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EF purchased an asset on 1 September 20X4 for $800,000, exclusive of import duties of $30,000. EF is resident in country Y where indexation is allowed on purchase costs when the asset is disposed of.
EF sold the asset on 31 August 20X9 for $1,500,000 incurring transaction charges of $20,000. The indexation factor increased by 40% in the period from 1 September 20X4 to 31 August 20X9.
Capital gains are taxed at 30%.
What is the tax due on disposal of the asset?
Suggested Answer: D
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12 comments · newest first
MY
Myong
12 months ago
That sale price is impressive!
AU
Augustine
12 months ago
Wait, how does indexation even work in this case?
ES
Esteban
1 year ago
I disagree, it should be $102,600.
EU
Eun
1 year ago
I think the tax due is $108,000.
GA
Garry
1 year ago
The purchase cost was $830,000 after duties.
AM
Ammie
1 year ago
I’m leaning towards option C, but I really need to double-check my calculations on the indexed cost.
DA
Dahlia
1 year ago
If I recall correctly, we need to subtract the transaction charges from the selling price before calculating the gain.
BA
Barbra
1 year ago
I think the indexation factor increases the base cost, but I’m a bit confused about how to apply it here.
CI
Ciara
1 year ago
I remember we practiced a similar question about calculating capital gains tax, but I’m not sure about the indexation part.
JA
Jacinta
1 year ago
From what I remember, the main difference is that only internal analysts typically conduct the financial analysis of the health plan themselves, rather than relying on publicly available information like external analysts would.
DE
Desire
1 year ago
I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The key is to identify the options that allow for automatic scaling based on the historical traffic data. The cloud monitor and event-triggered task approach seems like the most logical choice to me.
KA
Kallie
1 year ago
This seems like a tricky one. I'm not sure if I should go with enterprise modeling or interface modeling. I'll need to think this through carefully.