(b) (i) Advise Alasdair of the tax implications and relative financial risks attached to the following propertyinvestments:(1) buy to let residential property;(2) commercial property; and(3) shares in a property investment company/unit trust. (9 marks)
(b) (i) Advise Alasdair of the tax implications and relative financial risks attached to the following property
investments:
(1) buy to let residential property;
(2) commercial property; and
(3) shares in a property investment company/unit trust. (9 marks)
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4 Ryder, a public limited company, is reviewing certain events which have occurred since its year end of 31 October2005. The financial statements were authorised on 12 December 2005. The following events are relevant to thefinancial statements for the year ended 31 October 2005:(i) Ryder has a good record of ordinary dividend payments and has adopted a recent strategy of increasing itsdividend per share annually. For the last three years the dividend per share has increased by 5% per annum.On 20 November 2005, the board of directors proposed a dividend of 10c per share for the year ended31 October 2005. The shareholders are expected to approve it at a meeting on 10 January 2006, and adividend amount of $20 million will be paid on 20 February 2006 having been provided for in the financialstatements at 31 October 2005. The directors feel that a provision should be made because a ‘valid expectation’has been created through the company’s dividend record. (3 marks)(ii) Ryder disposed of a wholly owned subsidiary, Krup, a public limited company, on 10 December 2005 and madea loss of $9 million on the transaction in the group financial statements. As at 31 October 2005, Ryder had nointention of selling the subsidiary which was material to the group. The directors of Ryder have stated that therewere no significant events which have occurred since 31 October 2005 which could have resulted in a reductionin the value of Krup. The carrying value of the net assets and purchased goodwill of Krup at 31 October 2005were $20 million and $12 million respectively. Krup had made a loss of $2 million in the period 1 November2005 to 10 December 2005. (5 marks)(iii) Ryder acquired a wholly owned subsidiary, Metalic, a public limited company, on 21 January 2004. Theconsideration payable in respect of the acquisition of Metalic was 2 million ordinary shares of $1 of Ryder plusa further 300,000 ordinary shares if the profit of Metalic exceeded $6 million for the year ended 31 October2005. The profit for the year of Metalic was $7 million and the ordinary shares were issued on 12 November2005. The annual profits of Metalic had averaged $7 million over the last few years and, therefore, Ryder hadincluded an estimate of the contingent consideration in the cost of the acquisition at 21 January 2004. The fairvalue used for the ordinary shares of Ryder at this date including the contingent consideration was $10 per share.The fair value of the ordinary shares on 12 November 2005 was $11 per share. Ryder also made a one for fourbonus issue on 13 November 2005 which was applicable to the contingent shares issued. The directors areunsure of the impact of the above on earnings per share and the accounting for the acquisition. (7 marks)(iv) The company acquired a property on 1 November 2004 which it intended to sell. The property was obtainedas a result of a default on a loan agreement by a third party and was valued at $20 million on that date foraccounting purposes which exactly offset the defaulted loan. The property is in a state of disrepair and Ryderintends to complete the repairs before it sells the property. The repairs were completed on 30 November 2005.The property was sold after costs for $27 million on 9 December 2005. The property was classified as ‘held forsale’ at the year end under IFRS5 ‘Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations’ but shown atthe net sale proceeds of $27 million. Property is depreciated at 5% per annum on the straight-line basis and nodepreciation has been charged in the year. (5 marks)(v) The company granted share appreciation rights (SARs) to its employees on 1 November 2003 based on tenmillion shares. The SARs provide employees at the date the rights are exercised with the right to receive cashequal to the appreciation in the company’s share price since the grant date. The rights vested on 31 October2005 and payment was made on schedule on 1 December 2005. The fair value of the SARs per share at31 October 2004 was $6, at 31 October 2005 was $8 and at 1 December 2005 was $9. The company hasrecognised a liability for the SARs as at 31 October 2004 based upon IFRS2 ‘Share-based Payment’ but theliability was stated at the same amount at 31 October 2005. (5 marks)Required:Discuss the accounting treatment of the above events in the financial statements of the Ryder Group for the yearended 31 October 2005, taking into account the implications of events occurring after the balance sheet date.(The mark allocations are set out after each paragraph above.)(25 marks)
