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An individual who is required to furnish the Commissioner-General (CG) with a return in relation to a gift has to do so to enable the CG subject it to appropriate tax.
Required:
Explain the treatment of a gift not received under employment or business.
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Flowqueen, a sole proprietor of Freddy Ent, was adjudged the best distributor of Mino Ltd for the year 2020 and received the following gifts:
Her income from the business for the 2020 year of assessment amounted to GH¢120,000.
Required:
Compute the appropriate tax or taxes of Flowqueen for the 2020 year of assessment.
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c) Your senior brother has stayed in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years and would like to return to Ghana and establish a business. He is confused as to which area to invest to maximise the benefits from tax planning.
He has been told that you are undertaking a course in Taxation and would like to have your explanation and the tax benefits, if any, from investing in the following areas:
i) Farming (2 marks)
ii) Agro-Processing Business (2 marks)
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A company engages in exports of non-traditional products and makes local sales of its products. It has as recently, as of 2018, recorded huge losses on the exports but makes gains on the local sales and intends to offset the loss against the profit from the local sales as both represent its business activities.
Required: Evaluate the above statement critically in light of the tax provisions and its effect, if any, on revenue.
(4 marks)
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All persons can carry over their losses, so far as it can be proven that it is a loss by the person making the claim. This was mooted at a seminar organised for a business community in some parts of Accra, the capital city of Ghana.
Required:
Explain the mechanism of carryover of losses.
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Zimbo Ltd (Zimbo) specialises in the manufacture of personal hygiene soaps and related
products at their factory in the industrial area of Accra. Zimbo commenced business operations
on 1 April 2020 and had an assessed loss of GH¢112,000 for the period ended 31 December
2020 attributable to large start-up costs in the first period of trading.
Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2021 amounted to GH¢1,980,000 of which
GH¢700,000 relates to export sales. Zimbo is trying to increase its turnover from export sales
through participation in foreign market trade fairs as well as other marketing campaigns. The
gross profit margin for the year ended 31 December 2021 was 60%.
Zimbo recorded a net profit of GH¢315,000 for the year ended 31 December 2021 after taking
into account the following transactions:
Additional information:
i) The gross rental income earned was from leasing one wing of the head office building. The
wing constitutes 10% of the entire building.
ii) The registration of three trademarks, ‘Cleanex’, ‘Perfect’ and ‘Alfresh’ at a total cost of
GH¢30,000 in respect of Zimbo’s personal hygiene soaps that is to last for fifteen years. The
market research expenses incurred in connection with the development of these soaps
amounted to GH¢65,000.
iii) The donation was made to a local government assisted school as part of Zimbo’s corporate
social responsibility programme.
iv) GH¢25,000 of the marketing cost was incurred when the export market Development Manager
attended two trade conventions and one trade mission as part of Zimbo’s efforts to increase its
export sales. The trade mission was duly approved. The remaining GH¢63,000 of costs were
incurred in marketing Zimbo’s soaps to foreign markets.
v) GH¢28,000 of the general costs was incurred in underpinning the office building to strengthen
its foundations against sinking.
vi) The compensation cost was as a result of the production manager incurring an injury while
working on one of the production lines in the factory. The Production Manager was rendered
incapacitated as a result of the incident. Zimbo settled out of court. GH¢250 000 of the costs
relate to a payment made to the Production Manager in full settlement of the case. GH¢50,000
of the GH¢250,000 out-of-court settlement was paid in order to prevent the Production
Manager from setting up a similar business in competition with Zimbo. The remaining
GH¢40,000 of costs represent fines imposed by the Factory Inspectorate Division following
the incident. The production line was also condemned as a result.
vii)The interest paid was incurred in respect of Zimbo’s GH¢200,000 overdraft facility.
GH¢100,000 of the facility was applied towards recurrent expenditure while the other
GH¢100,000 of the facility was applied towards the cost of a new showroom.
viii) Ghana Revenue Authority considers 40% of other expenses to be prohibited for tax purposes.
ix) Zimbo’s projected taxable income for the year ended 31 December 2021 was GH¢360,000.
The Accountant remitted the provisional tax for the three quarterly payment dates (QPDs) on
time but, due to the pressures of year-end work, forgot to submit the return for the final QPD.
The Accountant also omitted the brought forward assessed loss from his computations of the
provisional tax.
x) During the year, a showroom was constructed in close proximity to Zimbo’s factory building.
