ACCA Exam tips for June 2008 – FTC – P6
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>– Advanced Taxation<p></p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Tips include:<p></p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">* Corporation tax including IBA, loss relief (S<chmetcnv wst="on" tcsc="0" numbertype="1" negative="False" hasspace="False" sourcevalue="393" unitname="a">393A</chmetcnv>), group and consortium relief, overseas subsidiaries, group gains and VAT</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Key scenarios:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="COLOR: black;"><p></p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">One or more of the following is likely to feature on the exam:</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">CGT vs IHT for lifetime gifts</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Employed vs self-employed (IT and NICs)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Badges of trade (IT vs CGT)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Employee vs partner (IT and NICs)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Extraction of funds from company: salary vs dividend (IT, NICs, Corp. Tax)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Incorporation (IT, NICs, VAT, CGT), perhaps with incorporation relief vs gift relief</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Comparison of employment packages and benefits (eg. cash vs car, share options vs bonus)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 60pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 60.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Corporation tax – disposal of business: sale of shares vs sale of assets</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">* Close companies - maybe a letter on this.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">* VAT – cash accounting scheme, annual accounting scheme, due date for registration.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">* Financial planning – sources of finance, lease versus buy, investments including EIS vs VCT, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, pensions<p></p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;"><p> </p></span></p>页:
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