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Question 3a ii
Tax rates
ATX Tax rates & allowances tax year 2014/15
Cinnabar Ltd requires advice on the corporation tax treatment of the sale of an intangible asset.
Cinnabar Ltd:
– Is a UK resident trading company.
– Has one wholly-owned UK subsidiary, Lapis Ltd.
Sale of an intangible asset to Lapis Ltd:
– The intangible asset was acquired by Cinnabar Ltd in May 2010 for £82,000.
– The asset was sold to Lapis Ltd on 1 November 2014 for its market value on that date of £72,000, when its tax written down value was £65,600.
Required:
(ii) Explain the corporation tax implications for Cinnabar Ltd of the sale of the intangible asset to Lapis Ltd. (2 marks)