The showroom is used to display the soaps from the factory as well as for storage purposes
pending shipment to various destinations. The showroom was constructed at a total cost of
GH¢100,000 and was wholly funded by Zimbo’s overdraft facility. The showroom was
brought into use on 1 August 2021. Zimbo has made all tax appropriate elections in connection
with the showroom.
xi) Details of Zimbo’s other fixed assets are provided below. These were all acquired/constructed
during the year to 31 December 2020:
Required:
a) Calculate the capital allowances claimable by Zimbo for the year ended 31 December 2021,
assuming all favourable elections are made. (6 marks)
b) Calculate the provisional tax which should have been paid by Zimbo for the year ended 31
December 2021, clearly indicating the due dates and the respective tax amounts. (3 marks)
c) Calculate the chargeable income and company tax payable by Zimbo for the year ended 31
December 2021. (10 marks)
Note: Your calculations should assume that the provisional tax paid was as calculated in
part b) of the question.
d) Compute any other tax liability apart from the company tax. (1 mark)
(Total: 20 marks)
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Akwatia Gold Mines was established ten years ago. For the year ended 31 December 2020, the following income statement was prepared and submitted to the Ghana Revenue Authority as part of its financial statement.
Akwatia Gold Mines
Income Statement for the Year Ended 31/12/2020
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The capital allowance agreed for the period was GH¢24,320,500.
Required:
a) Compute the chargeable income of the company and the tax payable. (15 marks)
b) Advise Akwatia Gold Mines on how to identify opportunities within the tax laws to optimise tax payable for the year ended 31 December 2020. (5 marks)
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Mamavi is a retail business woman with a chain of shops in Ghana. She commenced business on 1 March 2011, with the business name of Unity Enterprise. She sells health foods, fruits, vegetables and juices.
The Enterprise’ profit or loss account for the year ended 31 December 2018 as prepared by the Accountant are reproduced below:
NOTES
A business loan was taken out to finance the cost of improvements to the store, in particular
the juice bars. The interest element included in the loan repayment amounted to GH¢1,750.
A mortgage loan was taken out by Mamavi to buy the family a house in Hlefi, Volta Region.
The interest element in the loan repayment for the mortgage was GH¢2,670.
This court case was as a result of a car hitting Mamavi when she was walking her dog out
at night. The car owner claimed Mamavi stepped out in front of him and therefore it was
her fault. Mamavi’s Lawyer told her to respond to the allegation because she needed five
sessions of physiotherapy to help heal her leg. Mamavi is suing the car owner for her costs.
GH¢700 of the painting cost related to the painting of Mamavi’s private house. The balance
related to painting her shop. GH¢1,200 lease charges relate to the leasing of a car for the
business
Required:
Compute Mamavi’s chargeable income for the year ended 31 December 2018
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An individual who is required to furnish the Commissioner-General (CG) with a return in relation to a gift has to do so to enable the CG subject it to appropriate tax.
Required:
Explain the treatment of a gift not received under employment or business.
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Flowqueen, a sole proprietor of Freddy Ent, was adjudged the best distributor of Mino Ltd for the year 2020 and received the following gifts:
Her income from the business for the 2020 year of assessment amounted to GH¢120,000.
Required:
Compute the appropriate tax or taxes of Flowqueen for the 2020 year of assessment.
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c) Your senior brother has stayed in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years and would like to return to Ghana and establish a business. He is confused as to which area to invest to maximise the benefits from tax planning.
He has been told that you are undertaking a course in Taxation and would like to have your explanation and the tax benefits, if any, from investing in the following areas:
i) Farming (2 marks)
ii) Agro-Processing Business (2 marks)
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A company engages in exports of non-traditional products and makes local sales of its products. It has as recently, as of 2018, recorded huge losses on the exports but makes gains on the local sales and intends to offset the loss against the profit from the local sales as both represent its business activities.
Required: Evaluate the above statement critically in light of the tax provisions and its effect, if any, on revenue.
(4 marks)
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All persons can carry over their losses, so far as it can be proven that it is a loss by the person making the claim. This was mooted at a seminar organised for a business community in some parts of Accra, the capital city of Ghana.
Required:
Explain the mechanism of carryover of losses.
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Zimbo Ltd (Zimbo) specialises in the manufacture of personal hygiene soaps and related
products at their factory in the industrial area of Accra. Zimbo commenced business operations
on 1 April 2020 and had an assessed loss of GH¢112,000 for the period ended 31 December
2020 attributable to large start-up costs in the first period of trading.
Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2021 amounted to GH¢1,980,000 of which
GH¢700,000 relates to export sales. Zimbo is trying to increase its turnover from export sales
through participation in foreign market trade fairs as well as other marketing campaigns. The
gross profit margin for the year ended 31 December 2021 was 60%.
