Taxation of the unincorporated business for ATX (UK) - part 3: self-test

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(1). Nora began trading on 1 May 2019. Her first few months of trading were very profitable but since then her monthly profits have been gradually falling.

Explain the relevance of this information to Nora’s choice of year end.


(2). Miza began trading on 1 September 2019. His tax adjusted profits per month are set out below.

 £
September to October 2019 (two months)4,000
November 2019 to March 2020 (five months)3,000
April to September 2020
(six months)

6,000
October 2020 onwards10,000


If Miza adopts a 31 May year end, what will be his taxable trading profit for the first two tax years of trading?

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