CBA Settles Class Action Over Toxic Products

Background of the case

In the annual report the case will be disclosed under “Director’s Report” column as below:

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During the year, a case was lodged against the bank by Gloucester Council and an investment company, Clurname alleging that the bank was engaged in selling the toxic investments. The case is still pending with the Federal court to decide. Further, a class action was conducted against the bank, in which 35 investors had participated. Considering the class action results and to clam the investors the bank has paid $50 million to the investors and $1.5 million to International Litigation Partners, funder of the class action. However, this settlement is still pending with the court for approval.

Moreover, it has came to notice that certain news are being gossiped by various news papers regarding the credibility of the bank and previous fallouts.  The management wants to clarify that these news are baseless and the investors should not be fearful regarding their hard earned money which they have invested with us. The case is being invested by the court and further by an internal team of the bank and the management wants to assure you that the case will be investigated by every aspects and the culprits engaged in issuing the toxic investments, if any will be punished hardly.

Financial Disclosures

Further, the bank considering the density of the case, has created contingent liability to the extent bank seems the loss or settlement claims to be paid in the future. The same is shown in the foot notes to the statement of financial position.

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Factors to be considered for determining the form of disclosures:

  1. The facts of the case
  2. Position by the directors or management
  3. Current measures undertaken
  4. Financial impact on the company/ bank
  5. Future actions to be taken for mitigating the situation
  6. The financial disclosure

Year of disclosure – The disclosure should be made in the year of starting of the case i.e. 2012 and till the settlement of the case.

  1. Calculation of the fair value of the portable sound recording studio at 1 July 2019
  1. Schedule for the lease payments incorporating accrued interest expense

Lease Amortization Schedule

Date

Lease Payments

Interest Expenses

Reduction in Liability

Lease Liability

01-Jul-12

$50,000

$12,660

$37,340

$120,916

01-Jul-13

$50,000

$9,673

$40,327

$80,590

01-Jul-14

$50,000

$6,447

$43,553

$37,037

01-Jul-15

$40,000

$2,963

$37,037

$0

Lease payment on 1st July-15 refers to the guaranteed residual value.

journal entries in the books of Hopeful Ltd for return of the asset to Lessor Ltd and the settlement of all obligations under the lease on 1 July 2023

Hopeful Ltd. must pay difference $15,000 (40,000 – 25,000) between fair value of studio and guaranteed residual value.

  1. Calculation of Alexandra Bay’s current obligation for long-service leave

10

8.00%

8

7.00%

6

6.50%

4

6.00%

2

5.80%

Name of employee

Current salary ($)

Years of service

Years until LSL vests

Probability that LSL will vest

Projected Salary

Accumulated LSL benefit

Present Value of LSL Obligation

LSL Liability

Mike Black

40000

2

10

15%

48,760

1,563

724

109

Jan White

40000

4

8

20%

46,866

3,004

1,749

350

Noel Brown

50000

6

6

50%

56,308

5,414

3,711

1,855

Peter Green

60000

8

4

70%

64,946

8,326

6,595

4,617

Alvin Purple

70000

10

2

90%

72,828

11,671

10,427

9,384

Alexandra Bay’s current obligation for long service is $16,314/-.

  1. The journal entry to record Alexandra Bay’s long-service leave expense

Closing balance of provision required

$16,314

Opening balance of provision (given)

$12,500

Additional provision required

$3,814

Long Service Leave Expenses

$3,814

To Provision for Long Service Leave

-$3,814

Journal Entries

Month

Rate

Payable

22-Apr-18

     8.00

37,500.00

30-Apr-18

     8.50

35,294.12

31-May-18

     8.56

35,046.73

30-Jun-18

     8.59

34,924.33

31-Jul-18

     8.94

33,557.05

 Treatment adopted:

As per the generally adopted accounting norms, the inventory is recorded in the books when the title of goods is passed. As per the contract in the given case, the title of goods is passed on 30 April, 2018, i.e. on the date of delivery and hence, the goods are recorded as inventory on 30 April, 2018 at the prevailing exchange rate. Further, AASB 121, “The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates”, requires to fair value the pending liabilities and assets at the reporting date, i.e. 30 June, 2018 and respective gain or loss to be transferred to P&L. The same has been followed. Further, the liabilities are paid off at the payment dates and respective gain or loss due to foreign exchange fluctuations is recorded.

Journal Entries

Month

Rate

Payable

Gain/Loss

30-Apr-17

160.00

31,250.00

30-Jun-17

160.00

31,250.00

31-May-18

240.00

20,833.33

30-Jun-18

245.00

20,408.16

425.17

31-Jul-18

260.00

19,230.77

1,177.39

Treatment adopted:

In the given case, the Equipment is recorded on the delivery date i.e. on 31 May, 2018 with subsequent valuation of pending liabilities, i.e. accounts payable on closing date i.e. on 30 June, 2018, as required by AASB 121, “Effects of changes in Foreign Exchange rates”.

The accounts payable are settled on 31 July, 2018 and the difference due to foreign exchange fluctuation is recorded in P&L.

  1. Journal Entries

Physical Position using spot rat

Month

Rate

Receivable

Payable

FV

Gain/ Loss

30-Jun-18

0.60

33,333,333.33

30,769,230.77

2,564,102.56

2,564,102.56

Treatment adopted:

In the given case, the loan is recorded using spot rate on the date of transaction, i.e. on the date of taking loan. Further, as required by AASB 121, the loan is marked to market to carry the loan at fair value on the reporting date. The interest upto 30 June, 2018 has been accrued and the exchange difference between the rate on the transaction date and on the reporting date has been transferred to the P&L.

The hedging portion of the loan has been recorded at the forward rate on the reporting date and the corresponding amount is transferred to the Hedge Reserve account and from the Hedge reserve account to the P&L.

  1. Journal Entries

Physical Position using spot rate 

Month

Rate

Receivable

Payable

FV

Gain/ Loss

May

       0.44

  795,454.55

  760,869.57

   34,584.98

  34,584.98

Jun

       0.40

  875,000.00

  760,869.57

  114,130.43

  79,545.45

Aug

       0.40

  875,000.00

  760,869.57

  114,130.43

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Treatment adopted:

The inventory is recorded on the date of delivery (as title and possession of the goods is passed on the date of delivery) using the spot rate prevailing on the transaction date.  Then, the amount payable to vendor, i.e. accounts payable is marked to market on the reporting date and finally settled on 31st August, 2018 by paying off the liability at the prevailing spot rate and differences arising due to foreign exchange fluctuations are recorded in P&L.

The treatment of hedging portion is that the contract is valued on the reporting date i.e. 30th June, 2018 at the forward rates prevailing on 30th June and corresponding amount is transferred to the P&L through Hedging Reserve.