Loan notes and Tax reliefForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Loan notes and Tax reliefThis topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)AuthorPosts November 26, 2016 at 12:31 pm #351625 mjibolaParticipantTopics: 131Replies: 135☆☆☆In your lecture, you made us understand that a principal benefit of debt is that debt attracts tax relief.In BPP kit question 213, I don’t understand why tax relief wasn’t considered in the calculation of the market value of the loan note November 26, 2016 at 3:10 pm #351671 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54804☆☆☆☆☆It is investors who fix the market value and they are not affected by the company tax.The tax is only relevant when calculating the cost of debt.If you watch my free lectures on the valuation of securities you will see that I stress this point. November 26, 2016 at 5:40 pm #351706 mjibolaParticipantTopics: 131Replies: 135☆☆☆Thank you, now further understood November 27, 2016 at 5:37 am #351759 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54804☆☆☆☆☆You are welcome 🙂AuthorPostsViewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In