Plug-In Ltd is a UK resident company that manufactures computer peripherals. The companys summarized profit and loss
Question:
Plug-In Ltd is a UK resident company that manufactures computer peripherals. The company’s summarized profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2020 is as follows:
£ £
Gross Profit 2,404,890
Operating expenses
Irrecoverable debts [1] 18,950
Depreciation 93,770
Gifts and donations [2] 4,250
Patent royalties [3] 14,800
Professional fees [4] 20,040
Rent and Rates [5] 112,000
Other expenses [6] 148,790
(412,600)
Operating profit 1,992,290
Bank interest [7] 16,600
2,008,890
Interest payable [8] (120,000)
Profit before taxation 1,888,890
Notes to the profit and loss account
[1] -Irrecoverable Debts
Irrecoverable debts are as follows: £
Trade debts recovered from previous years (1,350)
Increase in allowance for trade debtors 20,300
18,950
[2] -Gifts and donations
Gifts and donations are as follows:
Gifts to customers (diaries costing £30 each and displaying
Plug-in Ltd’s name) 2,400
Gifts to customers (hampers of food costing £100 each) 1,100
Donation to national charity (made under the Gift Aid scheme) 750
4,250
[3] -Patent Royalties
Patent royalties of £11,200 were paid on 31 October 2020, and £3,600 was accrued at 31 December 2020. There was no accrual at December 2019. The figures for patent royalties are trade related.
[4] -Professional Fees
Accountancy and audit fee 8,040
Legal fees in connection with the issue of share capital 10,600
Legal fees in connection with the issue of a Debenture Loan 8,400
The cost of registering the company’s trademark 1,400
28,440
The share capital and debentures were raised for non-trading purposes.
[5] -Rent and rates
Rent and rates includes a premium of £60,000 that was paid on 1 January 2019 for the
grant of a 15-year lease on an office building.
[6] -Other Expenses
Other expenses include £29,740 for entertaining customers, £4,780 for entertaining employees, and the cost of seconding an employee to a charity of £3,600. The remaining expenses are all allowable.
[7] -Bank interest received
The bank interest was received on 31 December 2020. The bank deposits are held for non-trading purposes.
[8] -Interest payable
The interest has been used for trading purposes. Interest of £60,000 was paid on 30 June 2020 and again on 31 December 2020.
[9] Capital allowance for the period amounts to £235,604
[10] -Other information
Plug-In Ltd has no associated or subsidiary companies. For the year ended 31 December 2019 Plug-In Ltd had profits chargeable to corporation tax of £1,800,000.
Required:
(a) Calculate Plug-In Ltd’s tax trading adjusted profit for the year ended 31 December 2020.
(b) Calculate Plug-In Ltd’s corporation tax liability for the year ended 31 December 2020.
(c) (i) Explain why Plug-In Ltd would have been required to make quarterly installment payments in respect of its corporation tax liability for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Accounting For Cambridge International AS And A Level
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