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Question 4c

(c) Opal Ltd has prepared accounts for the 14-month period ended 31 May 2013, and its trading profit for this period is £434,000. This figure is before taking account of capital allowances.

The tax written down value of Opal Ltd’s capital allowances main pool at 1 April 2012 was £62,000. On 10 April 2013, Opal Ltd purchased machinery for £38,200.

Required:
Calculate Opal Ltd’s taxable total profits for each of the accounting periods covered by the 14-month period of account ended 31 May 2013.

Note: You should assume that the capital allowance rates and allowances for the financial year 2012 apply throughout. (5 marks)