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PT – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q4b – Tax Implication of Gift under Income Tax Act

Advise on the tax implications of receiving a gift from a spouse under the Income Tax Act.

Madam Tanaa is an employee of Tapoli Brewery Ghana LTD. Her husband, who is a retired staff of Tapoli Brewery LTD, gifted her a brand-new Toyota Camry costing GH¢270,000 on their 20th wedding anniversary. Madam Tanaa is worried about the tax implication of the gift and has approached you as a student learning tax at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana.

Required:
Advise Madam Tanaa on the tax implications of the gift of a Toyota Camry she received from her husband on their wedding anniversary, including the various options available to her.

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PT – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q3a – Tax Treatment of Employee Compensation

Explains the tax treatment of various types of employee compensation under the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896).

Describe the tax treatment of the following transactions in the context of the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896).

i) Payment of GH¢2,500 salary for a casual worker in the month of Feb 2024. 
ii) Payment of Bonus of GH¢32,000 to an employee with an Annual Basic salary of GH¢180,000. 
iii) Payment of GH¢3,200 to a temporary worker in the month of July 2024. 
iv) Payment of income to a non-resident employee in Ghana. 
v) Redundancy payment to an employee.

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q3a – Income Tax Liabilities

Explain the tax treatment for overtime allowance and bonus payments in Ghana.

a) Explain the tax treatment for Overtime Allowance Payment and Bonus Payment.
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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q3b(i & ii) – Income Tax Liabilities

Compute the tax liability on overtime allowances for Maame Agyeiwaa for January and February 2021.

b) Maame Agyeiwaa is a junior staff member of KayDee Ltd. Her monthly basic salary is GH¢800. She was paid an overtime allowance totalling GH¢100 during the month of January 2021. In February 2021, Maame Agyeiwaa was paid overtime allowance totalling GH¢500.

Required:
i) Compute her tax liability on the overtime allowance for the month of January 2021.
(2 marks)

ii) Compute her tax liability on the overtime allowance payments for the month of February 2021.
(3 marks)

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q3c – Income Tax Liabilities

Determine the tax implication of overtime allowance paid to Bawa in February 2021.

c) Bawa is a junior staff member of Blinks Ltd. Her monthly basic salary is GH¢2,000. She was paid an overtime allowance totalling GH¢500 during the month of February 2021.

Required:
What is the tax implication of the overtime allowance paid?
(3 marks)

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q3e – Income Tax Liabilities

Calculate the tax liability on Bisa's bonus income for 2021

Bisa works with Kaydei Ltd and earns an annual basic salary of GH¢140,000. He was paid a bonus of GH¢45,000 in 2021.

Required:
Determine the tax liability on the bonus.
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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q5c – Income Tax Liabilities

Explain how gifts received by individuals in relation to employment, business, or investment are taxed.

Gift means a receipt without consideration or for inadequate consideration.

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PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q2d – Pension Entitlement Calculation

Compute the monthly pension entitlement of Mrs. Akoto based on her salary and months of contribution.

d) Mrs. Akoto has been engaged by Madane Ltd as the Marketing Manager for 30 years on an annual salary of GH¢20,000.
The following information relates to Mrs. Akoto:
i) Throughout her working life, she earned her best salaries from Madane Ltd.
ii) She has 408 months’ contribution to her credit.
iii) She retired on 31 March 2020 at the age of 60.

Required:
Compute her monthly pension entitlement.
(5 marks)

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PT – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q1b – Income Tax Liabilities

Compute tax payable for resident and non-resident individuals for the 2022 year of assessment.

The information below relates to individuals who earned income in the 2022 year of assessment:
Resident individuals:
Mr. Agandi and Mr. Yonny are resident employees in Ghana. The chargeable income earned per annum by Mr. Agandi and Mr. Yonny amounts to GH¢300,000 and GH¢650,000 respectively.

Non-Resident individuals:
Mrs. Zindana and Mrs. Maleda are non-resident individuals. Mrs. Zindana and Mrs. Maleda have earned chargeable incomes to the tune of GH¢300,000 and GH¢650,000 per annum respectively.

