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FunkyClothing Ltd are a UK registered company who design and produce sustainable clothing for the fashion market. Their clothing sells both online and in high-street
FunkyClothing Ltd are a UK registered company who design and produce sustainable clothing for the fashion market. Their clothing sells both online and in high-street retail outlets.
The following information is available regarding the year ended 31 March 2020.
Shares and securities transactions
During the year FunkyClothing Ltd had the following acquisitions and disposals of shares:
28 October 2019 Acquired 4,000 shares at a cost of 6.25 each 30 October 2019 Acquired 3,000 shares at a cost of 6.50 each
30 October 2019 Disposed 12,000 shares for 174,000 (14.50 each) The following prior transactions are relevant:
As at 1 April 1985 - No. of shares 5,500; cost 7,500; indexed cost 9,500 10 December 1985 Acquired 1,000 shares at a cost of 2,500
30 August 1992 Acquired 3,000 shares at a cost of 8,000 1 May 2000 Acquired 800 shares at a cost of 5,000
The relevant retail prices index (RPIs) for the share holdings are:
April 1985 | 94.78 |
December 1985 | 96.05 |
August 1992 | 138.9 |
May 2000 | 170.7 |
December 2017 | 278.1 |
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Trading profits information
The accounting profits for the year ended 31 March 2020 are 1,950,000. The accounts include the following income and expenses:
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Interest received | 25,000 |
Dividends received | 65,000 |
Interest paid on an overdraft on a business current account | 5,000 |
Depreciation | 10,000 |
Speeding fine | 1,000 |
Parking ticket | 300 |
Charitable donation | 6,000 |
Entertainment | 7,000 |
FunkyClothing Ltd has trading losses brought forward from earlier years of 25,000.
Capital Allowances Information
During the year FunkyClothing Ltd acquired and disposed of the following items:
01/05/2019 | Equipment addition 300,000 |
10/06/2019 | Equipment disposal 70,000; originally cost 60,000 |
20/06/2019 | Equipment addition 200,000 |
30/08/2019 | Equipment disposal 20,000; originally cost 50,000 |
02/10/2019 | Plant & Machinery addition 180,000 |
20/11/2019 | Plant & Machinery addition 120,000 |
31/12/2019 | Equipment addition 250,000 |
31/01/2020 | Equipment disposal 30,000; originally cost 100,000 |
02/02/2020 | Plant & Machinery addition 150,000 |
20/03/2020 | Plant & Machinery disposal 40,000; originally cost 25,000 |
Income from property information
FunkyClothing Ltd lets out two warehouses that are surplus to requirements. The first warehouse was let from 1 April 2019 until 28 February 2020 at a monthly rent of
3,500. On that date the tenant left, owing 2 months rent which FunkyClothing Ltd were not able to recover. Another tenant was not found until September 2020.
The second warehouse was let for the whole year at a rent of 5,500 per month. Insurance costs for the warehouses totalled 6,500. Interest paid on loans secured on the warehouses totalled 8,500.
During the year a surplus property was disposed of for 250,000. The incidental costs of disposal were 1,000, the original unindexed cost was 85,000, and the indexed cost was 125,000.
Required:
Calculate FunkyClothing Ltds Corporation Tax liability for the year.
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