Below is the list of nominal ledger balances of Tonson Plc at 31 December 2021. Tonson’s financial year end is at 31 December. Nominal ledger closing balances at 31 December 2021 The following information is relevant. 1. Closing inventory at 31 December 2021 is £45,000 On further investigation of the suspense account in the trial balance above, it was discovered that: An expense of £8,250 for legal services had been posted to the suspense account and a cash receipt of £15,750 had been posted to the suspense account. This represented the disposal proceeds from selling equipment, which had been purchased on 1 March 2017 at a cost of £48,000. Tonson depreciates non-current assets as follows: buildings at 1 per cent on a straight-line basis
Question: Prepare a statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2021
Below is the list of nominal ledger balances of Tonson Plc at 31 December 2021. Tonson’s financial year end is at 31 December.
Nominal ledger closing balances at 31 December 2021
The following information is relevant.
1. Closing inventory at 31 December 2021 is £45,000
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On further investigation of the suspense account in the
trial balance above, it was discovered that:An expense of £8,250 for legal services had been posted to the suspense account and a cash receipt of £15,750 had been posted to the suspense account. This represented the disposal proceeds from selling equipment, which had been purchased on 1 March 2017 at a cost of £48,000.
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Tonson depreciates non-current assets as follows:
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buildings at 1 per cent on a straight-line basis
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plant and equipment at 10 per cent on a straight-line basis
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motor vehicles at 20 per cent on a reducing balance basis.
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Non-current assets have no residual value. No
depreciation for the year ended 2021 has been entered into the accounting records. A full year’s depreciation is charged in the year of acquisition and none in the year of disposal. Depreciation expense for the year is included in administration expenses.At 31 December 2021, Tonson’s directors decided to revalue the buildings to £1,350,000. No entries have been made in the nominal ledger accounts.
Post-trial balance reconciliations showed that an invoice for £54,000 for insurance for the period from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 had been paid and debited to the insurance account. Insurance costs are included in administration expenses.
A full year’s debenture interest is to be accrued.
At 31 December 2021, Tonson decided to write off a trade receivable of £2,400 and to make an allowance for irrecoverable receivables of 10 per cent of the outstanding receivables at that date. No entries have been made in the nominal ledger accounts.
No heat and lighting costs for the months of November and December 2021 have been recorded in the accounting records. The next quarter’s invoice for heat and lighting is expected to be £36,000. Heat and lighting costs are included in administration expenses.
For the financial year ended 31 December 2021, corporation tax is estimated to be £222,000 and the audit fee is estimated to be £180,000. These estimates have not been entered in the nominal ledger accounts.
Tonson is proposing a final dividend of 2 pence per share.
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