HI5020 Corporate Accounting: Analysis of AMA Group Limited's Financial Statements

HI5020 Corporate Accounting
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Table of Contents
CASH FLOWS STATEMENT.......................................................................................................4
(i) Various items of cash flow statement.....................................................................................4
(ii) Comparative analysis of various categories in cash flow......................................................4
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENT................................................................5
(iii) Items in another comprehensive income statement..............................................................5
(iv) Understanding of items identified.........................................................................................6
(v) Reasons for not including them in income statements...........................................................6
ACCOUNTING FOR CORPORATE INCOME TAX...................................................................6
(vi) Tax expense in latest financial statements............................................................................6
(vii) Is this figure the same as the company tax rate times your firm’s accounting income?
Explain why this is, or is not, the case for your firm...................................................................7
(viii) Comment on deferred tax assets/liabilities that are reported on the balance sheet
articulating the possible reasons why they have been recorded..................................................7
(ix)Is there any current tax assets or income tax payable recorded by your company? Why is
the income tax payable not the same as income tax expense?.....................................................7
(x) Is the income tax expense shown in the income statement same as the income tax paid
shown in the cash flow statement? If not why is the difference?................................................8
(xi)What do you find interesting, confusing, surprising or difficult to understand about the
treatment of tax in your firm’s financial statements? What new insights, if any, have you
gained about how companies account for income tax as a result of examining your firm’s tax
expense in its accounts?...............................................................................................................8
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References........................................................................................................................................9
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CASH FLOWS STATEMENT
(i) Various items of cash flow statements
The company prepares the cash flow in which all the transactions which are carried out in the
cash are to be included. The items which are included in cash flow of AMA are as follows:
 The operating cash flows of the company includes the receipt of the income from the
customers and the also the interest is received by the company. The amount which is
received from customers amounts to 101901 in 2015 and then it rose to 262973 in 2016
and finally to 362877 in 2017. The amount of the interest is 4 then 361 and 98 in the three
years from 2015 to 2017 respectively (AMA Group Limited, 2016).
 The payments were made in relation to suppliers, interest and income tax. The payments
which are made to the suppliers are increasing continuously from 89634 in 2015 to
340094 in 2017. The payment of the income tax is also increasing and this has risen from
4198 to 7247 and then 9724 in 2017.
 The investing activities in the business are also carried out and in the sale of the plant is
made and with that purchase is also made. The business has been acquired and payment
for the same is also made by the company. Loans and investment in the company are also
included in this (AMA Group Limited, 2017).
 In the financing activities, there is the equity which has been raised by the company in
2016 which amounts to 43526. Then borrowings are made for which amount has been
received by the company. The repayment of the loan is also made and dividends have
been paid by the company to the shareholders of the company which are continuously
rising showing the positive aspects of the business.
(ii) Comparative analysis of various categories in cash flow
In the cash flow, there are various items which are included and they all will be classified into
the three segments of the activities which are presented in this. The understanding of the same
can be obtained from the discussion below:
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Operating activities: The Company receives and makes various payments for carrying out of
the operations and they all are included in the operating segment. By the help of them, all the
activities in the business are performed in the most effective and efficient manner. There are
various items which will be included in this such as payments made to the supplier, receipt from
customers and interest and income tax payments.
Investing activities: All the investments which are made by the company in relation to the fixed
assets or any other securities will be included in this (Bhandari & Adams, 2017). The loan is also
covered in this which are provided by the company. If there are any sales which have taken place
for the investments will also be covered in this.
Financing activities: The items related to the financial data are included in this. The share issue
is covered in this and the loans which are taken and the repayment of the same will also be
provided under this. The dividend which is declared by the company is also included under this.
The changes which took place in the company for all the activities in the span of three years is
provided below:
Particulars 2015 2016 2017 Change
2015-
2016
change
2016-
2017
Change
2015-
2017
Cash flow from
operating activity
7820 36761 1298
7
28941 -23774 5167
Cash flow from
investing activity
-
10693
-
38207
-
2268
7
-27514 15520 -11994
Cash flow from
financing activity
2972 22126 1545 19154 -20581 -1427
From the table above it can be said that the company is having the positive cash balance in
operating activities. Also, the financing information is positive. But the investment sector is
showing the negative balance.
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENT
(iii) Items in other comprehensive income statements
The comprehensive income statement is prepared so that all the items which cannot be taking
into the income statement can be included in this. They are those amounts which have not been
realised in the company (Gobetti & Orair, 2017). It depends on their position and whenever they
will be realised they are transferred to the income statement of the company. Under this there are
various items which will be reported and for that a separate statement is prepared in every
company at the end of the period.
(iv) Understanding of items identified
In the company there are various amounts which are not taken into account while making of the
income statement and they are incorporated in this. In the given case there are not much of the
items which are to be incorporated. There is only one item which is the exchange difference that
has been faced by the company on the foreign operations. This is of the amount 11 in the year
2016 and then in the 2017 there is loss of 6 (AMA Group Limited, 2017). The adjustment for the
same is made and then the income which is derived is attributed among the members of the
group.
