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ATAX – May 2017 – L3 – Q7b – Petroleum Profits Tax (PPT)

Explain "Memorandum of Understanding" in PPT computation and highlight the Year 2000 MOU details.

i. Describe briefly your understanding of the term “Memorandum of Understanding” as it applies to Petroleum Profits Tax computation. (3 Marks)

ii. State FOUR highlights of the Year 2000 Memorandum of Understanding. (4 Marks)

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ATAX – May 2017 – L3 – Q6b – Corporate Tax Compliance and Reporting

Compute the Companies Income Tax liability for small businesses using the small business rate and explain the computations.

You have been provided with the following information in respect of THREE small businesses:

You are required to:
i. Compute the Companies Income Tax liability for each of the companies for the relevant assessment year, using the small business rate. (3 Marks)
ii. Give reasons for your computations. (5 Marks)

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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)

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ATAX – May 2019 – L3 – Q7b – Corporate Tax Compliance and Reporting

Compute the total tax liabilities for Alaba Trading Limited for the 2018 assessment year, considering its assessable profit, capital allowances, and dividend payable.

For the assessment year 2018, below are the extracts from the tax computations of Alaba Trading Limited:

Item Amount (₦)
Assessable profit 8,200,000
Capital allowances 5,400,000
Dividend payable 6,000,000

Required:
Determine the total tax liabilities of Alaba Trading Limited for the assessment year.

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ATAX – May 2019 – L3 – Q1b – Petroleum Profits Tax (PPT)

Assess and compute the assessable profit, chargeable profit, chargeable tax, and total tax payable for a petroleum company, based on financial data.

b. Priceless Oil Limited commenced crude oil production in Nigeria in 2006. The company has provided the following financial report for the year ended December 31, 2018:

Additional Information:

  1. Posted price for exported crude oil averaged $52/barrel (at an exchange rate of ₦306 to $1).
  2. Included in other income: ₦38,000,000 from crude transportation (cost: ₦16,250,000).
  3. Natural gas contract with Tommy Limited: value ₦655,000,000, load factor 54%.
  4. Depreciation of ₦120,250,000 was included in production costs.
  5. Qualifying capital expenditures:
Type Date Location Amount (₦)
Storage tank March 12, 2018 On-shore 23,500,000
Plant and equipment November 15, 2018 Continental Shelf of 130
metres of water depth
75,000,000
  1. Capital allowances brought forward: ₦33,700,000; for the year: ₦88,500,000.
  2. Admin expenses include ₦3,500,000 stamp duties for debentures.
  3. Specific bad debts written off: ₦39,500,000.
  4. Donations were wholly expended for petroleum operations.
  5. ₦12,250,000 was paid to retrieve petroleum-related data (included in miscellaneous expenses).
  6. ₦20,500,000 interest was paid to an associate company at market rate.

Prepare and submit a report on the following computations:
i. Assessable profit (12 Marks)
ii. Chargeable profit (6 Marks)
iii. Chargeable tax (6 Marks)
iv. Total tax payable (6 Marks)

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ATAX – May 2019 – L3 – Q1a – Petroleum Profits Tax (PPT)

Assess and compute the assessable profit, chargeable profit, chargeable tax, and total tax payable for a petroleum company, based on financial data.

In line with provisions of the Petroleum Profits Tax Act Cap P13 LFN 2004 (as amended), explain “accounting period” of a petroleum exploration company. (2 Marks)

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AT – Nov 2014 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Compute total income for 2011 tax assessment and capital gains tax for relevant year.

Mr. James Zonto lived in Canada for thirty years and decided to settle down permanently in Nigeria with effect from January 2007.

Based on advice from his secondary school classmate, Mr. James Zonto repatriated a huge amount of money to Nigeria. He took advantage of the better investment climate in Nigeria and acquired the following properties:

  1. Uyo Duplex: Bought on 2 March 2008 for N25,320,000. Rental income: N855,000 per annum (net of withholding tax).
  2. Fixed Deposit Account: Invested N14,000,000 on 4 January 2008 with Doronine Bank Plc, yielding interest (net of withholding tax) of N180,000 per month.
  3. Onitsha Property: Acquired on 6 October 2008 for N31,500,000 with incidental expenses of N2,400,000. Annual rent: N1,800,000.
  4. Okija House: Bought for N10,000,000 as a personal residence; not rented out.

In 2012, he decided to resettle in Toronto and took the following actions:

  • Uyo House: Sold for N47,450,000 after incurring the following expenses:
    • Advertising: N650,000
    • Valuation fees: N2,000,000
    • Estate Agent’s Commission: N2,372,500
    • Legal fees: N1,500,000
  • Fixed Deposit: Matured on 31 December 2011; not rolled over.
  • Onitsha Property: Sold one of the four duplexes for N14,175,000. Remaining duplexes valued at N40,500,000.
  • Okija House: Sold for N36,500,000 after incurring incidental expenses of N3,650,000.

