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Capital Taxes

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  • October 2, 2020 at 1:30 pm #587217
    saiyini
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    Please can you help me with the Tax depreciation ?

    For the year ended 30 September 20X2, KJ’s statement of profit or loss included a profit before tax of $247,000. KJ’s expenses included political donations of $19,000 and entertaining expenses of $11,000.

    KJ’s statement of financial position at 30 September 20X2 included plant and machinery with a carrying value of $168,500. This is comprised of plant purchased on 1 October 20X0 at a cost of $280,000 and machinery purchased on 1 October 20X1 at a cost of $150,000.

    KJ depreciates all plant and machinery on the straight line basis at 10% per year.

    All expenses other than depreciation, amortisation, entertaining, taxes paid to other public bodies and donations to political parties are tax deductible.

    Tax depreciation is deductible as follows:

    50% of additions to property, plant and equipment in the accounting period in which they are recorded
    25% per year of the written-down value (i.e. cost minus previous allowances) in subsequent accounting periods except that in which the asset is disposed of.
    The corporate tax on profits is at a rate of 25%.

    Calculate the tax payable by KJ for the year to 30 September 20X2.

    (Your answer should be rounded down to the nearest $.)

    Tax depreciation: $
    First year allowance 150,000 × 50% = 75,000
    Annual allowance (280,000 – 140,000 FYA 50% for 30/9/X1) × 25% = 35,000
    _______
    Total tax depreciation 110,000

    I don’t understand how the Annual allowance is calculated ?

    I thought normally you take first year allowance and work out 25% of that ?

    October 3, 2020 at 9:36 pm #587300
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    The $150,000 piece of equipment was purchased at the start of this year and so we get the 50% FYA at 75,000.

    The key is that the $280,000 item was purchased at the start of the prior year and so we will have claimed the FYA of $140,000 in the prior year, resulting in a tax written down value of $140,000 (280,000 – 140,000 FYA). We then apply the 25% to the $140,000 to get the allowance this year of $35,000.

    If you then add the tow together then we get the $110,000.

    Thanks

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