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April 2025

3 Questions
Question 4c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​The following information relates to SmartFarm Ltd., a company involved in farming activity. The company registered and started operations on 1 January 2024: 

The company’s statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2024:

Income
Sh.
Sh.
Sale of poultry
3,200,000
Sale of livestock
4,400,000
Sale of milk
3,450,000
Sale of manure
560,000
Sale of sugarcane
1,456,200
Discount received
180,000
Dividend received (net)
530,000
Insurance claim
3,120,800
16,897,000
Expenses:
Sh.
Sh.
Cost of seeds
670,000
Cost of cane tubers
3,860,000
Salaries and wages
1,250,000
Depreciation for the year
120,000
Cost of billboards
250,000
Machine repairs
620,000
Mulching costs
50,000
Animal vaccines
28,000
Installment tax paid for the year
200,000
Directors emoluments
1,500,000
Legal fees
960,000
Pesticides
12,900
(9,520,000)
7,376,100

Additional information:
1
Dividend received from:
Sh.
Ukulima Co-operative Ltd
340,000
Waridi Ltd.
190,000
530,000
2
Legal fees comprised the following:
Parking fines
120,000
Debt collection from customers
360,000
Stamp duty on land
480,000
960,000
3
Insurance claim relate to compensation from insurance company for the loss of crops through floods during the year.
4
Machine repairs include Sh.184,000 spent on purchasing of farm machines during the year.
5
The company had the following assets at the commencement of the farming activity: 
5
Asset
Cost (Sh.)
Solar panels
140,000
Computers
420,000
Chicken shed
188,000
Furniture
250,000
Dog kennels
230,000
2 tractors
8,900,000
2 saloon cars
6,800,000
Irrigation networks
410,000
3 pick-up motor vehicles
6,600,000
Farmhouse 
3,240,000
6
A cattle dip and silo were constructed at a cost of Sh.860,000 and Sh.620,000 respectively and put into use from 1 October 2024.
7
The following assets were acquired on 1 July 2024
Sh.
Delivery van
2,200,000
Loose tools
120,000
Wheelbarrows
360,000

Required: 
(i) Compute the investment allowances due to SmartFarm Ltd. For the year ended 31 December 2024. 

(ii) Prepare a statement of adjusted taxable profit or loss and tax payable, (if any) for SmartFarm Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2024. 


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Question 5c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Wambua and Baraza have been trading as Wambah Traders sharing profit and loss in the ratio of 2:3, respectively. 

The following statement of profit or loss was obtained from the firm’s accounting records for the year ended 31 December 2024:

Sh.
Sh.
Gross profit
29,600,000
Profit on disposal of furniture
324,000
Foreign exchange gain 
180,000
Insurance compensation for stolen motor vehicle
2,093,800
Interest from fixed deposits - Foreign accounts
150,000
Dividends from investment (gross) 
200,000
32,547,800
Less expenses:
Salaries and wages
9,340,000
Interest on capital:
Interest:Wambua
180,000
Interest:Baraza
250,000
Legal expenses
1,720,000
Conveyancing fees
128,200
Purchase of office equipment
360,000
Stamp duty on lease agreement (100 years)
84,000
Depreciation
736,000
General allowance for bad debts
145,800
Partner’s medical expenses
52,400
Donation to a non-charitable organisation
35,000
(13,031,400)
Net profit
19,516,400

Additional information:
1
The reported gross profit includes value added tax (VAT) at the rate of 16% on sales amounting to Sh.6,960,000. 
2
Legal expenses included:
Sh.
  • Drafting of tender documents
124,800
  • Legal cost of debt collection
832,000
  • Defending a partner in a fraud case
328,000
  • Negotiating bank loan
230,000
  • Defending the firm against trade dispute
205,200
3
Salaries and wages include salaries to Wambua and Baraza of Sh.400,000 and Sh.600,000 respectively.
4
Wambua made drawings of Sh.248,000 with interest on drawings of Sh.15,000 being included in the interest from fixed deposits.
5
General allowance for bad debts included bad debts written off of Sh.34,600. 
6
Commission paid to Baraza of Sh.80,000 was completely omitted from the books of the firm.

Required:
(i)
Prepare a statement of adjusted taxable profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2024.
(ii)
A schedule of allocation of taxable income for each partner for the year ended 31 December 2024. 


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Question 3c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Jackson Mutiso is an employee of Kabazi Food Processing Company. He has provided the following details relating to his employment for the year of income 2024: 

1
Basic salary of Sh.198,000 per month (PAYE deducted Sh.44,600 per month).
2
He is provided with an accommodation by the employer where he contributed Sh.8,000 towards house rent. The house was connected with a telephone line where the average bill per month amounted to Sh.7,200. The telephone bill is paid by the employer.
3
He is a member of a registered pension scheme, where he contributed Sh.30,000 per month towards the scheme, with the employer contributing similar amount.
4
He was provided with a motor car a Land Cruiser of 3500cc whose cost as at 1 January 2024 was Sh.2,400,000.
5
The house provided by the employer was fully furnished at a cost of Sh.380,000.
6
On 1 October 2024, he moved into his own private residence, which he had acquired on a 15% mortgage loan of Sh.6,000,000 on 1 April 2024.
7
On 1 April 2024, he obtained an insurance policy for his children’s education at a monthly premium of Sh.8,000. 
8
He was out of his work station for five (5) days in the month of September 2024 on official duties. The employer paid him a per diem of Sh.4,700 per night.
9
His other incomes included:
  • Dividends (net of withholding tax) from Kibao cooperative society of Sh.51,000.
  • Royalties from patent rights net of tax of Sh.95,000.
10
Assume the following in computation of taxable income and tax purposes: 
  • The incomes accrued evenly during the year of income.
  • The employer effected the changes relating to pension contribution and mortgage interest introduced in the month of December 2024.
  • That the employer did not deduct Affordable Housing Levy and Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) contribution during the year. 

Required:
(i) Compute the total taxable income for Jackson Mutiso for the year ended 31 December 2024. 

(ii) Determine tax payable (if any) from the income computed in (c) (i) above.


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December 2024

2 Questions
Question 5c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​​The following information has been extracted from the books of accounts of Yuniserv Ltd., a supplier of office equipment for the year ended 31 December 2023:

Sh.
Trading profit before tax 
76,000,000
Investment income 
16,990,000
Rental income from commercial property 
6,920,000
Leasing of photocopying machine 
1,000,000

Additional information:
1
The following expenses were deducted in arriving at the trading profit before tax: 
1
Sh.
Salaries and wages 
1,400,000
Contribution to retirement fund
2,000,000
Depreciation
4,000,000
Bank interest
1,800,000
Estimated debts (5% of total debts at year end) 
400,000
Legal and professional fees
1,080,000
Repairs and maintenance
400,000
Miscellaneous expenses 
1,500,000
Donations
1,000,000
Instalment tax paid 
2,200,000
2
Salaries and wages comprised of directors emoluments Sh.3,000,000, salary to directors domestic servants Sh.1,400,000 and salary to other staff Sh.5,000,000.
3
Bank interest include that of an overdraft taken by a senior manager of Sh.400,000 and mortgage interest for a director’s house Sh.600,000.
4
Legal and professional fees comprised of:
Sh.
Recovery of trade debts 
200,000
Renewal of lease - 100 years 
30,000
Tax penalties and interest 
500,000
Tax consultancy fees on tax appeals 
300,000
Directors loan collection 
50,000
1,080,000
5
Miscellaneous expenses include staff end of year party Sh.170,000 and parking fines Sh.30,000. 
6
Donations were towards political campaign kitty.
7
Wear and tear allowance was agreed at Sh.2,800,000 for the year 2023 with the revenue authority.
8
Investment income comprised of: 
9
Interest income: 
Sh.
Fedha Bank (K) Ltd. 
2,760,000 (Gross)
Fixed deposit in Lubandah Bank in Uganda 
4,930,000 (Gross)
Sanlam money market fund 
3,400,000 (net)
Dividend income: Dell Co. Ltd
4,000,000 (net)
Dividend income:Mtandao Cooperative Society
  1,900,000 (net)
16,990,000
9
Rental income was arrived at after deducting the following expenses: 
9
Sh.
Mortgage interest
400,000
Water meters installation 
860,000
Staff salaries 
720,000
Replacement of iron sheets roofs with roofing tiles 
2,400,000

Required:
(i) Compute the adjusted taxable profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

(ii) Determine the corporate tax payable (if any) by Yuniserv Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2023.     


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Question 3b
​ ​ ​ ​ ​​
Ezekiel Ledama is a resident individual and an investment analyst employed by Salab Insurance Group Ltd. as a senior investment analyst. 

The following details were availed to you in respect of his income for the year ended 31 December 2023: 

1
He received a monthly basic salary from Salab Insurance Group Ltd. of Sh.244,800 net of PAYE. The total PAYE deducted during the year amounted to Sh.607,200.
2
He received a monthly bonus of 20% of his basic salary during the year. 
3
He attended a five day training for investment analysts organised by the professional body. The employer paid Sh.70,000 for his training and also paid a daily subsistence allowance of Sh.14,000 to cater for his expenses while in the training.
4
He has a life insurance policy where the annual premiums amount to Sh.180,000. He pays 30% of the premiums whereas the balance is paid by the employer on his behalf.
5
On 1 September 2023, he was provided with a leased saloon vehicle of 2600cc by the employer. The vehicle was acquired in January 2023 at Sh.2,800,000. The employer paid Sh.36,000 per month as lease charges for the vehicle.
6
Salab Insurance Group Ltd. has a medical cover for all senior management. He was entitled to a maximum cover of Sh.2,500,000 per annum although he utilised Sh.280,000 on medical bills during the year.
7
He paid subscription fees to his professional body amounting to Sh.18,000 during the year.
8
He has invested Sh.2,500,000 with Salab Insurance Group Ltd. money market fund. He received interest at the rate of 12% per annum in the year 2023.
9
His other incomes during the year include:
  • Consultancy fees of Sh.57,000 net of tax received from a local examination body for developing short courses curriculum on investment analysts.
  • Compensation received from previous employer upon termination of his contract of Sh.1,680,000. His contract of 5 years was terminated on 31 December 2022 after three years. The payment was made as per the terms of the contract.
  • Gross farming income of Sh.220,000 out of which farm produce worth Sh.50,000 was for family consumption.
  • Part-time practice income (gross) as an investment consultant and advisor amounting to Sh.600,000 during the year. 

Required: 
(i) Compute the taxable income for Ezekiel Ledama for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

(ii) Determine the net tax payable (if any) on the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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August 2024

2 Questions
Question 3b
​ ​ ​ ​​Talisa Abara is a citizen of South Africa (SA) and was employed by Bright Insurance Ltd. as a senior financial advisor in the year 2020. In January 2023, she was posted to work and to be paid by the company’s branch in Kenya on a five-year contract. She earned the following incomes from her employment and other sources for the year of income 2023: 

1
 Basic salary of Sh.300,000 per month net of pay as you earn (PAYE) of Sh.50,000 per month. 
2
The employer paid for her passage of Sh.200,000 during the year. She used 30% of the amount to visit local tourist sites.
3
In March 2023, she bought 15,000 shares of the company at a price of Sh.30 per share although the market price was Sh.35 per share. At the end of the year she received a dividend of Sh.6,000.
4
She was provided with accommodation by the employer. The employer leased the house at a monthly rental charge of Sh.120,000. The house was fully furnished at a cost of Sh.400,000. She had a house servant whom the employer pays a salary of Sh.20,000 per month. 
5
In the month of October 2023, she worked in the company’s headquarters in South Africa where she was tasked with a responsibility of training employees in a newly installed finance software. She received her salary for the month from the Kenya branch.
6
She was provided with a leased vehicle of 2000cc by the employer. The vehicle was leased from Betalite Motors at a monthly charge of Sh.60,000. Betalite Motors had bought the vehicle in January 2022 for Sh.3,200,000, but the value of the vehicle in January 2023 was Sh.2,400,000. 
7
The employer paid for her life insurance cover amounting to Sh.240,000 during the year. 
8
During the year, she fell sick and was admitted at a local private hospital. She paid a bill of Sh.180,000 which was reimbursed by the employer. The company has a policy that covers all senior managers and it provides for a maximum reimbursement of Sh.1,000,000 in a year. 
9
Due to the nature of her work, the employer entered into an agreement with Laserbite hotel to be delivering her meals to the office from 1 April 2023. The cost of the meals was Sh.15,000 per month.
10
Her salary was adjusted upwards by Sh.30,000 per month on 1 November 2023 and backdated to 1 September 2023.
11
The employer contributed 15% of her basic salary to a registered pension scheme and she also contributed 7.5% to the same scheme. 
12
She invested in the real estate and financial sector during the year where she earned the following incomes:
12
Sh.
  • Gross rental income from commercial property 
1,200,000
  • Dividend from Samco Cooperative Society (net) 
85,000
  • Interest income from Union Bank Ltd. (net) 
255,000
  • Consultancy fee for training (net)
114,000

Required: 

(i) Compute the total taxable income for Talisa Abara for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

(ii) Determine the tax payable (if any) on the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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Question 4b
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Wakah and Barakah started a partnership business in the year 2022, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3 respectively. 

The following is the statement of profit or loss of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2023:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales
5,780,000
General bad debts recovery
75,000
Anticipated foreign exchange gain 
180,000
Capital gain on sale of land
352,000
Insurance recovery on stolen vehicle
320,000
Release of liability
122,000
Interest from Ulinzi Sacco Ltd.
34,000
Total income
6,863,000
Less expenses:
Purchases
3,706,000
Purchase of computers
216,000
Repairs expenses
682,000
Legal and professional fees 
816,000
Rent and rates
244,000
Interest expenses
166,000
General expenses
642,000
Motor vehicle expenses
560,000
Insurance
187,000
Welfare expenses 
1,035,000
Audit and accounting fees 
95,000
Computer software and programs
1,200,000
Travelling expenses
64,000
(9,613,000)
 (2,750,000)

Additional information:
1
Legal and professional fees comprised:
Sh.
Legal fees on defense against alleged breach of trade contract 
180,000
Legal fee on tax appeals
64,800
Land conveyance fees
72,400
Stamp duty
36,600
Negotiating a business loan
25,400
Recovery of bad debts
45,000
Signing a 100 year lease agreement
128,400
Purchase of partners private vehicle
137,400
Legal fee on renewal of patents
126,000
816,000
2
Repairs expenses comprised:
Sh.
Purchase of furniture
260,000
Designing and partioning a new office block
341,000
Repainting of old office block
81,000
682,000
3
General expenses included: 
Sh.
Impairment of patent rights
120,000
Provision for general bad debts 
208,000
Drawings of goods by partners 
314,000
4
Purchases and sales were inclusive of value added tax (VAT) at the rate of 16%. 
5
Closing inventory was valued at Sh.1,200,000 while opening inventory was valued at 10% of sales net of value added tax. Both opening and closing stocks were undervalued by 10%
6
Interest expenses include interest on partners’ capital of Sh.120,000 which was shared according to profit and loss sharing ratio. The partners agreed that they would not receive salaries until the business starts making profits.

Required: 

(i) Compute the adjusted taxable profit of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

(ii) Allocation of the profit or loss in (b) (i) above to the partners. 


