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

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


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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)

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5 Gagarin wishes to persuade a number of wealthy individuals who are business contacts to invest in his company,Vostok Ltd. He also requires advice on the recoverability of input tax relating to the purchase of new premises.The following information has been obtained from a meeting with Gagarin.Vostok Ltd:– An unquoted UK resident company.– Gagarin owns 100% of the company’s ordinary share capital.– Has 18 employees.– Provides computer based services to commercial companies.– Requires additional funds to finance its expansion.Funds required by Vostok Ltd:– Vostok Ltd needs to raise £420,000.– Vostok Ltd will issue 20,000 shares at £21 per share on 31 August 2008.– The new shareholder(s) will own 40% of the company.– Part of the money raised will contribute towards the purchase of new premises for use by Vostok Ltd.Gagarin’s initial thoughts:– The minimum investment will be 5,000 shares and payment will be made in full on subscription.– Gagarin has a number of wealthy business contacts who may be interested in investing.– Gagarin has heard that it may be possible to obtain tax relief for up to 60% of the investment via the enterpriseinvestment scheme.Wealthy business contacts:– Are all UK resident higher rate taxpayers.– May wish to borrow the funds to invest in Vostok Ltd if there is a tax incentive to do so.New premises:– Will cost £446,500 including value added tax (VAT).– Will be used in connection with all aspects of Vostok Ltd’s business.– Will be sold for £600,000 plus VAT in six years time.– Vostok Ltd will waive the VAT exemption on the sale of the building.The VAT position of Vostok Ltd:– In the year ending 31 March 2009, 28% of Vostok Ltd’s supplies will be exempt for the purposes of VAT.– This percentage is expected to reduce over the next few years.– Irrecoverable input tax due to the company’s partially exempt status exceeds the de minimis limits.Required:(a) Prepare notes for Gagarin to use when speaking to potential investors. The notes should include:(i) The tax incentives immediately available in respect of the amount invested in shares issued inaccordance with the enterprise investment scheme; (5 marks)

(ii) The answers to any questions that the potential investors may raise in connection with the maximumpossible investment, borrowing to finance the subscription and the implications of selling the shares.(7 marks)Note: you should assume that Vostok Ltd and its trade qualify for the purposes of the enterprise investmentscheme and you are not required to list the conditions that need to be satisfied by the company, itsshares or its business activities.

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