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income tax and NIC section c question

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  • December 8, 2020 at 5:32 pm #598506
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    The following is the question:(10 marks)
    Daniel is thinking of running a business either as a sole trader or via a limited company.
    For either purposes, he will make a tax adjusted trading profit of 140000 (before deducting directors remuneration).

    If he runs his business via a limited company, he will withdraw net of tax profit (after deducting corporation tax of 63000). He will take gross director’s remuneration of 8000 and 106000 in the form of dividends.

    Calculate Daniel’s income tax liability and NICs if he were to be a sole trader or choose to trade via a limited company and explain which alternative would be more beneficial.

    Doubt: The following is my answer. Please verify if my method is right!

    If Daniel was a sole trader,
    trading income 140000
    personal allowance 0
    taxable income 140000

    37500*20%= 7500
    102500*40%=41000
    IT liability 48500

    NICs
    class 2 (3*52)=156
    class 4 (41367*9%)=3723
    (90000*2%)=1800
    total class 4=5523

    If Daniel ran his business through a limited co.
    non savings dividends
    trading income 140000 106000
    remuneration 8000
    PA 0
    taxable income 148000 106000

    37500*20% 7500
    (148000-37500)*40%= 44200
    2000*0 0
    104000*38.1% 3962
    IT liability 55662

    NICs
    same as above
    employees and employers NIC are 0 as less than 8633

    clearly, being a sole trader is not beneficial because net disposable income is 140000-48500
    = 91500
    if through limited co, net disposable income is 148000+106000-55662-48500=149838

    December 9, 2020 at 12:56 pm #598810
    Tax Tutor
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    Hi Jovita – the exam is over and you cannot change what you have written so you need to put this behind you – in terms of the approach to this style of question I hope you have studied your OT Study Notes – Chapter 26

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