Required:
(a) Compute the Total Income for Income Tax purposes for 2011 year of assessment.
(b) Compute the Capital Gains Tax payable for the relevant year of assessment.

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ATAX – May 2021 – L3 – Q2 – Tax Incentives and Reliefs

Computation of adjusted profit and tax liabilities for Nature Agricultural Products Limited under pioneer status.

The quest for economic development in every sector of the country has enabled the Federal Government to come up with various tax incentives, especially for pioneer companies.

Nature Agricultural Products Limited, a medium-sized company, was incorporated on January 10, 2015, as a manufacturer of animal feeds. The company thereafter applied for a pioneer status and was granted a pioneer certificate with a production day of March 1, 2015.

The following details were provided in respect of the business operations of the company:

(i)

(ii.) Capital expenditure incurred on or before February 28, 2018:

(iii) Accumulated profit as at February 28, 2018= N3,968,000
The management of the company did not apply for extension of the pioneer period.

Required:

a. Compute the adjusted profit for the relevant years. (3 Marks)

b. Compute the tax liabilities for the relevant assessment years. (17 Marks)

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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)

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ATAX – Nov 2018 – L3 – Q2 – Taxation of Specialized Businesses

Calculation of petroleum profits tax for Olu Oil Limited considering local and export crude oil sales, gas contracts, and various expenses.

Olu Oil Limited has been in the oil prospecting business in one of the major oil fields in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria since 2009. The company has provided the following operational results for the year ended December 31, 2015:

(i) Type of crude oil and sales statistics:

  • Bonny Light: 35,000 barrels exported at 39º API
  • Bonny Medium: 25,200 barrels exported at 35º API
  • Forcados: 16,300 barrels exported at 32º API

Price per barrel:

  • Bonny Light: $52.03 at 35º API
  • Bonny Medium: $49.04 at 35º API
  • Forcados: $48.29 at 35º API

Adjustment for API variance: Actual realized price was arrived at after adjusting for the variance in API. Thus, for every API, $0.03 was the variance in price at 35º API.

(ii) Local sales of crude oil: 32,750 barrels of crude oil was produced and sold in the domestic market at the rate of N345 per barrel.

(iii) Natural gas sales from two contracts:

Contract Value (N) Load Factor
Obi Ltd 42,285,000 62
Oba Ltd 27,775,000 74

(iv) Miscellaneous income: N125,800,300, including N105,500,000 from the sale of refined petroleum products. Attributable expenses of N88,240,000 were included in management and administrative expenses.

(vi) Miscellaneous income included N105,500,000, from the sale of refined petroleum products. An equivalent attributable expenses of N88,240,000 was included in management and administrative expenses.
(vii) Interest paid included N5,350,000, which was paid to Prince Limited, an associated company.
(viii) Donations included:

(ix) The pension scheme was approved by the Joint Tax Board.

(x) Exchange loss on remittance amounting to N3,200,000 was included in management and administrative expenses.
(xi) The schedule of qualifying capital expenditure includes:

(xii) Capital allowances brought forward was N12,700,000.
(xiii) The rate of exchange was N360 to a US Dollar.
(xiv) NNPC provides the relevant schedule as follows:

Required:
Evaluate the transactions and advise the management on:
(a.) Assessable profit (14 Marks)
(b.) Chargeable profit (2 Marks)
(c.) Chargeable tax (2 Marks)
(d.) Total tax liability payable (2 Marks)

 

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TAX – May 2018 – L2 – Q6b – Taxation of Trusts and Estates

Compute the amounts due to beneficiaries from Mr. Salami's estate.

Compute the amount due to the beneficiaries for 2016 Year of Assessment.

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TAX – May 2018 – L2 – Q1a – Personal Income Tax

Compute the Personal Income Tax payable by an individual based on salary, allowances, pension, and other income details.

