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Tax allowable depreciation / balancing allowance

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › Tax allowable depreciation / balancing allowance

  • This topic has 7 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • July 21, 2018 at 1:34 pm #464140
    mari15
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    Hi,

    In the exam kit preparing for AFM exam the answers to exercises involving TAD do not calculate the balancing allowance when to include it in the cash flows preparation.

    Will you be able to advise me?

    Thank you

    July 21, 2018 at 5:38 pm #464165
    John Moffat
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    It depends whether the relevant asset is sold (in which case there is a balancing allowance) or is continuing in use (in which case there is not a balancing allowance), and also on the wording of the question.

    If you refer me to specific questions (provided that they are past exam questions, or questions in the BPP Revision Kit), then I will explain for the specific questions.

    July 21, 2018 at 5:44 pm #464169
    Anonymous
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    Good day, I understand how to calculate the tax allowable depreciation but I don’t understand how the answer is gotten for the tax saved on tax allowable depreciation. Eg for bbp study text 1.3.2 example. Can u please explain how they got to the answers? That is for tax saved on tax allowable depreciation

    July 22, 2018 at 9:19 am #464202
    John Moffat
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    Sorry, but I do not have the BPP Study Text (only the Revision Kit), so I do not have this question.
    Normally, the tax saved is the TAD multiplied by the tax rate.

    July 22, 2018 at 11:05 am #464217
    mari15
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    Hi,

    Actually this is from Kaplan exam kit.Please see examples below:

    Dec05 Adapted:
    The them park would cost a total of $400 million.The after tax realisable value is expected to be between $250 milion and $300 million.$250 million of the investment will attract 25% per year tax allowable depreciation allowances on a reducing balances basis.
    Answer:No balamcing allowances or charges have been estimated as the realisable value has been estimated on after-tax basis.

    Dec03 Adapted:
    The investment would cost 580 million.Tax allowablew depreciation is 25% per year on reducing balance basis.The after-tax realisable value is estimated to be 150 million.

    I can see that is about after-tax realisable value but it’s not 100% clear for me.

    Thank you

    July 22, 2018 at 6:34 pm #464254
    John Moffat
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    When the question says the ‘after-tax realisable value’ then we assume that to means it is after dealing with the tax effect of the balancing charge or allowance. However, as always in AFM answers, you must state your assumptions clearly.

    (These two questions are very old – the current examiner does not tend to use that phrase about after-tax)

    July 22, 2018 at 9:06 pm #464272
    mari15
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    Thanks for the clarifications

    July 23, 2018 at 7:28 am #464298
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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