Collinsworth LTD., a U.K. company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Late in
Question:
Collinsworth LTD., a U.K. company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Late in its 2021 fiscal year, a significant adverse change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of its appliance division may be impaired. The following data relate to the division’s assets:
Book value................................................................................................£220
Undiscounted sum of estimated future cash flows ................210 P
resent value of future cash flows.......................................................150
Fair value less cost to sell (determined by appraisal)................145
Required:
1. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?
2. Assume that Collinsworth prepares its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP and that fair value less cost to sell approximates fair value. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-1260481952
10th edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas