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- September 19, 2011 at 5:02 pm #49865
I’m obviously missing something which is worrying me so please inform me why the ACCA answer has the capital allowance calculation based on 30% instead of 25%. I’ve just completed this question and my tax re capital allowance is different as I used the rate of 25% on a reducing balance basis and used 30% re the tax on the taxable cash flow.
Please help me. Thank you.
Worried ACCA F9 student.
September 24, 2011 at 4:46 am #88235AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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The working in the answer is OK. Have a look again in year 1:
Capital allowance at 25% reducing balance: 2,000,000 * 25% = 500,000. This is OK.
Tax shield on the C/A of 500,000 @ 30% = 150,000. This is also OK. This is also the only piece of the working that goes to the cash flow table.
This is a confusing topic; I’m sure after you have another look it will make sense.
September 25, 2011 at 6:38 pm #88236Thank you Steve Willis. It certainly makes sense 2nd time around. Of course, it’s the tax benefits on the capital allowance I should take to the table. I confused myself with the £125k calculated and the £150k. Hopefully, I won’t make that mistake twice! F9 seems so hard!
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