Congratulations on your appointment as a Tax Trainee at a recognized audit firm in  Jamaica. On your first assignment your supervisor asked you to assist him with the  income tax computation of a small business in the tourism sector. The company  provided the following information Allen’s Rest Well Resort is a resort cottage located incorporated in Jamaica. The  company is a registered tourism operator under the Tourist Board Act. The hotel commenced operations on the 1 January 2019.  Fixed Assets     Cost (J$) TWDV (J$) Building (hotel) 100,000,000   Furnitures 8,000,000   Computers (laptops and CPUs) 1,000,000    Computers (printers and monitors) 500,000   Motor Cars  # 1 purchased in July 2019  # 2 purchased January 2019 3,000,000  2,500,000 2,437,500  1,875,000  Bus and Vans (purchased 1 January 2019)  8,00,0000  480,000 The following acquisitions and disposal occurred in 2021:  1. A Corolla motor car purchased for $3,000,000. Acquired 1 April 2021.  2. A BMW for $10,000,000. Acquired 1 November 2021.  3. A new building constructed for $30,000,000 4. Laptop for $100,000 5. Purchase of a telephones for $950,000.  6. The company Motor car #1 was sold for $2,700,000  Assume the relevant exchange Rate is US$152: J$1 Question Calculate the capital allowance computation for Allen’s Rest Well Resort for 2021.

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Congratulations on your appointment as a Tax Trainee at a recognized audit firm in 
Jamaica. On your first assignment your supervisor asked you to assist him with the 
income tax computation of a small business in the tourism sector. The company 
provided the following information

Allen’s Rest Well Resort is a resort cottage located incorporated in Jamaica. The 
company is a registered tourism operator under the Tourist Board Act. The hotel
commenced operations on the 1 January 2019. 

Fixed Assets

 

  Cost (J$) TWDV (J$)
Building (hotel) 100,000,000  
Furnitures 8,000,000  
Computers (laptops and CPUs) 1,000,000   
Computers (printers and monitors) 500,000  

Motor Cars 

# 1 purchased in July 2019 

# 2 purchased January 2019

3,000,000 

2,500,000

2,437,500 

1,875,000 

Bus and Vans (purchased 1 January 2019)  8,00,0000  480,000

The following acquisitions and disposal occurred in 2021: 
1. A Corolla motor car purchased for $3,000,000. Acquired 1 April 2021. 
2. A BMW for $10,000,000. Acquired 1 November 2021. 
3. A new building constructed for $30,000,000
4. Laptop for $100,000
5. Purchase of a telephones for $950,000. 
6. The company Motor car #1 was sold for $2,700,000 


Assume the relevant exchange Rate is US$152: J$1

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Calculate the capital allowance computation for Allen’s Rest Well Resort for 2021.

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