QUESTION ONE Kosam Bwende is a successful retail proprietor in Solwezi district. He prepares his business accounts to 31st December of each year. His net profit for the year ended 31 December, 2019 was K 640,000. This was after charging and crediting the following items: Depreciation of K60,000 Wages and salaries K1,600,000 (note 1) Travelling and entertainment K102,000. (note 2) Repairs and renewals K15,000 (note 3) Professional fees K106, 000 (note 4) Motor expenses K300,000 (note 5) Other expenses K1,700,000 (note 6) Note 1 Wages and Salaries Included in the figure of K1,600,000, is the annual salary of K400,000 paid to Mary, Mr Bwendes wife. Mary works as a clerical officer. Other clerical officers doing the same job as Marys, are each paid K280,000 per annum. Note 2 Travelling and Entertainment The figure for travelling and entertainment is made up of the following items; 1. Entertaining special foreign suppliers K12,600 2. Employees new year party K12,400 3. Bwendes business travelling K70,000 4. Gifts of food and drink to local customers K7,000 Note 3 Repairs and Renewals Consist of the following items; 1. Replacement of hard drive on shops computer K5,000. 2. Industrial computer printer K10,000 Note 4 Professional fees 1. Accounting and Auditing K20,000 2. Debt collection K55,000 3. Personal Financial planning advice K10,000 4. Architects fees for shops expansion K21,000 Note 5 Motor Expenses There is an agreement between Bwende and the Commissioner General that 25% of the mileage done on motor vehicles relate to private journeys Note 6 Other expenses 1. Donation to a political party K 2,100 2. Subscription to chamber of commence K 4,900 3. Employee staff workshop K 2,000 4. Proprietors golf club subscription K 15,000 5. Allowable expenses balance Additional notes for items not included in the accounts and which did not affect the given profit of K640,000. Note 7 Goods for own use During the year ended 31 December 2019, Bwende took goods out of the retail shop for his personal use. The goods cost K15,000 and had a selling price of K 24,000. Bwende only recorded these at cost in the business accounts. Note 8 Use of Private telephone Bwende uses his private telephone to make business calls. The total cost of the private telephone was K15,000 for the year 2019. Twenty five percent (25%) of the telephone cost relate to business calls. No record of the private telephone was made in the books of accounts thus the telephone costs did not in any way affect the profit for the year of K640,000. Note 9 CAPITAL ASSETS The income tax values for implements, plant and machinery as at 1 January 2019 were as follows Income tax values: Tata truck used for deliveries bought 1 march 2017 K50,000 Toyota Noah used both for business and personal by proprietor K45,000 Office computer (HP 2010 MODEL) K45,000 Office furniture (shonga steel) bought 1 September 2016 K7,500 The purchase costs of the above capital assets were; Tata truck K100,000, Toyota Noah K54,000, office computer K60,000 and Office furniture K30,000 Transactions involving implements, plant and machinery were as follows: DATE TRANSCTION COST/(PROCEEDS) I January 2019 Bought proprietors Toyota Hilux K250,000 1 June 2019 Sold Tata truck for ( K120,000) 30 June 2019 Bought new Office furniture for K60,000 1 July 2019 Sold old Office furniture (shonga steel) ( K30,000) 1 December 2019 Bought new Equipment (processing) K 25,000. NB Bwende uses both the Toyota noah and the Toyota hilux for business and private purposes in the ratio 75% business and 25% private. Bwende paid provisional income tax totaling K200,000 on the appropriate due dates for 2019. REQUIRED (a) Calculate the capital allowances for the charge year 2019.

(b) Calculate Bwendes taxable business profit for charge year 2019, giving reason(s) for treatment of each item.(a good weight of marks allocated for explanation)

(c) Calculate Bwendes income tax payable for charge year 2019 (30marks)

derived from the taxation laws of country Zambia.