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STP – Feb 2007 – L3 – Q3 – Venture Capital Taxation

Present tax concessions for Venture Capital Operators compared to traditional banks.

As part of the post qualification requirements of The Chartered Institute of Taxation, you have been invited to do a presentation on the topic “Venture Capital Fund” to a select group of business men, tax professionals, financial institutions and students.

Invitation
Members of the Ghana Institute of Taxation and the Institute of Bankers wish to use this opportunity to strengthen the cordial relationship subsisting between them and have therefore invited you to do a presentation on the tax effects of Venture Capital Operators as compared with that of the traditional financial institutions.

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Please prepare a presentation as required under Invitation above clearly distinguishing between Tax concessions granted to a Venture Capital as compared with the Bank.

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  • 23 Marks

STP – Feb 2020 – L2 – Q1 – Agricultural Tax Incentives

Advise on income tax benefits of coconut farming and processing factory.

a) Mr. Kwame Berko graduated from the University of Ghana in 2017. In 2019, he secured a Government of Ghana scholarship to pursue a master’s program in Agricultural Science at the University of Alabama in the United States of America. During the course of the master’s program, he developed unique ideas on how to establish a commercial farm and also engage in the processing of the farm products. On his return to Ghana, he decided to implement the ideas developed during his time at the University of Alabama. His business plan shows that he intends to: i. establish a farm to grow coconut and as well as an associated factory to process the coconut into milk for domestic consumption. ii. establish a poultry farm to produce chicken and eggs for domestic consumption.

Mr. Berko has submitted his business plan to you for tax advice.

Required: As a tax advisor of high repute, advise Mr. Kwame Berko on the following: a. the income tax benefits of farming coconut and establishing a processing factory.

b. the income tax benefits of establishing a poultry farm.

c. the most suitable place in Ghana to establish the farms and the factory in order to derive maximum tax benefits.

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STP – Aug 2013 – L2 – Q4 – Taxation of Specialized Business Sectors

Advise on tax liabilities for TecAxxes Bank Ltd for 2011 and 2012.

You have been recently employed as the Tax Accountant for TecAxxes Bank Ltd. You have agreed with management to consult the Bank’s Tax Advisers on the 2012 financial statements with a view to submitting the tax returns by end of August 2013. The Bank’s auditors have put together TecAxxes draft financial statement from which you have made extracts as below: TecAxxes Bank Ltd Income Statement for the year ended December 2012 and 2011

Notes 2012 GH $\phi$ 2011 GH $\phi$
Interest Income 1 1,522,000 1,834,000
Interest expense (866,000) (1,204,000)
Net Interest Income 656,000 630,000
Fee and Commission Income 342,000 282,000
Other Operating Income 2 69,520 59,630
Operating Income 1,067,520 971,630
Operating expenses 3 (514,200) (482,420)
Charge for bad and doubtful debts 4 (29,000) (41,000)
Operating Profit 524,320 448,210
Other Income 5 54,800 42,300
Profit before tax 579,120 490,510
Tax Paid 6 (202,420) (280,520)
Transfer to Income Surplus 376,700 209,990

Notes

  1. Interest Income includes income earned from: Loans granted fishermen Loans granted to pineapple growers
  2. Other Operating Income Dividend income (Net) Govt. Bond Int. income (net) Bad Debts recovered
  3. Operating Expenses includes Depreciation
  4. Charge for Bad and doubtful debts Specific credit risk provision General Provision for credit risk
  5. Other Income Disposal of used tires and depreciated Vehicles Profit on sale of shares
  6. Tax paid is made up as follows: Deferred tax liability Corporate tax paid for year Total

GH $\phi$ GH $\phi$
Loans granted fishermen 28,000 24,050
Loans granted to pineapple growers 32,000 15,000
Dividend income (Net) 20,120 17,000
Govt. Bond Int. income (net) 17,000 28,500
Bad Debts recovered 32,400 14,130
69,520 59,630
Depreciation 80,200 65,600
Specific credit risk provision 9,010 20,600
General Provision for credit risk 19,990 20,400
29,000 41,000
Disposal of used tires and depreciated Vehicles 39,000 17,100
Profit on sale of shares 15,800 25,200
54,800 42,300
Deferred tax liability 102,200 121,000
Corporate tax paid for year 100,220 159,520
202,420 280,520
  1. Agreed capital allowance for the year is GH $62,500 (2010: GH $75,000).

Required Please, as the newly appointed Tax Accountant for TecAxxes Bank Ltd, advice the Managing Director on the tax liabilities arising from this position statement presented to you for the two years.

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STP – Aug 2013 – L2 – Q2 – Taxation of Specialized Business Sectors

Tax obligations for a foreign oil company supplying gas turbine parts and maintenance in Ghana.

Due to the recent oil discovery in Ghana, many oil related companies continue to seek tax advice on doing oil related business in Ghana. As the Tax Partner for XYZ Consult, you receive a note from the Chief of Finance (Tax), Mauuwli Inc. Bubai as follows: “Mauuwli Inc. intends to supply parts of Gas turbines in Ghana. In addition, we shall provide maintenance services on these turbines. This is the business we do in Saudi and will do all the time across nations as the opportunity opens up to us. In view of this, we want to be 100% tax compliant in your country as there is no tax for my company in Saudi. We want to know whether as foreign company ordinarily resident in Dubai, we will be subject to the following taxes:

  • Corporate tax (4 Marks)
  • Withholding tax(WHT) and at what rate (8 Marks)
  • Valued Added Tax(VAT) and National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) (3 marks)
  • Employee taxes” (4 marks)

Required As Tax Partner for XYZ Consult, provide your answer to the Chief of Finance, Mauuwli Inc., as requested for.

