Pleasant Place Plc is contemplating as to whether to invest in the Hotel or Tourism business. The Chairman of the Company has approached you this morning for assistance on the tax implications with respect to the two businesses for his final decision. The projected results of the two companies are likely to be the same in the first year. The companies’ projected income and expenditure for year 1 is as follows:                       ABS LTD (HOTEL)                                 CDS LTD (TOURISM)                         Dollar                                                     Dollar Gross Profit   1,000,000                                             1,000,000 Expenditure     670,000                                                670,000 Additional Relevant Information: A building to be bought on 1 March of Year 1 for GHC 400,000 has been granted full year’s depreciation at the rate of 20% and same amount has been added to the projected cost above. Required: As a postgraduate student in taxation at the Accra Business School, write a briefing note to advice the Chairman on what business to invest in, with the necessary appendix.

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Pleasant Place Plc is contemplating as to whether to invest in the Hotel or Tourism business. The
Chairman of the Company has approached you this morning for assistance on the tax implications
with respect to the two businesses for his final decision.
The projected results of the two companies are likely to be the same in the first year.
The companies’ projected income and expenditure for year 1 is as follows:

                      ABS LTD (HOTEL)                                 CDS LTD (TOURISM)
                        Dollar                                                     Dollar
Gross Profit   1,000,000                                             1,000,000
Expenditure     670,000                                                670,000

Additional Relevant Information:
A building to be bought on 1 March of Year 1 for GHC 400,000 has been granted full year’s
depreciation at the rate of 20% and same amount has been added to the projected cost above.
Required:
As a postgraduate student in taxation at the Accra Business School, write a briefing note to advice the Chairman on what business to invest in, with the necessary appendix.

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