(ii) The use of the trading loss of Tethys Ltd for the year ending 31 December 2008; (6 marks)
(ii) Comment briefly on the use of its own tree plantations as a source of raw materials by Our Timbers Ltd.(3 marks)
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(ii) The percentage change in revenue, total costs and net assets during the year ended 31 May 2008 thatwould have been required in order to have achieved a target ROI of 20% by the Beetown centre. Youranswer should consider each of these three variables in isolation. State any assumptions that you make.(6 marks)
(b) The marketing director of CTC has suggested the introduction of a new toy ‘Nellie the Elephant’ for which thefollowing estimated information is available:1. Sales volumes and selling prices per unitYear ending, 31 May 2009 2010 2011Sales units (000) 80 180 100Selling price per unit ($) 50 50 502. Nellie will generate a contribution to sales ratio of 50% throughout the three year period.3. Product specific fixed overheads during the year ending 31 May 2009 are estimated to be $1·6 million. Itis anticipated that these fixed overheads would decrease by 10% per annum during each of the years ending31 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.4. Capital investment amounting to $3·9 million would be required in June 2008. The investment would haveno residual value at 31 May 2011.5. Additional working capital of $500,000 would be required in June 2008. A further $200,000 would berequired on 31 May 2009. These amounts would be recovered in full at the end of the three year period.6. The cost of capital is expected to be 12% per annum.Assume all cash flows (other than where stated) arise at the end of the year.Required:(i) Determine whether the new product is viable purely on financial grounds. (4 marks)
(c) Assuming that Stuart:(i) purchased 201,000 shares in Omega plc on 3 December 2005; and(ii) dies on 20 December 2007,calculate the potential inheritance tax (IHT) liability which would arise if Rebecca were to die on 1 March2008, and no further tax planning measures were taken.Assume that all asset values remain unchanged and that the current rates of inheritance tax continue toapply. (6 marks)
(b) Donald actually decided to operate as a sole trader. The first year’s results of his business were not as he hadhoped, and he made a trading loss of ￡8,000 in the year to 31 March 2007. However, trading is now improving,and Donald has sufficient orders to ensure that the business will make profits of at least ￡30,000 in the year to31 March 2008.In order to raise funds to support his business over the last 15 months, Donald has sold a painting which wasgiven to him on the death of his grandmother in January 1998. The probate value of the painting was ￡3,200,and Donald sold it for ￡8,084 (after deduction of 6% commission costs) in November 2006.He also sold other assets in the year of assessment 2006/07, realising further chargeable gains of ￡8,775 (afterindexation of ￡249 and taper relief of ￡975).Required:(i) Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal of the painting in November 2006. (4 marks)
(b) Calculate the corporation tax (CT) liabilities for Alantech Ltd, Boron Ltd and Bubble Ltd for the year ending31 December 2004 on the assumption that loss reliefs are taken as early as possible. (9 marks)
3 On 1 January 2007 Dovedale Ltd, a company with no subsidiaries, intends to purchase 65% of the ordinary sharecapital of Hira Ltd from Belgrove Ltd. Belgrove Ltd currently owns 100% of the share capital of Hira Ltd and has noother subsidiaries. All three companies have their head offices in the UK and are UK resident.Hira Ltd had trading losses brought forward, as at 1 April 2006, of ￡18,600 and no income or gains against whichto offset losses in the year ended 31 March 2006. In the year ending 31 March 2007 the company expects to makefurther tax adjusted trading losses of ￡55,000 before deduction of capital allowances, and to have no other incomeor gains. The tax written down value of Hira Ltd’s plant and machinery as at 31 March 2006 was ￡96,000 andthere will be no fixed asset additions or disposals in the year ending 31 March 2007. In the year ending 31 March2008 a small tax adjusted trading loss is anticipated. Hira Ltd will surrender the maximum possible trading lossesto Belgrove Ltd and Dovedale Ltd.The tax adjusted trading profit of Dovedale Ltd for the year ending 31 March 2007 is expected to be ￡875,000 andto continue at this level in the future. The profits chargeable to corporation tax of Belgrove Ltd are expected to be￡38,000 for the year ending 31 March 2007 and to increase in the future.On 1 February 2007 Dovedale Ltd will sell a small office building to Hira Ltd for its market value of ￡234,000.Dovedale Ltd purchased the building in March 2005 for ￡210,000. In October 2004 Dovedale Ltd sold a factoryfor ￡277,450 making a capital gain of ￡84,217. A claim was made to roll over the gain on the sale of the factoryagainst the acquisition cost of the office building.On 1 April 2007 Dovedale Ltd intends to acquire the whole of the ordinary share capital of Atapo Inc, an unquotedcompany resident in the country of Morovia. Atapo Inc sells components to Dovedale Ltd as well as to othercompanies in Morovia and around the world.It is estimated that Atapo Inc will make a profit before tax of ￡160,000 in the year ending 31 March 2008 and willpay a dividend to Dovedale Ltd of ￡105,000. It can be assumed that Atapo Inc’s taxable profits are equal to its profitbefore tax. The rate of corporation tax in Morovia is 9%. There is a withholding tax of 3% on dividends paid tonon-Morovian resident shareholders. There is no double tax agreement between the UK and Morovia.Required:(a) Advise Belgrove Ltd of any capital gains that may arise as a result of the sale of the shares in Hira Ltd. Youare not required to calculate any capital gains in this part of the question. (4 marks)
