(ii) The use of the trading loss of Tethys Ltd for the year ending 31 December 2008; (6 marks)

(ii) The use of the trading loss of Tethys Ltd for the year ending 31 December 2008; (6 marks)


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(b) Assuming that Thai Curry Ltd claims relief for its trading loss against total profits under s.393A ICTA 1988,calculate the company’s corporation tax liability for the year ended 30 September 2005. (10 marks)

(c) (i) State the date by which Thai Curry Ltd’s self-assessment corporation tax return for the year ended30 September 2005 should be submitted, and advise the company of the penalties that will be due ifthe return is not submitted until 31 May 2007. (3 marks)(ii) State the date by which Thai Curry Ltd’s corporation tax liability for the year ended 30 September 2005should be paid, and advise the company of the interest that will be due if the liability is not paid until31 May 2007. (3 marks)

(c) Issue of bondThe club proposes to issue a 7% bond with a face value of $50 million on 1 January 2007 at a discount of 5%that will be secured on income from future ticket sales and corporate hospitality receipts, which are approximately$20 million per annum. Under the agreement the club cannot use the first $6 million received from corporatehospitality sales and reserved tickets (season tickets) as this will be used to repay the bond. The money from thebond will be used to pay for ground improvements and to pay the wages of players.The bond will be repayable, both capital and interest, over 15 years with the first payment of $6 million due on31 December 2007. It has an effective interest rate of 7·7%. There will be no active market for the bond andthe company does not wish to use valuation models to value the bond. (6 marks)Required:Discuss how the above proposals would be dealt with in the financial statements of Seejoy for the year ending31 December 2007, setting out their accounting treatment and appropriateness in helping the football club’scash flow problems.(Candidates do not need knowledge of the football finance sector to answer this question.)

(b) (i) Discusses the principles involved in accounting for claims made under the above warranty provision.(6 marks)(ii) Shows the accounting treatment for the above warranty provision under IAS37 ‘Provisions, ContingentLiabilities and Contingent Assets’ for the year ended 31 October 2007. (3 marks)Appropriateness of the format and presentation of the report and communication of advice. (2 marks)

(ii) Using the previous overhead allocation basis (as per note 4), calculate the budgeted profit/(loss)attributable to each type of service for the year ending 31 December 2006 and comment on the resultsobtained using the previous and revised methods of overhead allocation. (5 marks)

Required:(iii) A firm of consultants has offered to undertake a study on behalf of Envico Ltd which will provide perfectinformation regarding seminar attendance during the forthcoming year.Advise the management of Envico Ltd with regard to the maximum amount that they should pay toconsultants for perfect information regarding seminar attendance and comment briefly on the use ofperfect information in such decisions. (5 marks)

(b) Comment (with relevant calculations) on the performance of the business of Quicklink Ltd and CelerTransport during the year ended 31 May 2005 and, insofar as the information permits, its projectedperformance for the year ending 31 May 2006. Your answer should specifically consider:(i) Revenue generation per vehicle(ii) Vehicle utilisation and delivery mix(iii) Service quality. (14 marks)

(ii) Comment briefly on the use of its own tree plantations as a source of raw materials by Our Timbers Ltd.(3 marks)

(ii) The percentage change in revenue, total costs and net assets during the year ended 31 May 2008 thatwould have been required in order to have achieved a target ROI of 20% by the Beetown centre. Youranswer should consider each of these three variables in isolation. State any assumptions that you make.(6 marks)

(b) The marketing director of CTC has suggested the introduction of a new toy ‘Nellie the Elephant’ for which thefollowing estimated information is available:1. Sales volumes and selling prices per unitYear ending, 31 May 2009 2010 2011Sales units (000) 80 180 100Selling price per unit ($) 50 50 502. Nellie will generate a contribution to sales ratio of 50% throughout the three year period.3. Product specific fixed overheads during the year ending 31 May 2009 are estimated to be $1·6 million. Itis anticipated that these fixed overheads would decrease by 10% per annum during each of the years ending31 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.4. Capital investment amounting to $3·9 million would be required in June 2008. The investment would haveno residual value at 31 May 2011.5. Additional working capital of $500,000 would be required in June 2008. A further $200,000 would berequired on 31 May 2009. These amounts would be recovered in full at the end of the three year period.6. The cost of capital is expected to be 12% per annum.Assume all cash flows (other than where stated) arise at the end of the year.Required:(i) Determine whether the new product is viable purely on financial grounds. (4 marks)

(c) Assuming that Stuart:(i) purchased 201,000 shares in Omega plc on 3 December 2005; and(ii) dies on 20 December 2007,calculate the potential inheritance tax (IHT) liability which would arise if Rebecca were to die on 1 March2008, and no further tax planning measures were taken.Assume that all asset values remain unchanged and that the current rates of inheritance tax continue toapply. (6 marks)