(ii) The property of the former administrative centre of Tyre is owned by the company. Tyre had decided in the yearthat the property was surplus to requirements and demolished the building on 10 June 2006. After demolition,the company will have to carry out remedial environmental work, which is a legal requirement resulting from thedemolition. It was intended that the land would be sold after the remedial work had been carried out. However,land prices are currently increasing in value and, therefore, the company has decided that it will not sell the landimmediately. Tyres uses the ‘cost model’ in IAS16 ‘Property, plant and equipment’ and has owned the propertyfor many years. (7 marks)Required:Advise the directors of Tyre on how to treat the above items in the financial statements for the year ended31 May 2006.(The mark allocation is shown against each of the above items)
(b) On 31 May 2007, Leigh purchased property, plant and equipment for $4 million. The supplier has agreed toaccept payment for the property, plant and equipment either in cash or in shares. The supplier can either choose1·5 million shares of the company to be issued in six months time or to receive a cash payment in three monthstime equivalent to the market value of 1·3 million shares. It is estimated that the share price will be $3·50 inthree months time and $4 in six months time.Additionally, at 31 May 2007, one of the directors recently appointed to the board has been granted the right tochoose either 50,000 shares of Leigh or receive a cash payment equal to the current value of 40,000 shares atthe settlement date. This right has been granted because of the performance of the director during the year andis unconditional at 31 May 2007. The settlement date is 1 July 2008 and the company estimates the fair valueof the share alternative is $2·50 per share at 31 May 2007. The share price of Leigh at 31 May 2007 is $3 pershare, and if the director chooses the share alternative, they must be kept for a period of four years. (9 marks)Required:Discuss with suitable computations how the above share based transactions should be accounted for in thefinancial statements of Leigh for the year ended 31 May 2007.
(b) Using the information contained in Appendix 1.1, discuss the financial performance of HLP and MAS,incorporating details of the following in your discussion:(i) Overall client fees (total and per consultation)(ii) Advisory protection scheme consultation ‘utilisation levels’ for both property and commercial clients(iii) Cost/expense levels. (10 marks)
6 Alasdair, aged 42, is single. He is considering investing in property, as he has heard that this represents a goodinvestment. In order to raise the funds to buy the property, he wants to extract cash from his personal company, BeezerLimited, whose year end is 31 December.Beezer Limited was formed on 1 May 1998 with ￡1,000 of capital issued as 1,000 ￡1 ordinary shares, and tradeduntil 1 January 2005 when Alasdair sold the trade and related assets. The company’s only asset is cash of￡120,000. Alasdair wants to extract this cash from the company with the minimum amount of tax payable. He isconsidering either, paying himself a dividend of ￡120,000, on 31 March 2006, after which the company would haveno assets and be wound up or, leaving the cash in the company and then liquidating the company. Costs of liquidationof ￡5,000 would then be incurred.Since Beezer Limited ceased trading, Alasdair has been taken on as a partner at a marketing firm, Gallus Co. Heestimates his profit share for the year of assessment 2005/06 will be ￡30,000. He has not made any capital disposalsin the current tax year.Alasdair wishes to reinvest the cash extracted from Beezer Limited in property but is not sure whether he should investdirectly in residential or commercial property, or do so via some form. of collective investment. He is aware that Gallus Co are looking to rent a new warehouse which could be bought for ￡200,000. Alasdair thinks that he may be ableto buy the warehouse himself and lease it to his firm, but only if he can borrow the additional money to buy theproperty.Alasdair has a 25% shareholding in another company, Glaikit Limited, whose year end is 31 March. The remainingshares in this company are held by his friend, Gill. Alasdair is considering borrowing ￡15,000 from Glaikit Limitedon 1 January 2006. He does not intend to pay any interest on the loan, which is likely to be written off some timein 2007. Alasdair does not have any connection with Glaikit Limited other than his shareholding.Required:(a) Advise Alasdair whether or not a dividend payment will result in a higher after-tax cash sum than theliquidation of Beezer Limited. Assume that either the dividend would be paid on 31 March 2006 or theliquidation would take place on 31 March 2006. (9 marks)Assume that Beezer Limited has always paid corporation tax at or above the small companies rate of 19%and that the tax rates and allowances for 2004/05 apply throughout this part.
