LEGL602 TAXATION LAW THOMAS MORE LAW SCHOOL SEMESTER 2, 2019
Question 1 (15 marks):
Bloomingdale Florists Pty. Ltd. is an Australian Retail Company which operates a florist shop in Sydney. It is an Australian Resident Private Company for Tax Purposes. It is also a Small Business Entity for tax purposes. The Accounting Profit and Loss Statement for the year ended 30 June 2018 is as follows:
$
Sales
600,000
Exempt income
10,000
Less: COGS
Opening stock
50,000
Purchases
40,000
Closing stock
60,000
COGS
30,000
Gross Profit
580,000
Less: Operating expenses
Advertising
14,000
Bank Charges/Fees
5,000
Accounting Depreciation
12,000
Fringe benefits tax
5,000
Gifts
20,000
Electricity and heating
30,000
Provision for Long Service Leave
20,000
Provision for Doubtful Debts
17,000
Borrowing Expenses
3,000
Rent
50,000
Repairs
15,000
Stationary
8,000
Wages to employees
200,000
Director’s salary
50,000
Fines for misleading advertising
5,000
Net Profit
$126,000
Additional Information
The actual long service leave paid in cash during the year was $10,000.
The bad debts written off during the year were $15,000.
The repairs of $15,000 consisted of painting the company premises for $5,000 and replacing the rotting wooden office windows with new steel windows for $10,000.
The Gifts were as follows: $
Royal Sydney Hospital 10,000
Paramatta Eels League Club $10,000
Capital allowances for tax purposes amount to $10,000.
For accounting purposes the company values its closing stock using the LIFO
The Opening stock value for tax purposes was $50,000.
The FIFO Method however produces the following results for stock value at the end of the year:
$
Cost Price 52,000
Replacement Price 53,000
Market Selling Value 54,000
The company borrowed money from the bank to acquire the new depreciating The loan was for 3 years and was taken out on 1 July 2017. The total borrowing costs of $3,000 were claimed as an accounting expense.
The company had outstanding trade debts from retail sales of $20,000 on 30 June These were included in the sales figure in the Profit and Loss Statement.
For the year ending 30 June 2018, the company received the following dividends which are not included in the profit and loss statement:
Dividend from an Australian Resident company (80% franked) $9,000
Dividend from an Australian Resident company (100% franked) $5,000
Dividend from a Foreign Resident company (No tax withheld) $1,000
The Tax Commissioner has made a ruling regarding the Director’s salaries and considers
$40,000 to be a reasonable salary.
Prior years’ income losses:
The company has $20,000 unabsorbed income losses from the year ending 30 June 2017. The shareholding of the company has not changed since that time. However in July 2016 the company acquired a market research company.
REQUIRED:
Demonstrate the calculation process to determine the Company’s Taxable Income and Tax Payable Liability for the year ended 30 June 2018. Note – You must give reasons for your inclusion or exclusion of any of the above listed items. If you fail to explain your inclusion or exclusion of any item, you will lose marks.
For example:
$1,000 Tax Agent’s Fees – s. 25-5, and a brief discussion of the law in this context.
Question 2 (10 marks):
The growing and sale of wood proved to be very successful and in 2005 the company purchased another 40 hectares of land adjacent to the original 50 hectares. Unfortunately, the demand for the company’s wood began to diminish due to the decline in the number of people smoking and concerns about the environment. In August 2017, Strike a Light Pty Ltd, one of the manufacturers to whom Matchstick Ltd supplied wood, paid Matchstick Ltd $1,000,000 in exchange for Matchstick Ltd’s agreement to terminate the contract. This contract represented 80% of Matchstick Ltd’s sales of wood to all suppliers.
REQUIRED:
Advise the directors of Matchstick Ltd as to the income tax consequences of receiving the compensation of $1,000,000 and the profit from the sale of the land for $10,000,000. In your answer please refer to the appropriate legislation, case law and tax rulings.
