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- October 9, 2013 at 11:06 pm #142453
TASK
Scribbler commenced business as a freelance journalist on 1 June 2010 preparing
annual accounts to 31 May. The following profits and (losses) have been ascertained:Year ended 31 May 2011 – $(28700)
Year ended 31 May 2012 – $5500TAX YEAR ————TAXABLE PERIOD ———— PROFITS / LOSSES
1 2010/11 from 1/6/10 to 5/4/11 $(23917)
2 2011/2012 CYB y.e. 31/May/2011 $(4783)
2 2012/2013 CYB y.e. 31/May/2012 $5500QUESTION
Why in tax year # 2 amount is $(4783) and IS NOT $(28700) ???BASED ON BELOW RULE:
I conclude that the length of the accounting period is ?12,
so I take loss of 12 months to the accounting
date ending in the second tax year, which is $(28700)
BUT THIS IS NOT CORRECT.
RIGHT IS (28700) – (23917) = (4783)THE RULE IN STUDY TEXT
Q1
Does an accounting date end in this tax year?
Answer = No (T =profits from beginning of tax year 2 up to
end of tax year 2)
Answer = Yes (ask question 2)
Q2
Which accounting date ends in the second tax year?
Underline the accounting period ending on that date.
Q3
What is the length of the accounting period underlined?
< 12 months (T = profits of first 12 months of trading)
?12 months (T = profits of 12 months to the accounting
date ending in the second tax year.)FULL TASK AVAILABLE @ https://yadi.sk/d/KepJVgc-AgKGk
October 13, 2013 at 10:51 am #142654Hi Kaymakov
There is nothing wrong with your application of the bases of assessment and if the opening 12 month accounting period had been a PROFIT then your calculations would be correct and you would recognise an overlap profit of £23,917 arising in the 2nd tax year. The opening figure however was a loss and relief for it will only be given ONCE and there is no concept of an overlap loss! Thus as 23,917 of the 28,700 loss has been applied to the first tax year 2010/11 only 4,783 (the remaining 2 months worth of loss) is available for use in 2011/12. You will not be given relief for a loss greater than the amount of loss you have made!
See OT course notes chapter 7, section 5 loss reliefs in opening years and work example 5 for a more challenging question - AuthorPosts
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