AN ILLUSTRATIVE CLOSE.
One close, worked through.
A fictional contracting company closes its half-year at 30 June 2026. This supplement follows three of GREENLINE's period-end rules from the books to the proposed entry, and shows why the period cannot lock until each one is resolved.
Every figure is a fictional sample record, simplified to show the mechanics. Loss rates, cost estimates and actuarial assumptions are your company's judgments, agreed with your auditor and, for IAS 19, your actuary.
S.1
The close board.
At 30 June every period-end rule has run. Four are clear. Three have measured a difference and proposed an entry, and each of those blocks the close until it is posted and reviewed.
| RULE | STANDARD | OWNER | STATUS | CLOSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected credit losses | IFRS 9 | Receivables accountant | Entry proposed, SAR 42,180.00 | Blocks |
| Revenue on contracts | IFRS 15 | Project accountant | Entry proposed, SAR 270,000.00 | Blocks |
| End-of-service obligation | IAS 19 | Payroll accountant | Entry proposed, SAR 397,000.00 | Blocks |
| Leases | IFRS 16 | General ledger accountant | Measured, no difference | Clear |
| Inventory at net realisable value | IAS 2 | Cost accountant | Finding accepted by the owner, reason recorded (a) | Clear |
| Foreign-currency retranslation | IAS 21 | Treasury accountant | Entry posted | Clear |
| Zakat | IAS 12 and zakat | Tax accountant | Entry posted | Clear |
S.2
Expected credit losses, IFRS 9.
The simplified approach, with a provision matrix built from the company's own write-off history and adjusted for weighted forward-looking scenarios. One customer in dispute is assessed individually and kept out of the matrix. The rule compares the allowance required with the allowance held and proposes the difference.
| DAYS PAST DUE | GROSS (SAR) | HISTORICAL LOSS RATE | FORWARD-LOOKING ADJUSTMENT | RATE APPLIED | ALLOWANCE (SAR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not past due | 4,820,000 | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 28,920 |
| 1 to 30 | 1,960,000 | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 35,280 |
| 31 to 90 | 1,140,000 | 3.8% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 51,300 |
| 91 to 180 | 610,000 | 9.5% | 1.5% | 11.0% | 67,100 |
| 181 to 365 | 285,000 | 28.0% | 4.0% | 32.0% | 91,200 |
| Over 365 | 96,000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 96,000 |
| Collective assessment | 8,911,000 | 369,800 | |||
| Customer in dispute, assessed individually | 150,000 | 45.0% | 67,500 | ||
| Allowance required | 9,061,000 | 4.83% | 437,300 | ||
| Allowance held in the books | (395,120) | ||||
| Increase proposed | 42,180 |
| ACCOUNT | DEBIT (SAR) | CREDIT (SAR) |
|---|---|---|
| Impairment loss on financial assets | 42,180.00 | |
| Allowance for expected credit losses | 42,180.00 | |
| Total | 42,180.00 | 42,180.00 |
S.3
Revenue on contracts, IFRS 15.
Progress is measured by the cost incurred against the estimated total cost of each contract. The company books revenue as it invoices, so the rule carries the difference between revenue measured and revenue billed as a contract asset or a contract liability, contract by contract. No contract balances were brought forward.
| CONTRACT | PRICE | ESTIMATED TOTAL COST | COST TO DATE | PROGRESS | REVENUE MEASURED | BILLED AND BOOKED | ASSET / (LIABILITY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract A | 12,000,000 | 9,600,000 | 5,760,000 | 60.0% | 7,200,000 | 6,950,000 | 250,000 |
| Contract B | 4,500,000 | 3,750,000 | 1,125,000 | 30.0% | 1,350,000 | 1,620,000 | (270,000) |
| Total | 16,500,000 | 13,350,000 | 6,885,000 | 8,550,000 | 8,570,000 | (20,000) |
| ACCOUNT | DEBIT (SAR) | CREDIT (SAR) |
|---|---|---|
| Contract asset, Contract A | 250,000.00 | |
| Revenue from contracts with customers | 20,000.00 | |
| Contract liability, Contract B | 270,000.00 | |
| Total | 270,000.00 | 270,000.00 |
S.4
End-of-service obligation, IAS 19.
Valued by the projected unit credit method from the payroll itself. Payroll has already posted the settlements paid in the half-year; the rule measures the closing obligation and proposes the rest, with service and interest cost to profit or loss and the remeasurement to other comprehensive income.
| ITEM | RECOGNISED IN | SAR |
|---|---|---|
| Obligation at 1 January 2026 | 3,480,000 | |
| Current service cost | Profit or loss | 214,000 |
| Interest cost, 5.0% a year on the opening obligation for six months | Profit or loss | 87,000 |
| Settlements paid | Posted by payroll | (156,000) |
| Remeasurement loss, change in the salary-growth assumption | Other comprehensive income | 96,000 |
| Obligation at 30 June 2026 | 3,721,000 | |
| Held in the books (opening obligation less settlements paid) | (3,324,000) | |
| Increase proposed | 397,000 |
| ACCOUNT | DEBIT (SAR) | CREDIT (SAR) |
|---|---|---|
| Employee benefits expense, current service cost | 214,000.00 | |
| Finance cost, interest on the obligation | 87,000.00 | |
| Remeasurement of the obligation, other comprehensive income | 96,000.00 | |
| End-of-service obligation | 397,000.00 | |
| Total | 397,000.00 | 397,000.00 |
S.5
Effect on the period.
Before the close, the owner sees what the three proposed entries do to the half-year result, rule by rule.
| RULE | PROFIT OR LOSS | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected credit losses, IFRS 9 | (42,180) | – | (42,180) |
| Revenue on contracts, IFRS 15 | (20,000) | – | (20,000) |
| End-of-service obligation, IAS 19 | (301,000) | (96,000) | (397,000) |
| Total | (363,180) | (96,000) | (459,180) |
S.6
The record, and the lock.
Each proposed entry carries its own record: the rule and standard behind it, and who prepared, reviewed and approved it, and when. Exhibit S6 shows the record behind the IFRS 9 entry.
| FIELD | RECORD |
|---|---|
| Rule | Expected credit losses, IFRS 9, simplified approach |
| Proposed | By the rule at period end, 30 June 2026: SAR 42,180.00 |
| Prepared and posted | Receivables accountant, 30 June 2026, 18:40 |
| Reviewed | General ledger lead, 1 July 2026, 09:15 |
| Approved | Finance manager, 1 July 2026, 11:30 |
| Audit log | Each step written to the hash-chained log, linked to the entry before it |
The lock.
With the three entries posted and reviewed, no blocking rule is open and the period locks. The approved statements are frozen with their SHA-256 fingerprint. Any later correction posts in an open period, as a reversal and a new journal.
GREENLINE applies the rules and proposes the entries. The loss rates, the cost estimates and the actuarial assumptions are judgments that stay with your team, and the audit opinion with your auditor.
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