Business and Transfer Tax
Business and Transfer Tax
Business and Transfer Tax
WEEK 7 QUESTIONS
TOPIC: VALUE ADDED TAX
REVIEW QUESTIONS
B. Consider all the tax matters that require technical expertise and make
recommendations to the Board
D. Attend to such other matters as the Board may from time to time refer
to it
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E. Organize meetings of technical importance on VAT matters with the
Board
4. Which of the following is NOT a record to be maintained by registered
persons for the purpose of accounting for Value Added Tax?
A. Tax invoices received
B. Copies of all tax invoices issued
C. Documentation relating to the importation and exportation of goods
and services
D. Balance Sheet for the business at year-end
E. A VAT account to show total output tax, total input tax and the amount
due or refundable for each month
5. Value Added Tax Technical Committee shall include all these members
EXCEPT
A. Chairman of FIRS/ Revenue Agency Governing Board
B. Representative of State Government
C. Director of FIRS
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D. Accountant-General of the Federation
E. Director of Nigeria Customs Service
9. Under the Value Added Tax Act, the document that must be issued for all
supplies is called ………..………
10. VAT returns must be rendered on/before ………………. day of the month
following that in which the purchase or supply of …….…………… goods or services
were made.
THEORY
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Question1:
The Value Added Tax Act states the offences that may be committed and
the attendant penalties.
You are required to state five offences and their penalties.
Question2:
List any FIVE problems associated with administration and management of
Value Added Tax in your country.
Question3:
Question4:
Oriyomi Nigeria Limited is a registered VAT agent with the Federal Inland
Revenue Service (FIRS). The company prepared the following accounts in
relation to its VAT transactions for the year ended 31 December 2011.
VALUE ADDED TAX ACCOUNT
N N
Vat charged on services 986,666
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Vat charged on purchased items for resale 2,773,334
Vat charged on manufactured goods 2,524,444
6,284,444
VAT PAID
On raw materials 754,844
On merchandise items 2,148,444
On Fixed Assets purchased 343,110
On legal and other services 48,000 3,294,398)
2,990,046
Remittance to FIRS (2,618,666)
Balance at 31 December 2011 371,380
Required:
a. Compute the total amount of VAT due to FIRS.
b. Ascertain the balance of VAT to be remitted at the end of the year.
Question5:
Benjis International Limited is a manufacturer of hospital equipment that
registered for VAT purposes. During the year 2011, the company expended
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$1,920,000 on the materials in the process of converting same into finished
products for resale, while it bought its major inputs for $12million. At the end
of the year, only 55% of the total costs of finished products were sold at
$18,240,000. The suppliers of major input materials are registered companies
for VAT purposes.
b. Explain briefly FIVE merits of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system