(v) Reasons for not including them in income statements
In the financial statements it is required that fair disclosure shall be made by which true picture
of the business is depicted. Due to this it is required that only those items which have been
realised and are in relation to the present period will be included in the income statements. All of
the other items which will be realised by the company in the coming period will have to be
recorded in the comprehensive income statement. They will be moved to the main income
statement when the same will be realised.
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ACCOUNTING FOR CORPORATE INCOME TAX
(vi) Tax expense in latest financial statements.
The company is required to comply with the laws and regulation which are specified by the laws.
For that, it is required that all of the income in the company shall be identified and then on that
the income tax will have to be paid (Graham, et. al., 2012). The rate at which it will be paid is
specified under the act. It is mandatory to comply with them so that appropriate tax treatment is
made by the company. In the present case, AMA is following all of them and it is charging the
tax accordingly. The tax expense which has been charged in the current year of 2017 amounts to
7994 and this has increased in comparison to the last year’s tax which was 6242.
(vii) Is this figure the same as the company tax rate times your firm’s accounting income?
Explain why this is, or is not, the case for your firm.
The accounting tax and the tax by the act are not same in the company. There are various such
items in which adjustment is required as the items which are deductible in the accounting income
are not allowed for the tax purpose and for that they are required to be considered. The tax as per
the act is charged at 30% and then in that various adjustments are made which are related to the
impairment, employee equity plan, and various other non-deductible items. They all are
considered by the company and with the help of that, the tax which is determined as per the
accounts is reconciled.
(viii) Comment on deferred tax assets/liabilities that are reported on the balance sheet
articulating the possible reasons why they have been recorded.
In the business, there are various items which are considered at the different time in both the
accounts and as per the tax laws. For that, there is the timing difference which arises and in order
to deal with that, it is required that deferred tax assets and liabilities are to be recognized (Jaya,
2016). In the given AMA group bit the assets and liabilities in this respect are recognized
separately and they have not been adjusted. The deferred tax assets are identified which amounts
to 1682 in 2016\5 and then 5227 in 2016 and finally 7205 in the current year. The liabilities
which are determined are 862, 2720 and 3509 in all the three years which are 2015, 2016 and
2017 respectively.
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(ix)Is there any current tax assets or income tax payable recorded by your company? Why
is the income tax payable not the same as income tax expense?
The company has recognized the income tax payable on its balance sheet and this is the
amount which the company will have to pay in the coming period. They will be met by the
company irrespective of any situation in the company. The amount which is identified in this
regard is 949 for 2015 and 1828 in 2016 and for 2017 this is calculated to be 458 (AMA
Group Limited, 2016). They all are different from the tax expense which has been recognised
and this is because the expense is on the amount which has been earned in the current year
but out of that the whole amount will not be paid and there are certain adjustments which are
to made and the tax which is to be paid in the current period is only taken as the payable
amount.
(x) Is the income tax expense shown in the income stat, elements same as the income tax
paid shown in the cash flow statement? If not why is the difference?
In the company the ammo, unit of the tax expense which is identified in the income statement
and that of the paid which is shown in the cash flow is different. The amount which is to be paid
in cash is 7247 for 2016 and 9724 for 2017 (AMA Group Limited, 2017). They are different as
the amount which is determined as the expense is for the income which is identified in the
income statement but the payment is made after the adjustment is made in relation to the past
dues also which are there. After the adjustment not, it is decided that what amount is to be paid
in cash and that is the tax paid in the cash flow.
(xi)What do you find interesting, confusing, surprising or difficult to understand about the
treatment of tax in your firm’s financial statements? What new insights, if any, have you
gained about how companies account for income tax as a result of examining your firm’s
tax expense in its accounts?
In the company, there are tax treatments which are made and they all are made in accordance
with the laws which have been specified. It is complying with the rules and proper disclosures
are also made in this respect. By that, the true picture is represented. There is the tax
consolidation group which has been made by the company and this is as per the tax consolidation
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legislation (AMA Group Limited, 2017). All the current tax and the deferred tax in the group is
recognized by all the entities in a separate manner. For the proper measurement and allocation of
them stand alone taxpayer approach is used by the group. It has been determined that the tax
credits and losses which are unused are to be transferred to head entity at that time only in the
most appropriate manner. By all of this is can be said that company is not making any defaults in
the payment and recognition of the tax amounts.
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References
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Free Cash Flow Concept in Financial Reporting and Analysis: A Review and
Recommendations. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 17(1), 11-19.
 Gobetti, S. W., & Orair, R. O. (2017). Taxation and distribution of income in Brazil: new
evidence from personal income tax data. Revista de Economia Política, 37(2), 267-286.
 Graham, J. R., Raedy, J. S., & Shackelford, D. A. (2012). Research in accounting for
income taxes. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 53(1), 412-434.
 Jaya, T. E. (2016). Earnings, Leverage, and Deferred Tax on Tax Penalties and Fines
(Case study in Indonesia).
 AMA Group Limited. (2016). Annual report. [Online]. AMA Group Limited. Available
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2016.pdf. [Accessed: 25 May 2018]
 AMA Group Limited. (2017). Annual report. [Online]. AMA Group Limited. Available
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1.pdf. [Accessed: 25 May 2018]
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