(b) Donald actually decided to operate as a sole trader. The first year’s results of his business were not as he hadhoped, and he made a trading loss of £8,000 in the year to 31 March 2007. However, trading is now improving,and Donald has sufficient orders to ensure that the business will make profits of at least £30,000 in the year to31 March 2008.In order to raise funds to support his business over the last 15 months, Donald has sold a painting which wasgiven to him on the death of his grandmother in January 1998. The probate value of the painting was £3,200,and Donald sold it for £8,084 (after deduction of 6% commission costs) in November 2006.He also sold other assets in the year of assessment 2006/07, realising further chargeable gains of £8,775 (afterindexation of £249 and taper relief of £975).Required:(i) Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal of the painting in November 2006. (4 marks)

(b) Calculate the corporation tax (CT) liabilities for Alantech Ltd, Boron Ltd and Bubble Ltd for the year ending31 December 2004 on the assumption that loss reliefs are taken as early as possible. (9 marks)

3 On 1 January 2007 Dovedale Ltd, a company with no subsidiaries, intends to purchase 65% of the ordinary sharecapital of Hira Ltd from Belgrove Ltd. Belgrove Ltd currently owns 100% of the share capital of Hira Ltd and has noother subsidiaries. All three companies have their head offices in the UK and are UK resident.Hira Ltd had trading losses brought forward, as at 1 April 2006, of £18,600 and no income or gains against whichto offset losses in the year ended 31 March 2006. In the year ending 31 March 2007 the company expects to makefurther tax adjusted trading losses of £55,000 before deduction of capital allowances, and to have no other incomeor gains. The tax written down value of Hira Ltd’s plant and machinery as at 31 March 2006 was £96,000 andthere will be no fixed asset additions or disposals in the year ending 31 March 2007. In the year ending 31 March2008 a small tax adjusted trading loss is anticipated. Hira Ltd will surrender the maximum possible trading lossesto Belgrove Ltd and Dovedale Ltd.The tax adjusted trading profit of Dovedale Ltd for the year ending 31 March 2007 is expected to be £875,000 andto continue at this level in the future. The profits chargeable to corporation tax of Belgrove Ltd are expected to be£38,000 for the year ending 31 March 2007 and to increase in the future.On 1 February 2007 Dovedale Ltd will sell a small office building to Hira Ltd for its market value of £234,000.Dovedale Ltd purchased the building in March 2005 for £210,000. In October 2004 Dovedale Ltd sold a factoryfor £277,450 making a capital gain of £84,217. A claim was made to roll over the gain on the sale of the factoryagainst the acquisition cost of the office building.On 1 April 2007 Dovedale Ltd intends to acquire the whole of the ordinary share capital of Atapo Inc, an unquotedcompany resident in the country of Morovia. Atapo Inc sells components to Dovedale Ltd as well as to othercompanies in Morovia and around the world.It is estimated that Atapo Inc will make a profit before tax of £160,000 in the year ending 31 March 2008 and willpay a dividend to Dovedale Ltd of £105,000. It can be assumed that Atapo Inc’s taxable profits are equal to its profitbefore tax. The rate of corporation tax in Morovia is 9%. There is a withholding tax of 3% on dividends paid tonon-Morovian resident shareholders. There is no double tax agreement between the UK and Morovia.Required:(a) Advise Belgrove Ltd of any capital gains that may arise as a result of the sale of the shares in Hira Ltd. Youare not required to calculate any capital gains in this part of the question. (4 marks)

(b) Explain by reference to Hira Ltd’s loss position why it may be beneficial for it not to claim any capitalallowances for the year ending 31 March 2007. Support your explanation with relevant calculations.(6 marks)

(c) Calculate the expected corporation tax liability of Dovedale Ltd for the year ending 31 March 2007 on theassumption that all available reliefs are claimed by Dovedale Ltd but that Hira Ltd will not claim any capitalallowances in that year. (4 marks)

(b) Explain the advantages from a tax point of view of operating the new business as a partnership rather thanas a company whilst it is making losses. You should calculate the tax adjusted trading loss for the yearending 31 March 2008 for both situations and indicate the years in which the loss relief will be obtained.You are not required to prepare any other supporting calculations. (10 marks)

(b) (i) Compute the corporation tax liability of Speak Write Ltd for its first trading period on the assumptionthat the IR 35 legislation applies to all of its income. (2 marks)

(ii) Calculate the corporation tax (CT) payable by Tay Limited for the year ended 31 March 2006, takingadvantage of all available reliefs. (3 marks)

(ii) Any increase or decrease in the group’s budgeted corporation tax liability for the year ending 30 June2008 due to the restructuring on the assumption that trading losses will be used as efficiently aspossible. (8 marks)

