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3 Shiny Beauty, a vendor, specialises in the provision of hairdressing services.

Shiny Beauty also sells hair and beauty


products. The following are the value added tax (VAT) related transactions of Shiny Beauty for February 2018:
Note M
Revenue
Services (exclusive of VAT) (1) 55,300
Sales of hair and beauty products (inclusive of VAT) 18,500
Expenses (all inclusive of VAT where applicable)
Electricity 6,200
Water consumption 2,100
Hair and beauty products purchased 21,700
Rent paid to a vendor 4,500
Bad debt (2) 450
Notes:
(1) M6,800 included in services revenue represents services rendered on credit during the month of February 2018,
which are not yet paid up.
(2) The M450 bad debt expense relates to services provided to a customer on credit during the past six months. It
has been proved beyond reasonable doubt that the debt is irrecoverable, and it was written off during the month
of February 2018.

Required:
(a) Explain the general rule for determining the time of supply for goods or services.
Note: You are not required to provide any special circumstances which are not covered by the general rule.
(2 marks)

(b) Explain whether Shiny Beauty qualifies for any bad debt relief in the tax period ended February 2018.
(3 marks)

(c) Calculate the VAT payable by Shiny Beauty for the month of February 2018.
Note: Your answer should clearly indicate items on which input VAT is exempt, zero rated or not claimable.
(5 marks)

(10 marks)

10

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