Taxation of the unincorporated business for Paper P6 (UK) - part (c): self-test answers

Test your understanding: answers

(1). Where a trader’s monthly profits are falling it may be beneficial to choose a 31 March year end. With a 31 March year end:

  • Profits are taxed in the year they are earned and there are no overlap profits.
  • Instead of earlier, higher profits being taxed twice, later, lower profits will be taxed.

For example, in Nora’s second tax year, 2014/15:

  • With a 31 March year end the basis period will be the year ending 31 March 2015.
  • With a 30 April year end the basis period will be the year ending 30 April 2014.


(2). 31 May year end

1. Profit for each trading period

 £ 
Nine months ending 31 May 2014 (£4,000 x 2) + (£3,000 x 5) + (£6,000 x 2)35,000 
Year ending 31 May 2015
(£6,000 x 4) + (£10,000 x 8)		104,000 


2. Taxable profit for the first two tax years

 £ 
2013/14 (1 September 2013 to 5 April 2014) 7/9 x £35,00027,222 
2014/15 (1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014)
£35,000 + (3/12 x £104,000)		61,000 

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