Oriental Hotel Bhd owned a few hotels in Malaysia. Their hotel in Melaka is set against a picturesque vista of Melakas most famous historical landmarks pf Melaka Raya. The location is close to Melaka City Centre with cheerful nightlife and mere minutes from the acclaimed UNESCO World Heritage site. The office management operates in the same hotel building as the hotel services provided to its guest. The company itself manages the hotel except for the laundry services which was transferred to its tenant, Cuci-Cuci Services Sdn. BHd.

Oriental Hotel Bhd take another step forward in its expansion plan with the opening a new hotel in the southern region in Malaysia. On 1 January 20X5, the company acquired a land for RM3,200,000 to construct a 4-star hotel building in Pangerang, Johor. Construction of the hotel building commenced on 1 March 20X5 and it was completed on 31 January 20X7, but was only used on 1 March 20X7.Total construction cost incurred excluding borrowing costs were RM34,000,000. The construction cost also includes the rectification of RM200,000. In order to finance the construction, the company took an 8%, 3 year-term loan of RM30,000,000 on 1 February 20X5. The company received a government grant of RM1,400,000 on 1 February 20X7 for the newly constructed hotel building. It is the companys policy to use deferred income method for the government grant received.

Required: Explain the accounting treatment for government grant received and how will it differ from the alternative method.