(c) State the tax consequences for both Glaikit Limited and Alasdair if he borrows money from the company, asproposed, on 1 January 2006. (3 marks)
(ii) Explain the income tax (IT), national insurance (NIC) and capital gains tax (CGT) implications arising onthe grant to and exercise by an employee of an option to buy shares in an unapproved share optionscheme and on the subsequent sale of these shares. State clearly how these would apply in Henry’scase. (8 marks)
(b) (i) Advise Benny of the income tax implications of the grant and exercise of the share options in SummerGlow plc on the assumption that the share price on 1 September 2007 and on the day he exercises theoptions is ￡3·35 per share. Explain why the share option scheme is not free from risk by reference tothe rules of the scheme and the circumstances surrounding the company. (4 marks)
(ii) Compute the annual income tax saving from your recommendation in (i) above as compared with thesituation where Cindy retains both the property and the shares. Identify any other tax implicationsarising from your recommendation. Your answer should consider all relevant taxes. (3 marks)
(b) For this part, assume today’s date is 1 May 2010.Bill and Ben decided not to sell their company, and instead expanded the business themselves. Ben, however,is now pursuing other interests, and is no longer involved with the day to day activities of Flower Limited. Billbelieves that the company would be better off without Ben as a voting shareholder, and wishes to buy Ben’sshares. However, Bill does not have sufficient funds to buy the shares himself, and so is wondering if thecompany could acquire the shares instead.The proposed price for Ben’s shares would be ￡500,000. Both Bill and Ben pay income tax at the higher rate.Required:Write a letter to Ben:(1) stating the income tax (IT) and/or capital gains tax (CGT) implications for Ben if Flower Limited were torepurchase his 50% holding of ordinary shares, immediately in May 2010; and(2) advising him of any available planning options that might improve this tax position. Clearly explain anyconditions which must be satisfied and quantify the tax savings which may result.(13 marks)Assume that the corporation tax rates for the financial year 2005 and the income tax rates and allowancesfor the tax year 2005/06 apply throughout this question.
6 Andrew is aged 38 and is single. He is employed as a consultant by Bestadvice Co and pays income tax at thehigher rate.Andrew is considering investing in a new business, and to provide funds for this investment he has recently disposedof the following assets:(1) A short leasehold interest in a residential property. Andrew originally paid ￡50,000 for a 47 year lease of theproperty in May 1995, and assigned the lease in May 2006 for ￡90,000.(2) His holding of ￡10,000 7% Government Stock, on which interest is payable half-yearly on 20 April and20 October. Andrew originally purchased this holding on 1 June 1999 for ￡9,980 and he sold it for ￡11,250on 14 March 2005.Andrew intends to subscribe for ordinary shares in a new company, Scalar Limited, which will be a UK basedmanufacturing company. Three investors (including Andrew) have been identified, but a fourth investor may also beinvited to subscribe for shares. The investors are all unconnected, and would subscribe for shares in equal measure.The intention is to raise ￡450,000 in this manner. The company will also raise a further ￡50,000 from the investorsin the form. of loans. Andrew has been told that he can take advantage of some tax reliefs on his investment in ScalarLimited, but does not know anything about the details of these reliefsAndrew’s employer, Bestadvice Co, is proposing to change the staff pension scheme from a defined benefit schemeto which the firm and the employees each contribute 6% of their annual salary, to a defined contribution scheme, towhich the employees will continue to contribute 6%, but the firm will contribute 8% of their annual salary. Themajority of Andrew’s colleagues are opposed to this move, but, given the increase in the firm’s contribution rateAndrew himself is less sure that the proposal is without merit.Required:(a) (i) Calculate the chargeable gain arising on the assignment of the residential property lease in May 2006.(2 marks)
(ii) Advise Andrew of the tax implications arising from the disposal of the 7% Government Stock, clearlyidentifying the tax year in which any liability will arise and how it will be paid. (3 marks)