Zimbo recorded a net profit of GH¢315,000 for the year ended 31 December 2021 after taking
into account the following transactions:
Additional information:
i) The gross rental income earned was from leasing one wing of the head office building. The
wing constitutes 10% of the entire building.
ii) The registration of three trademarks, ‘Cleanex’, ‘Perfect’ and ‘Alfresh’ at a total cost of
GH¢30,000 in respect of Zimbo’s personal hygiene soaps that is to last for fifteen years. The
market research expenses incurred in connection with the development of these soaps
amounted to GH¢65,000.
iii) The donation was made to a local government assisted school as part of Zimbo’s corporate
social responsibility programme.
iv) GH¢25,000 of the marketing cost was incurred when the export market Development Manager
attended two trade conventions and one trade mission as part of Zimbo’s efforts to increase its
export sales. The trade mission was duly approved. The remaining GH¢63,000 of costs were
incurred in marketing Zimbo’s soaps to foreign markets.
v) GH¢28,000 of the general costs was incurred in underpinning the office building to strengthen
its foundations against sinking.
vi) The compensation cost was as a result of the production manager incurring an injury while
working on one of the production lines in the factory. The Production Manager was rendered
incapacitated as a result of the incident. Zimbo settled out of court. GH¢250 000 of the costs
relate to a payment made to the Production Manager in full settlement of the case. GH¢50,000
of the GH¢250,000 out-of-court settlement was paid in order to prevent the Production
Manager from setting up a similar business in competition with Zimbo. The remaining
GH¢40,000 of costs represent fines imposed by the Factory Inspectorate Division following
the incident. The production line was also condemned as a result.
vii)The interest paid was incurred in respect of Zimbo’s GH¢200,000 overdraft facility.
GH¢100,000 of the facility was applied towards recurrent expenditure while the other
GH¢100,000 of the facility was applied towards the cost of a new showroom.
viii) Ghana Revenue Authority considers 40% of other expenses to be prohibited for tax purposes.
ix) Zimbo’s projected taxable income for the year ended 31 December 2021 was GH¢360,000.
The Accountant remitted the provisional tax for the three quarterly payment dates (QPDs) on
time but, due to the pressures of year-end work, forgot to submit the return for the final QPD.
The Accountant also omitted the brought forward assessed loss from his computations of the
provisional tax.
x) During the year, a showroom was constructed in close proximity to Zimbo’s factory building.
The showroom is used to display the soaps from the factory as well as for storage purposes
pending shipment to various destinations. The showroom was constructed at a total cost of
GH¢100,000 and was wholly funded by Zimbo’s overdraft facility. The showroom was
brought into use on 1 August 2021. Zimbo has made all tax appropriate elections in connection
with the showroom.
xi) Details of Zimbo’s other fixed assets are provided below. These were all acquired/constructed
during the year to 31 December 2020:
Required:
a) Calculate the capital allowances claimable by Zimbo for the year ended 31 December 2021,
assuming all favourable elections are made. (6 marks)
b) Calculate the provisional tax which should have been paid by Zimbo for the year ended 31
December 2021, clearly indicating the due dates and the respective tax amounts. (3 marks)
c) Calculate the chargeable income and company tax payable by Zimbo for the year ended 31
December 2021. (10 marks)
Note: Your calculations should assume that the provisional tax paid was as calculated in
part b) of the question.
d) Compute any other tax liability apart from the company tax. (1 mark)
(Total: 20 marks)
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Akwatia Gold Mines was established ten years ago. For the year ended 31 December 2020, the following income statement was prepared and submitted to the Ghana Revenue Authority as part of its financial statement.
Akwatia Gold Mines
Income Statement for the Year Ended 31/12/2020
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The capital allowance agreed for the period was GH¢24,320,500.
Required:
a) Compute the chargeable income of the company and the tax payable. (15 marks)
b) Advise Akwatia Gold Mines on how to identify opportunities within the tax laws to optimise tax payable for the year ended 31 December 2020. (5 marks)
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Mamavi is a retail business woman with a chain of shops in Ghana. She commenced business on 1 March 2011, with the business name of Unity Enterprise. She sells health foods, fruits, vegetables and juices.
The Enterprise’ profit or loss account for the year ended 31 December 2018 as prepared by the Accountant are reproduced below:
NOTES
A business loan was taken out to finance the cost of improvements to the store, in particular
the juice bars. The interest element included in the loan repayment amounted to GH¢1,750.
A mortgage loan was taken out by Mamavi to buy the family a house in Hlefi, Volta Region.
The interest element in the loan repayment for the mortgage was GH¢2,670.
This court case was as a result of a car hitting Mamavi when she was walking her dog out
at night. The car owner claimed Mamavi stepped out in front of him and therefore it was
her fault. Mamavi’s Lawyer told her to respond to the allegation because she needed five
sessions of physiotherapy to help heal her leg. Mamavi is suing the car owner for her costs.
GH¢700 of the painting cost related to the painting of Mamavi’s private house. The balance
related to painting her shop. GH¢1,200 lease charges relate to the leasing of a car for the
business
Required:
Compute Mamavi’s chargeable income for the year ended 31 December 2018
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