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(b) The marketing director of CTC has suggested the introduction of a new toy ‘Nellie the Elephant’ for which the

following estimated information is available:

1. Sales volumes and selling prices per unit

Year ending, 31 May 2009 2010 2011

Sales units (000) 80 180 100

Selling price per unit ($) 50 50 50

2. 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. It

is anticipated that these fixed overheads would decrease by 10% per annum during each of the years ending

31 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.

4. Capital investment amounting to $3·9 million would be required in June 2008. The investment would have

no residual value at 31 May 2011.

5. Additional working capital of $500,000 would be required in June 2008. A further $200,000 would be

required 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)

(b) Calculate the corporation tax (CT) liabilities for Alantech Ltd, Boron Ltd and Bubble Ltd for the year ending

31 December 2004 on the assumption that loss reliefs are taken as early as possible. (9 marks)

2 Clifford and Amanda, currently aged 54 and 45 respectively, were married on 1 February 1998. Clifford is a higher

rate taxpayer who has realised taxable capital gains in 2007/08 in excess of his capital gains tax annual exemption.

Clifford moved into Amanda’s house in London on the day they were married. Clifford’s own house in Oxford, where

he had lived since acquiring it for ￡129,400 on 1 August 1996, has been empty since that date although he and

Amanda have used it when visiting friends. Clifford has been offered ￡284,950 for the Oxford house and has decided

that it is time to sell it. The house has a large garden such that Clifford is also considering an offer for the house and

a part only of the garden. He would then sell the remainder of the garden at a later date as a building plot. His total

sales proceeds will be higher if he sells the property in this way.

Amanda received the following income from quoted investments in 2006/07:

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Dividends in respect of quoted trading company shares 1,395

Dividends paid by a Real Estate Investment Trust out of tax exempt property income 485

On 1 May 2006, Amanda was granted a 22 year lease of a commercial investment property. She paid the landlord

a premium of ￡6,900 and also pays rent of ￡2,100 per month. On 1 June 2006 Amanda granted a nine year

sub-lease of the property. She received a premium of ￡14,700 and receives rent of ￡2,100 per month.

On 1 September 2006 Amanda gave quoted shares with a value of ￡2,200 to a registered charity. She paid broker’s

fees of ￡115 in respect of the gift.

Amanda began working for Shearer plc, a quoted company, on 1 June 2006 having had a two year break from her

career. She earns an annual salary of ￡38,600 and was paid a bonus of ￡5,750 in August 2006 for agreeing to

come and work for the company. On 1 August 2006 Amanda was provided with a fully expensed company car,

including the provision of private petrol, which had a list price when new of ￡23,400 and a CO2 emissions rate of

187 grams per kilometre. Amanda is required to pay Shearer plc ￡22 per month in respect of the private use of the

car. In June and July 2006 Amanda used her own car whilst on company business. She drove 720 business miles

during this two month period and was paid 34 pence per mile. Amanda had PAYE of ￡6,785 deducted from her gross

salary in the tax year 2006/07.

After working for Shearer plc for a full year, Amanda becomes entitled to the following additional benefits:

– The opportunity to purchase a large number of shares in Shearer plc on 1 July 2007 for ￡3·30 per share. It is

anticipated that the share price on that day will be at least ￡7·50 per share. The company will make an interestfree

loan to Amanda equal to the cost of the shares to be repaid in two years.

– Exclusive free use of the company sailing boat for one week in August 2007. The sailing boat was purchased by

Shearer plc in January 2005 for use by its senior employees and costs the company ￡1,400 a week in respect

of its crew and other running expenses.

Required:

(a) (i) Calculate Clifford’s capital gains tax liability for the tax year 2007/08 on the assumption that the Oxford

house together with its entire garden is sold on 31 July 2007 for ￡284,950. Comment on the relevance

to your calculations of the size of the garden; (5 marks)