2 Clifford and Amanda, currently aged 54 and 45 respectively, were married on 1 February 1998. Clifford is a higherrate taxpayer who has realised taxable capital gains in 2007/08 in excess of his capital gains tax annual exemption.Clifford moved into Amanda’s house in London on the day they were married. Clifford’s own house in Oxford, wherehe had lived since acquiring it for ￡129,400 on 1 August 1996, has been empty since that date although he andAmanda have used it when visiting friends. Clifford has been offered ￡284,950 for the Oxford house and has decidedthat it is time to sell it. The house has a large garden such that Clifford is also considering an offer for the house anda part only of the garden. He would then sell the remainder of the garden at a later date as a building plot. His totalsales proceeds will be higher if he sells the property in this way.Amanda received the following income from quoted investments in 2006/07:￡Dividends in respect of quoted trading company shares 1,395Dividends paid by a Real Estate Investment Trust out of tax exempt property income 485On 1 May 2006, Amanda was granted a 22 year lease of a commercial investment property. She paid the landlorda premium of ￡6,900 and also pays rent of ￡2,100 per month. On 1 June 2006 Amanda granted a nine yearsub-lease of the property. She received a premium of ￡14,700 and receives rent of ￡2,100 per month.On 1 September 2006 Amanda gave quoted shares with a value of ￡2,200 to a registered charity. She paid broker’sfees of ￡115 in respect of the gift.Amanda began working for Shearer plc, a quoted company, on 1 June 2006 having had a two year break from hercareer. She earns an annual salary of ￡38,600 and was paid a bonus of ￡5,750 in August 2006 for agreeing tocome and work for the company. On 1 August 2006 Amanda was provided with a fully expensed company car,including the provision of private petrol, which had a list price when new of ￡23,400 and a CO2 emissions rate of187 grams per kilometre. Amanda is required to pay Shearer plc ￡22 per month in respect of the private use of thecar. In June and July 2006 Amanda used her own car whilst on company business. She drove 720 business milesduring this two month period and was paid 34 pence per mile. Amanda had PAYE of ￡6,785 deducted from her grosssalary in the tax year 2006/07.After working for Shearer plc for a full year, Amanda becomes entitled to the following additional benefits:– The opportunity to purchase a large number of shares in Shearer plc on 1 July 2007 for ￡3·30 per share. It isanticipated that the share price on that day will be at least ￡7·50 per share. The company will make an interestfreeloan to Amanda equal to the cost of the shares to be repaid in two years.– Exclusive free use of the company sailing boat for one week in August 2007. The sailing boat was purchased byShearer plc in January 2005 for use by its senior employees and costs the company ￡1,400 a week in respectof its crew and other running expenses.Required:(a) (i) Calculate Clifford’s capital gains tax liability for the tax year 2007/08 on the assumption that the Oxfordhouse together with its entire garden is sold on 31 July 2007 for ￡284,950. Comment on the relevanceto your calculations of the size of the garden; (5 marks)
(ii) Advise Mr Fencer of the income tax implications of the proposed financing arrangements. (2 marks)
(b) Explain the corporation tax and value added tax (VAT) implications of the following aspects of the proposedrestructuring of the Rapier Ltd group.(i) The immediate tax implications of the restructuring. (6 marks)
(b) Advise Sergio on the appropriateness of investing in a domestic rental property in view of his personalcircumstances and recommend suitable alternative investments giving reasons for your advice. (4 marks)
(b) (i) Explain, by reference to Coral’s residence, ordinary residence and domicile position, how the rentalincome arising in respect of the property in the country of Kalania will be taxed in the UK in the tax year2007/08. State the strategy that Coral should adopt in order to minimise the total income tax sufferedon the rental income. (7 marks)
