Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Framework
Framework
Main goal: to provide a true and fair view of the operations of the business to the
readers.
Two models :
IASC (1973)
IASB (2000)
Before 2000
IAS
After 2000
IFRS
Five conventions :
Accrual basis of accounting
Going concern
Prudence
Comparability
Substance over form
Direct
Method
Indirect
Method
Give an idea of the financial structure of the firm and its cash obligations.
Provide additional information about changes in assets, liabilities and working capital, which are not
captured in the income statement or the balance sheet.
Improve cross sectional analysis across enterprises by eliminating the effect of different accounting
policies.
Serve as an indicator of certainty, timing of future cash-flows.
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11
2010
4
54
54
112
2009
3
45
60
108
90
202
75
183
32
20
22
74
28
16
18
62
45
119
45
107
15
68
83
202
15
61
76
183
2010
360
-306
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2009
300
-255
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Deprecation
EBIT
-9
45
-7
38
Financial Expenses
Income before taxes
-7
38
-6
32
-15
23
-13
19
Sales
Operational costs (excluding depreciation)
EBITDA
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13
2002
240
385
800
4500
-1500
1000
950
6375
2003
120
490
1060
6438
-1740
1050
980
8398
412
300
263
2400
900
2100
6375
634
700
283
3200
1300
2281
8398
20000
-13227
6773
-5280
-50
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Financial Expenses
-50
1478
700
20
-720
758
Calculate the Free Cash Flow From Operating Activities for ABC in 2003
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Items of property, plant and equipment are initialy recognised at cost, and depreciated.
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IAS 16 allows firms to transfer from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings an amount
equal to the difference between depreciation based on the revalued amount and depreciation
based on the asset's historical cost. The revaluation of an asset generates deferred taxes that
are deducted from the revaluation surplus.
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Fair value
If not:
Adjusting current prices of properties of a different nature, condition or location,
Adjusting recent prices of similar properties on less activ markets,
Discounting estimates of future (pre-tax) cash flows that the investment property should
generate
If the fair value model is chosen, revaluation rules differ significantly from those applicable to
property, plant and equipment:
1) measurement at each balance sheet date (whereas IAS 16 requires only a periodic revaluation).
2) Immediat recognition for changes in fair value, in the income statement (according to IAS 16, they
are recognised directly in Balance Sheet)
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Some items cannot be recognised as intangible assets regarding IAS 38, when they are
generated internally. (goodwill, brands, publishing titles and customer lists)
Intangible assets are measured initially at cost, later they also can be evaluated at faire value.
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Research is defined as an original and planned investigation undertaken with the prospect of
gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and undertaking., in contrast to development,
which means, the application of research findings or other knowledge to a plan or design for
the production of new or substantially improved materials, devices, products, processes,
systems or services prior to commencement of commercial production or use.
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Source Bloomberg
Apart from the regular salaries, employers provide various other benefits to employees. One of
the major categories of such benefits is retirement benefits.
Retirement benefits
Defined
benefit plans
(UK, US)
Defined
contribution
plans (France)
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B) Termination benefits
Termination benefits are payable when employment is terminated by the Group before the normal retirement date, or whenever an
employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these benefits. The Group recognises termination benefits when it is
demonstrably committed to either terminating the employment of current employees according to a detailed formal plan without
possibility of withdrawal, or providing termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy.
Other employee benefits are recognised when there is deemed to be a present obligation.
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IAS 37 : Provisions
To recognise a provision under IAS 37, the company should have a present
obligation resulting from a past event.
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Civil litigation
In February 2007, an alleged holder of Siemens AG American Depositary Shares filed a derivative lawsuit with the Supreme Court of the State of New York
against certain current and former members of Siemens AGs Managing and Supervisory Boards as well as against Siemens AG as a nominal defendant, seeking
various forms of relief relating to the allegations of corruption and related violations at Siemens. The suit is currently stayed.
In July 2008, OTE filed a lawsuit against Siemens AG in the district court of Munich, Germany seeking to compel Siemens to disclose the outcome of its internal
investigations with respect to OTE. OTE seeks to obtain information with respect to allegations of undue influence and/or acts of bribery in connection with
contracts concluded with OTE from 1992 to 2006. On September 25, 2008, Siemens was served with the complaint by the district court.
The Company has become aware of media reports that in June 2008 the Republic of Iraq filed an action requesting unspecified damages against 93 named
defendants with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on the basis of findings made in the IIC Report. Siemens S.A.S France,
Siemens A.. Turkey and OSRAM Middle East FZE, Dubai are reported to be among the 93 named defendants. None of the Siemens affiliates have been served to
date.