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April 2024

3 Questions
Question 4c
​ ​ ​​​Lamek Ltd. is a company engaged in manufacturing business. The following details were extracted from the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023: 

Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2023
Sh.
Sh,
Turnover (inclusive of VAT at the rate of 16%)
9,744,000
Profit on sale of motor vehicle
260,000
Insurance compensation for stock destroyed by fire
374,200
10,378,200
Less expenses:
Purchases
2,880,000
New furniture
400,000
Salaries and wages
380,000
Legal expenses
420,000
General expenses
1,560,000
Corporation tax
464,000
Advertisement
520,000
Audit fees
194,000
Office rent
240,000
Purchased goodwill
90,000
Repairs and maintenance
360,000
(7,508,000)
2,870,200

Additional information:
1
 Purchases were overstated by 20% and includes carriage cost of Sh.20,000 for furniture for use in the business.
2
Legal expenses comprised:
Sh.
Conveyance fees - Company land
40,000
Defending the company against tax evasion case
68,000
Registration of trade mark
42,000
Negotiation of goodwill 
40,000
Renewal of 100-year lease agreement
36,000
Loan negotiation fees 
74,000
Defending company against trade dispute
20,000
Negotiating employee salaries with Union
100,000
420,000
3
General expenses included:
Sh.
General allowance on bad debts
38,400
Office partitions
60,000
Purchase of photocopier
180,000
Purchase of computers
350,000
Donations to charitable organisations
124,000
Construction of sewerage plant
680,000
4
Repairs and maintenance included: 
Sh.
Purchase of metallic doors
28,200
Purchase of motor vehicle engine
54,000
Purchase of plastic tank
60,000
Construction of fire exit
184,000
5
Advertisement costs include software expenses for office computers at a cost of Sh.190,000.

Required: 
(i) Prepare a statement of adjusted taxable profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

(ii) Determine corporation tax payable or refundable, assuming total instalment tax paid was Sh.2,084,920


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Question 4a
​​Explain the term “credit method” as used in double taxation agreement.


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Question 3c
​ ​ ​ ​​John Musyoka is employed as a finance manager by Safari Real Estate Ltd. He reported the following details of his income and that of his wife for the year ended 31 December 2023: 

1
He was entitled to a basic salary of Sh.400,000 per month (PAYE of Sh.120,000 per month was deducted).
2
He was also entitled to an annual bonus of Sh.120,000 during the year. The bonus for the year 2023 was however not paid until February 2024.
3
The employer provided him with a motor vehicle of 2600cc that had cost the company Sh.3,200,000 in the year 2021. The vehicle was valued at Sh.2,500,000 at the beginning of the year 2023.
4
His annual mortgage repayment of Sh.820,000 inclusive of interest of Sh.180,000 was settled by the employer. The loan was obtained from Elite Bank on 1 January 2023 to purchase own residential house.
5
The following deductions were made from his salary during the year:
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                                                                               Sh.
Subscription to Jenga Golf club                        66,000
Contribution to a registered pension scheme 180,000
6
He received a gross dividend of Sh.80,000 from his shares in Safari Real Estate Ltd. where the withholding tax was paid by the company.
7
His wife Janet Musyoka is employed by Bright Farmers Co-operative Society as a general manager at a basic salary of Sh.160,000 per month.
8
She is housed within the co-operative society’s farm where she contributes 5% of her basic salary as rent. She received free farm produce worth Sh.24,000 during the year.
9
Her other income comprised of:
  • Interest income, 10 year infrastructure development bond Sh.120,000
  • Interest from Wemah Development Bank Ltd. Sh.85,000 (net).
  • Gross farming income of Sh.240,000 excluding family consumption valued at Sh.30,000.
10
John Musyoka and his wife Janet Musyoka have been filing separate tax returns to the revenue authority.
11
Ignore computation of affordable housing levy.

Required: 
(i) Compute the taxable income for John Musyoka and his wife Janet Musyoka for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

(ii) Determine the tax payable (if any) on income computed in (c) (i) above


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December 2023

3 Questions
Question 5d
​ ​ ​​James and Patrick are partners trading as Highway Enterprises and sharing profits and losses equally. 

The following information was extracted from their books of accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales
93,800,000
Rental income (commercial properties)
750,000
Dividend income (gross)
560,000
Sundry receipts
200,000
Gain on foreign exchange realised
65,000
Interest on deposit with foreign bank 
48,000
Profit on disposal of machinery
35,000
95,458,000
Less expenses:
Cost of goods sold
66,750,000
Registration of patents
145,000
Hosting of business website
72,000
Purchase of a computer
220,000
Staff salaries and wages 
5,620,000
Partners salary: James 
1,150,000
Partners salary:.Patrick 
1,140,000
Audit fees
225,000
Insurance
350,000
Purchase of office machinery
480,000
Commission to partners: James
2,120,000
Commission to partners:.Patrick
2,180,000
Stamp duty
126,000
Impairment of goodwill
114,000
Bank charges
65,000
Fixing of neon sign
80,000
VAT paid
180,000
Repair of machinery
18,000
Purchase of telephone equipment
53,000
Legal fees
280,000
Gift to employees for meeting target 
160,400
Loan to employees written off
138,400
Cost of relocating to new premises
275,600
Redundancy payments to employees
1,184,300
Investment seminar for retired employees
325,500
Depreciation
185,000
(83,712,200)
Net profit
11,745,800

Additional information:
1
Insurance comprises: 
Sh.
Insurance cover for imported machinery against loss on transit
150,000
Insurance cover for business premises
200,000
350,000
2
Legal fees include Sh.25,000 incurred on drafting a loan arrangement between the partnership and a bank.
3
Cost of goods sold include carriage cost of a machine to the business premises amounting to Sh.34,000.
4
Closing inventory was overvalued by Sh.25,000 and opening inventory undervalued by Sh.48,000.
5
Dividend income was from investment in share in a local Farmers Cooperative Society.

Required: 
(i) Compute adjusted taxable profit or loss of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2022.

(ii) Allocation of taxable profit or loss computed in (d) (i) above to the partners. 


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Question 4b
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Bright Décor Ltd. is a company engaged in furniture and fittings making for both local and export market. The company provided the following statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2022:

Bright Decor Ltd.
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2022
Sh.“000” 
Sh.“000” 
Sales
95,000
Cost of sales:
Opening inventory
6,000
Purchases
40,000
Closing inventory 
(10,000)
(36,000)
Gross profit
59,000
Other incomes:
Interest from Bestway Bank (gross)
1,800
Insurance recovery - Pick-up
1,000
Profit from sale of marketable securities
900
Dividend from Tea Co-operative Society (net)
600
Income from sale of saw dust 
2,100
65,400
Less expenses:
Finance charges
500
Insurance
2,000
Salary and wages
4,800
NHIF contributions - Staff
300
Intangible assets written off
1,400
Legal expenses
2,000
Bad debts
200
Repairs and maintenance
2,500
Floating expenses
1,400
Pick up scrapped in an accident
2,000
Depreciation
3,400
Donations to local church
800
Rates and licenses 
4,000
Directors allowances
4,000
Travelling expenses
6,000
Pension to retired staff
8,700
Entertainment
1,100
Computer software purchase
300
Telephone expenses
200
(45,600)
Net profit for the year
(19,800)

Additional information:
1
Directors allowances include Sh.1,200,000 paid to defend one of the directors in a private legal suit.
2
Legal expenses comprise:
Sh.“000”
Preparing lease for 100 years 
800
Collection of business debts
200
Defence against claims of breach of trade agreement 
800
Purchase of directors private residence
200
2,000
3
40% of entertainment expenses relate to one of the directors entertainment while on a family holiday in Paris.
4
Inventories were valued at 10% below the cost price consistently.
5
The cost of floating shares was in respect of a private placement where 30% of the shares were sold.
6
Capital allowances were agreed at Sh.2,000,000. No investment allowance had been claimed in respect of the computer software.
7
Bad debts include an estimated default of Sh.80,000.

Required: 

(i) Compute the taxable profit or loss for Bright Decor Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

(ii) Compute the tax payable (if any) on the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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Question 3b
​ ​ ​ ​​Rosemary Aswani is a resident individual who is employed as a senior financial analyst by United Homes Ltd. from the year 2022. She has provided the following information relating to her income for the year ended 31 December 2022: 

1
She received a monthly basic salary of Sh.204,000 from United Homes and a bonus equal to one month basic salary for her exemplary performance. PAYE deducted during the year was Sh.607,200. 
2
Terminal dues received from her previous employer for services not rendered amounted to Sh.1,400,000. Her 4-year contract of employment was terminated after 2 years in December 2021 and payment was made as per the employment contract.
3
A commission of Sh.100,000 was paid to her for promoting the sale of houses where two houses were sold to the customers she had referred to the business.
4
She attended a five day master class for financial analysts organised by her professional body and the employer paid Sh.100,000 for the seminar and she was paid daily subsistence allowance of Sh.12,000 by the employer.
5
She was given an offer to buy a house from United Homes at 20% below the market selling price. She accepted the offer and bought one house whose market selling price was Sh.8,000,000.
6
She has a fixed deposit account of Sh.2,500,000 at Maisha Bank Ltd. from which she received interest of Sh.150,000 during the year.
7
She has a life insurance policy where she pays 60% of the premiums while the employer pays the balance. Annual premiums as per the insurance policy was Sh.240,000 for the year.
8
She was provided with a leased saloon car of 2000cc by the employer for both personal use and official duties on 1 September 2022. The saloon car had an initial cost of Sh.2,800,000 and lease charges were Sh.36,000 per month.
9
United Homes has a medical cover for all management staff. She was entitled to a maximum cover of Sh.880,000 per year although she utilised Sh.420,000 on medical costs during the year. 
10
She paid subscription fees to her professional body amounting to Sh.24,000 during the year.
11
Her other incomes include:
  • Royalties income of Sh.180,000 net of withholding tax.
  • Gross farming income of Sh.450,000 out of which Sh.80,000 was in respect of own consumption of farm produce.
  • Part time practice as content creator where she made Sh.600,000 during the year.

Required:
(i) Compute taxable income for Rosemary Aswani for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

(ii) Determine tax payable (if any) on the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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August 2023

5 Questions
Question 3c
​ ​ ​ ​​Solomon Chuchuh is employed as the Managing Director of Utamu Millers Ltd. During the year ended 31 December 2022, he presented the following information relating to his income:

1
His basic salary was Sh.120,000 per month net of PAYE of Sh.48,000 per month.
2
He was provided with lunch by the employees from 1 August 2022 of Sh.6,000 per month.
3
He enjoyed a medical allowance from the company which is only available to senior managers. The allowance was Sh.12,500 per month.
4
The company paid for him Life Insurance premiums of Sh.4,800 per month for each member of his family from 1 September 2022. This included himself, wife and the daughter. 
5
 During the year, the employer paid a total of Sh.200,000 as school fees for his daughter. This amount was allowed in the company’s income statement.
6
He was provided with a fully furnished house with electricity and water. The employer paid monthly rent of Sh.50,000 for the house and deducted 5% of his basic salary for rent. The cost of furniture was Sh.240,000 while the monthly electricity bill and water bill amounted to Sh.1,800 and Sh.1,000 per month respectively.
7
On 1 October 2022, the company provided him with the following:
  • A land cruiser which was acquired at a cost of Sh.3,200,000 with an engine capacity of 3000cc.
  • A house servant and a night watchman whose monthly salaries were Sh.12,500 and Sh.15,000 respectively. The fair market value was agreed with commissioner at Sh.14,000 per month for each of them.
8
He contributed 15% of his monthly basic salary towards a registered pension scheme while the employer contributed 10% of his basic salary towards the same scheme. 
9
Other incomes for the year include: He has invested in the real estate and from his rental houses, he reported a net rental income of Sh.2,400,000 after deducting the following expenditure:
Sh.
9
Caretaker wages
420,000
Fencing cost
640,000
Loan repayment
320,000
Monthly rental income tax
487,820
Insurance, rent and rates
248,000
Advertising
360,000
Partitioning and CCTV cameras 
222,000
Repairs and maintenance
268,200
2,966,020
10
Dividend received from United Millers Co-Operative Society was Sh.306,000 net and interest received from Fanaka Bank Ltd. was Sh.240,000 net.

Required: 
(i) Compute the total taxable income for Solomon Chuchuh for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

(ii) Determine tax payable (if any) from the income computed in (c) (i) above. 


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Question 5c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Sky Rift Growers Ltd. was incorporated in the year 2021, but commenced agribusiness on 1 January 2022. The statement of profit or loss for the company for the year ended 31 December 2022 was as follows:

Sky Rift Growers Ltd.
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2022
Sh.
Sh.
Sales
28,000,000
Dividend income
270,000
Interest income (net)
264,000
Surplus from pension scheme
120,000
28,654,000
Expenses
Administration expenses
1,570,000
Clearing land and planting roses
8,940,000
General insurance
200,800
Bad debts
460,000
Lease expenses
600,000
Donations
42,000
Repairs and renewals
252,000
Loss on sale of investment
96,000
Legal and professional fees
300,000
Transport costs
296,000
Depreciation
840,000
Farm works
12,640,000
Loan repayment 
280,000
Pension contribution
350,000
Compensation to staff for work injury
420,600
Motor vehicle expenses
186,000
(27,473,400)
1,180,600

Additional information: 
1
The company’s main activity is growing flowers for local and export market.
2
The company has leased the land on which it grows flowers from Enkalop Roses Ltd. One of its shareholders, Enkalop Roses Ltd. owns 25% of the share capital in Sky Rift Growers Ltd.
3
Donations were made to the National Flowers Council to support its activities.
4
The loss on sale of investment relates to sale of shares that Sky Rift Growers Ltd. held in a quoted company
4
Bad debts comprise: 
Sh.
General provision
220,000
Specific provision
240,000
5
The surplus from pension scheme arose after an actuarial valuation was carried out by a firm of actuaries.
6
Dividend income was received from Enkalop Roses Ltd.
8
Repairs and renewals were analysed as follows:
8
Sh.
Repair of plough
97,200
Repair of green house
34,800
Office partitions
120,000
252,000
9
Farmworks cost comprises:
Sh.
Farmhouse where the farm manager resides
5,100,000
Irrigation system (including water pump Sh.120,000) 
800,000
Electrification network
1,200,000
Construction of gabions
300,000
Construction of godowns at the firm
2,400,000
Plough and lawn mower
380,000
Labour quarters for workers
1,800,000
Farm implements
540,000
Surveillance cameras
120,000
Total
12,640,000

Required: 
(i) Compute the investment allowances due to Sky Rift Growers Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

(ii) Compute total taxable income for the company for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

(iii) Determine the tax liability due to the company for the year ended 31 December 2022.


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Question 4c
​ ​​Mambo, Moto and Mutokah are in a partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:1:1 respectively

Their statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2022 was as follows:

Sh.
Sh.
Gross profit
4,200,000
Sale of delivery van proceeds
1,400,000
Expenses:
Advertisement
380,000
Depreciation
140,000
Rent and rates
120,000
General expenses 
450,000
Value added tax (VAT)
150,000
Bad debts
250,000
Purchase of furniture
620,000
Salaries and wages 
900,000
Legal fees
540,000
Goodwill written off
225,000
Interest on capital - Mambo
80,000
Interest on capital - Moto
140,000
(4,003,000)
Net profit
1,597,000

Additional information:
1
Advertisement expenses include Sh.120,000 spent on acquisition of a neon sign.
2
General expenses comprised the following:
Sh.
Partners end year party
150,000
Staff catering services
90,000
Embezzlement by cashier
210,000
3
Bad debts represented the general provision made for the year.
4
Legal fees comprised the following:
Sh.
Parking fines 
130,000
Settling a dispute with a customer 
200,000
Appeal on a tax assessment 
210,000
5
Investment allowances were agreed at Sh.380,000 with the Commissioner of domestic taxes.

