Yentua Limited is a company registered in Ghana under the Companies Act 1963, Act 179 on 15th September 2017. It started operations on 1st October, 2017. The company buys metal scraps both from internal and external sources and sells to the iron rod manufacturers in Tema. The company was not registered with the Ghana Revenue Authority and therefore has never submitted any tax returns on its operations. The activities of the company came to light when a team of Revenue Officers from the Enforcement unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority met the Managing Director and his staff in full operation. The team educated the Managing Director and his management team on importance of payment of taxes and registering with the Ghana Revenue Authority and submitting the tax returns to the Authorities regularly. The Managing Director then presented Tax Credit Certificates (TCC) totalling GH¢ 134,000 and receipts for duties paid on imported goods as taxes paid and therefore claimed his company was tax compliant. The Managing Director later approached you as a Tax Practitioner to help the company complete its tax returns on its business operations to Ghana Revenue Authority. The extracts from the company’s financial statement presented by the Finance officer for the year ended 30th September 2018 were as follows:

Yentua Limited
Income Statement

GH¢ GH¢
Turnover 7,800,000.00
Cost of Sales (6,929,300.00)
Gross Profit 870,700.00
Administration and General Expenses (660,000.00)
Net Profit 90,000.00

Note 2: Cost of Sales

GH¢
Local Purchases 4,400,000.00
Imports 1,580,000.00
Freight and Insurance 98,500.00
Import Duties 436,000.00
Cargo Truck 240,000.00
Repairs and Maintenance 52,000.00
Depreciation – Truck 48,000.00
Fuel and Lubricants 24,000.00
Transport and Handling 50,800.00
Total 6,929,300.00

Note 3: Administration and General Expenses

GH¢
Salaries and Allowances 285,000.00
Directors Remuneration 64,000.00
Consultancy Fees 90,000.00
Printing and Stationery 10,500.00
Rent (Office Building) 60,000.00
Rent (Residential) 36,000.00
Equipment Rentals 79,000.00
Utilities 35,500.00
Total 660,000.00

Required:
Determine the tax liabilities due from the company in respect of direct taxes for 2018 year of assessment, including any relevant penalties that are applicable. Corporate Tax rate applicable to the company is 25%.

Computation of Capital Allowances
GH¢

Item Class Cost Rate Capital Allowance Written Down Value
Truck 2 240,000 30% 72,000 168,000

Computation of Tax Liability
Year of Assessment 2018
GH¢

GH¢
Profit per the Financial Statement 90,000
Add:
Cost of Cargo Truck 240,000
Depreciation 48,000
288,000
Less: Capital Allowance 72,000
Chargeable Income 306,000
Corporate Tax at 25% (306,000 × 25%) 76,500
Less: Tax withheld 134,000
Tax overpaid 57,600

Computation of Withholding Tax

Amount (GH¢) Rate (%) Tax Payable (GH¢)
Cargo Truck 240,000 3 7,200
Repairs and Maintenance 52,000 7.5 3,900
Transport Handling 50,000 7.5 3,750
Salaries and Allowances 285,000 17.5 49,875
Directors Fees 64,000 20 12,800
Consultancy Fees 90,000 7.5 6,750
Printing and Stationery 10,500 3 315
Rent (Office Building) 60,000 15 9,000
Rent (Residential) 36,000 8 2,880
Equipment Rentals 79,000 7.5 5,925
Total 102,395

GH¢
Add: Penalty at (102,395 × 30%) 30,718.50
133,113.50
Less: Tax Paid 57,500.00
75,613.50
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