Alhaji Tijani Bello is married and has six children aged between 4 and 21 years. All except Phillip aged 21 are still in school. The following details were obtained from his employment records:
(i) He retired from his previous employment with Standard Chartered Company Limited on September 30, 2015. He was on an annual salary of N6,630,000.
(ii) On October 1, 2015, he took up a new employment with Rehoco International Consulting on a salary of N9,600,000 per annum, transport allowance of N480,000 per annum, and rent allowance of N660,000 per annum.
(iii) From October 1, 2015, he will be on a pension income of N960,000 per annum from his pension fund administrators.
(iv) Contributions to the National Housing Fund and National Pension Scheme are N195,000 and N615,000, respectively.
(v) Alhaji Tijani Bello has a Life Assurance Policy on his life with the sum assured of N7,500,000 and an annual premium of N660,000.
(vi) He lived with his wife and two aged parents on whom he spent a total sum of N1,500,000 per annum.
(vii) Alhaji Tijani Bello received dividends from his publicly quoted investment on the Nigeria Stock Exchange as follows:

Date Amount (N)
1/1/2014 600,000
1/7/2014 720,000

Required:
a. Compute the Personal Income Tax payable by Alhaji Tijani Bello for the relevant year of assessment.

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TAX – May 2019 – L2 – Q6 – Companies Income Tax (CIT)

Compute total profit and tax liabilities, describe zero-rated VAT items, and discuss penalties for non-registration for VAT.

Duru Cobbler Limited has been in the business of shoe manufacturing for many years. Information contained in the company’s statement of profit or loss for the year ended November 30, 2018, is as follows:

Details Amount (N)
Revenue 18,546,000
Other income:
– Rental income (gross) 240,000
– Profit on sale of property, plant, and equipment 120,000
– Interest on bank deposits (net) 234,000
Total Other Income 594,000
Total Revenue 19,140,000
Less:
Staff salaries and wages 6,180,300
Finance cost 1,144,000
General administration expenses 10,585,190
Impairment loss 420,000
Depreciation and amortization 1,690,000
Total Expenses 20,019,490
Loss before tax (879,490)
Income tax expense
Deferred tax provision (64,380)
Loss after tax (943,870)

Additional notes provided by the accountant:

  1. Finance costs include bank charges and interest on overdrafts.
  2. General administration expenses include:
    • Bad debts of N655,000 from bulk sales of shoes to the managing director’s relations.
    • Value added tax of N985,000 not imposed on some invoices.
  3. Capital allowances for the relevant year amount to N1,294,000.

Required:
(a) Compute the total profit and tax liabilities payable by Duru Cobbler Limited for the relevant year of assessment. (10 Marks)
(b) Describe zero-rated goods and services under the Value Added Tax Act Cap VI LFN 2004 (as amended) and identify two transactions that may fall under this category. (3 Marks)
(c) Identify the penalties for non-registration for VAT. (2 Marks)

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TAX – May 2019 – L2 – Q1a- Taxation of Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships

Compute adjusted income and profit allocation for a civil engineering partnership.

a) Obi Consults is a civil engineering consulting firm of many years. The founding partners are Bibi, Kose, and Fowora. The financial year-end of the firm is December 31 each year. The following information was extracted from the partnership’s financial statements/records for the year ended December 31, 2018:

Details Amount (N)
(i) Net profit for the year 21,575,000
(ii) Provision for depreciation 13,250,000
(iii) Fine paid for traffic offence 25,000
(iv) Donations to “politicians in business” 150,000
(v) Donation to National Library Board 165,000
(vi) Profit from sale of excavator 1,600,000
(vii) Capital allowances 6,575,000
(viii) Balancing allowance 677,000
(ix) Balancing charge 1,315,000

Additional information:

  • Profit sharing ratio: Bibi – 1/2, Kose – 1/4, Fowora – 1/4
  • Bibi and Fowora are entitled to 5% interest per annum on a loan of N10,500,000 each. Fowora’s loan was refunded fully on his retirement.
  • Salaries paid: Bibi – N10,800,000, Kose – N8,250,000, Fowora – N8,250,000
  • Fowora retired on June 30, 2018, and Jaycee was admitted as a new partner on July 1, 2018, with an annual salary of N8,250,000. Jaycee introduced a loan of N7,000,000 on July 1, 2018, entitled to a 5% interest per annum.
  • The profit-sharing ratios after Jaycee’s admission: Bibi – 1/2, Kose – 7/20, Jaycee – 3/20

You are required to:
(i) Compute the adjusted/assessable income of the partnership. (5 Marks)
(ii) Determine the share of profits among the partners. (3 Marks)
(iii) Show relevant workings for prorated salaries and interest on loans, assuming simple interest. (2 Marks)
(iv) Compute the assessable income of each partner. (10 Marks)

 

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q3b(i & ii) – Income Tax Liabilities

Compute the tax liability on overtime allowances for Maame Agyeiwaa for January and February 2021.

b) Maame Agyeiwaa is a junior staff member of KayDee Ltd. Her monthly basic salary is GH¢800. She was paid an overtime allowance totalling GH¢100 during the month of January 2021. In February 2021, Maame Agyeiwaa was paid overtime allowance totalling GH¢500.

