FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS – EARLY MORNING MASTERCLASS (APRIL EXAM 2026)

PAPER NO. 9 FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS

UNIT DESCRIPTION

This paper is intended to equip the candidate with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to account for more complex financial transactions and to prepare as well as analyse financial statements in the private and public sectors.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A candidate who passes this paper should be able to:

• Account for various assets and liabilities
• Prepare financial statements including published financial statements for various types of organizations
• Account for specialized transactions
• Prepare group financial statements
• Analyze and interpret financial statements
• Apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) in preparing non-complex financial

CONTENT

1. Accounting for Assets and Liabilities [Assets and liabilities as covered in Financial Accounting (Foundation Level) are also relevant here]
   • Investment Property
   • Assets used in exploring for and evaluation of mineral resources
   • Non-current assets held for sale
   • Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Recognition, Classification, Initial measurement, subsequent measurement, reclassifications and de-recognition)
   • Leases (Exclude Sale and Leaseback and dealers in leasing assets)
   • Current and Deferred tax
   • Government grants
   • Provisions, contingent liabilities and assets

2.  Accounting for Specialized Transactions

• Revenue recognition (Basic application of revenue recognition principles to Hire Purchase, Consignment sales, construction contracts and joint arrangements)
• Effects of changes in exchange rates (Only foreign currency denominated transactions)
• Borrowing Costs

3. Preparation of Financial Statements for different entities/Transactions

• Conversion of a partnership into a company
• Professional firms (Accountants, Lawyers, doctors, engineers)
• Agricultural activities and farming
• Pension plans
• Cooperative Societies

4.  Preparation of Published Financial Statements

• Presentation of Financial Statements (Statement of Profit or Loss, other comprehensive incomes, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of cash flows)
• Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors
• Events after the Reporting Period
• Discontinued Operations

5.   Accounting and Financial Statements for Interests in Other Entities

• Subsidiaries (Basic Consolidated Financial Statements with one subsidiary – excluding disposals and statement of cash flows)
• Associates and Joint ventures
• Accounting treatment of investments in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities in the financial statement of the investor (Separate financial statements)
• Branches (Only autonomous and local branches)

6.  Public Sector Accounting Standards

• Presentation of Financial Statements
• Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors
• Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates
• Revenue from   exchange    transactions    and    revenue    from   non-exchange transactions
• Property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets
• Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets
• Presentation of budget information in Financial Statements

7.    Analyzing Financial Statements

• Analysing financial statements using ratios covered in Financial Accounting
• Analysing Financial Statements using common size approach for the statement of profit or loss and statement of financial position