(b) You are an audit manager with specific responsibility for reviewing other information in documents containingaudited financial statements before your firm’s auditor’s report is signed. The financial statements of Hegas, aprivately-owned civil engineering company, show total assets of $120 million, revenue of $261 million, and profitbefore tax of $9·2 million for the year ended 31 March 2005. Your review of the Annual Report has revealedthe following:(i) The statement of changes in equity includes $4·5 million under a separate heading of ‘miscellaneous item’which is described as ‘other difference not recognized in income’. There is no further reference to thisamount or ‘other difference’ elsewhere in the financial statements. However, the Management Report, whichis required by statute, is not audited. It discloses that ‘changes in shareholders’ equity not recognized inincome includes $4·5 million arising on the revaluation of investment properties’.The notes to the financial statements state that the company has implemented IAS 40 ‘Investment Property’for the first time in the year to 31 March 2005 and also that ‘the adoption of this standard did not have asignificant impact on Hegas’s financial position or its results of operations during 2005’.(ii) The chairman’s statement asserts ‘Hegas has now achieved a position as one of the world’s largestgenerators of hydro-electricity, with a dedicated commitment to accountable ethical professionalism’. Auditworking papers show that 14% of revenue was derived from hydro-electricity (2004: 12%). Publiclyavailable information shows that there are seven international suppliers of hydro-electricity in Africa alone,which are all at least three times the size of Hegas in terms of both annual turnover and population supplied.Required:Identify and comment on the implications of the above matters for the auditor’s report on the financialstatements of Hegas for the year ended 31 March 2005. (10 marks)
(b) You are the manager responsible for the audit of Poppy Co, a manufacturing company with a year ended31 October 2008. In the last year, several investment properties have been purchased to utilise surplus fundsand to provide rental income. The properties have been revalued at the year end in accordance with IAS 40Investment Property, they are recognised on the statement of financial position at a fair value of $8 million, andthe total assets of Poppy Co are $160 million at 31 October 2008. An external valuer has been used to providethe fair value for each property.Required:(i) Recommend the enquiries to be made in respect of the external valuer, before placing any reliance on theirwork, and explain the reason for the enquiries; (7 marks)
James died on 22 January 2015. He had made the following gifts during his lifetime:(1) On 9 October 2007, a cash gift of ￡35,000 to a trust. No lifetime inheritance tax was payable in respect of this gift.(2) On 14 May 2013, a cash gift of ￡420,000 to his daughter.(3) On 2 August 2013, a gift of a property valued at ￡260,000 to a trust. No lifetime inheritance tax was payable in respect of this gift because it was covered by the nil rate band. By the time of James’ death on 22 January 2015, the property had increased in value to ￡310,000.On 22 January 2015, James’ estate was valued at ￡870,000. Under the terms of his will, James left his entire estate to his children.The nil rate band of James’ wife was fully utilised when she died ten years ago.The nil rate band for the tax year 2007–08 is ￡300,000, and for the tax year 2013–14 it is ￡325,000.Required:(a) Calculate the inheritance tax which will be payable as a result of James’ death, and state who will be responsible for paying the tax. (6 marks)(b) Explain why it might have been beneficial for inheritance tax purposes if James had left a portion of his estate to his grandchildren rather than to his children. (2 marks)(c) Explain why it might be advantageous for inheritance tax purposes for a person to make lifetime gifts even when such gifts are made within seven years of death.Notes:1. Your answer should include a calculation of James’ inheritance tax saving from making the gift of property to the trust on 2 August 2013 rather than retaining the property until his death.2. You are not expected to consider lifetime exemptions in this part of the question. (2 marks)
Which of the following statements concerning intellectual property is wrong？（）A、Intellectual property is an intangible creationB、Intellectual property in ludes patents，trademarks，copyrights，etc.C、Intellectual property is a visible creationD、There are some agreement sconcerning intellectual property under the WTO
transition-property属性语法格式正确的是（）。A、transition-property：name；B、transition-property：none；C、transition-property：widthheight；D、transition-property：all；
