Telecom Network Operations

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What is the main purpose of Company A's project?

To build a passive fiber network to be leased by Vodafone

What is Company A's obligation to Vodafone according to the contract?

To provide a cohesive passive network with connecting routes between PoPs

Why did Vodafone decide to lease connecting lines from Company B instead of Company A?

To eliminate interference with connecting routes and have more control over the network

What is the financial arrangement between Vodafone and Company A regarding the connecting lines?

<p>Vodafone pays Company B for the connecting lines and passes the costs to Company A 1:1</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of renting the connecting lines from Company B?

<p>Faster and cheaper expansion of the network</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the accounting issue that needs to be considered in this arrangement?

<p>How to present the lease and subsequent charging of costs to Company A in the financial statements</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of financial statements according to IAS 1.15?

<p>To present fairly the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of an entity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary to account for and present transactions and events in accordance with their substance and economic reality?

<p>Because the substance of transactions or other events is not always consistent with their legal or contrived form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What two items would Vodafone, as a lessee, recognize in its financial statements according to IFRS 16?

<p>A lease liability and a right-of-use asset.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for recognizing a lease liability in accordance with IFRS 16?

<p>The liability to make lease payments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of faithful representation in financial reporting?

<p>It ensures that the financial statements accurately reflect the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of an entity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary to look beyond the legal form of a transaction or event in financial reporting?

<p>To capture the economic reality and substance of the transaction or event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to IFRS Framework paragraph 49(b), what is a key characteristic of a liability?

<p>An outflow of resources with economic benefits for the company.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the leasing of the connecting lines by Vodafone from Company B not result in the recognition of a lease liability?

<p>Because the economic burden is borne 1:1 by Company A, and there is no outflow of resources for Vodafone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the economic consequence of recognizing a right of use asset?

<p>It arises economically from the underlying liability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the lease of the connecting lines from Company B and the subsequent direct 1:1 passing on of the costs to Company A?

<p>It does not give rise to any lease liability or right of use asset.</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what scenario does the recognition of a lease liability and a right of use asset arise?

<p>From the subsequent lease of Company A’s passive network, which also includes the lease for the connecting lines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the economic reality of the transactions between Vodafone, Company A, and Company B?

<p>The economic burden is borne 1:1 by Company A, and there is no outflow of resources for Vodafone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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