i. A check that the employer has brought into the payroll all the employee‘s emoluments, cash allowances and benefits
ii. That employer has deducted correct amount of PAYE tax
iii. That tax deducted has all been paid over to the bank
iv. A check that the pay shown in the employer‘s salary records has correctly been transferred to the tax deduction card
v. The tax deduction car has in all other respects been correctly completed
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Determine:
i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss of Bora Limited...(Solved)
Bora Limited presented the following trading profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2007
Determine:
i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss of Bora Limited for the year ended 31 December 2007
ii) Tax liability (if any) arising from the profit or loss accounted in (i) above
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i) Instruments subject to stamp duty
ii) Commissioner‘s power to dispose off abandoned goods under the customs and Exercise Act(Solved)
Outline each of the following
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For the year ended 31 December 2008, determine...(Solved)
The following information relate to the income received by Faida Limited for the year ended 31 December 2008:
For the year ended 31 December 2008, determine for Faida limited
i) Taxable profit or loss
ii) Tax liability (if any)
iii) Installment tax due and the dates of payment
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Determine:
a) Taxable profit of Duara Pharmaceutical limited...(Solved)
The following statement of comprehensive income was prepared by Daura pharmaceuticals limited for the year ended 31 December 2008:
Determine:
a) Taxable profit of Daura Pharmaceutical limited for the year ended 31 December 2008
b) Tax liability (if any) for the company
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Date posted: February 14, 2019. Answers (1)
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Jostina and Maweu are partners running a hardware business based in Nanyuki town. They have approached you to assist them prepare the partnership returns for the year ended 31 December 2008. The following information has been presented to you
Determine:
a) Taxable profit or loss of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2008
b) A schedule showing the allocation of taxable income / loss to partners
Date posted: February 14, 2019. Answers (1)
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He reported the following details...(Solved)
Mr. Casper Amuto is employed as a finance director by Damida Limited. He controls 20% of the company‘s voting share capital.
He reported the following details on his income and that of his wife for the year ended 31 December 2008:
Determine:
a) Taxable incomes of Mr. Casper Amuto and his wife
b) Tax due on the incomes computed in (a) above
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- The management of Haraka Company Ltd has not been maintaining proper books of account. You have been engaged by the management at a fee of...(Solved)
The management of Haraka Company Ltd has not been maintaining proper books of account. You have been engaged by the management at a fee of Sh1,500,000 to ascertain the company's tax position. The following information has been availed to you for the year ended 31 December 2008:
Determine:
(a) Taxable profit of Haraka Company Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2008.
(b) Tax liability accruing from the profit computed In (a) above.
(c) Assuming that the company's tax liability in year 2007 was Sh.300,000, show how and when tax computed in (b) above would be paid.
Date posted: February 14, 2019. Answers (1)
- Joma, Sego and Kali are partners operating under the name Joseka Enterprises. They share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:1:1 for Joma, Sego...(Solved)
Joma, Sego and Kali are partners operating under the name Joseka Enterprises. They share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:1:1 for Joma, Sego and Kali respectively.
The business started operations on I January 2009 by purchasing a go-down constructed in 1960 for Sh.2,000,000 and renovating it at a cost of Sh.3,600,000 for use as a factory. The purchase cost of the go-down included the cost of land amounting to Sh.1,000,000. One third of the renovated factory area is used as a warehouse for raw materials and finished goods.
The following additional assets were acquired before commencement of operations:
Determine, for the year ended 31 December 2009:
(i) The adjusted taxable profit for the partnership.
(ii) The taxable income for each of the partners
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- Explain the following:
(b) Concept of residence for incorporated entities.
(c) Deductions allowed against rental income(Solved)
Explain the following:
(b) Concept of residence for incorporated entities.
