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ATT Week 7 Exam (Questions 1–150)
1. A UK corporate entity acquires a zero-emission electric
delivery van for £45,000 on 12 May 2024 to use entirely in
its trading operations. What is the maximum First-Year
Allowance (FYA) the company can claim against its
corporate trading profits for this asset?
• A) £8,100 based on standard 18% main pool writing-down
allowance adjustments.
• B) £45,000 under the 100% First-Year Allowance
provisions for brand-new zero-emission goods
vehicles. Rationale: Under current UK capital
allowance statutes, a 100% First-Year Allowance is
specifically granted for brand-new and unused goods
vehicles that produce zero carbon emissions, allowing full
expensing in the year of purchase.
• C) £22,500 applying a restricted 50% special rate pool
first-year calculation.
• D) Zero, because delivery vans are strictly classified as
passenger motor cars for tax purposes.
2. A sole trader has an accounting period running from 1
January to 31 December. On 1 August 2024, the trader
, permanently ceases trading operations, creating an
overlapping period from prior years. How must the
accumulated overlap relief be managed on the final tax
return?
• A) Overlap relief is entirely forfeited upon trade cessation
if it exceeds £5,000.
• B) The overlap relief must be deducted in full from
the trading profits of the final, terminating tax
year. Rationale: Upon the permanent cessation of a
trade, any unused overlap profits created during the
commencement years are deducted as overlap relief to
prevent double taxation of the exact same profit block.
• C) It must be carried forward to offset future capital gains
realized on commercial buildings.
• D) It is added back to multiply the current year's National
Insurance contributions.
3. An individual who has been UK-resident for the past ten
consecutive tax years leaves the UK on 30 June 2024 to
work full-time abroad under a clean three-year contract.
Under what condition can split-year treatment apply to
this individual for the tax year?
• A) Only if the individual completely liquidates all sterling-
denominated banking accounts.
• B) If the individual satisfies the statutory criteria
for full-time work abroad without breaking
performance hours limits. Rationale: Split-year
treatment applies under specific cases, such as leaving
the UK to work full-time abroad, provided the individual
meets the statutory residence test conditions regarding
overseas working hours and limited UK return days.
• C) Only if the individual completely sells their principal
private UK residential home property.
,• D) Split-year treatment is automatically blocked if the
individual holds a British passport.
4. A UK close company pays a dividend of £10,000 to an
individual who is a director and a 30% shareholder in the
business. How is this distribution treated for corporate tax
purposes within the close company's tax computation?
• A) It is deducted as an allowable administrative trading
expense to reduce taxable profits.
• B) It is treated as a distribution of profit and is
completely non-deductible in calculating
corporate tax. Rationale: Dividends and other
distributions are paid out of post-tax profits and are
never treated as tax-deductible trading expenses,
regardless of whether the close company rules apply.
• C) It is reclassified as a capital gain and subjected to a flat
20% corporation tax adjustment.
• D) It is subjected to a mandatory 20% withholding tax at
the corporate source level.
5. A business registered for VAT sells goods to a customer on
10 April, issues a formal VAT invoice on 18 April, and
receives full bank payment on 2 May. What is the basic tax
point for this supply transaction?
• A) 18 April, because the invoice was generated within
thirty days of delivery.
• B) 10 April, representing the date the goods were
physically removed or made available to the
buyer. Rationale: The basic tax point for a supply of
goods is the date the goods are physically removed or
made available to the customer, unless an actual tax
point is triggered earlier by payment or an invoice.
, • C) 2 May, identifying the exact date clear cash funds were
recognized in the ledger.
• D) 30 April, representing the standard calendar month-
end processing cutoff.
6. A company incurs £12,000 on general business
entertainment for third-party corporate clients during its
annual trade show. How must this expenditure be treated
in the corporation tax computation?
• A) Allowed in full if the individual clients are registered
non-UK corporate entities.
• B) Disallowed completely and added back in full to
the company's net trading profit computation.
Rationale: Statutory UK tax rules explicitly disallow
expenditure incurred on business entertainment for
third-party clients, requiring the full amount to be added
back during tax adjustments.
• C) Allowed up to a restricted statutory maximum cap of
£150 per client representative.
• D) Deducted as an explicit marketing expense under
statutory public relations allowances.
7. An individual sells an asset on 14 October 2024 for
£80,000 that originally cost £30,000. They incur £2,000
in direct legal disposal fees. What is the correct unadjusted
chargeable gain for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) purposes?
• A) £50,000 representing the absolute difference between
sale proceeds and original cost.
• B) £48,000 calculated by deducting the asset cost
and the direct incidental disposal costs from the
proceeds. Rationale: The chargeable gain is
calculated by taking the gross disposal proceeds
(£80,000) and subtracting both the original acquisition