CIMA Related Exams
F2 Exam
The tax benefit on a company's asset is £180,000 and the useful life on that asset is five years. The company creates a deferred tax provision to spread this benefit over the asset's useful life.
What entry is needed to reduce this deferred tax provision in the company's year two accounts?
In recent years EBITDA has been adopted by large entities as a key measure of performance. The following figures have been extracted from the financial statements of UV for the year ended 30 November 20X9:

What is EBITDA for UV for the year ended 30 November 20X9?
Give your answer to the nearest $'000.
ST acquired two financial investments in the year to 31 December 20X8. One of these investments was initially classified as held for trading, the other as available for sale. ST remeasured both investments at fair value at 31 December 20X8 in accordance with IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. The resulting gains were calculated as follows:
• Gain on held for trading investment $50,000
• Gain on available for sale investment $40,000
What was the value of the gain that ST presented in its other comprehensive income when it prepared its financial statements for the year to 31 December 20X8?
Give your answer to the nearest $000.
$ ? 000