Required:
Compute their respective taxes payable for the 2022 year of assessment.

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PT – Nov2019 – L2 – Q3d – Tax Administration

This question asks to identify the key features of the Vehicle Income Tax Stickers (VITS) tax system.

In 2003, the Vehicle Income Tax Stickers (VITS) was introduced by way of LI 1727 and amended by Income Tax Regulations, 2016 (LI 2244).

Required:
Identify the key features of the VITS tax system.
(6 marks)

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PT – Nov2019 – L2 – Q3c – Income Tax Liabilities

This question focuses on determining the chargeable income and tax liability of an expatriate working in Ghana.

Lord Pakro was seconded to Ghana from the Crops Scientists Institute in USA as a Crop Scientist to Crop Research Institute in Ghana, for a period of 5 months, starting from 1 August, 2018. He was based at Nyankpala (Northern part of Ghana), one of the farming sites of the Crop Research Institute.

His conditions of service were as follows:
GH¢

Salary: 6,000 per month
Expatriate allowance: 2,000 per month
Risk allowance: 1,000 per month
He was provided with a furnished bungalow and a Toyota Pick-up vehicle with driver and fuel for both official and private activities.

In addition to the above, the parent company agreed to meet his commitment at home during his six-month stay in Ghana at $1,200 per month. The average exchange rate has been $1=GH¢5.00.

Required:
Determine Lord Pakro’s chargeable income and tax liability, if any, during his stay in the country. Produce the related notes guiding your determination.
(6 marks)

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PT – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q3b – Income Tax Liabilities

This question asks to calculate the tax implications of overtime payments for a senior staff member.

Amos is a Senior Staff member of Sims Company Limited. His monthly basic salary is GH¢1,490.00. He was paid an overtime totalling GH¢650.00 during the month of January, 2019.

Required:
What is the tax implication? (3 marks)

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PT – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q3a – Income Tax Liabilities

Computes King Peter’s tax liability on overtime for the months of January and February 2019.

a) King Peter is a Junior Staff member of Sir James Company Limited. His monthly basic salary is GH¢700.00. He was paid overtime totaling GH¢50.00 during the month of January 2019.

Required:
i) Compute his tax liability on overtime for the month of January 2019. (2 marks)

In the month of February 2019, King Peter was paid overtime totaling GH¢500.00.

ii) Compute his tax liability on the overtime payments for the month of February 2019. (3 marks)

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PT – May 2020 – L2 – Q3c – Income Tax Liabilities

Tax rules governing overtime and bonus payments under employment income.

c) What are the taxation rules for overtime payments and bonus payments under employment income?
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PT – May 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Scope and computation of income tax for individuals and partnerships.

Characteristics of a contract of service from a taxation perspective.

b) It is necessary to find out whether an activity carried out by an individual amounts to a profession (contract for service) or employment (contract of service). From a taxation point of view, there is the existence of employment where there is a contract of service.

Required:
What are the characteristics of a contract of service?
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PT – May 2020 – L2 – Q3a – Scope and computation of income tax for partnerships

Assessable income computation for partners in a partnership business.

a) During the year ended 31 December 2018, the partnership of David, Stella, and Percy reported an adjusted profit of GH¢951,000 before charging partners’ salaries, interest on capital, and cost of traveling for leave.

David Stella Percy
Profit/loss sharing ratio 3 2 1
Salaries GH¢48,000 GH¢72,000 GH¢96,000
Interest on Capital GH¢30,000 GH¢20,000 GH¢10,000
Cost of traveling for leave GH¢20,000 GH¢30,000 GH¢25,000
Required:
Compute the assessable income for each partner.
(7 marks)

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PT – May 2020 – L2 – Q5b – Special considerations for taxation of gifts and capital allowances.

This question asks to compute the tax payable by Mr. Nyametse John on gifts received from his pastor in 2018, considering the exchange rate for foreign currency.

