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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.

Question

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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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities
Series: Nov 2024

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).

Question

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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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities
Series: Nov 2024

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

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

Question

a) Explain the tax treatment for Overtime Allowance Payment and Bonus Payment.
(6 marks)

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Series: APR 2022

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.

Question

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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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities, Taxation of Overtime
Series: APR 2022

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

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

Question

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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Topic: Employment Income, Income Tax Liabilities, Taxation of Overtime
Series: APR 2022

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

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

Question

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.
(3 marks)

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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities, Tax Administration
Series: APR 2022

PT – April 2022 – L2 – Q5c – Income Tax Liabilities

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

Question

Gift means a receipt without consideration or for inadequate consideration.

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Series: APR 2022

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

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

Question

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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Series: APR 2022

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

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

Question

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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Series: NOV 2023

PT – Nov2019 – L2 – Q3d – Tax Administration

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

Question

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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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities
Series: NOV 2019

PT – March 2023 – L2 – Q3a – Income Tax Liabilities

Explain the principles and computation of overtime tax under the Income Tax Act.

Question

Kaakyire, the Finance Director of Dwarf Ltd, is on a monthly basic salary of GH¢1,400. She was paid overtime amounting to GH¢500 during the month of April 2022.

Required:

i) State the principles underpinning the computation of overtime in accordance with the Income Tax Act, 2016 (Act 896).
(6 marks)

ii) State how her overtime will be taxed and compute the tax for the month of April 2022.
(6 marks)

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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities
Series: MAR 2023

PT – July 2023 – L2 – Q5c – Income Tax Liabilities

State the details required for a taxpayer to file a return when receiving a gift.

Question

When a gift is received by an individual, and that gift is not in respect of business and employment, the taxpayer shall within 21 days of receiving the gift submit to the GRA in writing a return containing certain information.

Required:
In reference to the above statement, state FOUR (4) details the taxpayer must provide when filing a return for a gift.

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Topic: Income Tax Liabilities
Series: JULY 2023

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

Explanation of what constitutes employment for the purposes of tax.

Question

What constitutes employment for the purposes of tax? (4 marks)

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Series: JULY 2023

PT – July 2023 – L2 – Q3a – Income Tax Liabilities

Calculation of loan benefits for three employees based on their loan details and income.

Question

The table below shows the incomes of three employees of Agana Ltd in 2022 year of assessment.

Income Details	Adom	Aseda	Ayeyie
Basic Salary (GH¢)	120,000	160,000	180,000
Medical Allowance (5% of Basic Salary)	6,000	8,000	9,000
Rent Allowance (10% of Basic Salary)	12,000	16,000	18,000
Fuel Allowance (15% of Basic Salary)	18,000	24,000	27,000
Total Cash Emoluments	156,000	208,000	234,000

Besides the cash emoluments stated above, the employees received loans from the employer as follows:

i) Adom received a loan of GH¢24,000 at a rate of 5% payable within 12 months.
ii) Aseda received a loan of GH¢48,000 at a rate of 8% payable within 24 months.
iii) Ayeyie received a loan of GH¢100,000 at a rate of 10% payable within 36 months. This loan is in addition to an outstanding loan of GH¢50,000 with the same terms and conditions during the previous twelve months. (Assume that the statutory rate is 30% per annum).

Required:
Determine the loan benefits applicable to each of the three employees for the 2022 year of assessment. (16 marks)

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Series: JULY 2023

PT – July 2023 – L2 – Q2d – Income Tax Liabilities

Explanation of the basis for calculating pension benefits under the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766).

Question

Explain the basis for calculating pension benefits under the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766). (5 marks)

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Series: JULY 2023

PT – May 2021 – L2 – Q4a – Income Tax Liabilities

Explain the financial costs from derivatives and the tax treatment of such costs.

Question

The following details were taken from the records of KK Company Limited for the 2020 year of assessment.

Item	GH¢
Profit before tax	132,000
Total Financial Gain from derivatives	42,000
Total Financial Cost from derivatives	300,000

Required:
i) State what constitutes financial cost from derivatives? (3 marks)
ii) Explain the tax treatment of financial cost from derivatives under a company such as KK Company Limited that is neither a mining nor petroleum company. (2 marks)
iii) Compute and explain the allowable financial cost from derivatives. (3 marks)
iv) Assume all facts are the same except that Financial gain from derivatives is GH¢60,000 and Financial Cost from derivatives is GH¢30,000. Compute and explain the allowable financial cost from derivatives.

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Series: MAY 2021

PT – May 2021 – L2 – Q3 – Income Tax Liabilities

Discuss partnership taxation principles, compute the partnership taxable income, and explain the taxation rules for casual and temporary workers.

Question

Amna and Bean are brothers and equal partners in their partnership business, A&B General Wholesale Merchants Limited. The partnership is in its second year of trading and operates from an office premises owned by Amna. The cost of the premises as at 1 January, 2019 was GH¢200,000. Bean provided all the office furniture and equipment used by the partnership, valued at GH¢80,000 as at 1 January, 2019.

Amna and Bean use their own personally acquired motor vehicles for the partnership business and charge the partnership for the business mileage incurred for fuel and maintenance. The cost of the two motor vehicles as at 1 January, 2019 was GH¢120,000. The partnership has employed three staff in addition to the partners.

