ACCTING 7023 - Advanced Financial Accounting (M)

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

This course focuses on the theory and practice of corporate investments and transactions between the company and other parties (for example related parties). Topics include company consolidations (pre-acquisition, intra-group transactions, non-controlling interest), associates, foreign currency translations, related parties, cash flow statements and presentation of financial statements.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code ACCTING 7023
    Course Advanced Financial Accounting (M)
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Business School
    Term Semester 2
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 4 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites ACCTING 7020
    Course Description This course focuses on the theory and practice of corporate investments and transactions between the company and other parties (for example related parties). Topics include company consolidations (pre-acquisition, intra-group transactions, non-controlling interest), associates, foreign currency translations, related parties, cash flow statements and presentation of financial statements.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Mr Michael Jones

    Bryan Howieson and Michael Jones
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    By the end of this course students should be able to:

    1. explain the key issues involved with accounting for relationships between entities;

    2. discuss the accounting issues involved with accounting for business combinations;

    3. explain the need to prepare consolidated financial statements, alternative concepts of groups and criteria for determining with consolidation is necessary;

    4. discuss and apply the requirements of AASB 3 for accounting for business combinations;

    5. discuss the forms of controlled entities and the “entity concept “ of consolidation;

    6. discuss and apply the consolidation process;

    7. analyse the parent’s acquisition of a subsidiary and prepare pre-acquisition consolidation elimination entries;

    8. explain the need for making consolidation adjustment entries for intra-group transactions;

    9. prepare consolidation elimination entries for various intra-group transactions;

    10. discuss the nature of non-controlling interest and explain how to calculate non-controlling interest;

    11. calculate the non-controlling interest share of equity;

    12. outline and explain the issues associated with accounting for associates and joint ventures;

    13. discuss the theory and issues associated with equity accounting;

    14. account for associates using equity accounting;

    15. discuss and account for translation of foreign currency denominated financial statements;

    16. discuss the nature of related parties and the relevant disclosures;

    17. prepare a statement of cash flows in accordance with AASB 107; and

    18. outline and apply the presentation requirements for a set of financial statements.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Text Books

    Leo, K., Knapp, J., McGowan, S., and Sweeting, J., 2015, Company Accounting, Tenth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Australia Ltd, Milton Queensland.

    Financial Reporting/Accounting Handbook 2016.
    Either the CPA Australia or ICAA edited 2016 version may be used.
    Recommended Resources

    Loftus, J., Leo, K. J., Picker, R., Wise, V, and Clark, K., 2012, Understanding Australian Accounting Standards, John Wiley & Sons.

    Use of the internet

    Advanced Financial Accounting (M) will make use of various internet sites which are accounting related. Access to the internet can be via the library or various computer pools located within the university.
    Online Learning
    Some course resources are available on the course website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au:

    · Course outlines and powerpoint slides

    · Assignment and test material.

    · Selected tutorial answers.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes

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    Workload

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    Learning Activities Summary

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  • Assessment

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    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    The following assessment will be undertaken during Semester 2 2016:

    Assignment  15%
    Test             20%
    Final exam    65%
    Total           100%

    To pass this course you need to achieve 50% overall will a minimum of 45% on the final examination. Further details will be provided at the start of the semester.
    Assessment Related Requirements
    Information for each assessment requirement will be provided during the semester.
    Assessment Detail

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    Submission

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    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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