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Zoyla MTQ

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  • September 13, 2019 at 8:08 pm #546045
    maxpopper
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    Zoyla’s capital gains tax (CGT) liability for the tax year 2018-19 is calculated as follows

    Ordinary shares in Minor Ltd 98,400
    Ordinary shares in Major plc 44,100
    Annual exempt amount (11700)
    130800

    CGT: 10,600 at 10% 1060
    120,200 at 20% 24040
    25100

    Minor Ltd is an unquoted trading company with an issued share capital of 200,000 £1 ordinary shares. Zoyla has been a director of this company since 1 April 2012.

    On 20 June 2018, Zoyla sold 20,000 of her holding of 45,000 ordinary shares in Minor Ltd. She had originally purchased 22,500 shares on 15 August 2017 for £117,000.

    On 12 December 2017, Minor Ltd made a 1 for 1 rights issue. Zoyla took up her allocation under the rights issue in full, paying £7.40 for each new share issued.

    Major plc is a quoted trading company with an issued share capital of 2,000,000 £1 ordinary shares. Zoyla has been an employee of Major plc since 1 November 2017 when she acquired 16,000 ordinary shares in the company.

    On 6 March 2019, Zoyla sold her entire holding of ordinary shares in Major plc to her son for £152,000. On that date, shares in Major plc were quoted on the stock exchange at £9.62 – £9.74

    Zoyla will not make any other disposals in the foreseeable future, and her taxable income will remain unchanged.

    Assuming that the tax rates and allowances for the tax year 2018-19 continue to apply, how much CGT would Zoyla have saved if she had delayed the sale of her 16,000 ordinary shares in Major plc until the following tax year?

    Sir here correct ans is 3400.

    If here if we do not do working at margin calculation and instead do full calculation, so can you please help me that how we will reach to the correct answer through full calculation,so my concept could be clear

    September 14, 2019 at 1:21 pm #546146
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    I assume that the answer gave you the calculations behind the 3,400?

    Currently the gains on Minor plc are being taxed at 20% – therefore 44,100 at 20% =8,820
    If the disposal is delayed until the next tax year the gains are reduced by the available AEA of 11,700 to give taxable gains of 32,400
    These gains are then taxed as:
    10,600 at 10% = 1,060
    21,800 at 20% = 4,360
    Total = 5,420

    Saving = 8,820 – 5,420 = 3,400

    I assume the answer showed the savings as being:

    11,700 (AEA) at 20% (gains not now taxed) = 2,340
    10,600 x (20% – 10%) (gains taxed at 10% instead of 20%)= 1,060
    Saving = 3,400

    September 14, 2019 at 10:06 pm #546168
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    Ok sir thanks. And sir here if suppose question ask that how much holding zoyla had in minor ltd

    So we will say 45000/200000 = 22.5% OR we will say 22500/200000 = 11.25%?

    September 15, 2019 at 1:08 pm #546199
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    For what purpose would you need to know the % shareholding?

    September 16, 2019 at 1:04 pm #546257
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    For entreprenuer relief

    September 17, 2019 at 10:10 am #546358
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    Good – that’s the answer I was hoping you would give! It is the % shareholding prior to the disposal – so here 22.5% – but why then there is no entrepreneurs’ relief?

    September 17, 2019 at 10:40 am #546363
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    Because she does not have last 1 year ownership at the time of sale therefore does not qualify for ER.

    September 19, 2019 at 10:35 am #546683
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    Correct – well done – keep up the good work!

    November 29, 2019 at 12:49 pm #554140
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    @Taxtutor said:
    I assume that the answer gave you the calculations behind the 3,400?

    Currently the gains on Minor plc are being taxed at 20% – therefore 44,100 at 20% =8,820
    If the disposal is delayed until the next tax year the gains are reduced by the available AEA of 11,700 to give taxable gains of 32,400
    These gains are then taxed as:
    10,600 at 10% = 1,060
    21,800 at 20% = 4,360
    Total = 5,420

    Saving = 8,820 – 5,420 = 3,400

    I assume the answer showed the savings as being:

    11,700 (AEA) at 20% (gains not now taxed) = 2,340
    10,600 x (20% – 10%) (gains taxed at 10% instead of 20%)= 1,060
    Saving = 3,400

    I am also having a confusion here.
    How that 10600 figure came when we calculated 10600 at 10% from 32400 after AEA figure?

    December 2, 2019 at 11:47 pm #554546
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    The 10,600 is given in the question where it shows the CGT calculation – this must be the available basic rate band – and the question also says that the taxable income will remain unchanged for the following tax year

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