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Alex Karama is employed by Ziada Ltd. as a sales manager. He has provided the following information relating to his income for the year ended...

Alex Karama is employed by Ziada Ltd. as a sales manager. He has provided the following information relating to his income for the year ended 31 December 2010
1. His monthly basic salary was Sh.50,000 (pay as you earn (PAYE) Sh.14,800 per month).
2. He was also entitled to a commission of 5% based on average monthly sales made in a year. The average sales per month during the year amounted to Sh.l04,400 inclusive of value added tax (VAT) at the rate of 16%.
3. He lived in a company house until 30 September 2010 and paid a nominal rent of Sh.5,000 for the house. The market rental value of houses in the estate was Sh.50,000 per month.
4. He was provided with a company car of 2400 cc whose cost at the time of purchase was Sh.800,000. The car was purchased in year 2008. Depreciation on motor vehicles is at the rate of 20% per annum on cost
5. The education fees for his two daughters amounting to Sh360,000 were paid by the company The company had not debited the fees in the statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2010
6. He purchased a house and moved in on 1 October 2010, through a mortgage loan of Sh.5,000,000 at an interest rate of 12% per annum. The initial deposit of Sh.1,400,000 was advanced to him by the company at an interest rate of 8% per annum. The market interest rate during the period was 10% per annum.
7. He is a member of a home ownership savings plan, and contributed Sh.5,000 per month up to the acquired the mortgage loan.
8. He has a life assurance policy where the company paid Sh.10,000 for him per month.
9. He holds 12% of the share capital of Ziada Ltd. while his wife controls 6% of the share capital in the company
10. Both Mr Alex Karama and the wife contributed to a registered pension scheme Sh.36,000 per month while the employer contributed an equal amount.
11. He received dividends from Chai Co-operative Society Ltd. of Sh.34,000 (net) and interest on 30 year infrastructure bonds of Sh.36,000 (gross) during the year.
12. He received a monthly pension ofSh.25,000 from a previous employer.
13. His other income during the year included:
- Professional loss for the year Sh.64,000 (part-time consultancy).
- Rental income Sh.420,000 excluding cost of purchase of furniture Sh.90,000.
- Farming loss Sh.124,000.

Compute for Mr Alex Karama for the year ended 31 December 2010:
(i) Taxable income.
(ii) Tax liability.

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Wilfred
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Wilfykil answered the question on February 13, 2019 at 12:19

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