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What is your opinion? Do you agree with the finance manager or any of his team members' suggestions?

They valued inventory at AED 7.52 million (23,500 unit X AED 320/ unit) in their SoP for the FY 2010. Market price for the product was AED 220/unit at closing date. When cost was analyzed it was found that due to economic recession the company remained unable to sell enough products to cover even their operational/production overheads. Finance Manager advised to reduce the inventory to their NRVs and charge the balance to Income statement. The debit treatment was advised by his team members as follow: 1.Julie :- charge the balance amount to "Cost of Sales" as these were operational/production overheads. 2.Pratab : - These should be charged to sales department as they could not sell the products. 3.Ali :- These should be considered as general expense or should be allocated to each reporting function on a fair basis. 4.Mark :- These are extra-ordinary expenses and shall not be treated as part of operations income/expense.

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Question added by Mohammad Ashfaq , Financial Controller , Union COOP
Date Posted: 2013/05/03
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Answer (1) Julie.
According to IAS 2, "The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realisable value and all losses of inventories shall be recognised as an expense in the period the write-down or loss occurs".
According to my understanding the expense mentioned here is COGS or Cost of sales.
But not sales or admin expenses.

Hassan Abbas awan
by Hassan Abbas awan , Senior Accountant , Green Valley premium hyper maket

Accorfing to IAS2 iventory should be measured at the lower of cost or NRV, in this case our NRV is low shot it should be recorded at NRV and difference should be charged to P&L. Julie is right and different should be charged to CGS, becaut it is related to core operations of the business

Shravan V G
by Shravan V G , Finance Manager , Alserkal & Assarain Concrete Products LLC

In according with the recognised accounting standards the same has to be charged expense.

But the same has to charged to General expenses, since does not qualify for extra ordinary expense if the production/ valuation accounting period differs or the same can be charged to COGS if the production/ and valuation pertains to same accounting period

mohamed afifi
by mohamed afifi , Financial and Administrative Manager , Egyptian Ministry of Education

I agree if his suggetions agree with  the legislations that rules the affairs in establishments 

Your company will record AED2.35 million write down as a loss, thereby decreasing inventory and increasing cost of goods sold. Also, this needs to be included net profit or loss for the period in which it arises.

Winda Pebriana
by Winda Pebriana , Treasury & Collection Assistant Manager , PCP Express

Agree with Julie as Sales can not achieve the sales target

Virses Bag-o Marimon
by Virses Bag-o Marimon , Customer Service Representative , FIS Global Solutions

It makes sense for the finance manager to recommend charging the remaining amount to the income statement and adjusting inventory to its net realizable value (NRV). Accounting standards are followed by Julie's suggestion to charge it to "Cost of Sales". It doesn't seem as relevant to follow Mark's advice to classify it as extraordinary expenses.

zohaib nawaz
by zohaib nawaz , Supervisor senior Audit, Accounts and Taxation , Trust Accounts Management

As per Accounting Standared IAS 2 Inventory: Inventory must be recorded subsequently at lower of Cost or NRV (Net realiseable Value).NRV is Selling Price Less Cost to sell.

As per given senario Original price is 320 but now assumed due to market recession Market Price per unit is 220 which is impaired by 100 (320-220).

Impairement loss Debit 2,350,000 (Income Statement Cost of Sale)

Inventory (Credit)               2,350,000 (Financial Position)

rehan ansari
by rehan ansari , Office Administrator , choice shoes

No Absolutely not.the financial statement should be prepared on true data base either of not selling goods on right prices or the loss occured due to any reason.

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