Professional Examinations. Paper F6. Taxation (Finance Act 2015) EXAM KIT. For September 2016 to March 2017 examination sittings

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1 Professional Examinations Paper F6 Taxation (Finance Act 2015) EXAM KIT For September 2016 to March 2017 examination sittings

2 PAPER F6: TAXATION (FA201 5) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Published by: Kaplan Publishing UK Unit 2 The Business Centre Molly Millar s Lane Wokingham Berkshire RG41 2QZ ISBN: Kaplan Financial Limited, Printed and bound in Great Britain. The text in this material and any others made available by any Kaplan Group company does not amount to advice on a particular matter and should not be taken as such. No reliance should be placed on the content as the basis for any investment or other decision or in connection with any advice given to third parties. Please consult your appropriate professional adviser as necessary. Kaplan Publishing Limited and all other Kaplan group companies expressly disclaim all liability to any person in respect of any losses or other claims, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or otherwise arising in relation to the use of such materials. All rights reserved. No part of this examination may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission from Kaplan Publishing. Acknowledgements The past ACCA examination questions are the copyright of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The original answers to the questions from June 1994 onwards were produced by the examiners themselves and have been adapted by Kaplan Publishing. We are grateful to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for permission to reproduce past examination questions. The answers have been prepared by Kaplan Publishing. P.2 KAPLAN PUBLISHING

3 CONTENTS Page Index to questions and answers P.5 Analysis of past exam papers P.13 Exam technique P.19 Paper specific information P.23 Kaplan s recommended revision approach P.27 Kaplan s F6 examination revision plan P.29 Tax rates and allowances P.39 Time limits and election dates P.43 Section 1 Practice income tax and national insurance questions 1 2 Practice chargeable gains questions 69 3 Practice inheritance tax questions Practice corporation tax questions Practice value added tax questions Answers to practice income tax and national insurance questions Answers to practice chargeable gains questions Answers to practice inheritance tax questions Answers to practice corporation tax questions Answers to practice value added tax questions Specimen paper questions Answers to specimen paper questions 615 KAPLAN PUBLISHING P.3

4 PAPER F6: TAXATION (FA201 5) Key features in this edition In addition to providing a wide ranging bank of real past exam questions, we have also included in this edition: An analysis of all of the recent examination papers. Paper specific information and advice on exam technique. Our recommended approach to make your revision for this particular subject as effective as possible. This includes step by step guidance on how best to use our Kaplan material (complete text, pocket notes and exam kit) at this stage in your studies. A wealth of past real examination questions adapted to the new examination style with enhanced tutorial answers and packed with specific key answer tips, technical tutorial notes and exam technique tips from our experienced tutors. Complementary online resources including full tutor debriefs and question assistance to point you in the right direction when you get stuck. You will find a wealth of other resources to help you with your studies on the following sites: Quality and accuracy are of the utmost importance to us so if you spot an error in any of our products, please send an to mykaplanreporting@kaplan.com with full details, or follow the link to the feedback form in MyKaplan. Our Quality Coordinator will work with our technical team to verify the error and take action to ensure it is corrected in future editions. P.4 KAPLAN PUBLISHING

5 INDEX TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INTRODUCTION A new examination format has been introduced with effect from September For the most part, the syllabus content is unchanged from the FA2014 exams. The main change to the format of the examination is the introduction, in a new section B, of three objective test (OT) case questions, each involving five OT questions, based around a common scenario. To compensate, section C will only include three long form questions (instead of five) for 40 marks in total (see Paper Specific Information). In addition, computer-based exams (CBEs) will be available in certain locations in respect of the ACCA Fundamental Skills Level papers (F5 F9) during the examination sittings covered by this exam kit. A paper-based examination will still be available. If you would like further information on sitting a CBE F6 examination please contact either Kaplan or the ACCA. In the paper-based examination, all of the objective test questions in sections A and B will be of multiple choice style. However, CBEs will contain different styles of OT questions in sections A and B as well as multiple choice questions. This exam kit contains some OT question styles which will only appear in a CBE. However, they still provide valuable practice for all students, whichever version of the examination they are entered for. As a result of these changes to the F6 exam format, the majority of past exam questions in their original format are not representative of F6 examination questions going forward. The questions contained in this exam kit are therefore based on past exam questions but it has been necessary to adapt them to ensure that they are representative of questions that could be seen in the examinations from September 2016 onwards. The adaptations have been made to reflect the new style of paper, new legislative changes in recent Finance Acts, Tax law changes and IAS terminology. We have also included new topics brought into the syllabus in some questions. Many of the questions within the kit are past ACCA exam questions, and the more recent questions (from 2005) are labelled as such in the index. Note that if a question within this kit has been adapted or changed in any way from the original version, this is indicated in the end column of the index below with the mark (A). Also included are the marking schemes for past ACCA examination questions to assist you in understanding where marks are earned and the amount of time to spend on particular tasks. Note that if a question has been changed from the original version, it will have also been necessary to change the original ACCA marking scheme. Therefore, if a question is marked as ADAPTED you should assume that this also applies to the marking scheme. The new section B OT case questions, and the majority of the section A OT questions included in this kit have been generated based on the style of questions in the ACCA specimen papers and to provide as broad coverage of the syllabus as possible. The sections A and B questions in the real exam will be two marks each, but some will be slightly longer and some slightly shorter. The questions should take approximately 3.6 minutes each and this will average out over the OT questions in the exam. The majority of the questions in this kit are worth 2 marks. However, some are longer than for tutorial purposes in order to maximise the syllabus coverage. KAPLAN PUBLISHING P.5

6 PAPER F6: TAXATION (FA201 5) KEY TO THE INDEX PAPER ENHANCEMENTS We have added the following enhancements to the answers in this exam kit: Key answer tips All answers include key answer tips to help your understanding of each question. Tutorial note All answers include tutorial notes to explain some of the technical points in more detail. Tutor s top tips For selected questions, we walk through the answer giving guidance on how to approach the questions with helpful tips from a top tutor, together with technical tutor notes. These answers are indicated with the footsteps icon in the index. ONLINE ENHANCEMENTS Timed question with Online tutor debrief For selected questions, we recommend that they are to be completed in full exam conditions (i.e. properly timed in a closed book environment). In addition to the examiner s technical answer, enhanced with key answer tips and tutorial notes in this exam kit, online you can find an answer debrief by a top tutor that: works through the question in full points out how to approach the question how to ensure that the easy marks are obtained as quickly as possible, and emphasises how to tackle exam questions and exam technique. These questions are indicated with the clock icon in the index. Online question enhancements and answer debriefs will be available from Spring 2016 on MyKaplan at: P.6 KAPLAN PUBLISHING