Required: 
(i) Prepare adjusted taxable profit or loss of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

(ii) The allocation of the taxable profit or loss in (c) (i) above to the partners


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Question 4d
​ ​ ​ ​​Bright Traders is a small business in the Jua Kali sector. The following information has been presented to you for the year ended 31 December 2022:

1
Sales for the year were reported as follows:
1
Sh.
January - April
1,800,000
May - August
2,200,000
September - December
3,200,000
2
The business purchased goods four times during the year as follows:
Sh.
January
600,000
May
800,000
September
200,000
December
500,000
3
Expenses incurred during the year were as follows:
Sh.
Salaries and wages 
260,000
Electricity expenses
180,000
Legal expenses
100,000
Stationery
60,000
Water expenses
28,000
Rent expenses 
280,000

The proprietor of Bright Traders is not conversant with turnover tax requirements and has approached you to advise him on whether the business is liable to turnover tax and if so, the amount of tax payable for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

Required: 
Using the information provided above, advise the proprietor of Bright Traders on his turnover tax position and turnover tax liability (if any).


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Question 5a
​​Following the convergence of market economies, most business transactions currently take place through the digital market place. Most countries have come up with ways of taxing the digital economy, although some countries continue to struggle in taxation of this economy. 

With reference to the above statement, suggest FOUR challenges faced by your country in taxing the digital economy.


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April 2023

5 Questions
Question 3c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Oscar Ebala is employed as an IT Officer by County University. He reported the following details of his income and that of his wife for the year ended 31 December 2022: 

1
He was entitled to a basic salary of Sh.1,200,000 per annum net of PAYE of Sh.250,000 per annum.
2
The employer provided him with a motor vehicle of 2600cc that had cost Sh.2,800,000, from 1 August 2022.
3
Sitting allowance for attending the university meetings at the head office for the year amounted to Sh.120,000 out of which 30% was in relation to reimbursement of travel costs incurred between the month of January 2022 to July 2022. This amount was paid in January 2023.
4
The employer had provided him with a house within the university where he lived up to 30 June 2022. The market rental value of the house was Sh.45,000 per month and he contributed Sh.10,000 per month towards the rent.
5
On 1 July 2022, he moved to his residential house which he purchased using his savings from Home Ownership Savings Plan (HOSP) where he was contributing Sh.8,000 per month up to 30 June 2022. He also obtained a mortgage loan from Technology SACCO to top up the savings from HOSP. For the 6 months up to 31 December 2022 he had paid Sh.360,000 (inclusive of interest Sh.100,000) for the mortgage loan. Half of this amount was reimbursed by the employer at year end.
6
Technology SACCO paid him Sh.24,000 net as dividend on his shares and interest of Sh.48,000 gross on his deposits.
7
The following deductions were made from his salary during the year:
7
Sh.
Family life insurance premiums 
48,000
Subscription to ICT Association
16,000
Contribution to registered pension scheme 
300,000
8
He enrolled for an online Cyber Security Certification course in September 2022 and the employer paid his fee of Sh.60,000. 
9
His wife Erica Ebala works for an IT Consultancy firm where she received a basic salary of Sh.60,000 per month and other benefits from employment as follows:

  • Medical allowance of Sh.15,000 per month. The firm has a medical scheme for all senior employees only.
  • She worked out of office for 7 days to install a Human Resource Management Software where she received a subsistence allowance of Sh.7,000 per day.
  • She attended a one week training on Artificial Intelligence Master Class. The employer paid Sh.120,000 for the training.
Her other income comprised of:
- Part time IT Consultancy (Sh.120,000)
- Royalties on sale of literature books Sh.95,000 net of tax at source.
10
Oscar Ebala and his wife have a tradition of filing tax returns separately to the Revenue Authority.

Required:
(i)
Compute the separate taxable income for Oscar Ebala and his wife for the year ended 31 December 2022.
(ii)
Determine tax payable (if any) on income computed in (c) (i) above.


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Question 4b
​​ In a tax seminar, one of the facilitators noted that, “tax evasion has remained a major challenge for revenue authorities in most developing countries, in effort to achieve revenue collection target”. 

With reference to the above statement, propose FOUR measures that could be applied to curb tax evasion.


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Question 4c
​ ​ ​ ​​​​​​Zahari Processors Ltd. presented the following statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2022:

Sh. “000”
Sh. “000”
Turnover
760,000
Cost of sales
(296,000)
Gross profit
464,000
Other income
Provision for foreign exchange gain
84,000
Gain on sale of motor vehicle
28,000
Release of liability
32,000
Refund of excise duty
16,000
Investment income (gross) 
24,000
648,000
Less expenses
Purchase of trademark
48,800
Design of company website
12,400
Directors fees
28,000
Donations to charitable institutions
2,400
Depreciation expense
3,240
Marketing expenses
5,900
Management and professional fees
1,896
General expenses 
6,000
Legal costs
5,400
Loan repayment
2,600
Allowance for doubtful debts
2,250
Impairment loss of property
1,500
(120,386)
Net profit for the year
527,614

Additional information:
1
On 1 April 2022, the company acquired the following assets:
Sh.“000”
Factory building
28,800
Warehouse
2,800
Processing machinery
16,000
Lorry (4 tonnes) 
3,500
Drainage system
2,600
Saloon car
4,840

2

Management and professional fees comprised

Sh.“000”
Development of a strategic plan
1,280
Tax consultancy fees
208
Audit fees 
152
Environmental assessment fees
256

1,896

3

General expenses included:

Sh.“000”
Installation of neon sign
820
Car grant to a director
2,800
Installation of processing machine
1,560
Staff Christmas party
240
Retrenchment costs 
580
6,000

4

Legal fees comprised:

Sh.“000”
Defence against claims of breach of trade agreement
1,450
Renewal of Kenya Association of Manufacturers Membership
680
Negotiating a bank loan
1,250
Preparation of employment contracts
1,250
Drafting lease agreement – 60 years 
852
5,400
5
Release of liability was in respect of a loan obtained from one director who decided to write off the loan as it was due for over four years.

Required: 
Compute the total taxable profit or loss for Zahari Processors Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2022


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Question 5c
​ ​​You have been provided with the following incomes from various sources. You are required to determine how much withholding tax is deductible from each source: 

(i) Withdrawal of Sh.1,800,000 (gross) from a registered pension scheme by a resident who retired early in year 2022 at an age of 49 years after serving for 12 years. 

(ii) Royalties of Sh.760,000 gross received by Janet Nikoye a popular Ugandan musician from sale of ringtone tunes in Kenya. 

(iii) Moses Patibhai received Sh.68,000 (net) for placing bets on football from Shinda Pesa, a sports betting house.


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Question 5d
​ ​ ​ ​​Shebe Abdallah disposed of his property in September 2022 for Sh.18,500,000. The property consisted of a piece of land he had bought in 2007 for Sh.1,300,000. He had incurred legal costs of Sh.650,000 on its transfer in addition to stamp duty of Sh.13,000. He put up a hotel building at a cost of Sh.9,800,000 and was completed in 2008. A local politician laid claim to the property in 2011. Sheba Abdallah filed a suit against her and won having spent legal charges amounting to Sh.3,450,000 on the case. 

The following costs were incurred to dispose of the property:

Sh.
Valuation costs
247,000
Advertisement
52,000
Commission to buyer-seeking agents
1,850,000

Additional information: 
  1. During the existence of the hotel business, the buildings had been allowed investment deductions amounting to Sh.740,000. 
  2. The capital gains tax rate during the year was 5%.
Required: 
(i) Compute the capital gains tax (CGT) if any payable by Shebe Abdallah on the disposal of his property. 

(ii) Citing a reason, identify which of the following forms Shebe will use to file returns on transactions in (d) (i) above. 
  • CGT1. 
  • CGT2P. 
  • CGT3.


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December 2022

3 Questions
Question 2a
​​The Revenue Authority is empowered to undertake different types of tax audit to ascertain the actual tax liability of the tax payers involved. The tax audit may be triggered by general or specific details that come to the attention of the Commissioner. 

With reference to the above statement, suggest FOUR triggers of PAYE audit.


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Question 3c
​ ​ ​​Henry Mwala who holds a dual citizenship, had been living in Denmark since September 2014. He returned to the country on 17 December 2020 and opened a hardware shop on 2 January 2021. On 1 July 2021, he secured a formal employment with Bestfreight Ltd. a logistic company as a fleet manager. 

He provided the following information relating to his income for the year ended 31 December 2021: 

  1. Basic salary Sh.180,000 per month (PAYE Sh.46,000 per month). 
  2. He was paid overtime amounting to Sh.30,000 per month and risk allowance of Sh.25,000 per month during the year. 
  3. The employer provided him with meals worth Sh.5,000 per month. 
  4. He received house allowance of Sh.60,000 per month. 
  5. Up to 30 September 2021, he used his personal car for official duties and the employer reimbursed a monthly mileage allowance of Sh.40,000. 
  6. On 1 October 2021, he was provided with a saloon car of 2400cc purchased by the company in year 2019 at a cost of Sh.2,000,000. 
  7. He was out of office on official duties for five days and received a per diem of Sh.6,000 from the employer. 
  8. The company paid school fees of Sh.80,000 for each of his three children during the year. This was included in the employer’s books of accounts. 
  9. The employer bought a Sh.120,000 air ticket to facilitate Henry Mwala to visit the rest of his family in Denmark during his annual leave. 
  10. With effect from 1 July 2021, he contributed Sh.15,000 (monthly) as pension contribution and Sh.92,000 for life insurance annual premium respectively. 
  11. He bought a residential house on 1 September 2021 through mortgage of Sh.6,000,000 provided by Excel Bank Ltd. at an interest rate of 16% per annum. He moved into the house on 2 October 2021. 
  12. The net loss from the hardware shop during the year amounted to Sh.370,000. This was after deducting the following:
Sh.
Salary (sales person) 
1,050,000
VAT paid
180,000
Rent
680,000
Electricity
30,000
Furniture and fittings
250,000
Computers
300,000

Required: 
(i) Determine total taxable income for Henry Mwala for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

(ii) Compute tax payable (if any) from the income computed in (c) (i) above.


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Question 5c
​ ​ ​ ​​Hightec Ltd. presented the following statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2021:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales
64,000,000
Less: Cost of sales 
(42,400,000)
Gross profit
21,600,000
Other incomes:
Gain on disposal of property

280,000
Dividend income

800,000
Sundry income

450,000
Interest income 

420,000
Total income

23,550,000
Expenditure:
Preliminary expenses
1,540,000
General insurance 
424,600
Legal costs
820,000
Medical expenses
36,200
Donations
980,000
General provision for bad debts
360,000
Household expenses
845,000
Depreciation
148,200
Salaries and wages
1,560,000
Miscellaneous expenses
236,000
Advertising expense 
192,400
(7,142,400)
Net profit
16,407,600

Additional information:
1
Dividend income was received from:
       Sh.
Apex Ltd. (Associate company)
240,000 Gross
Jijenge Co-operative Society
180,000 Net
Tawah Ltd. Company (Uganda)
380,000 Gross
2
Interest income was received from:
       Sh.
Tenzi Sacco Ltd. 
285,000 Net
Tilda Limited
135,000 Gross
3
Donations include Sh.340,000 made to a golf club during a national golf tournament. The balance was made to an organisation involved in household poverty reduction campaigns, and it is a tax exempt organisation.
4
Inventories at each year end has consistently been undervalued by 20%. Closing inventory amounted to Sh.2,600,000 and included a photocopy machine of Sh.180,000.
5
Sundry income represents recovery of bad debts previously allowed as a deduction against taxable income of Sh.200,000 and insurance recovery on stolen cash while in transit of Sh.250,000.
6
Miscellaneous expenses comprised of tools and implements of Sh.180,000 and computer software purchased at a cost of Sh.56,000.
7
Advertising expense includes annual trade fair fee of Sh.40,000 and Sh.50,000 fee for renewing billboards advertising license. 
8
Legal costs include Sh.236,000 incurred in successfully defending the company against allegations of breach of contract, Sh.180,000 in respect of renewal of trademark, and Sh.40,000 in respect of an appeal against VAT assessment by the revenue authority.
9
Sales and purchases are quoted inclusive of VAT at the rate of 16%. Purchases for the year amounted to Sh.43,600,000 while opening inventory was valued at Sh.1,400,000.
10
Medical expenses represent reimbursements to staff for medical bills paid. The medical scheme only covers senior employees.

Required: 
(i) Prepare the adjusted taxable profit or loss of Hightec Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

(ii) Determine the tax liability (if any) arising from the profit or loss computed in (c) (i) above.


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August 2022

3 Questions
Question 3c
​ ​ ​​Henry Musoki is employed as the Finance Manager at Pandah Ltd. He has provided the following details relating to his income for the year ended 31 December 2021:

1
His employment contract provided for the following:
Sh.
Basic monthly salary
182,500
Transport allowance per month
12,000
Leave pay (paid in December)
60,000
2
He was accommodated in a company owned house where he was deducted Sh.25,000 per month as nominal rent. If the house had been rented at market value, the company could have been charging monthly rentals of Sh.45,000. The company furnished the house for him at Sh.260,000.
3
He was paid Sh.120,000 as a labour day award by the company for being the most hard working and committed employee during the year.
4
The company has a registered pension scheme for its employees where it contributes 15% of each employees’ basic salary. Henry Musoki contributed 10% of his monthly basic salary towards the scheme.
5
He was enrolled to a medical scheme with Bahati Insurance Ltd. where he spent Sh.230,000 on medical bills during the year. The medical scheme catered for senior employees only.
6
His wife was given goods worth Sh.180,000 by the company during the Christmas season.
7
The company provided him with a cook and a security guard from 1 October 2021 where it paid them monthly salaries of Sh.15,000 and Sh.20,000 respectively. 
8
On 1 July 2021, he secured an education insurance policy for his child at an annual premium of Sh.150,000 payable by the company.
9
He was out of the work station in the month of September 2021 for 8 days for which he was paid a daily per diem allowance of Sh.5,000.
10
PAYE deducted by the company from his salary was Sh.46,500 per month.

Required: 
(i) Taxable income for Henry Musoki for the year ended 31 December 2021.

(ii) Tax payable if any on the income computed in (c) (i) above


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Question 4b
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Parkim Ltd., a large manufacturing company has provided you with the following statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2021:

Sh.
Gross profit
32,000
Less: General expenses
1,400
Loan repayment
1,600
Directors fees
4,200
VAT paid
2,700
Depreciation
5,700
Salaries and wages
2,400
Donations to a political party
780
Interest expense
4,200
Instalment tax paid 
600
Dividends paid
1,005
Repairs and maintenance 
2,250
(26,835)
Net profit for the year
5,165

Additional information:
1
On 1 January 2021, Parkim Ltd. purchased an industrial building from Samba Ltd., a contractor for Sh.200 million. The following details were availed that comprised the total purchase price for the industrial building:
1
Sh.“000”
Land 
22,000
Demolition of old building site
10,000
Labour quarters
60,000
Factory building
90,000
Perimeter wall
5,000
Drainage and sewerage system
13,000
200,000
2
The factory building above houses a warehouse costing Sh.7,000,000, administration block costing Sh.7,000,000 and a showroom at a cost of Sh.4,000,000.
3
 Parkim Ltd. purchased and installed a processing machinery in the factory at a cost of Sh.40,000,000 on 2 January 2021 and started manufacturing leather products. The cost of processing machinery included workshop machine and a boiler at a cost of Sh.5,000,000 and Sh.6,000,000 respectively.
4
The following additional assets were acquired during the year ended 31 December 2021:
  • On 5 January 2021, computers were acquired on hire purchase at Sh.620,000. Hire purchase interest included was Sh.140,000.
  • Acquired furniture and other machines at Sh.720,000 and Sh.968,000 respectively.
  • On 15 March 2021, Parkim Ltd. bought a pickup for Sh.2,250,000, a motorcycle for Sh.190,000, a water pump for Sh.48,000 and two delivery trucks for Sh.5,000,000 each.
  • Two saloon cars were purchased at Sh.3,600,000 each in April 2021. In October 2021, one saloon car was involved in an accident and the insurance company paid Sh.2,000,000 as compensation.
  • In November 2021, the pickup vehicle was traded in with a new delivery van valued at Sh.3,000,000. The pickup had a value of Sh.1,600,000 at the time of the trade in.
5
Interest expense include:
- Hire purchase interest for the computers
140,000
- Interest on overdue loan
200,000
- Provision for interest on a loan to be obtained to expand the business
752,000
- Interest on unpaid tax
448,000
6
Gross profit included anticipated foreign exchange gain of Sh.2,000,000 and a reduction in general bad debts of Sh.620,000.