You have a custom button, with should have a Property "IsActive", one must be able to bind this Property on a class Property.（）A、Dependency PropertyB、INotifyPropertyChangedC、net Property
You are creating a Windows Communication Foundation （WCF） service that accepts messages from clients when they are started. The message is defined as follows. [MessageContract] public class Agent { public string CodeName { get； set； }public string SecretHandshake { get； set； } } You have the following requirements： "The CodeName property must be sent in clear text. The service must be able to verify that the property value was not changed after being sent by the client. "The SecretHandshake property must not be sent in clear text and must be readable by the service. What should you do？（） A、 Add a MessageBodyMember attribute to the CodeName property and set the ProtectionLevel to Sign. Add a MessageBodyMember attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set the protectionLevel to EncryptAndSign.B、 Add a DataProtectionPermission attribute to the each property and set the ProtectData property to true.C、 Add an XmlText attribute to the CodeName property and set the DataType property to Signed. add a PasswordPropertyText attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set its value to true.D、 Add an ImmutableObject attribute to the CodeName property and set its value property to true. Add a Browsable attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set its value to false.
单选题Which of the following statements concerning intellectual property is wrong？（）AIntellectual property is an intangible creationBIntellectual property in ludes patents，trademarks，copyrights，etc.CIntellectual property is a visible creationDThere are some agreement sconcerning intellectual property under the WTO
单选题You are creating a Windows Communication Foundation （WCF） service that accepts messages from clients when they are started. The message is defined as follows. [MessageContract] public class Agent { public string CodeName { get； set； }public string SecretHandshake { get； set； } } You have the following requirements： "The CodeName property must be sent in clear text. The service must be able to verify that the property value was not changed after being sent by the client. "The SecretHandshake property must not be sent in clear text and must be readable by the service. What should you do？（）A Add a MessageBodyMember attribute to the CodeName property and set the ProtectionLevel to Sign. Add a MessageBodyMember attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set the protectionLevel to EncryptAndSign.B Add a DataProtectionPermission attribute to the each property and set the ProtectData property to true.C Add an XmlText attribute to the CodeName property and set the DataType property to Signed. add a PasswordPropertyText attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set its value to true.D Add an ImmutableObject attribute to the CodeName property and set its value property to true. Add a Browsable attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set its value to false.
单选题You are creating a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service that accepts messages from clients when they are started. The message is defined as follows:[MessageContract] public class Agent { public string CodeName { get; set; } public string SecretHandshake { get; set; }}You have the following requirements: The CodeName property must be sent in clear text. The service must be able to verify that the property value was not changed after being sent by the client. The SecretHandshake property must not be sent in clear text and must be readable by the service.What should you do?（）AAdd a MessageBodyMember attribute to the CodeName property and set the ProtectionLevel to Sign. Add a MessageBodyMember attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set the ProtectionLevel to EncryptAndSign.BAdd a DataProtectionPermission attribute to the each property and set the ProtectData property to true.CAdd an xmlText attribute to the CodeName property and set the DataType property to Signed. Add a PasswordPropertyText attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set its value to true.DAdd an ImmutableObject attribute to the CodeName property and set its value property to true. Add a Browsable attribute to the SecretHandshake property and set its value to false.