BG Ltd has a trading profit for the year ended 31 December 19X7, before dealing with the
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BG Ltd has a trading profit for the year ended 31 December 19X7, before dealing with the following items, of \(£ 50,000\). You are to complete the profit and loss account.
(a) The standard rate of income tax is taken as being 30 per cent.
(b) BG Ltd had \(£ 40,000\) of 9 per cent debentures. It sent them cheques for debenture interest for the year less income tax, on 31 December \(19 \times 7\).
(c) BG Ltd had bought \(£ 10,000\) of 11 per cent debentures in another company. It received a year's interest, less income tax, on 30 December \(19 \times 7\).
(d) No cheque has been paid to the Inland Revenue for income tax.
(e) BG Ltd had bought 15,000 ordinary shares of \(£ 1\) each in MM Ltd. MM Ltd paid a dividend to BG Ltd of 20 per cent on 30 November 19X7. MM Ltd is a 'related company'.
(f) BG Ltd had a liability for corporation tax, based on profits for \(19 \times 7\), of \(£ 24,000\).
(g) BG proposed a dividend of 30 per cent on its 70,000 ordinary shares of \(£ 1\) each, out of the profits for \(19 \times 7\).
(b) Transfer \(£ 5,000\) to general reserve.
(i) Unappropriated profits brought forward from last year amounted to \(£ 9,870\).
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