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May 2019

Unit: Public Finance and Taxation

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1a
Relationship between National and County Governments on budget and economic matters
​​Budgetary rules exercise effective control over government entities in public spending and accountability. 

With reference to the above statement, identify four ways used by the national government to demand budgetary accountability by the government entities.
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1b
Relationship between National and County Governments on budget and economic matters
​​Outline four purposes of Public Finance Management Equalization Fund Regulations, 2015.
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1c
Relationship between National and County Governments on budget and economic matters
​​Citing three reasons, justify the importance of information contained in the circulars guiding the budget processes for county governments.
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1d
Oversight Function in Public Finance Management
​​Describe three functions performed by the Internal Auditor-General Department of the National Treasury conducting internal auditing of government entities.
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2a
Oversight Function in Public Finance Management
​​Outline four contents of information that the National Treasury should include in the financial statements in respect to the Contingencies Fund submitted to the Auditor-General.
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2b
Procurement in public entities
​​Summarise six benefits of applying e-procurement in the public sector.
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2c
Administration of Value Added Tax (VAT)
​​The following transactions were extracted from the ledger balances of Sitima Traders, a registered business for value added tax (VAT) purposes for the month of September 2018:

Sh.
Purchases at standard rate
487,200
Audit fees
41,760
Exports to Malawi
400,000
Sales at standard rate
1,136,800
Purchases of printing materials
29,000
Fuel for delivery van
78,880
Exempt supplies
280,000
Catering for firm employees
81,200
Entertainment expenses
24,360
Telephone expenses
58,000
Payment of water bill
21,000

Additional information:
1. The firm received debit notes valued at Sh.23,200 in respect to erroneous invoices issued by suppliers. 

2. The firm issued credit notes of Sh.20,880 to credit customers because of price adjustments. 

3. Goods imported valued at a cost of Sh.500,000 were not recorded; Freight charges was Sh.40,000 and insurance Sh.20,000. Import duty was charged at 25%. 

4. A debtor of goods valued at Sh.32,480 was declared bankrupt, and the debt written off. 

5. The firm did not keep proper records for sales and purchases, therefore it was not possible to identify the state of goods sold as exempt. 

6. All transactions are inclusive of VAT at a rate of 16% where applicable. 

Required: 
The value added tax (VAT) payable by (or refundable to) Sitima Traders for the month of September 2018. 
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3a
Customs Taxes and Excise Taxes
​​Outline four categories of goods which are subject to customs control under the Customs and Excise Act.
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3b
Taxation of Income
​​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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3c
Taxation of Income
​​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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4a
Taxation of Income
​​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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4b
Taxation of Income
​​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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5a
Customs Taxes and Excise Taxes
​The Excisable Goods Management System Regulations require for affixing of excise stamps on every package of excisable goods. 

Identify two purposes of these stamps.
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5b
Administration of Income Tax and Tax Procedures
​​Discuss three measures that the government has undertaken to help reduce the number of tax appeals proceeding to court.
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5c
Taxation of Income
​​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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