Daniel Ltd Sells One of Its Properties to a Financing

question 15

Multiple Choice

Daniel Ltd sells one of its properties to a financing company with an attached call option,which allows Daniel Ltd to reacquire the property at a future date for $400 000.The current market value at the time of the sale is $300 000,but the financing company pays $350 000 for it.It is expected that the market value of the property will exceed $400 000 before the option expires.What is the appropriate treatment of this sale?

• A) Record the revenue and make appropriate note disclosures about the call option and its associated risks.
• B) Set-off the call option and the building-reporting changes in the difference between their current values as revenues or expenses as appropriate.
• C) No entry would be required as the call option is off balance sheet and the building has not effectively been sold.
• D) Record the inflow of cash and a liability.

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