You are the financial controller of Omega, a listed entity which prepares consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS® Standards). The financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2018 are due to be published shortly. A trainee accountant who is assigned to your department is reviewing the financial statements as part of a training exercise. She has prepared a list of queries arising out of this review.

Query Two
When I looked at the note detailing the intangible assets we include in our consolidated statement of financial position, I noticed that several brand names associated with subsidiaries we acquired recently were included in this figure. Therefore I also expected to see a figure for the Omega brand name included within intangible assets. There doesn’t appear to be any amount for the Omega brand name included within intangible assets and I don’t understand why. The Omega brand name has been developed within Omega for a number of years and is well regarded by our customers. Surely it’s a mistake not to include it as well? (6 marks)

Required:
Provide answers to the queries raised by the trainee. You should justify your answers with reference to relevant IFRS Standards.

Note: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three queries above.