Question Tag: Assessment Year

Search 500 + past questions and counting.
  • Filter by Professional Bodies

  • Filter by Subject

  • Filter by Series

  • Filter by Topics

  • Filter by Levels

ATAX – May 2017 – L3 – Q3a – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Compute Capital Gains Tax for hire purchase transactions and explain the implications of hire purchase interest on CGT.

Global Company Nigeria Limited, a construction company based in Abuja, commenced business on January 7, 2009. The company has struggled to acquire necessary equipment due to poor financial results.

At a directors’ meeting on November 6, 2012, the company decided to approach a finance house for assistance. They provided the following information:

  • The company purchased an excavator on hire purchase on March 1, 2013, and paid a deposit of N32,000,000.
  • The excavator’s cost price was N55,000,000, with the balance payable in 25 monthly installments of N1,200,000 starting April 1, 2013.

The excavator was sold as follows:

  1. For N65,000,000 after installment payments on January 1, 2014.
  2. For N69,000,000 after installment payments on November 1, 2014.

You are required to:

i. Calculate the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for the relevant Assessment Year, assuming the sales values above. (14 Marks)
ii. Explain the implications of hire purchase interest on Capital Gains Tax computations. (2 Marks)

Login or create a free account to see answers

Find Related Questions by Tags, levels, etc.

Report an error

You're reporting an error for "ATAX – May 2017 – L3 – Q3a – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)"

ATAX – Nov 2018 – L3 – Q4b – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Computation of capital gains tax for jewelry sold on installment with multiple assessment years.

(b) Fidelis Agom recently decided to relocate to Sweden as a result of a new appointment offered to him by a multinational company. His wife, Chioma, decided to sell all her jewelry, which she acquired for a sum of N6.3 million. The buyer, Chief Mrs. Ngozi Danladi, was unable to pay immediately the sum of N8.4 million. She therefore decided to enter into a sale agreement with Chioma Agom to pay in four installments within an interval of three months as follows:

  • N3.5 million
  • N2.1 million
  • N2.1 million
  • N0.7 million

The first installment was paid on November 10, 2013, which was the day of the sale.

You are required to:
Compute the capital gains tax for the relevant years of assessment.
(5 Marks)

Login or create a free account to see answers

Find Related Questions by Tags, levels, etc.

Report an error

You're reporting an error for "ATAX – Nov 2018 – L3 – Q4b – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)"

ATAX – May 2017 – L3 – Q3a – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Compute Capital Gains Tax for hire purchase transactions and explain the implications of hire purchase interest on CGT.

Global Company Nigeria Limited, a construction company based in Abuja, commenced business on January 7, 2009. The company has struggled to acquire necessary equipment due to poor financial results.

At a directors’ meeting on November 6, 2012, the company decided to approach a finance house for assistance. They provided the following information:

  • The company purchased an excavator on hire purchase on March 1, 2013, and paid a deposit of N32,000,000.
  • The excavator’s cost price was N55,000,000, with the balance payable in 25 monthly installments of N1,200,000 starting April 1, 2013.

The excavator was sold as follows:

  1. For N65,000,000 after installment payments on January 1, 2014.
  2. For N69,000,000 after installment payments on November 1, 2014.

You are required to:

i. Calculate the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for the relevant Assessment Year, assuming the sales values above. (14 Marks)
ii. Explain the implications of hire purchase interest on Capital Gains Tax computations. (2 Marks)

Login or create a free account to see answers

Find Related Questions by Tags, levels, etc.

Report an error

You're reporting an error for "ATAX – May 2017 – L3 – Q3a – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)"

ATAX – Nov 2018 – L3 – Q4b – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Computation of capital gains tax for jewelry sold on installment with multiple assessment years.

(b) Fidelis Agom recently decided to relocate to Sweden as a result of a new appointment offered to him by a multinational company. His wife, Chioma, decided to sell all her jewelry, which she acquired for a sum of N6.3 million. The buyer, Chief Mrs. Ngozi Danladi, was unable to pay immediately the sum of N8.4 million. She therefore decided to enter into a sale agreement with Chioma Agom to pay in four installments within an interval of three months as follows:

  • N3.5 million
  • N2.1 million
  • N2.1 million
  • N0.7 million

The first installment was paid on November 10, 2013, which was the day of the sale.

You are required to:
Compute the capital gains tax for the relevant years of assessment.
(5 Marks)

Login or create a free account to see answers

Find Related Questions by Tags, levels, etc.

Report an error

You're reporting an error for "ATAX – Nov 2018 – L3 – Q4b – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)"

error: Content is protected !!
Oops!

This feature is only available in selected plans.

Click on the login button below to login if you’re already subscribed to a plan or click on the upgrade button below to upgrade your current plan.

If you’re not subscribed to a plan, click on the button below to choose a plan