CIMA F1 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Which of the following is an effect of using equity accounting to include an entity in the consolidated statement of financial position of a group?

BCD's financial statements for the year ending 30 November 20X3 include the following:

Inventory at 30 November 20X2 was $220,000.
What is BCD's average inventory holding period for the year ended 30 November 20X3?

XYZ operates in Country P where the tax rules state entertaining costs and accounting depreciation are disallowable for tax purposes.
In year ending 31 March 20X4, XYZ made an accounting profit of $240,000.
Profit included $14,500 of entertaining costs and $5,000 of income exempt from taxation.
XYZ has plant and machinery with accounting depreciation amounting to $26,300 and tax depreciation amounting to $35,200.
Calculate the taxable profit for the year ended 31 March 20X4.

Which THREE of the following would be included in a cash budget?

Which THREE of the following statements about government grants are INCORRECT?

An entity bought a capital item for $110,000 on 1 March 20X4 incurring legal fees at the date of purchase of
$2,500.
On 1 May 20X4 additional costs classified as capital expenditure by the tax rules of the country of $25,000 were incurred in respect of the asset. On 1 June 20X4 repairs not classified as capital expenditure were incurred at a cost of $15,000.
The asset was sold for $250,000 on 30 November 20X8 and costs to sell were incurred of $4,300.
Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal.
Give your answer to the nearest $.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a multi-stage sales tax?

On 1 May 20X8 DEF enters into a contract to lease plant with a fair value of $200,000. Annual lease payments of $50,000 are to be paid in advance and DEF incurred direct costs to arrange the lease of S2.000 The present value of future lease payments at 1 May 20X8 is $190,000.
What is the amount to be recognised as a right-of-use asset on 1 May 20X8?

BCD's finance cost for the year ended 30 June 20X6 in its statement of profit or loss is $198,000. BCD's statement of financial position is as follows:

How much will be included in BCD's statement of cash flows for interest paid in the year ended 31 December 20X6?
Give your answer to The nearest $.

Which of the following would NOT normally be subject to a withholding tax?

EF purchased an asset on 1 September 20X4 for $800,000, exclusive of import duties of $30,000. EF is resident in country Y where indexation is allowed on purchase costs when the asset is disposed of.
EF sold the asset on 31 August 20X9 for $1,500,000 incurring transaction charges of $20,000. The indexation factor increased by 40% in the period from 1 September 20X4 to 31 August 20X9.
Capital gains are taxed at 30%.
What is the tax due on disposal of the asset?

Which of the following is correct?
The primary purpose of a cash budget prepared on a monthly basis is to determine:

Which THREE of the following are conditions that must be met to allow an asset to be categorised as held for sale?