The Company remains subject to corruption-related investigations in the United States and other jurisdictions around the world. As a result, additional criminal
or civil sanctions could be brought against the Company itself or against certain of its employees in connection with possible violations of law, including the
FCPA. In addition, the scope of pending investigations may be expanded and new investigations commenced in connection with allegations of bribery and other
illegal acts. The Companys operating activities, financial results and reputation may also be negatively affected, particularly due to imposed penalties, fines,
disgorgements, compensatory damages, third-party litigation, including by competitors, the formal or informal exclusion from public procurement contracts or
the loss of business licenses or permits. As previously reported and as described above, the Munich district court imposed a fine in October 2007 and the
Company recorded a provision in fiscal 2008 in connection with the investigations. However, no additional charges or provisions for any such penalties, fines,
disgorgements or damages have been recorded or accrued as management does not yet have enough information to estimate such amounts reliably. The
Company expects that additional expenses and provisions will need to be recorded in the future for penalties, fines, damages or other charges, which could be
material, in connection with the investigations. The Company will also have to bear the costs of continuing investigations and related legal proceedings, as well
as the costs of on-going remediation efforts. Furthermore, changes affecting the Companys course of business or changes to its compliance programs beyond
those already taken may be required, including any changes that may be mandated in connection with a resolution of the ongoing investigations.
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When the conditions necessary for recognising a provision are not met, the company
may have a contingent liability, with no impact on earnings.
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37
IAS 36 prescribes the procedures that must be applied in estimating the recoverable
amount of an asset:
To identify assets that might be impaired, the company must assess at each
reporting date whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired.
IAS 36 stipulates that these assets must be affected by their cash-generating unit
(CGU).
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IFRS 3 was amended in march 2004, and replaced IAS 22, to provide a framework for asset
valuation in case of acquisitions.
If the price exceeds the faire value of the net assets acquired, then the excess is called
goodwill.
If the fair value of net assets exceeds the price, goodwil is negative. In that case, negative
goodwill*, also badwill, is recognised immediately in income.
Goodwill is recorded as an asset, it should be recorded at its cost minus the possible value
losses. Each year, the comany has to make an impairment to justify the goodwill and if the
value dropped, records as a loss in the P&L.
Ex. : Lafarge with Orascom, Pernod Ricard with V&S Absolut
*the official term is excess of acquirers interest in the net fair value of acquirees identifiable assets, liabilities
and contingent liabilities over cost
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To avoid frequent classification changes, IAS 39 provides that a company cannot reclassify a financial asset into or
out of the fair-value-through-profit-or-loss category while it is held. Similarly, it cannot classify any financial asset
as held-to-maturity if it has, during the current period or the two preceding years, sold or reclassified more than
an insignificant amount of held-to-maturity investments before maturity.
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Peripherical treatments
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Events after the reporting period are defined by the events occuring after the closing
exercise date (BS date) and before the financial statements publication.
The ones who come to clarify an existing situation at the closing date (you have to adjust).
Situations which occur after the closing date (no necessity to adjust)
Example : Company A records in provision for exercise N, an amount of 100 Mls for a lawsuit
event.
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IAS 21 is centred on the concept of functional currency defined as the currency of the
primary economic environment in which entity operates .
How to record your foreign currency transactions? On initial recognition, at the spot exchange
rate between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction.
How to record your foreign activity at the reporting date (end of the period)?
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At the balance sheet date (06.30.N), the amount is still due from the client.
However, the balance sheet as at June 30, N, will carry the accounts receivable not at CU 16414.97 but at the rate as of June
30, N. Thus, the balance sheet figure will be:
16'155.08 (10 000/0.6190)
This difference of (16414.97 - 16155.08) = 259.89 CU is a holding loss. This loss is not due to a drop in sale prices but to a
change in the exchange rate between the USD and CU. Here the reporting currency had appreciated and so for the same USD
amount one gets less units of CU.
Say the payment is received on July 31, N and the exchange rate on that date is 1 CU = 0.6080 USD.
For the purpose of reporting in the financial statements for the period, July 31, N to June 30, N+1:
The amount received in CU is 10000 / 0.6080 = 16447.36
The exchange gain will be 16447.36 - 16155.08 = 292.28
The actual gain from the transaction date to the settlement date is 16447.36 - 16414.97 = 32.39
However, this amount has been recognized in two phases as a loss of CU 259.89 in year ending June 30, N and a gain of CU
292.28 for the year ending June 30, N+1.
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Regarding the borrowing assets, the main question is, should they be capitalised
(value part of an asset) or treated like charges?
Conditions for capitalisation : assets are those that take a substantial period of time
to get ready for their intended use or sale .
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2011
6,9
133,4
202,7
5,7
348,7
2010
12
116,6
168,8
6,6
304
101,6
94,5
-78,6
117,5
7,7
473,9
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Short term loan
Fiscal debt
Sum of short term debt
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117,5
68,8
4,3
190,6
91,1
53,3
7,6
152
57,3
7,4
255,3
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8,3
208,3
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162,6
218,6
473,9
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155,9
205,9
414,2
2011
789,7
518,8
270,9
2010
774,1
497,2
276,9
92,6
6,9
3,8
6,1
1,2
3,6
11,2
6,4
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14,1
9,3
8,8
7,2
12
7,7
223,9
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89,5
6,7
3,4
5
1,1
3
14,4
5,7
33
10,6
8,6
7
6,6
12,8
6,6
214
62,9
18,3
4,3
22,6
24,4
12,1
7,6
19,7
43,2
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Sources
Extracts from course manual AZEC/ILPIP, 2008, Financial Accounting and Financial Statement
Analysis, Chapter 5, Assets, liabilities and shareholders equity
Extracts from course manual AZEC/ILPIP, 2008, Financial Accounting and Financial Statement
Analysis, Chapter 7, Foreign currency transactions
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