Question: Kitchener Pant Sales Ltd . ( KPSL ) , a retailer of men s ready - to - wear pants, commenced operations in 2 0

Kitchener Pant Sales Ltd.(KPSL), a retailer of mens ready-to-wear pants, commenced operations in 2022 with a December 31 year-end. The corporation incurred losses in its first two years of operations as follows:
non-capital losses net capital losses
December 31,2022 $200,000 Nil
December 31,2023250,000 $10,000
On October 1,2024,65% of the common shares of KPSL were purchased by Frugals Ltd.(FL). FL intends to inject additional capital and retrain the management of KPSL. FL is confident that with its expertise and track record it will be able to turn KPSLs business around and make it profitable within two years.
A financial statement was prepared for KPSL for the nine months ended September 30,2024. From this statement, it was determined that KPSL had incurred business income for tax purposes of $18,000 for the period.
The financial statement and tax records also revealed the following values of the assets owned by KPSL on September 30,2024:
Cost UCC FMV
Marketable securities $19,000 N/A $5,000
Inventory50,000 N/A45,000
Land550,000 N/A750,000
Building95,000 $75,000115,000
Store fixtures and equipment75,00045,00024,000
Computers15,0008,00013,000
Required:
(a) Describe all the relevant tax impacts to KPSL of the above acquisition.
(b) Compute the current year business income or loss the appropriate loss balances assuming the corporation takes full advantage of all elections to utilize expiring losses.

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