Mr. Nyametse John is a member of Community Christ Church. Mr. Nyametse does not run a business, nor is he employed. In the 2018 year of assessment, he received the following from his Pastor, who just returned from the United Kingdom:

Item Value (£)
Wristwatch 100
Shoes 120
Mobile Phone 150
Exchange rate: GH¢6 – £1

Required:
Compute any tax payable for the 2018 year of assessment. (5 marks)

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PT – May 2020 – L2 – Q3a – Income Tax Liabilities

This question involves computing the assessable income for each partner in a partnership based on profit-sharing ratios and additional benefits.

During the year ended 31 December 2018, the partnership of David, Stella, and Percy reported an adjusted profit of GH¢951,000 before charging partners’ salaries, interest on capital, and costs of traveling for leave.

Partner Profit/Loss Sharing Ratio Salaries (GH¢) Interest on Capital (GH¢) Cost of Traveling for Leave (GH¢)
David 3 48,000 30,000 20,000
Stella 2 72,000 20,000 30,000
Percy 1 96,000 10,000 25,000
Required:
Compute the assessable income for each partner.
(7 marks)

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PT – March 2023 – L2 – Q4 – Income Tax Liabilities

Compute the chargeable income and capital allowance for Adwoa Mansa based on her accounts.

Adwoa Mansa is self-employed and has not filed her tax returns to the Ghana Revenue Authority. She applied for a tax clearance certificate in February 2023, and the head of her Tax Office insisted that she submit her accounts for the 2022 year of assessment. Below are the details from her auditors for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Details Amount (GH¢)
Gross Profit 5,200,000
Expenses:
Utilities 70,000
Travelling expenses 43,000
Depreciation 30,500
Rent 21,200
Maintenance 25,260
Donations 60,250
Bad debts 52,000
Sanitation 20,000
Business promotion 25,620
Salaries 86,000
Net profit 4,766,170

Additional Information from Adwoa Mansa in response to queries raised by the tax official:

  1. Utilities and Rent:
    Adwoa Mansa and her husband occupy the apartment next to the shop. 25% of the expenditure on utilities and rent relates to her home.
  2. Travelling Expenses:
    28% of the travelling expenses were for private journeys.
  3. Maintenance:
    The maintenance figure includes GH¢11,500 for furniture and fittings bought for the shop and GH¢10,000 for painting her apartment.
  4. Donations:
    • Donation to Covid-19 fund: GH¢32,250
    • Donation to Mallam Atta Women’s Association: GH¢19,500
    • Donation to Farmers Day celebration: GH¢8,500
  5. Bad Debts:
    • General provision: GH¢26,000
    • Specific provision: GH¢10,000
    • Loan to husband written off: GH¢16,000
  6. Sanitation:
    GH¢1,000 was spent on acquiring equipment for cleaning the office premises.
  7. Business Promotion:
    • Permanent billboard: GH¢8,000
    • Television advertisement: GH¢6,620
    • Entertainment of customers: GH¢11,000
  8. Dividend and Interest:
    Adwoa Mansa received a dividend of GH¢18,800 (net) from her investment with Tarzan Ltd and interest of GH¢15,600 from Government Treasury bills. These amounts were included in her gross profit.
  9. Assets Purchased in 2022:
    • Computers: GH¢300,000
    • Warehouse: GH¢330,000
    • Air conditioners: GH¢100,700
      All assets are depreciable for capital allowance purposes.

Required:

a) State the circumstances under which bad debt will be allowable.
(4 marks)

b) Calculate the chargeable income of Adwoa Mansa for the 2022 year of assessment.
(16 marks)

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PT – March 2023 – L2 – Q3b – Income Tax Liabilities

Explain how part-time, temporary, and casual employment is taxed under the Income Tax Act.

You are required to explain how the following are taxed in accordance with the Income Tax Act, 2016 (Act 896):

i) Part-time teaching/lecturing
ii) Part-time employment
iii) Temporary employment
iv) Casual worker

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