Question 1
You are required to help Mr Kent by:
a) Identify the problem facing by Mr. Kent for the purchase of Warisan Building
The problem facing is, Mr Kent does not know how to record for the purchased of Warisan
Building.
b) Analyse the problem by referring to MFRS 140 Investment Property
MFRS 140 state that Investment Property is property (Land or a building or part of a
building or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under finance lease) to earn rentals or
for capital appreciation (a rise in the value of an asset based on the rise in market price) or
both, rather than for use in the production or supply of goods or services of for
administrative purposes or sale in the ordinary course or business (Inventory).
A building should be classified as investment property only if the owner-occupied portion
is insignificant. Warisan Building have six double bedrooms. Five of them were used to
earn rentals and other one is used for employment benefit. Moreover, Warisan Building has
provided ancillary services but it is insignificant which are cleaning and security service
amounted RM600 a month compare to the double bedroom cost RM2, 100 a month.
Therefore, the entity may treat it as Investment Property.
c) Help her to make a decision related to the Warisan Building
Since the used of building is to be rental and the owner occupied can be classified as
Investment Property because the portion of owner-occupied property is insignificant.
Meanwhile the ancillary service provided is insignificant because only incurred small
amount so the building should be treated as investment property. Therefore, the building
should be classified as Investment Property.
d) Mr Kent also asked you to explain to him the difference of accounting treatment.
Between PPE (MFRS 116) and Investment Property (MFRS 140).
The difference between PPE (MFRS 116) uses cost model and Investment Property use
revaluation model. Revaluation model subjected to the depreciation and impairment loss
but fair value model do not have depreciation and impairment loss. Next, under revaluation
model recognize unrealized gain or loss into revaluation surplus at comprehensive income