Introduction
Tax in simple terms refers to the government raising money to spend on public services which includes health and social security system and education. Tax levied on a number of goods and services in the form of Value Added Tax (VAT), such as income tax on the money we earn. Tax can also be imposed on various transactions i.e. inheritance and profits from selling homes or antiques. The tax system is a complicated procedure.
The purpose of task A is to provide features of the UK tax system in conjunction with any rules and regulations with regards to UK registered companies. It will also discuss the process in which the tax liability of an individual is implemented. The principle UK taxes will be explained clarifying the
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• What may not be written down at all would be expenditure on commercial buildings and hotel, although fixtures and fittings which are integral in buildings can be noted on a 10% straight line basis. This is forecasted to fall by 8% in 2012-13
• Intangible assets expenditure is also is written down on a straight-line basis with a depreciation rate of 4% or at the discretion of the company.
• However Capital expenditure on plant, machinery and buildings for research and development (R&D), under the R&D allowance, can all be written off against taxable profits straightaway.
In the recent budget relating to the tax year 2011/12 the corporation tax is to be cut by 2% from April and will fall by 1% in each of the next three years to reach 23%. Corporation tax is a tax which is remunerated by limited companies. The tax is charged on the profits of the company. As mentioned previously, corporation tax consists of two types of profits/gains incurred by trading and investments etc. Dividends income is not included as part of corporation tax, it is taxed differently.
This evidently can create alterations within the firms involved. Therefore any limited company which is making profit in the taxable year 2011-2012 must legally pay tax on the profits generated on their trading and investments. Subsequently this would
For the depreciation part, we adopted the straight-line method. Here since the depreciation of year 1984 was $1270, we just assumed all the depreciation amount to be equal to $1270 till the year 1989. With all of these previous assumptions, we obtain the complete pro forma financial statement and the cash flow table for the Collinsville Plant.
1. The first step to evaluating the cash flows is to conduct the depreciation tax flow analysis. Depreciation is not a cash flow, but the depreciation expense lows the taxes payable for the company. As a result, the tax effect of deprecation needs to be calculated as a cash flow. There are two depreciable items on the company's balance sheet the building and the equipment. The equipment is known to have a seven year depreciable life, which will be assumed to be straight line. The building is also assumed to be subject to straight line depreciation, this time of forty years. The tax saving reflects the depreciation expense multiplied by the tax rate, which in this case is assumed to be 28%. The following table illustrates the tax effect in future dollars of the depreciation expense:
* Taxes are paid through the corporation on a corporate tax return. It is separate from the owner’s income taxes, commonly referred to as shareholders. Shareholders also include income or losses on stocks sold or dividends earned on their yearly individual tax return.
Property and Equipment—Depreciation and amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful fives of the assets. The following table shows estimated useful lives of property and equipment.
Taxes is when the state takes a percentage of the money you make to help the community or the state. Also one reason we get taxed is to pay off the government workers. Another reason we get taxed is to pay for the public buildings and public roads we use like libraries, schools, and highways. Finally another reason we get taxed is to help the poor or less unfortunate also to help an organization.
Double taxation: A corporation must pay income taxes on its profits, and then shareholders must also pay personal taxes on the dividends they receive from the corporation.
Instructions: You should prepare a legal memorandum to your client providing tax advice on the proposal set forth here. Be sure to include citations to code sections, regulations and other authorities that you rely upon in reaching your conclusion. The paper generally runs about two to three pages and is due the last day of class or May 10, 2011..
When financing the construction of a building, the interest should be capitalized as part of the cost of the building. This would more adequately match revenues and expenses in the period in which they are earned. When the building is being used and the cost thereof is being allocated via depreciation, the expenses would adequately reflect the cost of the building and include a portion of the interest that was incurred as the building was being constructed. If the interest is not
Taxation surrounds us in the world. Individuals fear tax, and a majority of the items we use and need are taxed. Even on topics such as Celebrities and the Olympics, taxation manages to find its way to still come up.
Taxes are the dollars that we pay to government to supply the services that are not or can not be provided through the free enterprise system. Taxes have been around since the beginning of organized societies. They come in various forms. Most common are income taxes both federal and local government. These taxes are assessed on the amount of income a person earns. Other taxes come in the form of user taxes; these taxes are imposed on the people that are using the goods being taxed, such as gas tax, alcohol tax, sales tax, and luxury taxes. Property taxes make up the major revenues for local and city governments. Furthering the burden of taxation are taxes that are attached to such bills as utility
Depreciation is the reduction in the value of certain fixed assets. It is a periodic reduction of fixed assets, usually done every year. Fixed assets are assets that add value to the company. Examples of fixed assets that can be depreciated are vehicles, buildings, machinery, equipment and fixture and fittings. The only fixed asset that is not depreciated is land, because it is not worn-out overtime, unless natural resources are being exploited. When a company buys a new fixed asset it doesn’t account for the full cost of it as one single large expense, instead the expense is spread over the life time of the asset. This is done by depreciating the asset. For example a company purchases a CNC router for €50,000 and will be used for five year. If they pay the full amount in the
Taxation is a levy or a charge imposed by a government on its citizens to raise revenue that finances public spending. The government of every country of the
Tax system is a legal system of imposing and collecting taxes from the citizens of the country. As it has been stated by Albert Einstein, the hardest task in the world is to understand the tax system of a country. The United States’ tax system is so complicated that its tax code contains almost 3 million words and 6,000 pages. Moreover, the taxes implied by city and state governments add more complexity to the federal taxation system. In this case, we do not need to understand the complexity of tax code system in order to get acquainted with the significant role of taxes in American society.
In this case, the client is operating a bakery, and he anticipates he will incur $6.000 in maintain his shop over the next 12 months. But according to the section DA 2 (1) ITA 2007, it states that deduction for any expenditure or loss to the extent that it is of a capital nature (DA 2 General limitations, 2004). Therefore, the maintenance expenditure is caught by section DA 2 (1), due to the maintenance expenditure has a capital nature. For that reason, the deferred maintenance of $6,000 is not allowed to deduct.
I’ve summed up the introduction of Taxation to these slight words. Taxation is defined as a way that the government able to generate or collect revenue from the citizen of one’s nation through different sources. As what I’ve learned from Taxation course that there are two types of taxation, direct which are paid by the taxpayer directly to the government, and indirect which are collected by an intermediary (like a retail store) from the consumer. The intermediary who will file the tax return later and forward the amount of the money to the government with the return. This tax is applicable to organizations and individuals. In this reflection, I would like to highlight what I learned of business and individual taxation, the experience on working with a group for the project and what challenges I faced and how I was able to get past.