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The following trial balance was obtained from the financial records of Carpet Ltd for the financial year ended 28 February 2023: Trail balance: Carpet Ltd
The following trial balance was obtained from the financial records of Carpet Ltd for the financial year ended 28 February 2023:
Trail balance: Carpet Ltd
Ordinary share capital (R1 each) (CR) - 1 000000
Retained earnings (1 March 2022) (CR) - 337800
Revaluation surplus (1 March 2022) (CR) - 27160
Dividends paid 28 February 2023 (DR) - 20000
Trade and other payables (CR) - 295000
Deferred tax liability (CR) - 42000
Property, plant and equipment (carrying value) (DR) - 452000
Investments in equity instruments (fair value) (DR) - 388000
Trade and other receivables (DR) - 331000
Inventory (DR) - 210000
Bank (DR) - 345000
Sales (CR) - 427500
Cost of Sales (DR) - 342000
Other income (CR) - 9600
Other expenses (DR) - 50100
Income tax expense (DR) - 12600
Gain on fair value adjustments, after tax (OCI) (CR) - 11640
Total (DR) 2 150700
Total (CR) 2 150700
On 1 May 2021, Carpets equity comprised the following balances:
Ordinary share capital (R1 each) 1 000000
Retained earnings 165000
Revaluation surplus 15520
Total Equity 1 180520
All of Carpets assets and liabilities were considered to be fairly valued on 1 May 2021.
2. During the current financial year, Carpet started selling inventory to Decor at a 25% markup on cost. Inventory sales to Decor totalling R106 250 were included in the sales figure in the trial balance above. Decor on-sells all its inventory purchases to external parties. On 28 February 2023, Decor Ltds accounting records revealed that it had R84 000 of inventory purchased from Carpet that was still on hand.
3. At financial year end, after all dividends were paid and received, an impairment test was performed on Decors investment in Carpet after a breach of contract occurred between Carpet and one of Carpets main suppliers. The recoverable amount of Decors investment in Carpet was considered to be R315 000.
4. Carpet measures its investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income. The revaluation surplus as well as gain in other comprehensive income relate only to fair value adjustments on the investments in equity instruments. No equity instruments were sold during any of the previous and current financial years.
Additional information:
All the entities mentioned above have a 28 February financial year end.
Decor accounts for investments in associates at cost in its separate financial statements.
Assume an Income Tax rate of 28% and a Capital Gains Tax inclusion rate of 80%.
Ignore the effects of Dividend Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT).
REQUIRED: Provide the pro-forma journal entries required to equity account Carpet Ltd for the financial year ended 28 February 2023. Dates and journal narrations are required. Show all your workings clearly (40 marks)
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