Required: 
(i) Parkim Ltd.’s investment allowances for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

(ii) Ascertain the taxable profit or loss for the year. 

(iii) Explain the tax treatment of tax losses. 


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Question 5c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Kamala, Susan and Kubasu are in partnership trading as Kasuku Traders sharing profit or losses equally. They have provided the following statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2021:

Sh.
Sh.
Gross profit
7,020,000
VAT refund
102,500
Foreign exchange gain
485,000
Dividend income (net)
562,500
Profit on disposal of furniture
591,000
Rental income
415,000
9,176,000
Less expenses:
Insurance premiums
480,000
Legal fees
1,556,250
Depreciation
575,000
Repairs and maintenance
2,250,000
VAT paid 
233,750
Sundry expenses
2,702,500
Interest on capital: Kamala
407,500
Interest on capital: Susan
185,000
Interest on capital: Kubasu
146,000
Motor vehicle expenses
528,500
Custom duty
227,500
Accountancy fees
575,000
Bad and doubtful debts
155,000
Rates and rent
410,000
Salaries and wages
1,700,000
(12,132,000)
Net loss
(2,956,000)

Additional information:
1
Insurance premiums include Sh.282,500 paid to insure Susan’s private car.
2
Legal fees include:

Sh.
Parking fines
150,000
Settling a dispute with a customer
102,500
Appeal against a tax assessment
62,500
Court expenses for breach of a contract
400,000
Preparation of tender documents 
235,000
3
Sundry expenses include:
Sh.
Interest charged on hire purchase 
425,000
Cash embezzled by the cashier
565,000
Registration of a trade mark
281,250
4
Repairs and maintenance comprised the following:
Sh.
Repair of furniture
22,500
Installation of surveillance cameras
812,500
Cost of office furniture
525,000
5
The partners took goods for personal use which had a cost price Sh.225,000. The gross profit margin was 20%, as recorded in partnership books of account.
6
The investment allowances were agreed with the revenue authority at Sh.1,475,000 during the year ended 31 December 2021.
7
Salaries and wages included salaries to partners as follows:
                       Sh.
Kamala      600,000
Susan        450,000
Kubasu      225,000

Required: 
(i) The adjusted partnership profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

(ii) Distribution schedule of the profit or loss computed in (c) (i) above


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April 2022

2 Questions
Question 3c
​ ​​John Wesonga is employed by Fadhili Ltd. as a Finance Manager. During the year of income 2021, he provided the following details relating to his income:

  1. Basic salary per month of Sh.182,500. Monthly PAYE deducted by the employer was Sh.47,200. 
  2. He lives in a house provided by the employer and Sh.35,000 per month is paid by the employer to the landlord for the house. The employer furnished the house at a cost of Sh.180,000. The employer deducted 5% of his basic monthly salary during the year to cater for the house rent. 
  3. He contributed Sh.15,000 per month to a registered pension scheme while the employer contributed Sh.10,000 for him per month towards the scheme. 
  4. He was reimbursed Sh.250,000 for medical expenses incurred during the year. The medical scheme only covers employees earning more than Sh.100,000 per month.
  5. He was given Sh.45,000 as per diem for attending a 5-day seminar at Mombasa. This amount was to cater for his accommodation and meals. 
  6. He has an education insurance policy for his children where he pays Sh.15,000 as premiums per month. 
  7. He is entitled to an annual bonus of 5% of his annual basic salary. This bonus was paid in December 2021. 
  8. Benefits provided to him by the employer during the year were as follows: 
Sh.
Commuter allowance
180,000
Meals
35,000
Residence telephone bills
60,000
Entertainment allowance
120,000

Required:
(i) Taxable income of John Wesonga for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) on the income computed in a (c) (i) above.


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Question 4c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Kalebu, Wekesa and Babu are in partnership trading as Kaweba Traders and sharing profit and loss equally. 

The partners have presented the following statement of profit and loss for the year ended 31 December 2021:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales
17,940,000
Opening stock
1,245,000
Purchases
9,887,000
Closing stock
(2,162,000)
(8,970,000)
Gross profit
8,970,000
Profit on sale of furniture
1,359,300
Insurance compensation for stolen car
713,000
Discount received
382,100
Farming income
192,050
Dividend income (net)
517,500
12,133,950
Less Expenses:
Mortgage interest
552,000
Furniture at cost
138,000
Depreciation
529,000
General expenses
3,243,000
Salaries and wages
4,357,000
Custom duty
209,300
Conveyance fee
195,500
Legal expenses
1,867,500
Repair and maintenance
2,070,000
Value Added Tax (VAT) paid
94,300
Interest on capital
959,100
Bank charges
138,000
Rent and rates
377,200
Auditing and accountancy fees
529,000
Motor vehicle expenses
486,220
Insurance premiums
441,600
(16,186,720)
Net loss
(4,052,770)

Additional information: 
1
Mortgage interest related to a partners residential house.
2
Insurance premiums include Sh.259,900 paid to insure Wekesa's private car. 
3
The investment allowances were agreed with the revenue authority at Sh.1,357,000 during the year ended 31 December 2021.
4
The partners took goods for personal use which have recorded as sales which had a cost price of Sh.207,000. The gross profit margin was 20%. 
5
Salaries and wages included:
Sh.
Kalebu
1,035,000
Wekesa
1,380,000
Babu
1,150,000

6

Interest on capital comprised:

Sh.
Kalebu
374,900
Wekesa
170,200
Babu
414,000

7

Legal fees included:

Sh.
Preparation of tender document
287,500
Parking fines paid to county government
138,000
Court charges for breach of contract
368,000
Appeal against tax assessment
75,000
Defending a partner in a local committee
216,200

8

General expenses included:

Sh.
Embezzlement by cashier
678,000
Registration of trademark
337,500
Office partition 
510,000
Directors' christmas party
575,000

9

Repairs and maintenance comprised of:

Sh.
New office tables
280,000
Laptops and computers
430,000
Fixing broken chairs and tables
116,000

Required: 
(i) Adjusted partnership statement of profit and loss for the year ended 31 December 2021. 

(ii) The allocation of profit or loss computed in (c) (i) above to each partner.


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Question 4b
​ ​ ​​Jessica and Mbatha established a partnership business sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2 respectively. The following is the income statement of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2020:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales
8,678,000
General bad debts reduction 
112,000
Unrealized foreign exchange gain
270,000
Capital gain on sale of shares
528,000
Recovery from insurance on stock stolen
480,000
Discount received
184,000
Dividends from Safari Cooperative Society
51,000
Total income
10,303,000
Less Expenses:
Purchases
4,263,000
Purchase of computers software
324,000
Partners salaries
1,296,000
Legal expenses
1,224,000
Repairs expenses
1,023,400
Rent and rates
366,900
Interest on loan
249,300
General expenses
964,000
Motor vehicles expenses
840,000
Insurance
280,800
Preliminary expenses
473,000
Directors fees
1,080,000
Audit and accountancy fees
142,000
Debenture interest
1,800,000
Travelling expenses
96,000
(14,422,400)
Net loss
(4,119,400)

Additional information: 
1
Purchases and sales were inclusive of value added tax at a rate of 16%.
2
Closing stock was valued at Sh. 1, 840,000 while opening stock was at 10% of sales net of value added tax. Both stocks were undervalued by 10%.

3

Legal expenses comprised:

Sh.
Legal fee on defense against alleged breach of trade contract
180,000
Legal fee on tax objection and appeals
164,800
Conveyance fees of business premises
72,400
Stamp duty
136,600
Negotiating a business loan
120,800
Recovery of bad debts
145,000
Signing a 100-year lease agreement
128,400
Purchase of partner’s private residence - Jessica
150,000
Legal fee on renewal of patents
126,000
1,224,000

4

Repairs expenses comprised:

Sh.
Purchase of furniture 
460,000
Installation of neon sign
260,000
Designing an office block
140,000
Cost of partitioning office block
141,000
Repainting of office block
22,400
1,023,400
5
General expenses included, impairment of patent rights Sh.144, 000, provision for general bad debts Sh.148, 000 and drawings of goods by partners Sh.568, 000.
6
 Interest on loan includes interest on partners’ capital of Sh.120, 000 which was shared according to profit and loss sharing ratio.

Required: 
Compute the total taxable income for each partner for the year ended 31 December 2020


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Question 3
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Mr. Japtheth Murunga is employed as a finance manager by Top Notch Ltd. He reported the following details on his income and that of his wife for the year ended 31 December 2020: 

1
He was entitled to a basic salary of Sh.2,500,000 per annum (PAYE Sh.250,000 per annum).
2
The employer provided him with a motor vehicle (2600 cc) which was leased from Unique Car Hire Services at Sh.32,000 per month. The cost of the vehicle was Sh.2800,000 in 2018
3
His annual mortgage repayment of Sh.576,000 (including interest of Sh.120,000) was paid by the employer. The loan was obtained from Absa Bank in 2019 for the purpose of constructing own residential house.
4
He was entitled to a bonus of Sh.120,000 per annum, The bonus for 2020 was however not paid until February 2021.
5
The· following deductions were made from his salary during the year:
5
Sh.
Life insurance premiums 
96,000
Subscription to Railway Golf Club
56,000
Subscription to accountants professional body
90,000
Contributions to registered pension scheme
300,000
6
During the year he received a dividend from Top Notch Ltd. of Sh.120, 000 (gross) since he holds 2% of the company’s share capital. The employer paid the Withholding tax on his behalf.
7
His wife Truphena Murunga works for a Taxation consultancy firm where she received a basic salary of Sh.80,000 per month. She is housed by the firm together with her family in a house where she contributes 3% of her basic pay as rent. She received the following additional benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020:
  • Subsistence allowance of Sh.6,000 per day. In total she worked out of the office station for 21 days in the year.
  • Medical allowance of Sh.10, 000 per month. The firm has a medical scheme for all senior managers.
  • She enrolled for a seminar on women empowerment in Kenya at Sh.120,000. 30% of this cost was met by the employer.
  • She received 10,000 shares from the company at a price of Sh.50 per share. The par value share is Sh.72 while the market price at the time was Sh.79 per share.
7
Her other income comprised:
Interest income: 
   Sh.
Housing development bonds 
200,000
Treasury bonds 
120,000
Century Ltd.
  85,000 (net)
Dividend income: Mapato Sacco Ltd. 
  95,000 (net)
Uwezo Co-operative Society
150,000 (Gross)
Rental income from residential property
290,000 per month
7
Reported farming income was Sh.48,000 after deducting own consumption of Sh.20,000 which was equivalent to 18% of total farm produce.
8
Mr. Japtheth and his wife have agreed that each files his or her returns to the revenue authority.

Required:
(a). Taxable income of Mr. Japtheth and his wife.

(b). Tax due on the income(s) computed in (a) above. 


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December 2021

2 Questions
Question 5c
​ ​ ​​Patah Plc started trading on 1 January 2020. The following is the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Sales (inclusive of VAT at 14%)
114,000
Cost of goods sold
(75,690)
Gross profit 
38,310
Decrease in provision for bad debts
480
Dividends froma subsidiary company (Net)
1,500
Rental income
1,460
Foreign exchange gains realised
240
Capital gain on sale of building
......390
42,380
Less expenses:
Salaries and wages
12,670
Subscriptions to trade association
120
Legal and professional fees
3,600
Audit fees
720
Donations to women welfare association
480
Estate management fees for rented property
136
Impairment of rental property
180
Purchase of furniture
124
Purchase of computers
150
Purchase of saloon car
3,400
Rent and rates
670
Advertisement expenses
1,380
(23,630)
Net profit
18,750

Additional information: 
1
Two thirds of the cost of goods sold comprised of purchases, which are overcast by 20%.

2

Salaries and wages include:

Sh."000"
Redundancy payments to former employees
4,800
Directors bonuses
1,960
Christmas party for directors' families
474
Directors allowances
360

3

Legal and professional fees comprised:

Sh."000"
Processing of title deeds for company piece of land
720
Registering of trade marks 
366
Renewal of 60-year lease
284
Negotiating a bank loan
460
Tax appeal against a tax assessment
188
Settling customer's dispute
320
Parking fines
360
Defending a director for breach of law
202
Instalment tax paid
...700
3,600
4
Audit fees include Sh. 124,000 for penalties for late filing oftax returns with the Revenue Authority.
5
Advertisement expenses comprise; bill board for Sh.380,000, Neon sign Sh.240.000 and Sh. 150,000 for hosting the company website.
6
Purchases figure includes the cost of a forklift amounting to Sh.720,000 which was also inflated by 20%
7
Investment allowances were agreed with the Commissioner for Revenue Authority at Sh.2.840.000.
8
The corporate tax rate during the year was 25%.

Required: 
(i) A statement of adjusted taxable profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) Тax liability and amount payable (if any) on or before 30 April 2021.


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Question 3b
​ ​ ​ ​​Alex Makali is an employee of Pengo Ltd. During the year of income 2020, he provided the following information to you to assist in filing of individual income tax returns: 

1
Basic salary of Sh. 144,600 per month net of PAYE tax of Sh. 19,600.
2
He was provided with a land cruiser whose accumulated depreciation as at January 2020 was Sh.130,000 while the net book value was Sh.1,600,000.
3
He was provided with a fully furnished house. The cost of the furniture was Sh.250,000. The house had a fixed telephone. The average telephone bill paid by the employer per month was Sh.6,000.
4
On 1 September 2020, he moved into his own house which he had acquired through a 15% mortgage loan of. Sh.4,000,000 on 1 May 2020.
5
He is a member of a home ownership saving plan where he had contributed Sh.4,800 per month towards the scheme up to 30 April 2020.
6
On 1 July 2020, he obtained a loan of Sh.2,400,000 from his employer at an interest rate of 7% per annum. During this period the Revenue Authority prescribed interest rate was 12% per annum.
7
He was out of his workstation in the month of August for 10 days on official duty. The company paid him an out-of-pocket allowance of Sh.4,800 per day.
8
His salary was increased with effect from I September 2020 by Sh.8,000 and back dated to 1 May 2020. 
9
The employer paid school fees for Alex Makali's children amounting to Sh.148.000. This expense was not taxed on the employer.
10
He is a member of a registered retirement pension scheme where he contributed Sh.30.000 per month towards the scheme. The employer contributed a similar amount. 
11
His other incomes included:
  • Dividends from Wali Cooperative net of tax of Sh.85,000.
  • Rent income Sh.280,000 net of purchase of furniture Sh.40,000 and cost of advertising vacant houses for Sh.24,000.
12
He secured a life insurance cover for his family of Sh.8,000 per month with effect from 1 October, 2020.

