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TX – May 2019 – L3 – Q2C – Capital Allowance

Discuss the concepts of domestic and excluded expenditure according to the Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896) and their implications on tax deductions.

i) What constitutes domestic expenditure? (2 marks)
ii) What constitutes excluded expenditure? (2 marks)

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TX – May 2019 – L3 – Q3B – Tax planning

Discuss the tax implications of finance lease arrangements, particularly concerning the eligibility for capital allowance under the Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896).

b) At a tax seminar organised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) in December 2016, the issue of tax implications for finance lease arrangement dominated the discussion. The facilitator said that both the lessor and the lessee shall be denied capital allowance under the tax law.

The facilitator intimated that capital allowance is granted to persons who acquire assets and own them and use such to generate business income. Both the lessor and the lessee, consequently do not qualify for capital allowance under the Income Tax Act (Act 896), 2015 and its regulations, he added.

Required:
As a tax advisor, submit a response to the above based on the tax provisions. The response is to be published in the Institute’s Journal. (7 marks)

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TX – May 2019 – L3 – Q2C – Capital Allowance

Discuss the concepts of domestic and excluded expenditure according to the Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896) and their implications on tax deductions.

i) What constitutes domestic expenditure? (2 marks)
ii) What constitutes excluded expenditure? (2 marks)

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TX – May 2019 – L3 – Q3B – Tax planning

Discuss the tax implications of finance lease arrangements, particularly concerning the eligibility for capital allowance under the Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896).

b) At a tax seminar organised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) in December 2016, the issue of tax implications for finance lease arrangement dominated the discussion. The facilitator said that both the lessor and the lessee shall be denied capital allowance under the tax law.

The facilitator intimated that capital allowance is granted to persons who acquire assets and own them and use such to generate business income. Both the lessor and the lessee, consequently do not qualify for capital allowance under the Income Tax Act (Act 896), 2015 and its regulations, he added.

Required:
As a tax advisor, submit a response to the above based on the tax provisions. The response is to be published in the Institute’s Journal. (7 marks)

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