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6 Alasdair, aged 42, is single. He is considering investing in property, as he has heard that this represents a good

investment. In order to raise the funds to buy the property, he wants to extract cash from his personal company, Beezer

Limited, whose year end is 31 December.

Beezer Limited was formed on 1 May 1998 with £1,000 of capital issued as 1,000 £1 ordinary shares, and traded

until 1 January 2005 when Alasdair sold the trade and related assets. The company’s only asset is cash of

£120,000. Alasdair wants to extract this cash from the company with the minimum amount of tax payable. He is

considering either, paying himself a dividend of £120,000, on 31 March 2006, after which the company would have

no assets and be wound up or, leaving the cash in the company and then liquidating the company. Costs of liquidation

of £5,000 would then be incurred.

Since Beezer Limited ceased trading, Alasdair has been taken on as a partner at a marketing firm, Gallus & Co. He

estimates his profit share for the year of assessment 2005/06 will be £30,000. He has not made any capital disposals

in the current tax year.

Alasdair wishes to reinvest the cash extracted from Beezer Limited in property but is not sure whether he should invest

directly in residential or commercial property, or do so via some form. of collective investment. He is aware that Gallus

& Co are looking to rent a new warehouse which could be bought for £200,000. Alasdair thinks that he may be able

to buy the warehouse himself and lease it to his firm, but only if he can borrow the additional money to buy the

property.

Alasdair has a 25% shareholding in another company, Glaikit Limited, whose year end is 31 March. The remaining

shares in this company are held by his friend, Gill. Alasdair is considering borrowing £15,000 from Glaikit Limited

on 1 January 2006. He does not intend to pay any interest on the loan, which is likely to be written off some time

in 2007. Alasdair does not have any connection with Glaikit Limited other than his shareholding.

Required:

(a) Advise Alasdair whether or not a dividend payment will result in a higher after-tax cash sum than the

liquidation of Beezer Limited. Assume that either the dividend would be paid on 31 March 2006 or the

liquidation would take place on 31 March 2006. (9 marks)

Assume that Beezer Limited has always paid corporation tax at or above the small companies rate of 19%

and that the tax rates and allowances for 2004/05 apply throughout this part.


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更多 “ 6 Alasdair, aged 42, is single. He is considering investing in property, as he has heard that this represents a goodinvestment. In order to raise the funds to buy the property, he wants to extract cash from his personal company, BeezerLimited, whose year end is 31 December.Beezer Limited was formed on 1 May 1998 with £1,000 of capital issued as 1,000 £1 ordinary shares, and tradeduntil 1 January 2005 when Alasdair sold the trade and related assets. The company’s only asset is cash of£120,000. Alasdair wants to extract this cash from the company with the minimum amount of tax payable. He isconsidering either, paying himself a dividend of £120,000, on 31 March 2006, after which the company would haveno assets and be wound up or, leaving the cash in the company and then liquidating the company. Costs of liquidationof £5,000 would then be incurred.Since Beezer Limited ceased trading, Alasdair has been taken on as a partner at a marketing firm, Gallus Co. Heestimates his profit share for the year of assessment 2005/06 will be £30,000. He has not made any capital disposalsin the current tax year.Alasdair wishes to reinvest the cash extracted from Beezer Limited in property but is not sure whether he should investdirectly in residential or commercial property, or do so via some form. of collective investment. He is aware that Gallus Co are looking to rent a new warehouse which could be bought for £200,000. Alasdair thinks that he may be ableto buy the warehouse himself and lease it to his firm, but only if he can borrow the additional money to buy theproperty.Alasdair has a 25% shareholding in another company, Glaikit Limited, whose year end is 31 March. The remainingshares in this company are held by his friend, Gill. Alasdair is considering borrowing £15,000 from Glaikit Limitedon 1 January 2006. He does not intend to pay any interest on the loan, which is likely to be written off some timein 2007. Alasdair does not have any connection with Glaikit Limited other than his shareholding.Required:(a) Advise Alasdair whether or not a dividend payment will result in a higher after-tax cash sum than theliquidation of Beezer Limited. Assume that either the dividend would be paid on 31 March 2006 or theliquidation would take place on 31 March 2006. (9 marks)Assume that Beezer Limited has always paid corporation tax at or above the small companies rate of 19%and that the tax rates and allowances for 2004/05 apply throughout this part. ” 相关考题
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考题 (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)

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