F1 Exam Dumps : Financial Reporting

RST operates in Country X where the tax rules state entertaining costs and accounting depreciation are disallowable for tax purposes.

In year ending 31 May 20X4, XYZ made an accounting profit of $480,000.

Profit included $16,300 of entertaining costs and $15,150 of income exempt from taxation.

XYZ has plant and machinery with accounting depreciation amounting to $24,200 and tax depreciation amounting to $45,200.

Calculate the tax charge for the year ended 31 May 20X4 assuming all profits are taxed at 25%.

Country X levies corporate income tax at a rate of 25% and charges income tax on all profits irrespective of whether they are distributed by way of dividend. Country Y levies corporate income tax at a rate of 20%.

A, who is resident in Country X, pays a divided to B, who is resident in Country Y. B is required to pay corporate income tax on the dividend received from A, but a deduction can be made for the tax suffered on this dividend restricted to a rate of 20%.

Which method of relief for foreign tax does this describe?

An entity bought a capital item for $110,000 on 1 March 20X4 incurring legal fees at the date of purchase of $2,500.

On 1 May 20X4 additional costs classified as capital expenditure by the tax rules of the country of $25,000 were incurred in respect of the asset. On 1 June 20X4 repairs not classified as capital expenditure were incurred at a cost of $15,000.

The asset was sold for $250,000 on 30 November 20X8 and costs to sell were incurred of $4,300.

Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal.

Give your answer to the nearest $.