5 (a) Carver Ltd was incorporated and began trading in August 2002. It is a close company with no associatedcompanies. It has always prepared accounts to 31 December and will continue to do so in the future.It has been decided that Carver Ltd will sell its business as a going concern to Blade Ltd, an unconnectedcompany, on 31 July 2007. Its premises and goodwill will be sold for £2,135,000 and £290,000 respectivelyand its machinery and equipment for £187,000. The premises, which do not constitute an industrial building,were acquired on 1 August 2002 for £1,808,000 and the goodwill has been generated internally by thecompany. The machinery and equipment cost £294,000; no one item will be sold for more than its original cost.The tax adjusted trading profit of Carver Ltd in 2007, before taking account of both capital allowances and thesale of the business assets, is expected to be £81,000. The balance on the plant and machinery pool for thepurposes of capital allowances as at 31 December 2006 was £231,500. Machinery costing £38,000 waspurchased on 1 March 2007. Carver Ltd is classified as a small company for the purposes of capital allowances.On 1 August 2007, the proceeds from the sale of the business will be invested in either an office building or aportfolio of UK quoted company shares, as follows:Office buildingThe office building would be acquired for £3,100,000; the vendor is not registered for value added tax (VAT).Carver Ltd would borrow the additional funds required from a UK bank. The building is let to a number ofcommercial tenants who are not connected with Carver Ltd and will pay rent, in total, of £54,000 per calendarquarter, in advance, commencing on 1 August 2007. The company’s expenditure for the period from 1 August2007 to 31 December 2007 is expected to be:£Loan interest payable to UK bank 16,000Building maintenance costs 7,500Share portfolioShares would be purchased for the amount of the proceeds from the sale of the business with no need for furtherloan finance. It is estimated that the share portfolio would generate dividends of £36,000 and capital gains, afterindexation allowance, of £10,000 in the period from 1 August 2007 to 31 December 2007.All figures are stated exclusive of value added tax (VAT).Required:(i) Taking account of the proposed sale of the business on 31 July 2007, state with reasons the date(s) onwhich Carver Ltd must submit its corporation tax return(s) for the year ending 31 December 2007.(2 marks)

3 Palm plc recently acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of Nikau Ltd from Facet Ltd. Palm plc intends to useNikau Ltd to develop a new product range, under the name ‘Project Sabal’. Nikau Ltd owns shares in a non-UKresident company, Date Inc.The following information has been extracted from client files and from a meeting with the Finance Director of Palmplc.Palm plc:– Has more than 40 wholly owned subsidiaries such that all group companies pay corporation tax at 30%.– All group companies prepare accounts to 31 March.– Acquired Nikau Ltd on 1 November 2007 from Facet Ltd, an unrelated company.Nikau Ltd:– UK resident company that manufactures domestic electronic appliances for sale in the European Union (EU).– Large enterprise for the purposes of the enhanced relief available for research and development expenditure.– Trading losses brought forward as at 1 April 2007 of £195,700.– Budgeted taxable trading profit of £360,000 for the year ending 31 March 2008 before taking account of ‘ProjectSabal’.– Dividend income of £38,200 will be received in the year ending 31 March 2008 in respect of the shares in DateInc.‘Project Sabal’:– Development of a range of electronic appliances, for sale in North America.– Project Sabal will represent a significant advance in the technology of domestic appliances.– Nikau Ltd will spend £70,000 on staffing costs and consumables researching and developing the necessarytechnology between now and 31 March 2008. Further costs will be incurred in the following year.– Sales to North America will commence in 2009 and are expected to generate significant profits from that year.Shares in Date Inc:– Nikau Ltd owns 35% of the ordinary share capital of Date Inc.– The shares were purchased from Facet Ltd on 1 June 2003 for their market value of £338,000.– The sale was a no gain, no loss transfer for the purposes of corporation tax.– Facet Ltd purchased the shares in Date Inc on 1 March 1994 for £137,000.Date Inc:– A controlled foreign company resident in the country of Palladia.– Annual chargeable profits arising out of property investment activities are approximately £120,000, of whichapproximately £115,000 is distributed to its shareholders each year.The tax system in Palladia:– No taxes on income or capital profits.– 4% withholding tax on dividends paid to shareholders resident outside Palladia.Required:(a) Prepare detailed explanatory notes, including relevant supporting calculations, on the effect of the followingissues on the amount of corporation tax payable by Nikau Ltd for the year ending 31 March 2008.(i) The costs of developing ‘Project Sabal’ and the significant commercial changes to the company’sactivities arising out of its implementation. (8 marks)

(iii) Advice in connection with the sale of the manufacturing premises by Tethys Ltd; (7 marks)

(b) Calculate the amount of input tax that will be recovered by Vostok Ltd in respect of the new premises in theyear ending 31 March 2009 and explain, using illustrative calculations, how any additional recoverable inputtax will be calculated in future years. (5 marks)

(b) Using the information provided, state the financial statement risks arising and justify an appropriate auditapproach for Indigo Co for the year ending 31 December 2005. (14 marks)

(ii) Audit work on after-date bank transactions identified a transfer of cash from Batik Co. The audit senior hasdocumented that the finance director explained that Batik commenced trading on 7 October 2005, afterbeing set up as a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary of Jinack. No other evidence has been obtained.(4 marks)Required:Identify and comment on the implications of the above matters for the auditor’s report on the financialstatements of Jinack Co for the year ended 30 September 2005 and, where appropriate, the year ending30 September 2006.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the matters.

(b) Explain what effect the acquisition of Di Rollo Co will have on the planning of your audit of the consolidatedfinancial statements of Murray Co for the year ending 31 March 2008. (10 marks)