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TX Mock FA22
Section A
ALL 15 questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted.
Question#1:
On 1 July 2021, Sameer made a cash gift of £2,500 to his sister.
On 1 May 2022, he made a cash gift of £2,000 to a friend.
On 1 June 2022, he made a cash gift of £50,000 to a trust.
Sameer has not made any other lifetime gifts.
In respect of Sameer's cash gift of £50,000 to the trust, what is the lifetime transfer of value for
inheritance tax purposes after taking account of all available exemptions?
A. £48,500
B. £44,000
C. £46,000
D. £46,500
(2 marks)
Question#2:
On 31 March 2023, Angus sold a house, which he had bought on 31 March 2009.
Angus occupied the house as his main residence until 31 March 2014, when he left for
employment abroad.
Angus returned to the UK on 1 April 2016 and lived in the house until 31 March 2017, when
he bought a flat in a neighbouring town and made that his private residence.
What is Angus' total number of qualifying months of occupation for private residence
relief on the sale of the house?
A. 72 months
B. 141 months
C. 105 months
D. 96 months
(2 marks)
Question#3:
Abena has made the following gross contributions to her personal pension scheme over the past
three tax years:
Tax year
2019/20 42,000
2020/21 27,000
2021/22 28,000

Abena is entitled to an annual allowance of £40,000 in all tax years from 2019/20 to 2022/23.
What is the maximum gross contribution which Abena can make to her personal pension scheme
for the tax year 2022/23 without giving rise to an annual allowance charge?
A. £63,000
B. £40,000
C. £65,000
D. £35,000
(2 marks)
Question#4:

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Triangle Ltd is registered for value added tax (VAT) and uses the annual accounting scheme. For the
year ended 31 December 2022, the net VAT payable by Triangle Ltd was £73,500.
For the year ended 31 December 2021, the net VAT payable by Triangle Ltd was £47,700. Indicate,
by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, the number and amount
of the monthly payments on account of VAT which Triangle Ltd must make in respect of the year
ended 31 December 2022 prior to submitting its VAT return for that year.
Number of monthly payments NINE TEN
Monthly payment amount £4,770 £7,350
(2 marks)
Question#5:
Lili Ltd commenced trading on 1 January 2022. The company incurred the following expenditure
prior to 1 January 2022:
30 November 2014 Initial market research 15,000
6 June 2017 Research into competitors 12,000
31 July 2021 Entertaining potential customers and suppliers 8,000
15 December 2021 Donation to local school fair in exchange for 2,000
advertising
What is the amount of Lili Ltd's deductible pre-trading expenditure in respect of the year ended 31
December 2022______?
(2 marks)
Question#6:
Paloma has been trading for a number of years. Her tax adjusted trading profit for the year
ended 31 May 2022 was £53,150 and for the year ended 31 May 2023 was £50,350.
What is the amount of class 4 national insurance contributions (NIC) payable by
Paloma for the tax year 2022/23?
A. £3,674
B. £3,922
C. £3,663
D. £3,721
(2 marks)
Question#7:
Identify, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, whether the following statements are
true or false.
Corporation tax is a direct tax on the turnover of companies.
TRUE
FALSE
National insurance is a direct tax suffered by employees, employers and the self-employed on
earnings.
TRUE
FALSE
Inheritance tax is a direct tax on transfers of income by individuals.
TRUE
FALSE
Value added tax is a direct tax on the supply of goods and services by businesses.
TRUE
FALSE
(2 marks)

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Question#8:
Which of the following statements concerning self-assessment tax returns for individuals is TRUE?
A. Individuals with tax payable of less than £1,000 for a tax year are not required to file
a tax return.
B. Individuals are only required to file a tax return for a tax year if they receive a notice O
to deliver from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
C. All individuals who submit a tax return on time are able to have their tax payable calculated by
HMRC.
D. The tax return for an individual covers income tax, class 1, class 2 and class 4 national
insurance contributions and capital gains tax liabilities.
(2 marks)
Question#9:
In certain circumstances, an individual is automatically not resident in the UK.
Indicate, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, whether the following two
individuals satisfy or do not satisfy the tests to be treated as automatically not resident in the UK
for the tax year 2022/23.
Eric, who has never previously been resident in the UK. In the tax year 2022/23, he was in
the UK for 40 days.
Fran, who was resident in the UK for the two tax years prior to the tax year 2022/23. In the
tax year 2022/23, she was in the UK for 18 days.
Eric
SATISFIES
DOES NOT SATISFY
Fran
SATISFIES
DOES NOT SATISFY
(2 marks)
Question#10
Max is employed by Star Ltd. On 6 April 2021, Star Ltd provided Max with a camera for his personal
use. The camera had a market value of £2,000 on 6 April 2021.
On 6 April 2022, Star Ltd gave the camera to Max for free. The camera had a market value of
£1,400 on 6 April 2022.
What is Max's taxable benefit in respect of the camera for the tax year 2022/23?
A. £1,000
B. £1,400
C. £2,000
D. £1,600
(2 marks)
Question#11
Cora made a cash gift of £300,000 to her niece on 30 April 2017.
She then made a cash gift of £500,000 to her nephew on 31 May 2018.
Both of these amounts are stated after deducting available exemptions.
Cora subsequently died on 31 October 2022.
What amount of inheritance tax was payable as a result of Cora's death in respect of the cash gift
of £500,000 to her nephew?
A. £190,000
B. £110,000
C. £114,000

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D. £105,000
(2 marks)
Question#12
Rajesh is a sole trader. He correctly calculated his self-assessment payments on account for the tax
year 2022/23 and paid these on the due dates.
Rajesh paid the correct balancing payment of £1,200 for the tax year 2022/23 on
30 June 2024.
Indicate, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, what penalties and interest Rajesh
may be charged as a result of his late balancing payment for the tax year 2022/23.
Penalty £0 £13
Interest £60 £31
(2 marks)
Question#13
Oblong Ltd has had the following results:
Year ended Year ended
31 March 2022 31 March 2023
Trading profit/(loss) 79,400 (102,800)
Property business income 6,800 10,100
Qualifying charitable donations. (1,600) (1,300)
If Oblong Ltd makes a claim to relieve its trading loss of £102,800 for the year ended 31 March
2023 against total profits for the year ended 31 March 2022, how much of this loss will remain
unrelieved?
A. £6,500
B. £16,600
C. £9,400
D. £23,400
(2 marks)
Question#14
Putting an asset into joint names with a spouse (or a partner in a registered civil partnership) prior
to the asset's disposal can be sensible capital gains tax (CGT) planning.
Which of the following CANNOT be achieved as a direct result of using this type of tax
planning?
A. Making the best use of annual exempt amounts
B. Deferring the CGT due date
C. Reducing the amount of CGT payable
D. Making the best use of capital losses
(2 marks)
Question#15
Eva's income tax liability and class 4 national insurance contributions (NIC) for the tax year 2022/23
are £4,840. Her income tax liability and class 4 NICS for the tax year 2021/22 were £6,360.
What is the lowest amount to which Eva could make a claim to reduce each of her payments on
account for the tax year 2022/23 without being charged interest____?
(2 marks)
(Total = 30 marks)

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