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Question 4-1 Jaguar Land Rover PLC:

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (JLR) is a maker of luxury autos based in Coventry, United Kingdom. JLR uses IFRS and has a fiscal year-end of March 31. You have been asked to use your knowledge of IFRS to convert key metrics for the company to a U.S. GAAP basis. For simplicity, you may assume that the only material differences between JLR’s as-reported numbers and those it would report under U.S. GAAP are traceable to its policy of capitalizing development costs.

1) what is the percentage of R & D expenditures was capitalized during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017? how does this percentage compare with capitalized ratio of the German auto maker profied in exhibit 4.4?

2)Estimate the average useful life of product development costs by dividing average capitalized product development costs by the amortization for fiscal 2016 -2017. compute average capitalized product development costs as simple average balances at eh beginning  and end of the each fiscal year. Does your estimate fall within the range of the useful lives for development costs disclosed in the accounting policy footnotes.

Internally Generated Intangible Assets (from Footnote 2, Accounting Policies)

Research costs are charged to the consolidated income statement in the year in which they are incurred.

Product development costs incurred on new vehicle platforms, engines, transmission and new products are recognised as intangible assets—when feasibility has been established, the Group has committed technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and it is probable that the asset will generate future economic benefits.

The costs capitalised include the cost of materials, direct labour and directly attributable overhead expenditure incurred up to the date the asset is available for use.

Interest cost incurred is capitalised up to the date the asset is ready for its intended use, based on borrowings incurred specifically for financing the asset or the weighted average rate of all other borrowings, if no specific borrowings have been incurred for the asset.

Product development cost is amortised over a period of between two and ten years.

Capitalised development expenditure is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment loss, if any.

Amortisation is not recorded on product development in progress until development is complete.

Research and Development (from Footnote 11)

Year ended 31 March	2017 (£ millions)
Total research and development costs incurred	1,794
Research and development expensed	(368)
Development costs capitalized	1,426

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Intangible Assets (selections from Footnote 18)

Cost	Product Development in Progress (£ millions)	Capitalized Product Development (£ millions)
Balance at 31 March 2016	1,539	4,525
Additions—internally developed	1,426	–
Transfers	(809)	809
Disposals	–	(138)
Balance at 31 March 2017	2,156	5,196
Amortization
Balance at 31 March 2016	–	1,635
Amortization for the year	–	769
Disposals	–	(138)
Balance at 31 March 2017	–	2,266
Net book value at 31 March 2017	2,156	2,930

2,156 Balance of 31 March 2017 Ver DN 37 March 2017 cing the fiscal year e capitalization take Required: 1. What percentage of R&D expenditures was capitalized during March 31, 2017? How does this percentage compare with the can German automakers profiled in Exhibit 4.4? - Estimate the average useful life of product development costs he talized product development costs by the amortization expense compute average capitalized product development costs as sim the beginning and end of each fiscal year. Does your estimate fall the useful lives for development costs disclosed in the accounting pe 3. The table below contains metrics as reported in JLR's three prir ments. Convert these metrics to a U.S. GAAP basis. Where ne JLR's tax rate is 21.1 percent, a rate disclosed in Footnote 14, Taxa costs by dividing aver se for fiscal 2016 simple average balan bate fall within the ta ting policy footnote) three primary financial Where necessary assume otnote 14, Taxation. As Reported (IFRS) (£ millions 1,610 1272

Answer 1

1) what is the percentage of R & D expenditures was capitalized during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017? how does this percentage compare with capitalized ratio of the German auto maker profied in exhibit 4.4?

Ans : 79.48% of R&D Expenditure is capitalised during fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 (1426/1794)

Can you provide more information about exhibit 4.4 --> which seems to be missing

2)Estimate the average useful life of product development costs by dividing average capitalized product development costs by the amortization for fiscal 2016 -2017. compute average capitalized product development costs as simple average balances at eh beginning  and end of the each fiscal year. Does your estimate fall within the range of the useful lives for development costs disclosed in the accounting policy footnotes.

Ans :

Average Useful life formula = Average capitalised product development cost / amortization for fiscal year 2016-17

6.75 Years = 5196/769

The notes to account contains useful life of 2years to 10 years hence this falls within the the range of useful lives