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    PracticeACCAACCA TX — Taxation Practice Exam 4Question 28
    Hard2 marksMultiple Choice
    Corporation tax liabilitiesSection BCorporation TaxCapital Allowances

    ACCA · Question 28 · Corporation tax liabilities

    Section B - Case 3: Titanium Forging PLC

    Titanium Forging PLC is a heavy manufacturing company. It recently changed its accounting date, resulting in a 15-month period of account from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2024.

    The company also installed a new air conditioning system (an integral feature) costing £500,000. It has already fully utilized its Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) on other assets. Under the current rules for corporate entities, what first-year allowance can be claimed on this integral feature?

    Answer options:

    A.

    A 100% first-year allowance.

    B.

    A 50% first-year allowance.

    C.

    A 6% writing down allowance only.

    D.

    No allowance is available until the next accounting period.

    How to approach this question

    Identify the asset as an integral feature (special rate pool). Recall the specific first-year allowance rate for special rate assets under the full expensing regime.

    Full Answer

    B.A 50% first-year allowance.✓ Correct
    Integral features fall into the special rate pool. Under the capital allowance rules accompanying full expensing, companies can claim a 50% first-year allowance on qualifying new and unused special rate pool assets. The remaining balance goes into the special rate pool to claim the 6% writing down allowance in subsequent years.

    Common mistakes

    Applying the 100% full expensing rate to special rate pool assets, or defaulting to the 6% WDA and forgetting the 50% FYA.
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