Financial Letter of Advice Board of Carat Ltd

Question: Discuss about theFinancial Letter of Advicefor Board of Carat Ltd. Answer: To, The Board Carart Ltd External Accountant 22 September 2016 Dear Nicole, (Subject: Financial Letter of Advice) The board of Carat Ltd is presented with this letter of advice. The financial impact which declaration of rebate before or after 30h June can have- It was observed that one of the shareholders of Carart Ltd has efficiently contributed well over half of the annual income. For this reason, the board has considered to reward its shareholders by offering a rebate to them by $300,000, particularly as bonus for their efforts. This can be accounted for further expenses of the company and it indicated that it is fair for its stakeholders in regard to their contribution. [1] Without Rebate Payment Considering Rebate Payment 50% Rebate Payment Rental Income 100000 100000 100000 Rebates 750000 750000 750000 Gross Income 850000 850000 850000 Salaries 100000 100000 100000 Rebate Paid 300000 187500 Other Expenses 210000 210000 210000 Interest 45000 45000 45000 Total Expenses 355000 655000 542500 Net Profit before Tax 495000 195000 307500 Less: Income Tax 148500 58500 92250 Net Profit after Tax 346500 136500 215250 Less Dividend 200000 78788 124242 Net Profit after Tax Dividend 146500 57712 91008 Net Profit Margin 63.53% 28.24% 41.47% From the above table it can be observed that if the rebate is paid before 30 June in the year 2016 then the company will not attain its required 30% net profit margin as after paying such rebate the companys net profit after tax will decrease. However, if the company decides to pay 50% of its total rebate then it might be able to attain the desired percentage of its net profit margin. If the company maintains its net profit margin after paying considerable rebate amount then it can be gain bank funding easily. Representation of earnings management and evaluate whether it is good or bad- Earnings management can be used by the board of Carart Ltd as it act as a tool in offering information to investors. This tool will serve as the better estimate for continuous earning power and if the market understands this, the share price of the company will rapidly reflect the internal information. The vital patterns of the earnings management those must be considered by Caret Ltds board include income minimization, maximization and smoothing. It is vital to consider that the board of the company can be motivated by distinct patterns of earnings management but such patterns might come under conflict. [2] For example, Carart Ltd might desire to smooth its income for borrowing needs and at the same time decrease income for certain political rationales. The board must consider use of earnings management in employing accounting techniques for generating financial statements, as it will present a positive vi ew of the companys business conducts and financial situation. Earnings management avails advantage of the ways accounting rules are implemented and generate financial reports those inflate earnings, total assets and revenue. Earnings management can be considered bad for it might be able to decrease the financial statement information dependability. Managers might twist reported earnings for not those obvious reasons. Conversely, there is an increased dependence on earnings management for offering the companys shareholders with internal information for the expenses of revealing internal information are quite high[3]. However, earnings management if implemented by the board of Carat Ltd can also reveal its good side that is concerned with effective contracting. At the time a contract imposes difficult or inadequate terms on manager, earnings management can offer flexibility option as long it does not consider the managers opportunistic motivations.[4] Moreover, for the company, earnings management can prove to be a manner to unblock communication to the public[5]. Blocked communication persists at the time it is complex and highly expensive to translate a managers capable expertise regarding the company or its board of directors. Through efficient use of financial statements for communicating the companys financial health, earnings management might be employed for informing Caret Ltds shareholders about the companys internal information. Earnings management is to be implemented by Caret Ltd for this will serve as long term lending contract pertains to safeguard the lender from the potentially adverse actions of the companys board. This serves as a motivation to steer managers away from violating debt contract as such violation can be increasingly costly for the company and might affect its capability to operate the business. [6] Recommendations on which the rebate year must be committed to pre or post 30th June- Carart Ltd can decide to pay its rebate in the year 2016 by paying 50% of the rebate amount. This decision will help the company in attain 41.47% net profit margin that is required to obtain bank funding. Based on the AAA model, decision making on the companys rebate payment is taken that includes: Establishing the facts- The financial impact of paying rebate before or after 30th June, 2016 is evaluated. Recognizing the ethical concerns- Ethical payment to the stakeholders must be considered while taking any decision on payment. Recognizing the norms- Decision of rebate payment is taken within its ethical, social and professional behavioral context. Look for alternative course of action- From the analysis, it was gathered that there are alternative cases of rebate payment. One is not paying the rebate at all this year as it might decrease the net profit margin gradually. Another scenario is paying 50% of the rebate amount that will increase the net profit margin. Considering possible consequences- Considering the payment of 50% rebate amount to be most desirable, possible consequences are increased net profit margin and effective earnings management. Another consideration is not paying the rebate whose consequence also includes increase in net profit margin. Financial decision making- Based on the consequences of the decisions, the most desirable decision is considered to be payment of 50% rebate amount in the year 2016. Kindly, consider the letter of advice offered based on several effective considerations and from these the companys continued success in all future business conducts is expected. 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