CIMA Related Exams
F1 Exam
RST operates in Country X where the tax rules state entertaining costs and accounting depreciation are disallowable for tax purposes.
In year ending 31 May 20X4, XYZ made an accounting profit of $480,000.
Profit included $16,300 of entertaining costs and $15,150 of income exempt from taxation.
XYZ has plant and machinery with accounting depreciation amounting to $24,200 and tax depreciation amounting to $45,200.
Calculate the tax charge for the year ended 31 May 20X4 assuming all profits are taxed at 25%.
An entity bought a capital item for $110,000 on 1 March 20X4 incurring legal fees at the date of purchase of $2,500.
On 1 May 20X4 additional costs classified as capital expenditure by the tax rules of the country of $25,000 were incurred in respect of the asset. On 1 June 20X4 repairs not classified as capital expenditure were incurred at a cost of $15,000.
The asset was sold for $250,000 on 30 November 20X8 and costs to sell were incurred of $4,300.
Calculate the chargeable gain on the disposal.
Give your answer to the nearest $.
The statement of profit or loss for PQ, ST and AB for the year ended 31 December 20X0 are shown below:

1. PQ acquired 80% of its subsidiary, ST, on 1 January 20X0 and 40% of its associate, AB, on 1 September 20X0.
2. Since acquistion PQ has sold goods to ST and AB for $20,000 and $30,000 respectively. At the year end both ST and AB have 50% of these goods remaining in inventory. PQ uses a mark-up of 20% on all of its sales.
3. Since acquisition the goodwill in respect of ST has been impaired by $8,000 and the investment in AB has been impaired by $2,000.
4. PQ uses the fair value method for non-controlling interest at acquisition.
What is the revenue figure to be included in PQ's consolidated statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 20X0?