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Q.70(bpp kit)

SSyfar9y ago
In chumura co, part b) i) why is capital allowance not taken as a cash inflow? They have taken directly the depriciation of MP.125 for every year, but as far as I remember, in f9 we used to take this amount and multiply it with the tax rate (in this question 25%) and get the capital allowance which will be added in the calculations and we will not include depriciation.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor9y ago#1
There are two ways of dealing with depreciation and tax. One way s to calculate the tax on the operating flows, and then separately calculate the tax saving on the depreciation. The other way is to subtract depreciation from the operating flows, then calculate the tax on the profits, and then add back the depreciation because it is not a cash flow. Both ways give the same answer. I have uploaded lectures working through the whole of this question. You can find them linked from this page: https://opentuition.com/acca/afm/afm-revision-lectures/
SSyfar9y ago#2
Ohhh okay! So both methods are fine I prefer the 2nd method Thank you! ? Just another quick question. When a question states to estimate the value of a project, it basically means to calculate the NPV right?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor9y ago#3
Yes it does :-)
SSyfar9y ago#4
Thank you sir
SSyfar9y ago#5
I tried with the second method but got ($260,000) npv whereas with first method I got ($441,000) npv Is that an issue ? :/
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor9y ago#6
Of course it is an issue!!! You must have made a mistake.
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