(c) Deductions allowed against rental income
Date posted: February 13, 2019. Answers (1)
- Companies undergoing the process of liquidation are required to address a number of issues, one of which concerns taxation of the income received by the...(Solved)
Companies undergoing the process of liquidation are required to address a number of issues, one of which concerns taxation of the income received by the company or distributed to shareholders as dividend.
In the context of the above statement, briefly explain the taxation of the following:
i) Income received by company under liquidation.
ii) Dividend distributed to shareholders during the process of liquidation.
Date posted: February 13, 2019. Answers (1)
- Linda Insurance Company Ltd. provides motor vehicle and fire insurance covers to its policy holders
The following Information was extracted from the financial records of the...(Solved)
Linda Insurance Company Ltd. provides motor vehicle and fire insurance covers to its policy holders
The following Information was extracted from the financial records of the company for the year ended 31 December 2009:
Prepare:
i) The taxable profit / loss for Linda insurance Company limited for the year ended 31 December 2009
ii) Tax payable (if any) by the company for the year ended 31 December 2009
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Date posted: February 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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Rift Valley Ltd. is in the business of farming. The following income statement was obtained from the books of the company for the year ended 31 December 2009:
Prepare:
(i) A statement of adjusted taxable profit (or loss) for the year ended 31 December 2009.
(ii) Tax payable (if any) by the company
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Malipo Pole Traders sells television sets on hire purchase terms. The firm purchases the television sets at Sh.20,000 per unit. The terms of sale require a deposit of Sh.4,000 per unit and seven monthly installments of Sh.3,000 each.
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- 10 units were repossessed after two months' installments had been paid.
- Another 10 units were repossessed after three months installments had been paid. All the repossessed units were valued at Sh. 16,000 per unit.
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Prepare Taxable profit or loss for Malipo Pole Traders for the year ended 31 December 2010.
Date posted: February 13, 2019. Answers (1)
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Amos Mamboleo has not been filing his annual income tax returns since he was employed. The revenue authority has issued him with an assessment for the year 2010 of Sh.1,200,000 which he refutes. He has approached you for advice and has provided the following details:
1. Basic salary Sh.120,000 (pay as you earn tax Sh. 17,500) per month.
2. The employer contributed for him Sh.8,000 per month to his children‘s education insurance policy.
3. He had salary arrears for the year 2009 of Sh400,000 which he was paid on 1 July 2010. His gross salary during the year 2009 was Sh960,000 (pay as you earn tax Sh184,000)
4. He secured a bank loan on 1 October 2010, of sh.4,800,000 at 15% interest per month which he used to purchase a house. He leased the house to the employer at a monthly rental income of Sh 80,000 which effect from 1 November 2010.
5. He is housed by the employer in a leased house where the company pays rent on quarterly basis of Sh300,000 per quarter.
6. He controls 18% of the share capital issued by the employer. During the year ended 31 December 2010, he received dividends on the shares of Sh.95,000 net of withholding tax.
7. He uses a company car of the employer has leased at a monthly charge of Sh40,000.
8. His other income comprised:
Prepare:
(i) Taxable income and the tax thereon for Amos Mamboleo for the year ended 31 December 2010.
(ii) Advise Amos Mamboleo on whether he should object to the assessment issued by the revenue authority.
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Malipo Ltd. is in the business of packaging flowers for the export market. The following is the draft statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2010:
Prepare:
(i) A statement of adjusted taxable profit or loss for the company for the year ended 31 December 2010.
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Charles Temo is expecting to retire from employment after six months. He will be sixty years of age at the time retirement. He expects to receive both a lump sum amount on the date of retirement and an annuity payable over the next ten years or until his death, whichever occurs first.
He is aware that the government has introduced certain changes impacting on the taxation of pension income. He approached you for advice on how these changes could affect the taxation of his pension income.
Required:
With reference to the tax rules and regulations in force as at 31 December 2010, advise Charles Temo on taxation of pension income.
Date posted: February 13, 2019. Answers (1)
- 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...(Solved)
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.
Date posted: February 13, 2019. Answers (1)