Required: 
(i) Total taxable income of Alex Makali for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) Tax liability (if any) from the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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August 2021

3 Questions
Question 3b
​ ​ ​​Maxwel Bewa was employed as an accountant by Okoa Micro-finance Ltd. on a three-year contract commencing on 1 April 2020. He has provided the following information relating to his employment income for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

  1. Basic salary of Sh.175,000 per month (PAYE Sh.48,000 per month) 
  2. He enjoyed free medical treatment under a senior employees medical scheme operated by the company, which was assessed at Sh.250,000 during the year. 
  3. He received goods worth Sh.140,000 from the company for personal use. 
  4. He was provided with a company car which had cost Sh.1,750,000. The car had a cc rating of 2,000 and it was under a maintenance plan where the company paid all operating costs of Sh.220,000 during the year. 
  5. He was provided with a furnished house in Alpha Estate where rent for similar houses was Sh.45,000 per month. The house had been furnished at a cost of Sh.850,000. 
  6. He was sponsored for a seminar on Accountancy by the employer at Sh.180,000, 10% of this cost was for private entertainment. 
  7. He contributes 5% of his basic pay to a registered pension scheme while the employer contributes an equal amount for him. 
  8. He employed a night watchman on 1 August 2020 at a monthly salary of Sh.25,000. The employer pays half of the monthly salary. 
  9. The employer paid Sh.320,000 as school fees for his children studying abroad on commencement of his employment contract. This amount was recovered from Bewa's income during the year. 
  10. He was nominated for an award of the employee of the year on 31 December 2020. This award carried a cash gift of Sh.250,000 and a bonus of Sh.180,000. 
  11. Life insurance premium paid for him by the employer for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020 was Sh.80,000. 
  12. As part of the terms of his employment, he was paid a holiday allowance of Sh.120,000 for his holiday to a foreign destination and back home. 

Required:
(i) Total taxable income of Maxwel Bewa for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) Tax liability (if any) from the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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Question 4a
​​The Finance Act, 2020 introduced a tax known as minimum tax which shall be payable regardless of whether a taxpayer will have taxable profits or not. 

With reference to the above statement, identify four types of income that are not subject to minimum tax.


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Question 5b
​ ​ ​​ Mazao Ranch Ltd. practices mixed farming and milk processing. 

The following is the company's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020:

Revenue:
Sh.
Sh.
Sale of milk
2,400,000
Sale of livestock
1,800,000
Sale of manure
540,000
Proceeds from sale of an old tractor
820,000
Discount received
180,000
5,740,000
Expenses:
General expenses
430,000
Construction of water tank
240,000
Vaccines for livestock
640,000
Loan repayment
350,000
Depreciation
180,000
Electricity and water
135,000
Conveyance fees
156,000
Construction of chicken sheds
480,000
Animal feeds
200,000
Salaries and wages
1,240,000
Bad debts provision
150,000
Repairs and maintenance
762,000
Professional fees 
620,000
(5,583,000)
Net profit
157,000

Additional information:
1
Farm works acquired on 1 July 2020 comprised the following:

Sh.
Granary
420,000
Labour quarters
1,200,000
Cowshed
160,000

2

General expenses include:

Sh.
Subscriptions to Farmers Association
96,000
Acquisition of a 50 year lease
180,000
Staff Christmas party
25,000
Parking fines
129,000

3

Repairs and maintenance comprise:

Sh.
Provision for fencing expenditure
145,000
Repairs to machinery
240,000
Other repairs
377,000
4
Professional fees include Sh.500,000 paid with regard to pursuing a dispute with the Revenue Authority's VAT department.
5
 Assume the corporate tax rate during the year was 25%. 

Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss of Mazao Ranch Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) on the profit or loss in (b) (i) above.


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May 2021

3 Questions
Question 3c
​ ​​Benson Kapila is the manager for Daity Ltd., a company incorporated in Kenya. He has approached you to assist him in filing income tax returns for the year of income 2020. He has provided the following details relating to his income during the year: 

1
Basic salary per month (Net of PAYE of Sh.18,600 per month) Sh.61,400.
2
He was provided with a house by the employer which was furnished at a cost of Sh.200,000.
3
He is a member of a registered retirement pension scheme. His monthly contribution was Sh.30,000. The employer contributed Sh.32,000 per month.
4
He was provided with a company car of 2000 cc whose cost as at 1 January 2019 was Sh.800,000.
5
He was given per diem of Sh.10,000 for five days he was out of work station on official duties in the month of June 2020.
6
He is a pensioner and received a monthly pension of Sh.35,000.
7
He is a member of home ownership savings plan (HOSP) where he contributed Sh.16,000 per month up to 30 September 2020. 
8
On 1 October 2020, he moved to his own house which he acquired through a 12% mortgage loan of Sh.3,600,000.
9
He has an education insurance policy for his children where he pays premiums of Sh.7,000 per month.
10
He enjoyed free company products during the year whose value was estimated at Sh.56,000.
11
The company gave him a 5% loan of Sh.2,000,000 on 1 December 2020 to assist in off-setting the mortgage loan. The market interest rate was at 12% per annum.
12
The company paid him monthly telephone allowance of Sh.5,000. 
13
His other incomes included:
  • Farming loss of Sh. 140,000.
  • Rental income (commercial building) Sh.96,000.
  • Dividends (net of tax) of Sh.47,600 from Hazita Cooperative Society.
  • Professional fees Sh.78,000.

Required: 
(i) Total taxable income for Benson Kapila for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) from the income computed under (c) (i) above.


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Question 4a
​ ​​Excel Communications Ltd. is the regional dealer and distributor of communications equipment. They have provided you with the following statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales
15,300,000
Closing inventory
2,000,000
Disposal gain on asset sold
180,000
Discount received
300,000
Compensation from insurance
105,000
17,885,000
Less: Expenses:
Purchases
9,000,000

Opening inventory
1,500,000
Repairs and maintenance
528,750
Rent and rates
93,750
Bad debts
311,250
Subscriptions and donations
37,500
Permits and licences
150,000
Depreciation
670,000
Office and distribution expenses
360,000
Travelling and transport
252,000
Legal fees
327,000
Accountancy fees
97,500
Disposal loss on assets
180,000
Discount allowed
200,000
Salaries and wages
1,500,000
Bank ledger fees
67,500
(15,275,250)
Net profit
2,609,750

Additional information: 
1
Insurance compensation is in relation to communications equipment stolen during the year while being shipped to a client. 
2
Office and distribution expenses comprise of the following:
Sh.
Club membership fee subscriptions for employees
135,000
Private expenditure of directors
102,000
3
10% of the rent and rates relates to directors' private residences.
4
Subscriptions and donations include:
Sh.
To the communications equipment traders association
22,500
To the Kenya Red Cross-donations
5,500
To the street children feeding program
9,500

37,500
5
Legal fees include the following:
Sh.
Renewal of lease -100 years
45,000
Staff employment contracts
60,000
Counterfeit equipment suit in the High Court
87,000
Debt collection
50,000
6
Capital deductions have been agreed at Sh.645,000 with the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes.
7
Bad debts include an increase in general provision for bad debts of Sh.21,250.
8
Salaries and wages include directors emoluments of Sh.500,000.
9
Repairs and maintenance includes the cost of erecting a signboard outside the dealership shop of Sh.28,750.

Required: 
(i) Excel Communications Ltd. taxable profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) The tax payable (if any) on the profit or loss computed in (a) (i) above.


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Question 5c
​ ​ ​​Mark and Wanguh are in a trading partnership operating as Mawah Enterprises and sharing profits or losses in the ratio of 2:3 respectively. 

The following statement of profit or loss was prepared by the business for the year ended 31 December 2020:

Mawah Enterprises
Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020
Sh.
Sh.
Gross sales
2,736,000
Unrealised foreign exchange gain
16,000
Insurance recovery on stolen good
300,000
Overprovision for bad debts
34,000
Dividends from Haki Cooperative Society
42,500
Interest on drawings
45,000
3,173,500
Less expenses:
General expenses
324,000
Legal expenses
678,600
Salaries to partners
450,000
Drawings by partners
100,000
Commission to partners
180,000
Interest on partners' capital
250,000
Purchase of furniture
96,000
Donations to poverty commission
64,000
Construction of fire exit
36,400
(2,179,000)
Net profit
994.500

Additional information: 
1
Gross sales include VAT at 14%. In addition, 10% of sales before VAT represents closing stock. The stock had been overstated by 20%.
2
The amounts due to partners are to be apportioned according to profit or loss sharing ratios.
3
General expenses comprise:
Sh.
Partition of business premises
64,000
Debt collection expenses
36,000
Purchase of office stationery
14,000
Cash embezzled by partner's wife
48,000
Bad debts written off
24,800
Business premises rent
31,200
Salaries to employees
106,000
324,000
4
Legal expenses include:
Sh.
Acquisition of patent rights
24,800
Drafting of sales agreement
34,200
Negotiating sales contract
60,000
Defending the business against trade dispute
42,600
Mortgage interest for Mark
140,000
Defending partners against wrong tax assessment
94,600
Conveyance fees for business premises
125,800
Tax consultancy fees
72,500
5
The purchases represent 40% of the gross sales figure Sh.2,736,000. The purchases had been understated by 25% and were omitted from the income statement. 

Required: 
(i) Adjusted partnership statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

(ii) The allocation of profit or loss computed in (c) (i) above to each partner.


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November 2020

4 Questions
Question 3a
​​Propose three administrative challenges that the revenue authority or similar body in your country might face in the taxation of a digital economy.


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Shirley Kaniny has been in employment as a domestic servant. Her employer works for an international organisation in the city. He had her registered and issued with a personal identification number (PIN) by the revenue authority. 

Details of her earnings for the year ended 31 December 2019 were as follows:

  1. She is paid a basic salary of Sh.42,000 net of PAYE Sh.14,000 per month. 
  2. Owing to the hands-on nature of her job, she is provided with accommodation in the employer's house. The house is a fully furnished five-bedroom bungalow with its own compound and a swimming pool. Similar houses have a rental value of Sh.200,000 per month. 
  3. The house above was furnished at a cost of Sh.6,000,000. 
  4. She is paid a house allowance of Sh.15,000 per month even though she is provided with accommodation. 
  5. Shirley Kaniny contributes Sh.9,000 per month towards a home ownership savings plan (HOSP) with her employer contributing Sh.10,000 per month on her behalf to the same plan.
  6. She contributes Sh.8,000 per month towards a life assurance policy, with the employer making similar contribution for her towards the life assurance policy. 
  7. During the year, she was paid a bonus of Sh.280,000 on account of her diligence. 
  8. The employer grants her one day of rest every calendar week and pays her Sh.1,000 that off-day except for the four weeks of February when she proceeds on annual leave with full pay. 
  9. The employer agreed to sponsor her to further her education at a business college for six months. He paid the Sh.180,000 tuition fee on her enrolment. 
  10. She is provided with a car by the employer to use for her private business and a designated driver. This is a 1500cc saloon car that had cost Sh.1,500,000 when it was purchased in year 2016. The driver is paid Sh.24,000 per month. 
  11. She received dividend amounting to Sh.24,000 net from Lucky SACCO. 
    - Assume a 52 weeks year.

Required: 
(i) Taxable income of Shirley Kaniny for the year ended 31 December 2019. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) from the income computed in (b) (i) above.


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Question 4a
​ ​ ​​Explain the treatment of the following in taxation: 

(i) Tax losses.

(ii) Capital losses.


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Question 5c
​ ​​​​Albert and Philip are in a partnership trading as Alpha Enterprises. They share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2 for Albert and Philip respectively after charging 10% as interest on this capital contributions. 

The partners provided the following income statement for the year ended 31 December 2019:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Income:
Gross profits
7,500
Interest and drawings
150
Discount received
112
Rental income
700
Profit on sale of old lorry 
390
8,852
Expenses:
Impairment loss
340
Insurance and interest
490
Rent and rates
810
Deprecation
263
Commission to Philip
440
Purchase of saloon car
3,500
Legal fees
670
VAT paid
1,200
Repairs to rental property
510
Salaries and wages
1,760
Medical expenses
978
(10,961)
Net loss
(2,109

Additional information: 
1
The partners' capital contributions were Sh.3,000,000 and Sh.1,800,000 for Albert and Philip respectively. 
2
Salaries and wages include Sh.220,000 and Sh.180,000 paid to Albert and Philip respectively during the year. 
3
Legal fees is made up of the following: 
3
Sh.
Renewal of 15 year lease contract
200,000
Securing a bank overdraft
95,000
Defending Philip for breach of contract
180,000
Parking fines
50,000
Handling tax disputes
80,000
Collection of outstanding customers debts
65,000
670,000
4
Partners' interest on capital was included in the insurance and interest expenses.
6
Half of the medical expenses relates to the medical bills paid for Albert during the year. The partnership has no medical scheme.
7
40% of rent and rates relates to amount paid to county government as rates in relation to the partner's own residential houses. 
8
The interest on drawings relates to the partners drawings during the year and should be apportioned according to their profit and loss sharing ratio.

Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2019. 

(ii) Allocation schedule of profit or loss calculated in (c) (i) above.


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November 2019

3 Questions
Question 3b
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Suleiman Kombo is employed as the Managing Director of Utamu Distributors Ltd., a tax exempt company. During the year ended 31 December 2018, he presented the following information:
 
1
His basic salary was Sh.120,000 per month (PAYE Sh. 48,000 per month).
2
He was provided with lunch by the employer from 1 August 2018 of Sh.4,800 per month.
3
He was provided with a fully furnished house fitted with water and electricity. The employer paid a monthly rent of Sh.45,000. He was deducted 10% of his basic monthly salary for rent. The cost of furniture was Sh.300,000 while the monthly electricity and water bills was Sh.3,500 and Sh.2,800 respectively.
4
The company paid for him life insurance premiums of Sh.6,000 per month for each member of his household from 1 September 2018. He had included himself, his wife and their son in the insurance policy.
5
He contributed 10% of his monthly pay towards a registered pension scheme while the employer contributed 15% of his basic pay towards the same scheme. 
6
He enjoyed free medical treatment under a medical scheme operated by the company for all employees. His medical expenses were assessed at Sh.150,000 during the year.
7
During the year the company paid a total of Sh.35,000 as school fees for his son studying in a County School. This amount was not included in the company's income statement during the year.
8
On 1 August 2018, the company provided him with the following:
-  A Land Rover which was acquired at a cost of Sh.1,800,000 with an engine capacity of 3,000сc.
-  A gardener and a night watchman whose monthly salaries was Sh.12,500 and Sh.15,000 respectively. 
9
He invested in real estate and earned a net rental income of Sh.72,000 after deducting the following expenditure:
Sh.
Caretaker's wages
120,000
Fencing
  40,000
Loan repayment
320,000
Insurance rent and rates
  48,000
Partitions
  60,000
Capital allowances
  22,000
Gross rental withholding tax paid
  68,200
10
He received net dividends of Sh.42,500 from Maziwa Co-operative Society during the year.

Required:
(i) Total taxable income for Suleiman Kombo for the year ended 31 December 2018. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) from the income computed in (b) (i) above. 

(iii) Comment on any information not used in your computations under (b) (i) above.


