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CPA Public Finance and Taxation – May 2016 Past Paper & Answers

Unit: Public Finance and Taxation

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1a
Introduction to Public Financial Management
​ ​​Explain the following terms as used in public finance management:

(i) Financial regulations.

(ii) Treasury circulars.
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1b
Introduction to Public Financial Management
​ ​​Outline eight general responsibilities of a County Treasury with respect to public funds.
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1c
Introduction to Public Financial Management
​ ​​Describe the stages of the annual budget process for the national government.
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2a
Procurement in public entities
​​Section 68 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act requires an accounting officer of a procuring entity to keep records for each procurement for at least six years after the resulting contract has been completed or, if no contract resulted, after the procurement proceedings were terminated.

With reference to the above statement, outline six such records that should be maintained.
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2b
​​Discuss four responsibilities of the National Treasury in the administration of the consolidated fund.
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2c
​​Summarise six factors that influence taxable capacity in your country
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3a
​​ Highlight four circumstances that might lead to suspension and cancellation of licences by the commissioner as per the Excise Duty Act 2015.
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3b
Introduction to Taxation
​ ​​Identify any four activities that constitute tax evasion in your country.
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3c
Taxation of Income
​​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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4a
Administration of Value Added Tax (VAT)
​​You are provided with the following information relating to Nuts Processing Ltd. from the month of May 2015 to December 2015: 

1. Sales for the month of May 2015 were Sh.800,000. The sales increased by 5% in June 2015 and by 10% in each of the following months. 

2. Purchases for the month of May 2015 were Sh.550,000 but increased by 5% in each of the following months. 

3. The company is registered for value added tax (VAT) purposes. 

4. The prices are stated exclusive of VAT at the rate of 16%. 

5. The total VAT paid from the month of June 2015 to December 2015 was Sh.580,000. 

Required: 
Using the information provided, confirm whether Nuts Processing Ltd. paid the correct VAT from the month of June 2015 to December 2015.
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4b
Investment Allowances/deductions
​​Nafaka Millers Limited is a maize and wheat flour milling company. The company started its operations on 5 January 2015 after incurring the following expenditure:

Sh.
Cost of land
1,600,000
Furniture and fittings
250,000
Factory building
4,200.000
Packing machine
960,000
Digital weighing scale
60,000
Processing machine
540,000
Tractor
2,400,000
Computers
620,000
Mobile phones
140,000
Combined harvester
1,800,000

Additional information:
1
The company constructed the following structures during the year which were utilised from 1 September 2015:
Cost of construction (Sh.)
Sports pavilion
   624,000
Labour quarters
1,200,000
Recreation facility
   480,000
Factory extension
   960,000
2
The company disposed of two computers at Sh.30,000 each on 1 August 2015.
3
The cost of processing machines includes the installation cost of Sh.120,000.

Required: 
Capital allowances due to Nafaka Millers Limited for the year ended 31 December 20:5.
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5a
Administration of Income Tax and Tax Procedures
​​Outline four contents of a notice of assessment.
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5b
Administration of Income Tax and Tax Procedures
​​In a tax seminar, one of the facilitators noted that "introduction of information communication technology in taxation. such as the iTax system by the Revenue Authority has benefited both the taxpayer and the Revenue Authority".

Citing four benefits of iTax system or any other tax system used in your country, justify the facilitators comment.
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5c
Taxation of Income
​​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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