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Limited company-income statement and statement of financial position
Solar Ltd is a distributor of imported clothes and accessories. The following trial
balance was extracted from its accounting records as at 31 December 2019:i. The land was purchased in 2014. It was revalued two years ago by Fontons Ltd, an
estate agency, at 2,250,000. The directors decided to reflect the revalued amount
in the statement of financial position. On 30 November 2019 Fontons Ltd valued
the land at 2,500,000.
ii. During the year, motor vans, which were bought on 30 June 2016 for 300,000,
were sold for 80,000. The sale proceeds have been credited to a disposal account,
but no other entries have yet been made in the company's records with regards to
this transaction. There were no additions to non-current assets during the year to 31
December 2019.
iii. Buildings are depreciated over 50 years to zero residual value. Motor vans are
depreciated over 5 years to zero residual value. The company provides full
depreciation in the year of acquisition and none in the year of disposal.
iv. The inventory held as at 31 December 2019 cost 450,000. Included in this total is
womenswear costing 120,000, which has become out of fashion. In order to sell
these clothes quickly over the next seasonal sales, it has been decided to sell them
at 70% of their cost.
v. Included in trade receivables at 31 December 2019 is one of the company's
customers that was recently declared bankrupt, owing 60,000. The company does
not expect to collect any of this debt, and has decided to maintain the provision for
doubtful debts at 5% of the remaining trade receivables.
vi. The rent for the shops was paid three months in advance. The last quarterly payment
of 120,000 was made on 1 December 2019. There were no other types of
prepayments in 2018 and 2019.
vii. Three-months' interest on the company's 8% debentures was due on 31 December
2019 and remained unpaid. The same amount of interest was due and unpaid at 31
December 2018.
viii. Corporation tax for this year is estimated at 230,000. For the year to 31 December
2018, the company had overprovided for corporation tax.
ix. An interim dividend of 9p per share was paid on 1 September 2019.
x. The company issued 100,000 additional ordinary shares on 1 October 2019. The
proceeds of issue were 150,000. The proceeds were paid into a separate bank
account and no entries have yet been made in the company's accounting records
with respect to the cash received or the shares issued.
Required:
Prepare the income statement of Solar Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2019 and the
statement of financial position at that date, in a form suitable for presentation to the
directors of the company (i.e. compliance with the accounting requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 or with IAS1 is not required).
You should show all workings clearly.
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