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Question 4b
​ ​​The following information has been extracted from the records of LathermanCo. Ltd. who are regional suppliers of electronic equipment and appliances, for the year ended 31 December 2018:

Sh.
Operating profit before tax and other income
3,800,000
Investment income
849,500
Leasing of electronic equipment
50,000
Rental income
346,000

Additional information is provided as follows:
1
Investment income comprises of the following:
Sh.
Interest income:
Post Bank (K) Ltd.
138,000
Fixed deposit accounts with Luanda Bank
246,500 (Net)
Savings accounts
170,000 (Net)
200,000 (Gross)
95,000 (Net)
849,500
2
Rental income is arrived at after deducting the following expenses among others:
Sh.
Mortgage interest on property
10,000
Purchase of water meters
28,000
Caretaker's salary
36,000
Replacing iron sheet roofing with the tile roofing
120,000
Withholding tax on rental income
60,000
3
The following expenses were considered before arriving at the operating profit before tax and other income:
Sh.
Salaries and wages
840,000
Retirement fund contribution (with Sh.80,000 to registered funds)
150,000
Depreciation
400,000
Bank interest
180,000
Provision for bad debts
10,000
Legal and professional fees
108,000
Repairs and maintenance
40,000
Sundry expenses
150,000
Donations
150,000
Compensation
92,000
Instalment tax paid for the previous year
900,000
Construction of the watchmen's booth at the gate 
240,000

4
Salaries and wages comprised: Directors allowances Sh.300,000, director's watchmen salary Sh.40,000 and salaries to other staff Sh.500,000.
5
Bank interest includes that of an overdraft taken by a senior manager of Sh.40,000, on the managing director's residential house mortgage Sh.60,000 and the rest on bank loan.
6
Provision for bad debts is made up as follows:
Sh.
Sh.
Bad debts written off: Customers
10,000
Balance brought forward: 3% of accounts receivable
8,000
                                   Staff
14,000
Balance brought forward: Specific bad debts
30,000
Balance carried down:
2% of accounts receivable
9,000
 Bad debts recovered
5,000
Specific bad debts
20,000
Income statement
10,000
53,000
53,000
7
Legal and professional fees comprise:

Collection of trade debts
Sh.
20,000
Renewal of lease (99 years)
3,000
Accounting fee
35,000
Auditing fee
15,000
Tax appeal
30,000
Staff loan collection
5,000
108,000

Auditing fee relates to an enquiry by the Revenue Authority which revealed discrepancies that led to higher tax liability and penalties.
8
Sundry expenses constitute staff Christmas party Sh.17,000, tax penalty for late filing Sh.3,000, school fees Sh.40,000 and other allowable expenses of Sh.90,000. School fees was for a director's son and the company agreed not to debit it in the income statement.
9
Donations were to the County Governor's political campaign kitty.
10
Compensation was to a staff member who had not been issued with safety equipment and uniform as he carried out work at a client's premise leading to him being badly injured.
  
Required: 
The adjusted taxable income of Latherman Co. Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2018.


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Question 5c
​​ Teddy, Racheal and Michael are partners trading under the name Teram Enterprises. They share profits and losses in the ratio of 4:3:3. The partners have presented the following income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018:

Sh.
Salaries and wages
280,000
Gross profit
2,300,000
Rent, rates and taxes
150,000
Miscellaneous income
150,000
Office expenses
204,000
Discounts
80,000
Printing and stationery
64,000
Farming income
132,000
Instalment tax paid
45,000
Profit on sale of shares
100,000
Advertising
73,000
Interest on deposits
120,000
Interest on capital:
      Teddy
60,000
      Racheal
70,000
      Michael
80,000
Michael
Commission to partners:
      Teddy
45,000
      Michael
35,000
Depreciation
92,000
Bad debts
68,000
General expenses
99,000
Donation to famine relief
100,000
General reserve
120,000
Local taxes on property
12,000
Electricity
46,000
Showroom expenses
117,000
Net profit
1,040,000
2,882,000
2,882,000

Additional information:
1. It has been the firm's practice to value the stocks at the cost price, however, the closing stock amounting to Sh.180,000 was valued based on net realisable value which is 10% less of its cost price. 

2. Salaries and wages include salaries amounting to Sh.40,000 paid to Racheal. 

3. Advertising includes Sh.10,000 spent on advertising campaign to introduce a new product in the market. 

4. Legal fees include a sum of Sh.12,000 paid as parking fine and penalty to the county government. 

5. Capital allowances have been agreed with the Commissioner of Income Tax at Sh.90,000. 

6. Teddy's other income includes Sh.120,000 consultancy fee. He has brought forward partnership business loss of Sh.135,000 from the assessment of the year of income 2017. 

7. Racheal has income of Sh.200,000 from bet winnings. She has brought forward partnership business loss of Sh.135,000 from assessment of the year of income 2017. 

Required: 
(i) Taxable profit or loss of the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2018. 

(ii) Allocation schedule of profit or loss calculated in (c) (i) above. 

(iii) Total taxable income of each of the partners for the year of income 2018.


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May 2019

5 Questions
Question 4a
​​Pareto Ltd. has provided the following income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018:

Income:
Sh.
Sh.
Gross profit
6,290,000
Dividends (net)
675,000
Foreign exchange gain
175,000
Rent received (commercial building)
580,000
Interest received from Fahari Bank Ltd. (net)
289,000
Bad debts recovered
370,000
Insurance claim 
785,000
Profit on sale of equipment
88,000
Sale of debentures
4,200,000
7,162,000
13,452,000
Less expenses:
Salaries and wages 
1,450,000
Increase in provision for bad and doubtful debts
145,000
Contribution to N.S.S.F.
78,000
Advertising
710,000
Stationery
400,000
Depreciation
280,000
Subscriptions
1,140,000
Trading loss
390,000
Interest
760,000
Transport
150,000
Legal costs
365,000
(5,868,000)
7,584,000

Additional information:
1
Dividends comprise:
Sh.
Sh.
Dividends from Beta Ltd.
505,000
Dividends from Bona Cooperative Society
170,000
2
Foreign exchange gain comprise:
Amount of realised foreign exchange gain
125,000
Amount of unrealised foreign exchange gain
50,000
3
 Bad debts recovered related to:
Bad debts on sale of furniture
130,000
Bad debts on credit sale of goods
240,000
4
Insurance claim related to:
Insurance compensation on loss of profit
380,000
Insurance claim on loss of motor vehicle
405,000
5
Advertising comprise:
Advertising through daily newspapers
280,000
Advertising on passenger sheds at bus stops
230,000
6
Subscriptions related to:
Annual subscription fee to chamber of commerce and industry
530,000
Subscriptions to employees' sports club

610,000
7
Interest comprise:
Interest on debentures
580,000
Interest on loan acquired to build commercial rental houses
110,000
Interest on money borrowed to pay tax and penalties
70,000
8
Legal costs comprise:
Appeal to tax tribunal

155,000
Defending business property rights

120,000
Registration of lease agreement (100 years)
90,000
9
Capital allowances were agreed with the commissioner of revenue authority at Sh.960,000.

Required:
Adjusted taxable income or loss for Pareto Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2018.


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Question 3b
​​Loki Marete purchased an old building for Sh.2,400,000. The legal cost incurred on transfer was Sh.180,000 and the cost of valuation was Sh.160,000. Other costs included replacement of roof of the building at a cost of Sh.360,000 and cost of sewerage system Sh.78,000. The commissioner. accepted accumulated industrial building deduction at Sh.282,000. The building was later sold for Sh.5,840,000 after advertising several times in the newspaper at a cost of Sh.246,000. 

Required: 
The capital gain tax payable by Loki Marete in respect to disposal of the building.


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Question 5c
​​Soi and Timothy are brothers engaged in commercial farming. They have been running Mazao Farm as a partnership sharing profits and losses equally. 

The following is Mazao Farm's income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018:

Income:
Sh.
Sh.
Sale of fruits
1,050,000
Sale of livestock
1,550,000
Profit on sale of tractor
45,000
Sale of milk
480,000
Insurance claim
510,000
Discount received
80,000
Sale of manure
170,000
Interest received
90,000
Rental income
200,000
4,175,000
Less expenses:
Salaries
540,000
Transport
70,000
Drawings: Soi
350,000
                 Timothy
460,000
Fertilizers
510,000
Construction of gabion 
120,000
Purchase of milking machine
200,000
Subscriptions to agricultural research institute
155,000
Interest
480,000
Mulching
60,000
Fuel
140,000
Rates
30,000
Presumptive tax
45,000
Legal costs
80,000
Wages
620,000
Clearing land for planting fruits
210,000
Depreciation
15,000
Repairs and maintenance
54,000
(4,139,000)
36,000

Additional information:
1
Sale of fruits and sale of milk include own consumption of Sh.30,000 and Sh.50,000 for Soi and Timothy respectively.
2
Interest received relates to interest earned from Kenya Post Office Savings Bank (Postbank).
3
Insurance claim is in connection with a partial destruction of the farm house.
4
Salaries relate to salaries paid to partners as follows:
                         Sh.
Soi.              240,000
Timothy        300,000
5
Rates relate to the rental income from commercial building.
6
Interest expense include interest on capital to partners as follows:
                      Sh.
Soi            105,000
Timothy     125,000
7
 Legal costs related to:
 
Sh.
Tax appeal
35,000
Recovery of bad debts
22,000
Defending Soi for breach of contract
23,000
8
 The following farm works were constructed and put to use on 1 July 2018:
                                     Sh.
Silo                          40,000
Irrigation network    75,000
Cattle dip               150,000
9
Interest on drawings was charged at the rate of 10%.

Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2018.

(ii) A schedule showing the distribution of the partner's profit or loss computed in (c)(i) above.


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Question 4b
​​Sawa Industries Ltd. manufactures personal hygiene soaps and related products. The company started operations on 1 April 2018 after incurring the following expenditure:

Sh.
Factory building
5,200,000
Processing machinery
2,400,000
Furniture and fittings 
980,000
Godown
1,800,000
Water pump
360,000
Motor vehicle (saloon)
1,600,000
Computers
450,000
Drainage system
320,000
Staff canteen
960,000

Additional information:
1
On 1 May 2018, the company imported a forklift for Sh.1,200,000 before VAT at the rate of 16% and import duty at 25%
2
A sports pavilion was constructed and utilised with effect from 1 October 2018. The total construction cost was sh 650,000
3
A borehole was drilled at a cost of Sh.680,000 and utilised with effect from 1 November 2018.
4
On 2 December 2018, the company acquired the following additional assets:
Sh.
Photocopier
180,000
Pick-up
1,900,000
Cash registers
120,000
Conveyor belts 
780,000
Fax machine
200,000
Office cabinets (wooden)
160,000
Boilers
920,000
5
The saloon car was disposed of for Sh.1,200,000 in October 2018 and replaced with a delivery van costing Sh.1,500,000.
6
 Labour quarters were constructed at a cost of Sh.2,600,000 and the employees moved in the houses on 1 October 2018.

Required: 
Capital allowances due to Sawa Industries Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2018.


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Question 3c
​​Halima Ali is a resident individual employed as a finance manager at Motech International Ltd. 

She provided the following information relating to her income for the year ended 31 December 2018:

1
Her employment contract indicated the following:
Sh.
Basic monthly salary
250,000
Monthly hardship allowance
45,000
Monthly responsibility allowance
50,000
Monthly commuter allowance
25,000
2
During the year, she received Sh.90,000 as a bonus for the previous years' reported profits.
3
She made a donation of Sh.50,000 to the National Kidney Fund during the year.
4
She was provided with a fully furnished apartment by the employer. The employer paid a monthly rent of Sh.80,000 and the cost of furniture was Sh.320,000.
5
The employer paid her monthly medical insurance premiums of Sh.5,000 during the year.
6
PAYE deducted from her monthly salary was Sh.68,000.
7
The company provided her with a 2,500cc saloon car on 1 October 2018 for official and private use. The car had been purchased for Sh.1,800,000.
8
She contributed Sh.15,000 per month towards a registered pension scheme.
9
She obtained a mortgage loan for the purpose of constructing her residential house from the National Savings Bank. The loan amount was Sh.4,000,000 with a monthly repayment of Sh.232,000. During the year, the total interest paid on the loan was Sh.144,000.
10
The company has a medical scheme for its managers. She was reimbursed Sh.380,000 during the year respect of medical bills.
11
During the year, she was voted as the best employee and the company rewarded her with a cash of Sh.60,000.
12
The company paid her son's college fees amounting to Sh.120,000 during the year. This amount was treated as an allowable expense in the company's books of account.
 
Required: 
(i) Taxable income of Halima Ali for the year ended 31 December 2018. 

(ii) Tax liability (if any) from the income computed in (c)(i) above.


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November 2018

3 Questions
Question 3b
​​Beckham Atondo retired as a marketing manager from Bright Insurance Company Limited on 30 September 2017 after serving the company for 20 years and received a lumpsum pension of Sh.1,580,000. 

He has provided the following information on his employment and other income for the year ended 31 December 2017:

1
Basic salary and other allowances:

Sh.
o  Basic salary per month
160,000 (Monthly PAYE Sh.42,000)
o  Monthly responsibility allowance
42,000
o  Bonus paid in June 2017
250,000
o  Monthly risk allowance
35,000
2
During his employment, the company paid his monthly electricity, water and telephone bills averaging Sh.22,000, Sh.18,500 and Sh.16,000 respectively.
3
The company paid Sh.320,000 to cover for Atondo's family life insurance premiums during his employment period in the year ended 31 December 2017. 
4
He contributed Sh.18,000 per month towards a registered Home Ownership Saving Plan (HOSP) during his employment period at Bright Insurance Company. 
5
In October 2017, he invested half of his pension income in a taxi services business. His records from the taxi services business indicated a net profit of Sh.120,000.
The following expenses had been charged in the books during the three month period for year ended 31 December 2017 relating to the taxi business: 
Sh.
Repairs and maintenance
180,000
Depreciation
60,000
Fuels and lubricants
240,000
Parking fines
42,000
Driver's salaries
64,000
General provision for bad debts
26,000
Licences and registration
60,000
Replacement of car engine
260,000
Motor vehicle inspection 
25,000

Required:
(i) Taxable income of Beckham Atondo for the year ended 31 December 2017. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) from the income computed in (b)(i) above.


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Question 4c
​​Benard, Cosmas and Korrir are partners, operating a chain of retail shops. They share profits or losses in the ratio 2:2:1 respectively. During the year ended 31 December 2017, the partners reported a loss of Sh.2,542,000 after deducting the following:

Interest on capital:
Sh.
    Benard
135,000
    Cosmas
135,000
    Korrir
215,000
Salaries to partners:
    Benard
400,000
    Cosmas
320,000
    Korrir
576,000
Motor vehicle repairs
526,000
General repairs and maintenance
120,000
Office and Sundry expenses
260,000
Goodwill impairment
340,000
Loss on disposal of motor vehicle
385,000
Postage and telephone
180,000
Water and electricity
146,000
Subscription to Wananchi Golf Club
105,000
Donations
240,000
Bad debts written off
346,000
Rent, rates and licences
180,000
Accountancy services
325,000
Depreciation
845,000
Purchase of pickup
1,500,000
Transport cost
340,000
Insurance of motor vehicles
520,000

Additional information:
1
 Office and sundry expenses included cost of office cabinet of Sh.90,000.
2
Transport cost included Sh.10,000 per month relating to personal use.
3
Provision for bad and doubtful debts account:
Sh.
Sh.
Bad debts
246,000
General (brought forward)
330,000
Specific (carried forward)
192,000
Specific (brought forward)
152,000
General (carried forward)
390,000
Profit and loss account
346,000
828,000
828,000
4
Wear and tear allowances agreed with the Commissioner amounted to Sh.1,236,000.
5
Included in general repairs and maintenance is Sh.80,000 paid for the year 2018.

Required:
(i) The adjusted partnership profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2017. 

(ii) Distribution schedule of the profit or loss calculated in (c)(i) above.


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Question 5a
​​State four conditions that must be fulfilled for donations to be allowable deduction for tax purposes.


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May 2018

4 Questions
Question 5b
​​ Argue four cases against capital gains tax or equivalent tax in your country.


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Question 3c
​ ​​ Bonface Huka is a resident individual and a qualified pharmacist who has been employed by Sawa Hospital since his early retirement from the public service in 2016.

The following details were availed to you in respect of his earnings for the year ended 31 December 2017: 

1.    He received a monthly basic salary of Sh.184,000 from Sawa Hospital. Additional one month's basic salary was paid to him in December 2017 as a bonus. PAYE deducted during the year was Sh.897,600. 

