12 Pauline began trading as a sole trader o n 1 October 2023, preparing her first set of accounts for the six

months e n d e d 31
March 2024. O n 1 January 2024 she purchased a new car with emissions of 2 5 g/km for £16,000 (it is used only for
business purposes).
Requirement
What are the maximum amount of capital allowances Pauline may claim for the six months e n d e d 31 March 2024?
A £720
B £1,440
C £2,880
D £16,000
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13 Alexa is a sole trader. She has plant and machinery with a tax written down value of £560 o n 1 April 2023. During the nine-
month accounting period to 31 December 2023, she purchased a computer for £8,000.
Requirement
What are the maximum amount of capital allowances available to Alexa for the nine months ended 31 December 2023?
A £8,560
B £8,076
C £1,541
D £1,156
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14 Matilda is a sole trader and has prepared accounts for the year to 31 December 2023. At 1 January 2023 the business only
owned one asset, a machine. The £12,000 cost of the machine had been put in the main pool when it was acquired
several years ago. The balance o n the main p o o l at 1 January 2023 was £2,300. The machine was sold o n 3 0 June 2023 for
£400. Matilda's business is continuing, b u t she now leases all machinery.

Requirement
What are the maximum capital allowances that can be claimed b y Matilda for the year ended 31 December 2023?

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15 Maxine is a sole trader with a year ended 3 0 September 2023. The balance o n the main pool at 1 October 2022 was
£25,400. The only capital transaction was the disposal of a machine o n 1 0 August 2023 for £4,300. The machine had cost
£3,900 in April 2019.
Requirement
What are the maximum capital allowances that can be claimed b y Maxine for the year e n d e d 30 September 2023?

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16 Peter runs a business a n d prepared accounts for the six months to 31 March 2024. The tax written d o w n value of the main
pool at 1 October 2023 was £24,000. During the period of account, the following transaction took place.

20 December 2023 - Purchased new low-emission car 9,000

Requirement
What are the maximum capital allowances Peter may claim for the six months ended 31 March 2024?
A £5,940
B £9,000
C £11,160
D £13,320
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1 7 Charlotte, a sole trader, prepared accounts for the five months ended 30 June 2023. O n 2 3 May 2023 she purchased a
machine for £530,000.

Requirement
What are the maximum capital allowances that can be claimed in respect of this machine for the period ended 30 June
2023?
A £530,000
B £437,067
C £425,167
D £416,667
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18 Which of the following assets will not be in a single asset pool for capital allowance purposes?
A Com puter costing £10,000 with 30% private u se by the owner of the business
B Car with emissions of 45 g / k m costing £14,000 o n 1 0 June 2023 with 20% private use by one of the employees
C Car with emissions of 45 g / k m costing £1 3,000 o n 1 January 2024 with 35% private use by the owner of the business
D Delivery van costing £1 5,000 with 10% private use by the owner of the business
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19 Jamie is a sole trader with a year ended 31 January 2024. The balance o n the main pool at 1 February 2023 was £31,000.
The only capital transaction was the disposal of a machine o n 1 0 August 2023 for £5,300. The machine had originally cost
£9,900.

Requirement
What are the maximum capital allowances that can be claimed b y Jamie for the year ended 31 January 2024?

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2 0 Janice is a sole trader with a year ended 31 December 2023. On 1 May 2023 Janice bought a machine costing
£1,020,000.

Requirement
What are the maximum capital allowances that can be claimed b y Janice o n the machine for the year ended 31 December
2023?

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21 Murray and Nuri have been trading i n partnership for many years with a year e n d of 31 March.
The tax written d o w n values of their assets at 1 April 2023 were:

Murray's van - purchased 1 April 2017 Private use 40% 17,000

Nuri's van - purchased 1 July 201 7 Private use 30% 8,000

Nuri's van was sold o n 1 July 2023 for £6,000. Nuri intends to lease a van from this date.
Requirement
What are the partnership's maximum capital allowances for the year ended 31 March 2024?

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7 Trading profits - basis of assessment

1 Rafael, Samira andTadeo have been in partnership for many years. The partnership agreement allocates a salary of
£10,000 per annum to Samira and all partners receive 5% per annum o n their capital invested. The balance of any profits
is shared equally.
During the year e n d e d 31 March 2024 Rafael's capital account had a balance of £60,000, Samira's balance was £24,000
and Tadeo's was £38,000. The partnership made tax-adjusted trading profits of £125,000 in the year e n d e d 31 March
2024.

Requirement
What are the trading profits assessable o n Rafael in 2023/24?

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2 Townshend ceased trading o n 30 November 2025. The recent tax-adjusted trading profits of the business are as follows.

Year ended 3 0 April 2024 38,000

Year ended 3 0 April 2025 34,000

Period ended 3 0 November 2025 23,000

What is Townshend's trading profit assessment for 2024/25?

A £34,333
B £34,000
C £38,000
What is Townshend's trading profit assessment for 2025/26?
D £23,000
E £25,833
F £57,000
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3 Jabir and Kadin began trading in partnership o n 1 September 2023, sharing profits equally. The partnership agreement
allocates an annual salary to Jabir of £8,000. For the year e n d e d 31 August 2024 the partnership had a tax-adjusted
trading profit of £105,000.
Requirement
What are the partners' assessable trading profits for 2023/24?
A Jabir £56,500; Kadin £48,500
B Jabir £32,958; Kadin £28,292
C Jabir £60,500; Kadin £52,500
D Jabir £35,292; Kadin £30,625
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4 Vai, Cleo and Frank have been in partnership for many years preparing accounts to 30 September each year The
partnership agreement indicates that all partners receive 5% per annum o n their capital invested. The balance of any
remaining profits is shared equally.
Vai's capital account had a balance of £50,000, Cleo's balance was £30,000 and Frank's was £40,000. The partnership
made tax-adjusted trading profits of £1 50,000 in the year ended 30 September 2024, a n d £200,000 i n the year e n d e d 30
September 2025.
Requirement
What are the trading profits assessable o n Cleo in 2024/25?

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5 Tom and Dick have been trading in partnership for many years, sharing profits in the ratio 2:1. The partnership agreement
allocates an annual salary to Tom of £10,000. The partnership had the following results.
Year e n d e d 31 October 2024: £120,000
Year e n d e d 31 October 2025: £150,000

Requirement
What are the partners' assessable trading profits for 2024/25?
A Tom £80,000; Dick £40,000
B Tom £91 ,667; Dick £40, 834
C Tom £100,000; Dick £50,000
D Tom £103,333; Dick £46,667
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6 Raanan ceased trading o n 31 December 2024. The recent tax-adjusted trading profits of his business are as follows.

Year ended 31 January 2023 40,000

Year ended 31 January 2024 25,000

Period ended 31 December 2024 1 5,000

Requirement
What is Raanan' s trading profit assessment for 2024/25?

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7 Johanna started trading o n 1 January 2023, b u t her business quickly ran into cash flow problems and she ceased to trade
o n 2 8 February 2025. The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 showed taxable trading profits of £6,000, and
those for the period from 1 January 2024 to 28 February 2025 showed taxable trading profits of £2,800.
Requirement
What is Johanna's taxable trading profit for 2024/25?
A £2,800
B £2,400
C £2,200
D £5,100
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