Mock Examination : CAT Paper FTX Foundations In Taxation Session : December 2012 Set by : Ms Lisa Foo Your Lecturer Ms Lee Yuet Lai Ms Lisa Foo Your Mailing Address : ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Your Contact Number : ______________________________________ I wish to have my script marked by my lecturer and collect the marked script at the SAA-GE Reception Counter have the marked script returned to me by mail (Please submit your script latest by 12 th November 2012 for marking) SAA GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTRE PTE LTD Company Registration No. 201001206N 20 Aljunied Road, #01-04, CPA House, Singapore 389805 Tel: (65) 6744 9700 Fax: (65) 6744 9796 Website: www.saage.edu.sg Email: [email protected]
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Mock Examination : CAT Paper FTX
Foundations In Taxation
Session : December 2012
Set by : Ms Lisa Foo
Your Lecturer
Ms Lee Yuet Lai
Ms Lisa Foo
Your Mailing Address : ______________________________________
______________________________________
Your Contact Number : ______________________________________
I wish to have my script marked by my lecturer and
collect the marked script at the SAA-GE Reception Counter
have the marked script returned to me by mail
(Please submit your script latest by 12th November 2012 for marking)
Compute the chargeable income before exemption for the year of assessment 2012
Q9
Organic Pte Ltd (OPL) is a company trading in organic food products. OPL's current turnover
is $910,000 for the quarter ended 31 March 2012. OPL is likely to apply to be a GST
registered trader in the next quarter as OPL is sure the turnover will be above $1,000,000 at
the end of the next quarter.
OPL has a lot of queries regarding the responsibilities of being a GST registered trader. For
each of the query listed below, state whether each is true or false. You are not required to
give a reason for your answer.
(i) OPL does not have to account for deemed output tax for fringe benefits to the
employees
(ii) Third country sales is an exempt supply
(iii) The provision of financial services is an exempt supply
(iv) The original time of supply rules will be the earlier of payment received and invoice
issues
(v) Export of goods is a zero rated supply
(vi) For failure to register as a GST registered trader, the fine will be $10,000 and more,
penalty equal to 10% of the tax due each year or part thereof since the taxpayer is
required to make the notification
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SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Calculations and workings need only be made to the nearest $.2. All apportionments should be made to the nearest month.3. All workings should be shown.
TAX RATES AND ALLOWANCES
The following tax rates and allowances should be used when answering the questions.
Selected reliefs/rebates for year of assessment 2012
Earned income reliefAge Normal HandicappedBelow 55 $1,000 $2,00055 to 59 $3,000 $5,00060 and above $4,000 $6,000
Parent NOT staying with taxpayer $4,500 $8,000Parent staying with taxpayer $7,000 $11,000
Grandparent caregiver relief (GCR) $3,000
Dependant handicapped sibling relief $3,500
Foreign maid levyThe relief is two times the amount of foreign maid levy paid in 2011 up to a maximum of $6,360.
Nsman reliefKey Non-key
command commandstaff staff
appointment appointmentholder holder
Active Nsman $5,000 $3,000Non-active Nsman $3,500 $1,500For wife of operationally ready Nsman $750 $750For each parent of operationally ready Nsman $750 $750
Provident fundCompulsory contributions to the Central Provident Fund (CPF)/approved pension or provident fund bySingaporeans and Singapore permanent resident employees, subject to not more than the statutory contributions under the Central Provident Fund Act.
CPF top-up schemeActual top-ups by individuals themselves and his/her employer capped at $7,000; andactual top-ups by individuals for family members capped at $7,000.
Voluntary CPF contributions made by self-employed persons36% of s.10(1)(a) assessable trade income capped at $30,600.
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Life insurancePremiums paid on own life and wife’s life insurance policiesRestricted to – (1) 7% of capital sum insured
– (2) $5,000 if CPF contributions claimed is less than $5,000– (3) No claim if CPF contributions claimed exceeds $5,000.
Child reliefQualifying child relief (QCR) Per child $4,000Relief given for all qualifying children.
Handicapped child relief (HCR) Per handicapped child $5,500
Working mother’s child relief (WMCR) 1st child 15% of mother’s earned income2nd child 20% of mother’s earned income3rd and each subsequent child 25% of mother’s earned income
Maximum cumulative WMCR per child (total of WMCR + QCR/HCR) $50,000
Maximum total WMCR is capped at 100% of mother’s earned income.
Course feesRelief for course fees up to $5,500 can be claimed for eligible fees incurred on courses studied or seminars andconferences attended.
Parenthood tax rebate (PTR)1st child $5,0002nd child $10,0003rd and each subsequent child $20,000
Rebate given to all Singaporean children that are born or legally adopted on or after 1 January 2008.
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Personal income tax rates – Part A
Chargeable income Tax rate Tax$ % $
On the first 20,000 0 0On the next 10,000 2·0 200
On the first 30,000 200On the next 10,000 3·5 350
On the first 40,000 550On the next 40,000 7·0 2,800
On the first 80,000 3,350On the next 40,000 11·5 4,600
On the first 120,000 7,950On the next 40,000 15·0 6,000
On the first 160,000 13,950On the next 40,000 17·0 6,800
On the first 200,000 20,750On the next 120,000 18·0 21,600
On the first 320,000 42,350Above 320,000 20·0
Corporate tax rates
Year of assessment Rate2012 17%
Partial tax exemption
Up to the first $10,000 of chargeable income: 75% exemptionOn the next $290,000 of chargeable income: 50% exemption
Full tax exemption for new start-up companies
Up to the first $100,000 of chargeable income: 100% exemptionOn the next $200,000 of chargeable income: 50% exemption
Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) – years of assessment 2011 and 2012
– Training (enhanced deduction)– Prescribed automation equipment (enhanced capital allowance)
An enhanced deduction/allowance can be claimed at 300% on up to $400,000 of qualifying expenditure, instead ofthe usual deduction/allowance. The annual expenditure cap of $400,000 can be pooled to give a combined cap of$800,000 for the years of assessment 2011 and 2012.