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Designers Ltd. is a Canadian controlled private corporation with its head office in Vancouver, B.C. The company manufactures clothes and sells to Canada and the
Designers Ltd. is a Canadian controlled private corporation with its head office in Vancouver, B.C. The company manufactures clothes and sells to Canada and the United States.
Designers Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and has a sole shareholder, Amanda Anderson. Amanda Anderson, a fashion expert, also prepared the accounting records for Designers Ltd.
Designers' Ltd. Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 | ||
Sales | $10,000,000 | |
Cost Of Goods Sold | (4,500,000) | |
Gross Profit | $5,500,000 | |
Expenses: | ||
General & Administration | (900,000) | |
Amortization | (300,000) | |
Interest | (25,000) | (1,225,000) |
Operating Income | $4,275,000 | |
Gain on Disposition of Tangible Assets | 83,000 | |
Interest Income | 300,000 | |
Income Before Income Taxes | $4,658,000 | |
Income Taxes | (320,000) | |
Net Income | $4,338,000 |
During your review of Amanda Andersons accounting and income tax work, you noted the following:
1. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, in the accounting records, was $ 40,000 at December 31, 2016 and was $ 35,000 at December 31, 2015. During 2016, Designers Ltd. had actual write-offs of $ 18,000. Consequently, the 2016 accounting Bad Debts Expense was $ 23,000. That amount was in included in General & Administrative Expense.
A review of the Accounts Receivable listing (for income tax purposes) indicated that the actual items that may be uncollectible totaled $ 28,000 at December 31, 2016. In 2015, Designers Ltd. deducted, for income tax purposes, a reserve for bad debts of $ 12,000.
General & Administrative Expense included the following:
Donations to Registered Charities | $40,000 |
Accrued Bonuses - Accrued November 01, 2016, paid on July 31, 2017 | 65,000 |
Meals & Entertainment Costs included the following: | |
$2,000 monthly membership fees at a Gold Club for Amanda | 24,000 |
$1,000 monthly membership fees at a squash club for sales staff | 12,000 |
Meals for entertaining clients | 60,000 |
Food costs for Amandas personal chef at Amanda's home | 20,000 |
Annual staff Christmas party | 17,000 |
Sponsorship of local communitys soccer team | 16,000 |
Advertising in a U.S. newspaper directed at U.S. clients | 15,000 |
Software purchased on July 15, 2016 ($20,000 for Applications and $25,000 for hardware) | 45,000 |
Legal & accounting fees for amending articles of incorporation | 16,000 |
Annual Finland convention costs | 30,000 |
Interest Expense was comprised of the following:
Interest & Penalty for Late and Insufficient Instalment Payments to CRA | 8,000 |
Interest on Late Payment of Municipal Property Taxes | 7,000 |
Interest Expense - Operations | 10,000 |
Total | 25,000 |
Travel costs (included in General & Administrative Expense) included both air travel and travel reimbursement to employees for business travel. Designers Ltd.s policy was to reimburse employees $ 0.95 per kilometer for the business use of the employees automobiles. During 2016, seven employees drove 7,000 kilometres each on employment-related activities. None of the reimbursements were required to be included in the employees income.
The Gain on Disposition of Tangible Assets consisted of the following
Cash | 105,000 | ||
Accumulated Amortization | 25,000 | ||
Gain on Disposal of Tangible Assets | 83,000 | ||
Equipment | 47,000 |
Designers Ltd. purchased a $ 150,000 Mercedes for Amanda Andersons personal use. The Mercedes replaced the only other existing company car, a $ 95,000 BMW, which was purchased in 2014. The BMW, which was sold for $ 75,000, was used solely by Amanda Anderson. The BMW was never amortized by Designers Ltd. Designers Ltd. reported the above transactions as follows:
Mercedes | 150,000 | ||
Cash | 150,000 | ||
Cash | 75,000 | ||
Loss on Sale of BMW | 20,000 | ||
BMW | 95,000 |
The $ 20,000 Loss on Sale of BMW was included in General & Administration Expense.
Designers Ltd. purchased shares in 2013 for a cost of $ 25,000; in 2016, Designers Ltd. sold those shares for $ 85,000. The capital gain on these shares was $ 60,000 and Amanda Anderson credited the capital gain to retained earnings.
Required:
Determine Designers Ltd.s minimum net income for tax purposes for the year ended December 31, 2016, excluding CCA deduction. Ignore GST/PST/HST implications
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