Question - client - jacob zuze - explain why jacob zuze was


Question - Client - Jacob Zuze

Jacob commenced to trade on 1 September 2017 and prepared the first set of accounts for the sixteen months period ended 31 December 2018. Your firm advised Jacob to register for Value Added Tax (VAT) immediately he commenced to trade on 1 September 2017. He had bought goods for resale on 1 August 2017 for K125,000 (including VAT) and all of these goods were still available at 1 September 2017.

Jacob is now interested in knowing the total amounts of income tax and VAT that were payable by him for the period of trading ended 31 December 2018.

The statement of profit or loss for the period as shown below: Sales Revenue (excluding VAT)

1,600,000

Less:

Purchases (including goods bought on 1 August 2018)

806,200

Closing inventory

125,000

Cost of sales

(681,200)

Gross profit

918,800

Wages and salaries

235,000

Entertaining customers

119,000

Depreciation of motor vehicles

78,000

Overheads

276,080

Other revenue expenses

150,800

Total expenses

(858,880)

Net profit

59,920

Explain why Jacob Zuze was advised to register for VAT when he commenced to trade on 1 September 2017.

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