the adjustment that decreases the tax expense

    Calculation

    Year-to-date tax expense at the revised rate (year-to-date pre-tax profit × revised rate) ; − Tax expense already recognised in the previous periods of the year

5

Illustrative entries

Entries
  • Entry of the tax expense of the period at the estimated annual rate

    Entry

    AccountDebitCredit
    Tax expense of the period104,000
    Income tax payable104,000
  • Entry of the upward adjustment on revision of the rate

    Entry

    Debit Tax expense of the period of revision ← Part of the adjustment that increases the tax expense ; Credit Income tax payable ← Part of the adjustment that increases the tax expense

  • Entry of the downward adjustment on revision of the rate

    Entry

    Debit Income tax payable ← Part of the adjustment that decreases the tax expense ; Credit Tax expense of the period of revision ← Part of the adjustment that decreases the tax expense

6

Judgment: estimated annual effective rate and its revision

Judgment

IAS 34 §30IAS 34 §B12

  • Estimated annual effective rate retained

    JudgmentRequired

    Estimated rate supported by the estimate of the annual profit, the scale and the jurisdictions

    Estimated rate supported by the estimate of the annual profit, the scale and the jurisdictions / Rate revised because of a new estimate: adjustment in the period of revision / Not applicable

    Professional judgment: the estimated annual effective rate is case data and an estimate of management, never a rate imposed by the standard; a new estimate changes the charge of the period of revision and not that of the periods already published.

  • Rationale: estimated annual profit, scale and jurisdictions taken into account, reason for any revision

    Text

    ESTIMATED_ANNUAL_PROFIT_SCALE_AND_SINGLE_JURISDICTION_GIVE_AN_AVERAGE_RATE_OF_26_PERCENT

7

Effect on the financial statements

FS impact
  • Effect derived from the entries

    Table

8

Conclusion

Conclusion
  • Estimated annual effective rate retained, year-to-date and period tax expense, any revision of the rate and adjustment recognised in the period of revision, entries and effect on the financial statements

    ConclusionRequired

9

Normative references

References
  • Normative references cited in this workpaper

    References

10

Checks and financial statement impact

  • Tax facts describedPass
  • Estimated annual rate judged and supportedPass
  • Tax expense entry balancedPass
  • Upward adjustment entry balancedNot evaluated
  • Downward adjustment entry balancedNot evaluated
  • Year-to-date expense = expense of the period + expense already recognisedPass
  • Year-to-date expense at the revised rate = adjustment + expense already recognisedNot evaluated
Assets
0
Liabilities
104,000
Profit or loss
-104,000
OCI
0
Equity
-104,000