2.    Pension received from the public service was Sh.540,000 as a lumpsum amount.

3.    A commission of Sh.199,000 was paid to him for the promotion of drugs under identified brands during the year. 

4.    During the year, he was sent to Mombasa for a four day medical conference and was paid daily subsistence allowance of Sh.18,000 by the hospital. 

5.    He has a fixed deposit account of Sh.1,500,000 at the Broad Bank Ltd. from which he received an interest of Sh.105,000 during the year. 

6.    He has a life insurance policy where he contributes 40% of the premiums, while the employer contributes 60%. Annual premiums as per the insurance policy during the year was Sh.460,000. 

7.    He was provided with a saloon car of 2000 cc by the hospital for personal and official duties on I July 2017. The saloon car had an initial cost of Sh.2,800,000. 

8.    The hospital has a medical cover for all staff. He was entitled to a maximum cover of Sh.180,000 per annum while he utilised Sh.74,000 on medical bills during the year. 

9.    During the year, he was provided with a house. The market value of the house was Sh.120,000 per month and he contributed Sh.20,000 per month as nominal rent. 

10.  During the year, the hospital settled his bills as follows: telephone Sh.68,000, water Sh18,200 and electricity Sh.24,600. 

11.  The hospital contributed 5% of his basic salary towards a registered pension scheme while he contributed an equal amount to the scheme.

12.  The hospital paid subscription fees on his behalf to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board amounting to during the year.

13.  He was reimbursed private entertainment expenses of Sh.120,000 by the hospital during the year.

Required:
 (i) Taxable income for Bonface Huka for the year ended 31 December 2017. 

(ii) Tax payable (if any) on the income computed in (c)(i) above.


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Question 5c
​​Chege and Telek have been partners trading as Chetel Traders. On 1 September 2017, they admitted Lopez in the business and changed the partnership name to Chetelop Traders. Prior to the admission of Lopez, the profit and loss sharing ratio was 2:3 between Chege and Telek respectively. However, with the admission of Lopez, they revised the profit and loss sharing ratio to 2:3:1 for Chege, Telek and Lopez respectively. 

The partners have presented the following income statement for the year ended 31 December 2017:

Income
Sh.
Sh.
Gross profit
4,500,000
Foreign exchange gain
234,000
Interest on bank deposit (net)
90,000
Insurance compensation for stolen vehicle
300,000
Profit on disposal of computers
160,000
5,284,000
Expenditure
General expenses
2,625,000
Salaries and wages 
1,800,000
Interest on capital: Chege
120,000
                              Telek
105,000
                              Lopez
22,500
Legal expenses
365,625
Loss on sale of assets
11,400
Stamp duty on lease agreements
6,120
Licenses and permits 
10,800
Subscriptions to trade association
42,000
Conveyance fees
112,500
Rent and rates
180,000
Mortgage interest
180,000
Repairs on computers
45,000
Furniture purchased (cost)
63,000
Bank charges
60,000
Repair and maintenance
560,000
Bad and doubtful debts
123,750
Depreciation
193,400
(6,626,095)
Net profit (loss)
1,342,095

Additional information:
1
General expenses comprise:
Sh.
Embezzlement by a cashier
900,000
Staff christmas party
600,000
Replacement of car engine
105,000
Partition of an office
450,000
Partners private insurance policy
570,000
2
Salaries and wages include Sh.525,000, Sh.600,000 and Sh.235,000 paid to Chege, Telek and Lopez respectively. 
3
Mortgage interest relates to a partner's residential house.
4
Assume that the income accrued evenly throughout the year.
5
Legal expenses comprise:
Sh.
Parking fines paid to county government
11,400
Legal fees for breach of contract
150,000
Drafting a tender document
13,500
Drafting a lease agreement (100 years)
6,750
Defending a partner in a tax case
9,000
Legal cost of debt collection 
174,975
6
Repair and maintenance costs comprise:
Sh.
Purchase of weighing scale
252,000
Installation of CCTV cameras
224,000
Fixing a leaking roof
84,000
7
Bad and doubtful debts comprise:
Sh.
Specific bad debts
74,250
General provision
49,500
8
Capital allowance was agreed with the commissioner of revenue authority at Sh.260,800.

Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss for the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2017. 

(ii) Allocation of profit or loss to the partners.


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Question 4a
​ ​​The following information was extracted from the books of Fanaka Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2017:

Sh
Sales
4,800,000
Purchases
1,100,000
Bad debts recovered 
540,000
Rent received (commercial premises)
280,000
Dividends received (Mkopo Ltd.) 
100,000
(net)
Interest received (Hekima Bank Ltd.)
340,000
(net)
Discount allowed
54,000
Discount received
133,000
Salaries
960,000
Electricity
180,000
Advertising
395,000
Provision for bad debts
45,000
Subscriptions to a trade association
65,000
Audit fees
168,000
Legal fees
139,500
Car hire expenses
420,000
Purchase of machinery
1,600,000
Loss of stock
530,000
Installation of machinery
42,000
Foreign exchange gain (realised)
232,000
Donations to a political party
1,050,000
General expenses
52,000

Additional information:
1
Opening stock and closing stock were valued at Sh.912,000 and Sh.840,000 respectively.
2
Included in the sales figure was a sale of Sh.928,000 that was inclusive of VAT at the rate of 16%, while the other sales were recorded net of VAT.
3
Advertising includes an amount of Sh.195,000 spent in the erection of a bill board.
4
Loss of stock includes Sh.120,000 relating to insured stock.
5
Two thirds of the bad debts recovered relate to bad debts which were previously written off from the company's books.
6
Legal fees relate to the following:
Sh.
Conveyance of land
42,000
Trade dispute
27,000
Breach of contract
36,500
Preparation of employment contracts
34,000

Required: 
Adjusted taxable income for Fanaka Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2017.


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November 2017

3 Questions
Question 5c
​​Kayla and Lucas are in partnership operating a mini supermarket as Kaylu Traders and sharing profits or losses in the ratio of 2:3 respectively. The following is the income statement of the partnership business for the year ended 31 December 2016:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Sales
31,200
Less: Cost of sales
Opening stock
9,900
Purchases
17,100
Closing stock
(6,200)
(20,800)
Gross profit
10,400
Add: Other income
VAT refund
110
Dividend income (net)
600
Profit on disposal of furniture
1,576
Discount received
440
Rental income
1,917
15,043
Less: Expenses
Insurance premiums
512
Legal fees
1,660
Depreciation
614
Repairs and maintenance
2,400
VAT paid
250
Interest on capital: Kayla
235
                              Lucas
197
Sundry expenses
2,883
Motor vehicles expenses
564
Custom duty
243
Auditing expenses
613
Bad and doubtful debts
165
Rent and rates
437
Salaries and wages
1,574
(12,547)
Net income
2,496

Additional information:
1
Both opening stock and closing stock were overcasted by 20%.
2
Insurance premiums include Sh.301,000 paid to insure Kayla's private car.
3
Legal fees include:
3
Legal fees include:
Sh.
Parking fines
160,000
Settling a dispute with a customer
109.000
Appeal against a tax assessment
67.000
Court expenses for breach of a contract
426.600
Preparation of tender documents
250,700
4
Sundry expenses include:
Sh.
Interest charged on hire purchase
453,000
Cash embezzled by the cashier
602,000
Registration of a trade mark
300,000
5
Repair and maintenance comprised:
Sh.
Fixing a broken door
24,000
Installation of CCTV cameras
867,000
Purchase of furniture
560,000
6
Salaries and wages included salaries to Kayla and Lucas of Sh.640,000 and Sh.480,000 respectively.
7
The partners took goods for personal use which had a cost price of Sh.240,000. The gross profit margin was 20%. 
8
 Bad and doubtful debts include:

Sh.
Specific provision for bad debts
99,000
Provision for general bad debts
66,000
9
Capital allowances were agreed with the commission of revenue authority at Sh.1,574,000.

Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss for the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2016. 

(ii) A schedule showing the distribution of the partner's profit or loss computed in (c) (i) above.


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Question 4b
​ ​​Baraka Ltd. has provided the following income statement for the year ended 31 December 2016:

Income
Sh.
Sh.
Sales
1,920,000
Foreign exchange gain realised
620,000
Proceeds from sale of old machinery
120,000
Discount received
136,000
2,796,000
Expenditure
Interest on loan
220,000
Stationery
180,000
Loan repayment
460,000
Legal fees
380,000
Depreciation
150,000
Directors emoluments
360,000
Dividends
980,000
Audit fees
280,000
General expenses
840,000
Bad debts
96,000
Provision for income tax
120,000
4,066,000
Net loss
(1,270,000)

Additional information:
1
Audit fees include Sh.100,000 for auditing a subsidiary company and Sh.80,000 for the preparation revised accounts.
2
Legal fees include:
Sh.
Drafting a lease agreement (99 years)
80,000
Breach of contract
180,000
VAT penalties
64,000
Legal cost of debt collection
56,000
3
General expenses comprise:
Office partitions 
120,000
Staff Christmas party
250,000
Embezzlement by cashier
60,000
Staff catering costs
220,000
Stamp duty on land transfer
190,000
4
Bad debts represented the general provision as at the end of the year.
5
Capital allowances were agreed with the commissioner of revenue authority at Sh.220,000 for the year.

Required:
Adjusted taxable income for Baraka Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2016.


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Question 3b
​​Nelly Zuriya is employed by Chakaranda Limited as the procurement manager. She has provided the following details relating to her income for the year ended 31 December 2016:
 
1
Basic salary Sh.165,000 per month (net of PAYE Sh.35,000 per month).
2
She is a registered member of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) and has been issued with a certificate of exemption by the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes.
3
The employer pays her a house allowance of Sh.40,000 per month. She utilises this amount to rent a house from Jibril Properties Agency for Sh.30,000 per month. 
4
Nelly Zuriya has entered into an agreement with Nyumbani Medical Centre (NMC) for her personalised home care under which she pays Sh.18,000 per month. Under the agreement, NMC sends a therapist two times each week to her home. She provided documentary evidence to the Commissioner's satisfaction.
5
Chakaranda Ltd. pays Sh.28,000 each month to Beta Insurance Ltd. for Nelly's medical policy. 
6
She is provided with a 2800cc saloon car leased from Decop Tours and Travel, a car-hire firm, in a chauffeur-inclusive package. The employer pays Sh.35,000 per month lease charges to Decop Tours and Travel. The car had cost Decop Tours and Travel Sh.2,000,000 in the year 2015. 
7
During the year, she was sent on official duties outside her usual place of work for ten days, where she was paid subsistence and travelling allowance amounting to Sh.24,000 per day. She proved to the commissioner that Sh.3,000 per day out of the subsistence allowance she had received was reimbursement of expenses.
8
Chakaranda Ltd. paid Sh.26,000 on Nelly's behalf, being entrance fee to the Institute of Supplies Management (ISM) during the year. 
9
She was provided with airtime credit of Sh.5,000 per month for her private purpose.
10
Nelly Zuriya's other income during the year comprised:
Sh.
Dividends
: Buzuri (K) Ltd. (net)
28,500
: Zuhury Cooperative Society Ltd. (net)
17,000
: Transpalace Company (Zanzibar) Ltd. (gross)
10,000
Interest
: Housing Finance Company housing bonds (gross)
420,000
: Treasury bills (net)
4,250
: Rubicon Bank Ltd. fixed deposit account (gross)
15,000
Capital gain
: Sale of private customised landrover at a profit
120,000

Required:
(i).   The taxable income of Nelly Zuriya for the year ended 31 December 2016. 

(ii).  The tax liability (if any) on the income computed in (b) (i) above. 

(iii).  According to the income tax regulations relating to persons with disabilities (PWD), explain the term "home and personal care" citing examples of any two items of expenditure that might be construed as "home and personal care expenses". 


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May 2017

2 Questions
Question 3c
​​Bakahari and Kamanda trade as Bakar Associates providing accounting and taxation services. They share profits and losses equally after charging an interest of 10% on capital contributions. The capital contributions were Sh.3,000,000 and Sh.2,500,000 for Bakahari and Kamanda respectively.

The firm's income statement for the year ended 31 December 2016 was as follows:

Income: 
Sh.
Sh.
Accounting and advisory fees
2,400,000
Rental property income
380,000
Tax consultancy fee
1,800,000
Profit on sale of old computers
260,000
4,840,000
Expenses:
Administrative expenses
420,000
Partner's private insurance policies
960,000
Depreciation
140,000
Salaries and wages
850,000
Bad debts written off
260,000
Legal and audit fees
120,000
Computer software
60,000
Rental expenses
90,000
VAT paid
360,000
Office stationery
150,000
General expenses
180,000
Office partitions
82,000
(3,772,000)
Net profit
1,068,000

Additional information:
1
Rental expenses relate to the partnership's rental houses in the city suburb from which the firm earns income.
2
Legal and audit fees include Sh.40,000 as fines paid to the county government for negligence of duty.
3
Salaries and wages include partner's salaries as follows:
Sh.
Bakahari
220,000
Kamanda
130,000
4
Bad debts written off comprised:
Sh.
General provision
82,000
Trade bad debts written off
118,000
Specific provision for bad debts
60,000
260,000
5
General expenses comprise:

Sh.
Drafting tender documents
50,000
Purchase of computers
140,000
Stamp duty on lease agreements (rental premises)
18,000
Staff catering costs
72,000
280,000

Required 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss for the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2016. 

(ii) A schedule showing the distribution of the partner's profit or loss calculated in (c)(i) above.


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Question 4c
​​Philip Kitcher is employed as a sales manager by Salama Company Ltd. He has provided the following information relating to his income for the year ended 31 December 2016: 

1.   Basic salary Sh.250,000 per month (PAYE Sh.38,500 per month). 

2.   He is housed by the employer in a fully furnished house (cost of furniture Sh.280,000). The market rental value of the house is Sh.45,000 per month. 

3.   He was provided with a company car, 2200 cc which cost the company Sh.2,000,000 in 2014. It is estimated that 75% of the mileage covered by the car related to official duties. 

4.   The employer has a medical scheme for top managers. The employer paid a medical bill of Sh.520,000 for Philip's 10 year old daughter during the year. 

5.   He received 20,000 shares from the company at a price of Sh.30 per share. The par value per share is Sh.32 while the market price at the time was Sh.39 per share. 

6.   On 1 July 2016, he received a construction mortgage loan of Sh.3,000,000 at an interest rate of 10% per annum from Mjengo Housing Finance Company to construct a residential house. He constructed the residential house and moved in on 1 September 2016. 

7.   He received a bonus of 3% of his basic pay during the year for exemplary performance.

8.   The company paid his son's school fees  amounting to Sh.240,000 for the year. This amount was treated as an allowable expense in the employer's books of account. 

9.   He contributed Sh.32,000 towards a registered pension scheme. 

10. On 1 May 2016, he started an auto spares shop. The shop made a net loss of Sh.200,000 during the year. This was after deducting the cost of fixtures Sh.80,000, salary to his son who operated the shop Sh.60,000 and operating expenses Sh.180,000. 

11. He earned professional fees of Sh.95,000 (net) from his part-time practice. 

Required: 
(i) Taxable income of Philip Kitcher for the year ended 31 December 2016. 

(ii) Tax liability (if any) from the income computed in (c) (i) above.


