QUESTION TWO



Chief Emeka 200L was employed by ABC Trading Company Limited as the Administrative Manager on January 2, 2018. The details of his salary per annum are as follows:



Basic salary



Housing allowance



Transport allowance



Utility allowance



Meal allowance



N



48,000,000



4,800,000



1,200,000



420,000



Clothing allowance



Leave allowance



Additional information:



(i) In 2016, he obtained a loan to build a property for commercial purposes on which he receives a rent



of N9,600,000 per annum.



(ii) Expenses on the property are as given below



General rate



Water rate



Insurance premium paid



Repairs



Agents Commission



2017



2018



N



N



67,500



70,000



96,000



97,000



189,000



197,500



480,000



480,000



(iii) Capital allowance on the building was agreed with the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) at



N840,000.



(iv) Based on the terms of the loan agreement, Chief Emeka 200L pays N600,000 monthly, out of which N500,000 is for repayment of principal and N100,000 as interest on loan.



(v) He received dividends (gross) as follows on:



1/6/2017



30/11/2017



30/5/2018



31/10/2018



N600,000



N650,000



N720,000



N780,000

(iii) Capital allowance on the building was agreed with the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) at N840,000.



(iv) Based on the terms of the loan agreement, Chief Emeka 200L pays N600,000 monthly, out of which N500,000 is for repayment of principal and N100,000 as interest on loan.



(v) He received dividends (gross) as follows on:



1/6/2017



30/11/2017



30/5/2018



(vi) He has a life assurance policy for N7,800,000, on which he pays N710,000 annually as premium.



31/10/2018



(vii) In 2018, his employer remitted on his behalf the following mandatory deductions:



Contribution to national housing fund



Contribution to national health insurance fund



Contribution to pension scheme



(viii) Chief Emeka 200L is happily married with six children, all of school age.



(ix) His widowed mother lives with him and he spends N1,200,000 per annum to maintain her.



Required: Compute the income tax payable by Chief Emeka 200L for the relevant assessment year. (15 Marks).