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A.What day is it today
B.When is your School Day
C.What's the date today
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A.What day is it today
B.When is your School Day
C.What's the date today
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(c) Without changing the advice you have given in (b), or varying the terms of Luke’s will, explain how Mabel
could further reduce her eventual inheritance tax liability and quantify the tax saving that could be made.
(3 marks)
The increase in the retail prices index from April 1984 to April 1998 is 84%.
You should assume that the rates and allowances for the tax year 2005/06 will continue to apply for the
foreseeable future.
A. It was a joke
B. It was a sense of humor
C. It was April Fool’s Day
D. It was some kind of test
For the year ended 5 April 2016, OK-Joe Ltd’s taxable total profits, before taking account of director’s remuneration, are £65,000. After allowing for employer’s class 1 national insurance contributions (NIC) of £5,141, Joe’s gross director’s remuneration is £59,859.
The figure for employer’s NIC of £5,141 is after deducting the £2,000 employment allowance.
Required:
Calculate the overall saving of tax and NIC for the year ended 5 April 2016 if Joe had instead paid himself gross director’s remuneration of £8,000 and net dividends of £45,600.
Notes:
1. You are expected to calculate the income tax payable by Joe, the class 1 NIC payable by both Joe and OK-Joe Ltd, and the corporation tax liability of OK-Joe Ltd for the year ended 5 April 2016. 2. You should assume that the rate of corporation tax remains unchanged.
The selling price of the car was $25,300. Latterly paid $12,650 (half of the cost) on 1 April 2014 and would pay the remaining $12,650 on 31 March 2016 (two years after the sale). Hindberg’s cost of capital is 10% per annum.
What is the total amount which Hindberg should credit to profit or loss in respect of this transaction in the year ended 31 March 2015?
A.$23,105
B.$23,000
C.$20,909
D.$24,150
(b) When a director retires, amounts become payable to the director as a form. of retirement benefit as an annuity.
These amounts are not based on salaries paid to the director under an employment contract. Sirus has
contractual or constructive obligations to make payments to former directors as at 30 April 2008 as follows:
(i) certain former directors are paid a fixed annual amount for a fixed term beginning on the first anniversary of
the director’s retirement. If the director dies, an amount representing the present value of the future payment
is paid to the director’s estate.
(ii) in the case of other former directors, they are paid a fixed annual amount which ceases on death.
The rights to the annuities are determined by the length of service of the former directors and are set out in the
former directors’ service contracts. (6 marks)
Required:
Draft a report to the directors of Sirus which discusses the principles and nature of the accounting treatment of
the above elements under International Financial Reporting Standards in the financial statements for the year
ended 30 April 2008.
Cora made a cash gift of £300,000 to her niece on 30 April 2010.
She then made a cash gift of £500,000 to her nephew on 31 May 2011.
Both of these amounts are stated after deducting available exemptions.
Cora subsequently died on 31 October 2015.
What amount of inheritance tax was payable as a result of Cora’s death in respect of the cash gift of £500,000 to her nephew?
A.£190,000
B.£110,000
C.£114,000
D.£105,000
(c) State any reliefs Bob could claim regarding the fall in value of his shares in Willis Ltd, and describe how the
operation of any such reliefs could reduce Bob’s taxable income. (4 marks)
Relevant retail price index figures are:
September 1990 129·3
April 1998 162·6
December 2004 189·9
(b) On 1 April 2004 Volcan introduced a ‘reward scheme’ for its customers. The main elements of the reward
scheme include the awarding of a ‘store point’ to customers’ loyalty cards for every $1 spent, with extra points
being given for the purchase of each week’s special offers. Customers who hold a loyalty card can convert their
points into cash discounts against future purchases on the basis of $1 per 100 points. (6 marks)
Required:
For each of the above issues:
(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and
(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,
in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Volcan for the year ended
31 March 2005.
NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.
4 (a) Router, a public limited company operates in the entertainment industry. It recently agreed with a television
company to make a film which will be broadcast on the television company’s network. The fee agreed for the
film was $5 million with a further $100,000 to be paid every time the film is shown on the television company’s
channels. It is hoped that it will be shown on four occasions. The film was completed at a cost of $4 million and
delivered to the television company on 1 April 2007. The television company paid the fee of $5 million on
30 April 2007 but indicated that the film needed substantial editing before they were prepared to broadcast it,
the costs of which would be deducted from any future payments to Router. The directors of Router wish to
recognise the anticipated future income of $400,000 in the financial statements for the year ended 31 May
2007. (5 marks)
Required:
Discuss how the above items should be dealt with in the group financial statements of Router for the year ended
31 May 2007.
What should be the carrying amount of the property in Tilly’s statement of financial position as at 31 March 2015?
A.$775,000
B.$790,500
C.$765,000
D.$750,000