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Mr. Man has been working for a trading company as a sales manager for many years. His current monthly salary is $20,000. With effect from

Mr. Man has been working for a trading company as a sales manager for many years. His

current monthly salary is $20,000. With effect from 1 April 2010, his employer provided

him with a flat, for which he has to pay a nominal rent of $1,000 per month to the

company.

On 1 April 2010, Mr. Man was married with Miss Poon. He received a red packet of

$2,000 cash from his employer together with a voucher of honeymoon tour to Phuket at a

value of $10,000. During the honeymoon trip, Mr. Man spent $8,000 for souvenirs and

extra meals. He did not recover this from his employer.

Mr. Man bought a car on 1 April 2010 and used it for both his private and employment

purposes. He incurred the following running expenses for his car:

Period Amount incurred

1.4.10 to 31.3.11 $24,000

1.4.11 to 30.6.11 $ 7,000

The assessor agreed with Mr. Man that the extent of private use of his car was 25%.

Depreciation allowance for the car in respect of the year of assessment 2010/11 as agreed

with Inland Revenue Department was $28,800.

On 30 June 2011, Mr. Man's employment was terminated without prior notice by his

employer and he received the following income:

1. $100,000 from the company's provident fund which was not a recognized

occupational retirement scheme. Mr. Man and his employer each contributed

equal amount to the fund.

2. $60,000 for three months' salary in lieu of notice.

3. $15,000 of three months' housing allowance up to 30 September 2011. Mr. Man

has moved out of the flat on 1 July 2011.

4. $9,333 in lieu of his two week's annual leave.

In July 2011, he sold his car for $24,600 and the balancing charge on his car as agreed

with the Inland Revenue was $13,400.

With effect from 1 September 2011, Mr. Man took up a new employment with another

Hong Kong company, AB Ltd, at a monthly salary of $24,000. Under this employment,

he was required to work both in Hong Kong and Singapore. During the period 1

September 2011 to 31 March 2012, Mr. Man returned to Hong Kong for a total of 70 days,

being 7 days on holiday and 63 days on business for his employer. AB Ltd provided him

with a flat in Hong Kong and one room in a hotel in Singapore. Mrs. Man remained in

Hong Kong and lived in the flat provided by Mr. Man's employer since 1 September 2011.

Required:

(a) Compute the net assessable income for the years of assessment 2010/11 and

2011/12 for Mr. Man.

(b) Explain the basis of your computation.

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