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A set of financial statement prepared in accordance with IAS 1 comprises: I. A statement of financial position II.A statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income III. A statement of cash flows. IV. A statement of changes in equity. V. Notes.


A) I, II, and IV;
B) I, II, III IV and V:
C) I, III and IV;
D) I, II, III and IV.

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Which of the following statements in relation to errors is correct?


A) Errors must be accounted for on a retrospective basis.
B) Under the "all inclusive" concept of profit, accounting errors must be recognised in profit and loss for the period.
C) All errors, regardless of their size must be corrected as soon as they are discovered.
D) Where the error is considered to be fundamental, the prior year financial statements must be recalled and reissued.

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Under IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, which of the following items is disclosed separately on the face of a statement of financial position?


A) Income tax expense
B) Revenue
C) Investment property
D) Profit attributable to members of the parent.

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Under IAS 1, financial statements must be prepared and presented at least:


A) annually;
B) half-yearly;
C) each three months;
D) at the end of each month of operations.

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Included in a statement of changes in equity are the following items: I Opening and closing balances. II Profit or loss for the period. III Gains or losses not recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. IV New share issues. V Dividends paid.


A) I, II & III only
B) II, III and IV only
C) I, IV and V only.
D) I, II, IV and V only.

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Where an accounting estimate has been revised materially the item is:


A) to be accounted for retrospectively;
B) not required to be recognised in the current period;
C) to be accounted prospectively;
D) to be adjusted in the comparative numbers of previous periods.

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According to IAS, a required format for the presentation of the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income is:


A) prescribed by the standard
B) not prescribed and no guidance is provided in the standard for a suitable format
C) not prescribed but guidance is provided in the standard for a suitable format
D) prescribed by the standard and further details are found in the Corporations Act.

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Typically industries where operating cycles may exceed twelve months include:


A) food preparation
B) manufacturing
C) retail
D) real estate development.

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The primary source of information about an entity's financial position is to be found in its:


A) statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
B) statement of financial position
C) statement of changes in equity
D) statement of cash flows.

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Assets and liabilities, and income and expenses may be off-set if:


A) they are financial assets and liabilities;
B) they are in respect of borrowing and lending activities such as interest revenue and interest expense;
C) required or permitted by a standard;
D) there is no tax effect.

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In respect to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of an entity, IAS 1 prescribes:


A) a fixed format for the presentation of items in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
B) line items that are considered to be of sufficient importance to warrant presentation
C) the presentation of line items of revenue, but not of income
D) the presentation of line items comprising total expenses, but not line items comprising total revenue.

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IAS 1 requires the following items to be disclosed separately in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income: I Cost of sales. II Revenue. III Finance costs. IV Share of the profit or loss from associates. V Tax expense relating to extraordinary events. VI Tax expense relating to ordinary activities. VII Profit or loss.


A) I, II, VI and VII only
B) I, II, III and V only
C) II, III, IV, VI and VII only
D) I, III, V and VII only.

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C

The issuing of bonus shares in lieu of a cash dividend would be separately disclosed in an entity's


A) Statement of Financial Position
B) Statement of Comprehensive Income
C) Statement of Changes in Equity
D) Statement of Cash Flows

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At reporting date for Year 1, Elpha Limited had a loan from its bankers that it expected to settle within three months. The loan term was renegotiated after reporting date and before the authorisation date of the financial statements, and the repayment date was extended by two years. For Year 1 financial statement presentation purposes this loan is classified by Elpha Limited as:


A) a non-current liability
B) a current liability
C) a contingent liability
D) an off-statement of financial position liability.

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If an entity receives information after end of reporting period that one of its assets was impaired at end of reporting period by a material amount it must:


A) adjust the amounts recognised in the financial statements to reflect the impairment;
B) notify all shareholders in writing;
C) disclose the impairment in the notes but not recognise the amount in the financial statements;
D) include the impairment loss as a contingent liability.

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A

According to IAS 1, a required format for the presentation of a statement of financial position is:


A) not prescribed and no guidance is provided in the standard
B) not prescribed but guidance is provided in the standard for a suitable format
C) prescribed by the standard
D) not prescribed by the standard but details are found in the Corporations Act.

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Which of the following events occurring after the reporting date but before the financial report is authorised for issue is NOT an example of an adjusting event?


A) a decline in the market value of a listed security
B) the notification of the insolvency of a debtor
C) an event that indicates that the going concern basis of accounting may not be appropriate.
D) the sale of inventories after the reporting date for an amount below cost

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A

Items that are dissimilar in nature must be presented separately in financial statements unless:


A) they are immaterial;
B) they are financial items in which case they can be off-set;
C) the directors approve of an aggregation of the items;
D) the auditors approval to aggregate the items is obtained.

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Which of the following note disclosures are NOT required by IAS 1?


A) Sources of estimation uncertainty in relation to impairment of assets
B) Dividends declared after end of reporting period but before the financial statements are authorised for issue
C) the country of incorporation of the entity
D) the names and qualifications of all directors of the entity

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Which of the following items, if it exists, does NOT have to be presented as a line item on the face of a statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income?


A) revenue
B) closing inventory
C) profit or loss attributable to non-controlling interests
D) post-tax profit or loss of discontinued operations.

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