NDL drilled a new oil well, which started production on 1 March 2003. The licence granting permission
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NDL estimates that the oil well will have a 20-year production life. At the end of that time, the well will be decommissioned and work carried out to reinstate the land. The cost of this decommissioning work is estimated to be $20 million.
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As the trainee management accountant, draft a memo to the production manager explaining how NDL must treat the decommissioning costs in its financial statements for the year to 31 March 2003. Your memo should refer to appropriate International Accounting Standards.
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International Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1408075012
5th edition
Authors: David Alexander, Anne Britton, Ann Jorissen
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