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- August 26, 2016 at 9:43 pm #335456
Hi Sir
I have seen two examples of deferred tax on losses, and when I tried a 3rd one from bpp revision guide.. the calculation was different.. could you please explain?
1. BPP.
F has made losses of $4m to the year ended 31 December 20X7. The tax regime allows F to carry forward and utilise any losses against future profits. It is expected that F will make profits of $5m next year. F pays tax at 28%. What is the deferred tax? that needs to be recorded in the financial statements for year ended 31st dec x7.
Losses capped to the extent they are recoverable- $5m
tax rate- 28%*5m
=1.4however the answers says 1.12.. it looks like it has taken the losses of 4m and applied a tax rate of 28% to get 1.12.
whereas in 2 other question from a kaplan question bank:
Kaplan question bank 1- S LTD has been trading for two years.. and has not made any profit.. It has losses available for carry forward of $75,000. it is expected to make profit of $25,000 per annum for the next 2 years. the tax is 30%
Calculation- Losses capped to the extent they are recoverable= 25k*2= 50k
apply the 30% tax= 30%*50k= $15k. CorrectKaplan question bank 2- S LTD have unused tax losses of $150,000 at reporting date 31st dec x3. it is estimated that it will make a profit of 120,000 over the next 5 years.. but it can not be certain of the profitability beyond 5 years time. calculate the deferred tax asset. that should be recognised in S LTD statement of financial position at 31st dec x3.
tax rate 25%Calculation- Losses capped to the extent they are recoverable= 120k
apply the 25% tax= 25%*120k= $30k. CorrectWhat makes the two kaplan examples different to the BPP question I have got wrong.. or could it be a typo? Just want to be sure..
August 26, 2016 at 10:08 pm #335460I just realised sir- that the questions asks for the figures for the statement ended 31st Dec x7. and the profit did not occur until the following year. so we will have to use the 4m losses figure instead. ok. my mistake..
Losses capped to the extent they are recoverable- $4m in dec x7
tax rate- 28%*4m
=1.12August 29, 2016 at 9:13 pm #336107Correct. Well done. Deferred tax assets are only recognised if the losses can be utilised in the future.
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