The partnership’s income statement for the year ended 31 December 2020 is detailed below:

3. Other expenses comprise penalties for late filing of tax returns and payment of taxes.

Amna and Bean are both married. Amna has two children, both in accredited senior high schools in Ghana. Bean has one child who is currently attending university in the United Kingdom. Amna takes full care of her aged mother. Bean, who is currently undertaking a training course in Wholesaling Risks, is certified as handicapped in one of his legs through an accident. Bean paid GH¢3,300 for the training course.

Required:

Explain the principles governing partnership taxation.
Calculate the joint partnership taxable income for the year ended 31 December, 2020. You are required to include capital allowance where necessary.
Calculate the taxable income of Amna and Bean for the year ended 31 December, 2020.
What are the taxation rules on payment to casual and temporary staff?

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Series: MAY 2021

PT – Aug 2022 – L2 – Q5d – Income Tax Liabilities

Explain how gifts received not related to employment or business are taxed under the Income Tax Act.

Question

An individual who is required to furnish the Commissioner-General (CG) with a return in relation to a gift has to do so to enable the CG subject it to appropriate tax.
Required:
Explain the treatment of a gift not received under employment or business.

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Series: AUG 2022

PT – Aug 2022 – L2 – Q3b – Income Tax Liabilities

Compute the chargeable incoPartnership Income, Chargeable Income, Capital Allowanceme for three partners for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Question

Elorm and Eyram entered into a partnership on 1 January 2018 to produce hair products. They agreed to share profit and losses equally after charging:

Annual Salaries: Elorm: GH¢10,000,000, Eyram: GH¢14,000,000.
Interest on capital of 5% p.a. was deducted from the profit.
Depreciation deducted from the profits for the various years of assessment were GH¢80,000 (2018), GH¢60,000 (2019), and GH¢180,000 (2020).
Capital contributed by the partners: Elorm: GH¢100,000,000, Eyram: GH¢80,000,000.
To introduce a new product, they invited Elinam to join the partnership on 1 January 2019. Elinam was to receive a salary of GH¢6,000,000 annually in addition to an equal share of profit. He will not be entitled to interest on his capital of GH¢60,000,000.
Elorm resigned as a partner on 30 June 2020 after being elected as a Member of Parliament.
Operational profit/loss of the partnership: GH¢500,000,000 (2018), GH¢(180,000,000) (2019), GH¢1,000,000,000 (2020).
Capital allowance of GH¢60,000 has been granted by Ghana Revenue Authority for each year of assessment.

Required:
Compute the chargeable income of Elorm, Eyram, and Elinam for the 2018, 2019, and 2020 years of assessment. (14 marks)

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Series: AUG 2022

PT – Dec 2023 – L2 – Q3 – Income Tax Liabilities

Calculate chargeable income for a Finance Manager based on detailed employment benefits and allowances.

Question

Abotsi has been in employment at Asempa Ltd since 1 August 2019 as Finance Manager on a salary scale of GH¢32,000 by GH¢8,000 to GH¢48,000.

His service conditions include the following:
i) Responsibility allowance of 18% of basic salary
ii) Utilities allowance per annum of 10% of basic salary
iii) Risk allowance of 20% on basic salary and car maintenance allowance of 5% of basic salary
iv) Leave allowance of GH¢1,900 per annum
v) Medical allowance per annum of GH¢3,500
vi) Meals allowance of GH¢700 per month
vii) Two house helps on GH¢500 wages per month each. The amount is paid to Abotsi in cash directly by the company
viii) Bonus of 25% of annual basic salary
ix) Annual Overtime allowance of GH¢18,000
x) Unaccountable entertainment allowance of GH¢2,000 a year
xi) Provision of a well-furnished bungalow in respect of which he pays GH¢400 per month as rent by way of deduction at source
xii) Provision of a vehicle with driver and fuel for both official and private purposes
xiii) Special retirement package by way of a provident fund of which he contributes 9% of his basic salary, while the company contributes 11%. (The scheme is approved by the regulatory body)
xiv) Social Security and National Insurance Trust contribution of 5.5% and the employer contributes 13% of basic salary
xv) On 1 January 2021, he was given a car loan of GH¢20,000 to purchase a car for his mother at a simple interest rate of 15% per annum. The institution gives similar facilities to other customers at the rate of 28% but the statutory rate (Bank of Ghana rate) is 25%. The loan is to be paid within the period of 24 months
xvi) He is married to Abotsiwaa and Abotsimaa who are unemployed and contribute little or no financial support to their husband. Their responsibilities are limited to the management of the house
xvii) He has six (6) children, four (4) of whom are in Silicon Valley International School, Accra-Ghana, while the rest are working
xviii) He is also responsible for the upkeep of four (4) aged relatives of his
xix) He is currently pursuing MPHIL in Finance at UPSA where he incurred GH¢25,000 by way of educational expenses in 2021
xx) He is a director of Adwoa Mansa Ltd and receives a director’s emolument of GH¢24,450 (net of taxes)
xxi) He received a dividend of GH¢20,000 (net of taxes) from the Afia Manu Bank. The dividend was taxed at 8%.

Required:
Calculate his chargeable income for the 2021 Year of Assessment. (20 marks)

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