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STP – Feb 2007 – L3 – Q3 – Venture Capital Taxation

Present tax concessions for Venture Capital Operators compared to traditional banks.

As part of the post qualification requirements of The Chartered Institute of Taxation, you have been invited to do a presentation on the topic “Venture Capital Fund” to a select group of business men, tax professionals, financial institutions and students.

Invitation
Members of the Ghana Institute of Taxation and the Institute of Bankers wish to use this opportunity to strengthen the cordial relationship subsisting between them and have therefore invited you to do a presentation on the tax effects of Venture Capital Operators as compared with that of the traditional financial institutions.

Required:
Please prepare a presentation as required under Invitation above clearly distinguishing between Tax concessions granted to a Venture Capital as compared with the Bank.

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STP – Feb 2020 – L2 – Q1 – Agricultural Tax Incentives

Advise on income tax benefits of coconut farming and processing factory.

a) Mr. Kwame Berko graduated from the University of Ghana in 2017. In 2019, he secured a Government of Ghana scholarship to pursue a master’s program in Agricultural Science at the University of Alabama in the United States of America. During the course of the master’s program, he developed unique ideas on how to establish a commercial farm and also engage in the processing of the farm products. On his return to Ghana, he decided to implement the ideas developed during his time at the University of Alabama. His business plan shows that he intends to: i. establish a farm to grow coconut and as well as an associated factory to process the coconut into milk for domestic consumption. ii. establish a poultry farm to produce chicken and eggs for domestic consumption.

Mr. Berko has submitted his business plan to you for tax advice.

Required: As a tax advisor of high repute, advise Mr. Kwame Berko on the following: a. the income tax benefits of farming coconut and establishing a processing factory.

b. the income tax benefits of establishing a poultry farm.

c. the most suitable place in Ghana to establish the farms and the factory in order to derive maximum tax benefits.

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STP – Aug 2013 – L2 – Q4 – Taxation of Specialized Business Sectors

Advise on tax liabilities for TecAxxes Bank Ltd for 2011 and 2012.

You have been recently employed as the Tax Accountant for TecAxxes Bank Ltd. You have agreed with management to consult the Bank’s Tax Advisers on the 2012 financial statements with a view to submitting the tax returns by end of August 2013. The Bank’s auditors have put together TecAxxes draft financial statement from which you have made extracts as below: TecAxxes Bank Ltd Income Statement for the year ended December 2012 and 2011

Notes 2012 GH $\phi$ 2011 GH $\phi$
Interest Income 1 1,522,000 1,834,000
Interest expense (866,000) (1,204,000)
Net Interest Income 656,000 630,000
Fee and Commission Income 342,000 282,000
Other Operating Income 2 69,520 59,630
Operating Income 1,067,520 971,630
Operating expenses 3 (514,200) (482,420)
Charge for bad and doubtful debts 4 (29,000) (41,000)
Operating Profit 524,320 448,210
Other Income 5 54,800 42,300
Profit before tax 579,120 490,510
Tax Paid 6 (202,420) (280,520)
Transfer to Income Surplus 376,700 209,990

Notes

  1. Interest Income includes income earned from: Loans granted fishermen Loans granted to pineapple growers
  2. Other Operating Income Dividend income (Net) Govt. Bond Int. income (net) Bad Debts recovered
  3. Operating Expenses includes Depreciation
  4. Charge for Bad and doubtful debts Specific credit risk provision General Provision for credit risk
  5. Other Income Disposal of used tires and depreciated Vehicles Profit on sale of shares
  6. Tax paid is made up as follows: Deferred tax liability Corporate tax paid for year Total

GH $\phi$ GH $\phi$
Loans granted fishermen 28,000 24,050
Loans granted to pineapple growers 32,000 15,000
Dividend income (Net) 20,120 17,000
Govt. Bond Int. income (net) 17,000 28,500
Bad Debts recovered 32,400 14,130
69,520 59,630
Depreciation 80,200 65,600
Specific credit risk provision 9,010 20,600
General Provision for credit risk 19,990 20,400
29,000 41,000
Disposal of used tires and depreciated Vehicles 39,000 17,100
Profit on sale of shares 15,800 25,200
54,800 42,300
Deferred tax liability 102,200 121,000
Corporate tax paid for year 100,220 159,520
202,420 280,520
  1. Agreed capital allowance for the year is GH $62,500 (2010: GH $75,000).

Required Please, as the newly appointed Tax Accountant for TecAxxes Bank Ltd, advice the Managing Director on the tax liabilities arising from this position statement presented to you for the two years.

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STP – Aug 2013 – L2 – Q2 – Taxation of Specialized Business Sectors

Tax obligations for a foreign oil company supplying gas turbine parts and maintenance in Ghana.

Due to the recent oil discovery in Ghana, many oil related companies continue to seek tax advice on doing oil related business in Ghana. As the Tax Partner for XYZ Consult, you receive a note from the Chief of Finance (Tax), Mauuwli Inc. Bubai as follows: “Mauuwli Inc. intends to supply parts of Gas turbines in Ghana. In addition, we shall provide maintenance services on these turbines. This is the business we do in Saudi and will do all the time across nations as the opportunity opens up to us. In view of this, we want to be 100% tax compliant in your country as there is no tax for my company in Saudi. We want to know whether as foreign company ordinarily resident in Dubai, we will be subject to the following taxes:

  • Corporate tax (4 Marks)
  • Withholding tax(WHT) and at what rate (8 Marks)
  • Valued Added Tax(VAT) and National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) (3 marks)
  • Employee taxes” (4 marks)

Required As Tax Partner for XYZ Consult, provide your answer to the Chief of Finance, Mauuwli Inc., as requested for.

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