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November 2016

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Question 5c
​ ​​Loise Lubandi is a sole trader, operating as Loy Traders. She did not maintain proper accounting records, but has provided the following information relating to her income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2015:

Summary of cash transactions for the year ended 31 December 2015:

Receipts
Sh.
Payments
Sh.
Balance brought down
861,600
Trade payables
1,005,200
Trade receivables
1,226,200
Cash purchase 
1,620,800
Cash sales 
1,620,000
Salary and wages
1,660,400
Commission received
124,000
Rates and insurances
320,800
Capital
1,000,000
Medical bills (self)
28,000
Transport
56,400
Bank charges
3,000
General expenses
145,400
Loan interest 
120,000
New motor vehicle
600,000
Drawings
72,000

Summary of assets and liabilities as at 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2015:

1 January 2015
Sh.
31 December 2015
Sh.

Furniture - written down value (WDV):
 120,000
?
Motor vehicle - (WDV) 
  960,000
?
Trade payalle
  985,000
1,180,000
Inventory
1,241,600 
1,480,600
Trade receivables
   781,000 
   821,400
Salary and wages due
   184,000 
   150,000
Prepaid rates
    50,000
     72,000
Commission received in advance
     80,000
   136,000
Capital
    727,600 
-

Additional information: 
1. Discount allowed and discount received during the year amounted to Sh.50,600 and Sh.151,200 respectively. 

2. During the year she took goods for free from the business worth Sh.100,000 for her own use. 

3. Depreciation was ascertained as follows: 
    Motor vehicle 25% per annum on book value. 
    Furniture 12.5% per annum on book value. 

4. Bad debts written off during the year amounted to Sh.72,000. 

Required: 
(i) The taxable income for Loise Lubandi for the year ended 31 December 2015. 

(ii) Тax payable (if any) by Loise Lubandi.


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Question 3a
​​Explain the following theories of tax shifting:

(i) Diffusion theory.

(ii) Demand and supply theory.

(iii) Concentration theory.


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May 2016

2 Questions
Question 3c
​​Moses Bundi works for Geo-Sat Solution Ltd. as a technical director. During the year ended 31 December 2015 he received the following incomes and emoluments:

1
Basic salary of Sh.160.000 per month (PAYE Sh.42,000 per month).
2
He was provided with a 2200ce Land Rover which had cost the company Sh.4,600,000 in the year 2010.
3
In the month of December 2015. he received a sitting allowance of Sh.280.000.
4
He is a member of a registered retirement benefits scheme of which he makes monthly contributions of Sh.30,000. 
5
He was housed by the company in a rented house with water, telephone and electricity. The house had a market rental value of Sh.64.000 per month and he paid a nominal rent of Sh.25,000 per month.
6
During the year, the company paid school fees for his son amounting to Sh.280.000. This amount was disallowed for tax purposes on Geo-Sat Solution Ltd.
7
Geo-Sat Solution Ltd. operates a medical scheme for all staff with Afya Insurance Ltd. In the year 2015, the amount paid for Moses Bundi's cover amounted to Sh.320,000.
8
The company paid his monthly electricity, water and telephone bills averaging to Sh.18.000, Sh.12,500 and Sh.16,000 respectively.
9
He earned interest income of Sh.180.000 during the year from his investments in Housing Development Bonds.
10
The company paid Sh.240,000 to cover for Moses Bundi's family life insurance premiums during the year. The insurance policy covered Moses Bundi, his wife and son.
11
In December 2015. Moses Bundi received an entertainment allowance of Sh.120,000. Half of this amount was spent on entertaining customers.
12
Moses Bundi received a net rental income of Sh.1,800.000 from his commercial rental premises during the year. This was after deducting the following expenses:
                                                   Sh.
Caretaker's wages                620,000
Building an extension           840,000
Interest on mortgage            120,000
Fixing metallic doors            320,000
Purchase of a water tank     150,000

Required: 
(i) Taxable income of Moses Bundi for the year ended 31 December 2015. 

(ii) Tax liability (if any) from the income computed in (c)(i) above.


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Question 5c
​​Mambo and Kaka are in partnership operating a hardware shop as Maka enterprises and sharing profits or losses equally. The following is the income statement of the partnership business for the year ended 31 December 2015:

Sh.
Sh.
Sales (inclusive of VAT at the rate of 16%)
9,280,000
Capital gain on sale of property
290,000
Rental income
240,000
Dividends from Waki Cooperative (net)
170,000
Unrealised foreign exchange gain
94,000
10,074,000
Less expenses:
Cost of goods sold
4,000,000
Purchase of computers
160,000
Salaries and wages
360,000
General expenses
720,000
Legal expenses
940,000
Conveyance fees
92,800
Farmworks at cost
60,000
Repairs and maintenance
24,500
Interest on partners capital
450,000
Mambo's mortgage interest
65,800
Donations to Tennis club
34,800
Commission to Kaka
21,100
(6,929,000)
Net profit
3,145,000

Additional information:
1
General expenses include:
Sh.
o  Embezzlement by Kaka
24,000
o  Partition of staff offices
48,000
o  Staff catering expenses
50,000
o  Pension contributions
180,000
o  Prepaid rent and rates
32,400
o  Stamp duty on land transfer
64,000
2
Legal expenses include:
o  Drafting a partnership deed
42,000
o  Negotiating a bank loan
28,400
o  Executing a customs bond security
24,600
o  Defending the business against breach of contract
38,000
3
Salaries to partners and interest on partners capital is to be shared according to the profit and loss sharing ratio.
4
Salaries and wages include salaries to employees of Sh.160,000 while the balance was paid to partners.
5
Cost of goods sold include purchases valued at Sh.300,000 which had been overstated by 20%.

​Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable profit or loss for the partnership for the year ended 31 December 2015. 

(ii) A schedule showing distribution of partner's taxable income for the year ended 31 December 2015.
 


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November 2015

2 Questions
Question 3a
​​ List four non taxable benefits that an employee might receive from the employer.


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​​Highlight four qualifying costs for tax purposes under mining business.


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Question 5c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​​The following is the trading, profit and loss account of Cobalt Ltd. for the year of income 2014. The company is engaged in furniture making both for the local market and the foreign market:

Sh."000"
Sh."000"
Stock (1 January 2014)
450,000
Sales
3,490,000
Purchases
1,400,500
Stock (31 December 2014)
423,000
Bank charges
30,200
Interest from Post Bank 
4,800
Wages to casual workers
588,000
Insurance recovery - van
88,000
Insurances
78,000
Profit on sale of shares
54,000
Salaries to permanent staff
144,000
Dividend (net)
32,000
NSSF contributions - workers
13,000
Income from sale of saw düst
250,000
NHIF contributions- workers
14,000
Legal expenses
20,400
Bad debts
50,600
Commissions
30,200
Repairs and maintenance
120,200
General expenses
53,800
Listing expenses - NSE
147,600
Delivery van scrapped
22,400
Depreciation
193,400
Donations
8,800
Rent and rates
83,000
Electricity and water
28,100
Travelling expenses
560,300
Pension paid to retired staff
48,700
Entertainment
17,100
Purchase of office calculator
3,600
Telephone expenses
11,900
Net profit
224,000
4,341,800
4,341,800

Additional information: 
  1. Sales of saw dust require a payment of 20% commission on the income to the hawkers who pick up the items from the company premises and deliver them to the market. Such commission has not yet been included in the company books. 
  2. Legal expenses analysis:
    Sh. 000'
    Preparing a lease for 50 years
    1,200
    Collection of business debts 
    2,200
    Purchase of directors house
    17,000
    20,400
      
  3. Entertainment expenses relate to customers and staff.
  4. The company was listed at the Nato Securities Exchange (NSE) at the beginning of the year, a process that led to 42% ofthe company's shares being offered to the public. 
  5. The capital allowances were agreed at Sh.2,000,000 for the year.

Required: 
(i) Adjusted taxable income for the year ended 31 December 2014. 

(ii) Compute the tax payable (if any) on the income in (c) (i) above.


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Question 4a
​​ Outline any five specified sources of income as detailed in Section 3 (2) of the Income Tax Act.


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Question 3c
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​Asafa and Bon have been partners trading as AB enterprises. They prepare their accounts to 31 December every year. Due to the need to expand their business, they decided to admit Carter on 1 September 2014. Carter brought in Sh.2,000,000 as his capital plus his contribution towards goodwill. Prior to the admission of Carter, the profit and loss sharing ratio was 2:3 between Asafa and Bon respectively. However, with the admission of Carter, they revised the profit and loss sharing ratio to 2:3:1 for Asafa, Bon and Carter respectively. Their business was changed to trade under the name ABC enterprises.

The partners have presented the following profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2014

Income
Sh.
Sh.
Gross profit
6,000,000
Foreign exchange gain
312,000
Interest on drawings:Asafa
500,000
Interest on drawings:Carter
60,000
Interest on bank deposits (net)
120,600
Insurance compensation for stolen vehicle
400,000
7,392,600
Expenditure:
General expenses
3,500,000
Salaries & wages
2,400,000
Interest on capital:Asafa
160,000
Interest on capital:Bon
140,000
Interest on capital:Carter
30,000
Legal expenses
487,500
Loss on sale of assets
15,200
Stamp duty on lease agreement
8,160
License permits
14,400
Subscription to trade assossiations
56,000
Conveyance fee
150,000
Rent and rates
240,000
Salaries to partners: Carter
180,000
Mortgage interest
240,000
Repairs on computers
60,000
Furniture purchased (cost)
84,000
Bank charges
80,000
(7,845,260)
Reported loss
(452,660)

Additional information: 
1
General expenses comprise:
Sh.
Embezzlement by accountant
120,000
Staff Christmas party
800,000
Amount paid to retrenched staff
760,000
Replacement of car engine
140,000
Partition of an office
600,000
3,500,000
2
Salaries and wages include Sh.700,000 and Sh.800,000 paid to Asafa and Bon respectively during the year.
3
Interest on capital was provided at 45% of the capital contributions.
4
Legal expenses include:
Sh.
Parking fines paid to county government
15,200
Legal fees for breach of contract
200,000
Drafting of tender documents
18,000
Drafting of lease agreements (99 years)
9,000
Defending a partner in a tax case
12,000
Legal cost of debt collection
233,300
5
 Mortgage interest relates to a partner's residential house.
 Assume that the income accrued evenly throughout the year.
 Ignore capital allowances.

Required: 
(i) The adjusted partnership profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2014. 

(ii) Allocation of the profits or losses in (c) (i) above to the partners.


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May 2015

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Question 5c
​ ​ ​​John Amanda bought a residential house for Sh. 7,000,000 in the years 2006. Legal fees and stamp duties amounted to Sh. 300,000. In the year 2008, he added three bedrooms at a cost of Sh. 920,000 and received an improvement grant of Sh. 1,000,000. In the year 2009, a strong wind damaged the roof and he incurred repair costs amounting to Sh.480,000. In the year 2011, a boundary dispute arose with a neighbour and legal costs amounting to Sh. 34,000 were incurred in settling the dispute. In the year 2012, a further extension was planned and architect's fees of Sh. 650,000 incurred, however, the plan was not approved by the County Council and the extension was abandoned. The residential house was sold in the year 2015. He incurred conveyancing costs of Sh.60, 000, advertising costs of Sh.15, 000 and estate agent commission of Sh. 24,000. 

Required: 
i) With respect to capital gains tax, calculate the adjusted cost of the residential home at the point of sale. 

ii) Comment on information not used in (c) (i) above.


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Question 4a
​ ​ ​​Humphrey Wanjohi constructed five rental houses in the year 2013. The houses were fully occupied with effect from 1 January 2014. He intends to file tax return for the year ended 31 December 2014. He has approached you for advice on the various deductions allowed against rental income. 

Required: 
Advice Humphrey Wanjohi on six deductions allowed against rental income.


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Question 3a
​ ​​In the context of taxation of firms in the mining industry, explain the following terms:

i) Exploration expenditure

ii) Extraction expenditure


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Question 2b
​ ​ ​ ​​Ashrey and Balak are partners trading as Barrey Enterprises, and sharing profit and losses equally. They have not maintained proper books of account, but have provided the following details for determination of taxable income for the partnership for the year 31 December 2014: 

1
The partners charge interest on drawings at the rate of 10% per annum.
2
Assets and liabilities as at 31 December:
2
2013
Sh.
2014
Sh.
Stock in trade 
860,000
1,680,000
Creditors
740,000
890,000
Prepaid rent
30,000
42,000
Accrued Electricity bills
21,000
16,000
Bank balance 
230,000
165,000
Accrued salaries
520,000
480,000
3
The partners banked all cash collections after deducting the following monthly expenses:
3
Sh.
Cash drawings: Ashrey
15,000
Cash drawings: Balak
10,000
Wages
12,000
Purchase of goods for sale 
18,000
Sundry expenses
10,000
Motor vehicle expenses
8,000
4
Payments made through the bank during the year ended 31 December 2014 were as follows: 
4
Sh.
General expenses
30,000
Motor vehicle expenses 
16,000
Purchase of goods for sale
1,515,000
Rent
504,000
Electricity
139,000
Salaries
4,800,000
Purchase of motor vehicle
3,000,000
Selling and distribution expenses
140,000
Wages
544,000
Cost of meals to employees 
123,000
5
On average, the partners sold all goods at a gross profit margin of ​\(33{\large \frac{1}{3}}\)​. During the year, Ashrey and Balak had taken goods (at cost price) worth Sh. 250,000 and Sh. 100, 000 respectively.
6
The partners estimate the use of motor vehicle to be 40% for private purposes.
7
On 1 October 2014, the partners admitted Korir as a new partner. He paid Sh. 4,000,000 as his capital contribution. The new profit sharing ration was agreed at 2:2:1 for Ashrey, Balak and Korir respectively.
8
A half of the salaries expenses relate to the partners. Out of these, Korir received Sh. 268, 000 being salary dues to 31 December 2014.
9
It was agreed with the commissioner of tax that wear and tear allowance be provided at Sh. 120, 000 for the year ended 31 December 2014. Assume that income and expenses accrued evenly throughout the year.

Required:
i) The adjusted partnership profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2014. 

ii) Distribution schedule of the profit of loss calculated in (b)(i) above.  


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Question 1b
​ ​ ​​Gregory Omari, a finance manager with Safi Ltd., has provided the following information on his employment and other income for the year ended 31 December 2014: 

  1. Basic salary Sh. 225,000 per month (PAYE Sh. 42,500 per month). 
  2. The employer provided him with a house during the year. The employer furnished the house on 1 October 2014 at a cost of Sh.240, 000. Prior to this, he was using his own furniture. 
  3. He was provided with a company car of 2000cc, which had cost Sh. 1, 200, 000 in 2013 
  4. He was paid leave allowance equal to one month's basic salary in March 2014. 
  5. He contributed 5% of his monthly basic salary to a registered pension scheme, with the employer contributing an equal amount for him. 
  6. During the year the employer paid school fees for Gregory Omari's son amounting to Sh. 85,000. The amount was disallowed for tax purpose on Safi Ltd. 
  7. His wife was hospitalized and the employer paid Sh. 540,000 towards the medical bill. The employer has a medical cover for senior staff only. 
  8. The employer paid life insurance premium of Sh. 50,000 per annum for him. 
  9. During the month of May 2014, he acquired a loan from Delite Bank amounting to Sh. 8,000,000 at an interest rate of 8% per annum and constructed four rental houses. The houses were occupied from 1 September 2014 at a monthly rent of Sh. 40, 000 per house. 
  10. He received 2,000 shares in Safi Ltd at the end of December 2014 as a reward for his outstanding performance during the year. The last valuation of the shares was Sh. 50 each. 
  11. In December 2014, the employer decided to reimburse him for a third of the cost incurred on water, electricity, internet and cook for the entire year. The annual amounts incurred by him were Sh. 14, 400, Sh 18, 000, Sh 15,000 and Sh 54, 000 respectively. 
  12. Other expenditure in relation to the rental houses included 
 Sh.
Insurance
20,000
Salary to self
100,000
Loan repayment
1,162,000
Interest on loan
213,000
Rates
5,000
Caretaker salary
36,000 
Computer 
55,000 
    
Required:
i) Taxable income for Gregory Omari for the year ended 31 December 2014. 

ii) Tax payable (if any) on the income computed in (b) (i) above


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