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Didi Sdn Bhd (DSB) was incorporated in 2017 and set up a factory in Penang to manufacture disk drives. The company applied for pioneer status on 1 5 November 2017 and this was approved by the authorities. The production day was 1 January 2018. The company made up its first set of accounts to 31 December 2018 and thereafter to 31 December annually. The relevant details of this project are as follows: Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM2000 3,000 1,000 3,000 Expenditure: Land Factory Plant & Machinery Other information: Estimated adjusted income/(loss) (500) (200) 1,000 2,000 - 1,000 1,000 - 1,500 REQUIRED: a. Compute the company's exempt income, if any, under pioneer status for the YA 2018 to 2022. b. Determine whether investment tax allowance would be a better tax incentive for the company. Support your answer with calculations. Didi Sdn Bhd (DSB) was incorporated in 2017 and set up a factory in Penang to manufacture disk drives. The company applied for pioneer status on 1 5 November 2017 and this was approved by the authorities. The production day was 1 January 2018. The company made up its first set of accounts to 31 December 2018 and thereafter to 31 December annually. The relevant details of this project are as follows: Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM2000 3,000 1,000 3,000 Expenditure: Land Factory Plant & Machinery Other information: Estimated adjusted income/(loss) (500) (200) 1,000 2,000 - 1,000 1,000 - 1,500 REQUIRED: a. Compute the company's exempt income, if any, under pioneer status for the YA 2018 to 2022. b. Determine whether investment tax allowance would be a better tax incentive for the company. Support your answer with calculations.