QUESTIONS 45 THROUGH 68 RELATE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

63. A company which prepares its financial statements in accordance with IFRS incurred and

capitalized €2 million of development costs during the year. These costs were fully deductible

immediately for tax purposes, but the company is depreciating them over two years for financial

reporting purposes. The company has a long history of profitability which is expected to

continue. Which is the most appropriate way for an analyst to incorporate the differential tax

treatment in his analysis? He should include it in:

A. liabilities when calculating the company’s current ratio.

B. equity when calculating the company’s return on equity ratio.

C. liabilities when calculating the company’s debt-to-equity ratio.