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Bluehound Coach Lines (Pty) Ltd (Bluehound) is a South African travel agency and transport service company. Bluehound operates luxury Bluehound coaches and semi-luxury, and therefore affordable, coaches in Townliner. The company transports passengers between major cities and towns on a daily basis. Bluehound transports on average 800000 passengers per annum, while Townliner transports on average 500000 passengers per annum across the country and bordering countries. However, this record history changed drastically and unexpectedly when Covid-19 hit the shores of South Africa in March 2020, the start of the of the companys financial year. The company year-end is the last day of February. Below is an extract of the Bluehound financial information: Notes 20212020 R R Dr /(Cr) Dr /(Cr) Property Plant and Equipment 131,948,77844,097,207 Insure Prepaid 234,56045,800 Deferred revenue / Contract liability 3-13,580-82,500 Provisions 4-2,583,000-3,095,000 Water and rates payables -18,750-11,560 Profit before tax /(Loss before tax) Calculated correctly 5-7,540,50032,580,0001. Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment comprises of land, facilities (buildings and workshop warehouses), buses and workshop equipment used for the repairs and maintenance of buses. Apart from land, which is measured using the revaluation model, all property, plant and equipment is measured using the cost model. Below is a summary of depreciation, and taxation write off periods for the respective items of property, plant and equipment. Asset Depreciation Method Total Estimated Useful life Tax write-off period Land N/A Non depreciable Indefinite N/A Not tax deductible Facilities Straight-line 30 years 5% p e r a n n u m n o n - apportioned for time Buses Straight-line 8 years 4 years apportioned for time Workshop equipment Diminishing balance 12.5% per annum 5 years apportioned for time Where relevant, you may assume that residual values are zero. The following is a breakdown of carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment shown in the extract above: 20212020 Land 1.12,100,0002,300,000 Facilities 1.213,300,00014,000,000 Buses 1.316,200,00027,000,000 Workshop equipment 1.4348,778797,20731,948,77844,097,2071.1. Land - On 28 February 2021, the land was revalued down from R2.3 million to R2.1 million. The original cost for land was R1.8 million. 1.2. Facilities - Included in the facilities owned by Bluehound is an administration building purchased for R4500000 for which no tax allowances are granted. You may assume that all facilities were purchased on 1 March 2010 and that no facilities have been sold or impaired since then. 1.3. Buses - Bluehound owns 8 Bluehound luxury coaches and 8 Townliner semi-luxury coaches. You may assume that all buses were purchased on 1 March 2017 at R3.2 million per Bluehound luxury coach and R2.2 million per Townliner semiluxury coach. In November 2020, management decided to discontinue certain routes in light of poor performance associated with Covid-19 and lockdown regulations. Following on this decision, on 28 February 2021, Bluehound sold four of its coaches (two luxury Bluehound and two semi-luxury Townliner coaches) on a lucrative deal in an auction at a total profit of R6.1 million. 1.4. Workshop equipment - The effect of discontinued routes stated above led to the closure and therefore disposal of workshop equipment in the affected areas. The workshop equipment sold on 28 February 2021 was purchased for R680000. The disposed workshop equipment accounted for half of workshop equipment that Bluehound owned. Bluehound received a consideration of R220000 for the workshop equipment sold. You may assume that all workshop equipment was purchased on 1 March 2016.2. Insurance prepaid All insurance costs are incurred in the production of income and are deductible for tax purposes when paid. 3. Deferred revenue or contract liability This account relates to bus tickets paid for future travel that is still outstanding at reporting date. 4. Provisions A summary of the provisions ledger accounts shows the following: 20212020 Provision for claims, accommodation and shuttling 4.1(1,740,000)(2,970,000) Provision for penalties and fines 4.2(43,000)(125,000) Provision for retrenchments 4.3(800,000)(2583000)(3095000)4.1.At each year end, Bluehound raises a provision for litigation for claims brought against the company by the commuters and drivers who embark on strikes. In addition, a provision for accommodation and shuttling for drivers when out-of-town is raised. All these provisions are considered to be in the production of income and are deductible for tax purposes when paid. 4.2.A provision for penalties and fines is also raised annually and this is not deductible for tax purposes on the same basis that penalties and fines would not be deductible in terms of section 23(o

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