Required:
i) Compute her tax liability on the overtime allowance for the month of January 2021.
(2 marks)

ii) Compute her tax liability on the overtime allowance payments for the month of February 2021.
(3 marks)

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q3d – Income Tax Liabilities

Calculate the tax liability on Eunice Danso's bonus income for 2021.

Eunice Danso works with Gyidi Ltd and earns an annual basic salary of GH¢50,000. She was paid a bonus of GH¢6,000 in 2021.

Required:
Determine the tax liability on the bonus. (3 marks)

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q4 – Corporate Tax Liabilities

Calculate the tax payable for Therry Ltd for the 2020 year of assessment using the provided financial data and adjustments.

The following extract relates to the financial data of Therry Ltd, a company resident in Ghana with a basis period from January to December each year. Therry Ltd has submitted its tax returns to GRA for the 2020 year of assessment:

The following additional information is available:

Interest Charges:
a. Interest on loan for MD’s personal housing project GH¢500,000
b. Foreign exchange loss on loan GH¢320,500
c. Bank charges GH¢75,000
Donations:
a. Osu Children Home GH¢10,000
b. Pastor (Azigi Church) GH¢30,000
c. Labone Senior High School GH¢20,000
d. National Disaster Management Organisation GH¢50,000
e. Political Parties Fundraising GH¢90,000
An amount of GH¢200,000 disclosed in the accounts was paid for repairs and improvements of an old machine bought three years ago. It is hoped that the performance of the machine will be enhanced after the improvements.
Creditors of the company agreed to cancel an amount of GH¢120,000 standing as part of the credit balance as incentive to the company. This has not been taken into account by the company in its tax returns to GRA.
An amount of GH¢300,000 being cost price of goods was issued to a related party outside Ghana at cost. The margin on the goods waived was sighted as GH¢40,000 in a correspondence with the related party.
Tax paid on account was GH¢20,000.
The company booked capital allowance unutilised certified by GRA from 2019 year of assessment as GH¢300,000.
Capital allowance agreed with GRA after taking into account all relevant issues was GH¢1,050,000 for 2020 year of assessment.
The machine (Pool 3 asset) had a written down value of GH¢4,000,000 as at 1 January 2020.
An allowable bad debt included in the selling and distribution expenses for 2019 amounted to GH¢100,000. The company recovered the amount in 2020 but no transaction was recorded in 2020.
Therry Ltd disposed off one of its capital assets for GH¢250,000 to the Managing Director. It cost the company GH¢300,000 to acquire the asset some years ago. An investigation revealed that the market value of the asset at the time of the sale was GH¢350,000. The company has already included the loss of the sale of the asset in administration expenses.
Required:
Determine the tax payable for the 2020 year of assessment. (20 marks)

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PT – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q1b – Income Tax Liabilities

Compute tax payable for resident and non-resident individuals for the 2022 year of assessment.

The information below relates to individuals who earned income in the 2022 year of assessment:
Resident individuals:
Mr. Agandi and Mr. Yonny are resident employees in Ghana. The chargeable income earned per annum by Mr. Agandi and Mr. Yonny amounts to GH¢300,000 and GH¢650,000 respectively.

Non-Resident individuals:
Mrs. Zindana and Mrs. Maleda are non-resident individuals. Mrs. Zindana and Mrs. Maleda have earned chargeable incomes to the tune of GH¢300,000 and GH¢650,000 per annum respectively.

Required:
Compute their respective taxes payable for the 2022 year of assessment.

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PT – Nov2019 – L2 – Q5a – Taxation of Capital Gains

This question asks to compute the capital gains tax payable on the disposal of a land asset.

Mamavi Dekey (Mamavi) purchased land in Ho in the Volta Region for a cost of GH¢200,000 in 2010. In 2011, she spent GH¢8,000 for grading the land. In March 2019, she spent another GH¢10,000 to reshape the land with the intention to sell it. Mamavi engaged Kobina Ebo, a Valuer, in June 2019 to value the land, and he charged GH¢2,000. In July 2019, she placed an advert at ‘Ho Bankoe FM’ on the sale of the land and paid GH¢1,000. In October 2019, she sold the land through an agent for GH¢300,000 to Kalika, and the agent’s commission was 2% of the sale value. Mamavi also paid GH¢600 for stamp duty and legal permit for conveyance of the land to Kalika.

Required:
Compute any tax payable.
(5 marks)

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PT – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q3b – Income Tax Liabilities

This question asks to calculate the tax implications of overtime payments for a senior staff member.

Amos is a Senior Staff member of Sims Company Limited. His monthly basic salary is GH¢1,490.00. He was paid an overtime totalling GH¢650.00 during the month of January, 2019.

Required:
What is the tax implication? (3 marks)

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