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TT Ltd. is a corporation carrying on business in Hong Kong and prepares its acco

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TT Ltd. is a corporation carrying on business in Hong Kong and prepares its accounts to 31 March each year. During the year ended 31 March 2016, TT Ltd. conducted the following activities:

It incurred $800,000 on the renovation of its showroom which was not newly acquired. No deprecia­tion allowance, if allowable, has been claimed in this regard.

It also purchased, with full cash payment of 200,000, a plastic manufacturing machinery specially and directly used for its manufacturing process. No depreciation allowance, if allowable, has been claimed in this regard.

It cancelled a lease of a warehouse and thus paid $100,000 in compensation to the landlord of the warehouse.

It made a payment of $500,000 to a retiring director who has agreed not to compete with taxpayer company after his retirement.

It operates a recognized retirement scheme which is a defined contribution scheme. It paid a special contribution of $3,000,000 to the scheme.

It paid a commission of $40,000 to an external service provider but did not disclose the service pro­vider's identification and information such as full name, address, business registration number, rela­tionship with taxpayer, etc. to the Inland Revenue Department.

It purchased an unused industrial building including land from a property developer for $10,000,000 for use in its qualifying trade and business for the whole year. The cost of development to the property developer was $8,000,000, comprising cost of land $5,000,000 and cost of construction $3,000,000. No depreciation allowance, if allowable, has been claimed in this regard.

Required:

How much in total could TT Ltd. claim as deductible expense and/or deductible allowance in respect of the expenditures above for the year of assessment 2015/16?

Support your answer with computation in an itemized format.

TT Ltd. is a corporation carrying on business in Hong Kong and prepares its accounts to 31 March each year. During the year ended 31 March 2016, TT Ltd. conducted the following activities:

It incurred $800,000 on the renovation of its showroom which was not newly acquired. No deprecia­tion allowance, if allowable, has been claimed in this regard.

It also purchased, with full cash payment of 200,000, a plastic manufacturing machinery specially and directly used for its manufacturing process. No depreciation allowance, if allowable, has been claimed in this regard.

It cancelled a lease of a warehouse and thus paid $100,000 in compensation to the landlord of the warehouse.

It made a payment of $500,000 to a retiring director who has agreed not to compete with taxpayer company after his retirement.

It operates a recognized retirement scheme which is a defined contribution scheme. It paid a special contribution of $3,000,000 to the scheme.

It paid a commission of $40,000 to an external service provider but did not disclose the service pro­vider's identification and information such as full name, address, business registration number, rela­tionship with taxpayer, etc. to the Inland Revenue Department.

It purchased an unused industrial building including land from a property developer for $10,000,000 for use in its qualifying trade and business for the whole year. The cost of development to the property developer was $8,000,000, comprising cost of land $5,000,000 and cost of construction $3,000,000. No depreciation allowance, if allowable, has been claimed in this regard.

Required:

How much in total could TT Ltd. claim as deductible expense and/or deductible allowance in respect of the expenditures above for the year of assessment 2015/16?

Support your answer with computation in an itemized format.

Explanation / Answer

Statement showing deductible expenses and allowance for year 2015/16

Asset Value Depreciation rate Depreciation

Renovation of Showroom 800000 10% 80000

Plastic Manuf machine 200000 15% 30000

Industrial building 1000000 10% 100000

Particulars Amount

Lease cancelation charges 100000

Payment to Retiring Director 500000

Service fee As no information available expenses not allowed 0

Total 600000

Total expense allowance 810000