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Pavilion Bhd a company engaged in the manufacturing of kitchen appliances, prepares its accounts to 30 September annually. The company is resident in Malaysia for
Pavilion Bhd a company engaged in the manufacturing of kitchen appliances, prepares its
accounts to 30 September annually. The company is resident in Malaysia for tax purposes
and its trading, profit and loss account for the year ended 30 September 2019 is as follows:
Pavilion Bhd
Trading, Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 30 September 2019
| Note | RM'000 | RM'000 |
Sales |
|
| 55,500 |
Less: Cost of sales | 1 |
| -45,000 |
Gross profit |
|
| 10,500 |
Add: Dividend | 2 | 146 |
|
Interest | 3 | 76 |
|
Profit on sale on fixed assets |
| 200 | 422 |
|
|
| 10,922 |
Less: Expenses |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
| 200 |
|
Entertainment | 4 | 520 |
|
Foreign exchange loss | 5 | 500 |
|
Freight and insurance | 6 | 2,250 |
|
Legal and professional charges | 7 | 450 |
|
Provision for doubtful debts (trade) | 8 | 94 |
|
Subscriptions and donations | 9 | 563 |
|
Tax penalty |
| 56 |
|
Wages and salaries | 10 | 3500 | -8,133 |
Net profit before taxation |
|
| 2,789 |
Notes:
1. Cost of sales includes: RM
i) Provision for stock obsolescence 555,000
ii) Compensation paid to a customer for failure to perform a trading contract 250,500
2. Dividends were received from: RM
i) Pioneer status company in Malaysia 5,000
ii) Thailand (remitted) 67,000
iii) Local company in Malaysia (single tier) 74,000
3. Interest:
This represents charges on overdue trade accounts imposed by the company for delayed
payments by customers.
4. Entertainment:
The amount was incurred in entertaining the company's client for sales purposes except for
RM 100,000 which was incurred for the staff annual dinner.
5. Foreign exchange loss comprises: RM
i) Loss incurred on the repayment of a foreign loan (unrealised) 150,000
ii) Loss incurred on the conversion of balances owing to
foreign creditors (realised) 350,000
500,000
6. Freight and insurance include: RM
i) Premium paid to a Singaporean insurance company on 800,000
imported good
ii) Premium paid for export of cargo insured by Malaysian 350,000
insurance company
7. Legal and professional charges include: RM
i) Audit fees 22,500
ii) Income tax appeal 12,000
iii) Registration of a new trademark 45,500
iv) Renewal of two existing trademarks 20,200
v) Compensation to Sonata Bhd (competitor) due to restrict competition 95,000
8. Provision for doubtful debts (trade) comprises: RM
i) Specific provision for doubtful debts 35,000
ii) General provision for doubtful debts 32,000
iii) Trade bad debts written off 27,000
94,000
9. Subscriptions and donations include: RM
i) Entrance fee to a golf club 35,000
ii) Entrance fee to a trade association 25,500
iii) Annual subscription to a trade association 12,000
iv) Cash donation to political party 150,000
v) Cash donation to a Rumah Seri Kenanga (approved institution) 200,000
10. Wages and salaries include: RM
i) Salaries paid to twenty (20) disabled staff 150,000
ii) Approved training programme for staff 60,000
iii) Scholarships paid to eight (8) excellent staff 1,000,000
Additional information:
Capital allowances on qualifying capital expenditure for the year assessment 2019 was RM444,200 and business loss brought forward from previous year was RM560,000.
Required:
(i) Calculate the income tax payable by Pavilion Bhd for the year of assessment 2019. Every item in the notes to the statement must be shown in your computation. Write "NIL" where no adjustment is necessary. (25 marks)
(ii) Explain with reasons your treatment of the following items as in part (a):
a. Note 4 : Entertainment
b. Note 6(ii) : Premium paid for export of cargo insured by Malaysian insurance company
c. Note 7(iv) : Renewal of two existing trademarks
d. Note 7(v) : Compensation to Sonata Bhd (competitor) due to restrict competition
e. Note 9(iv) : Cash donation to political party
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