Memorandum

To: Accounting Associate

From: Tax Manager

Date: April $2024$ Subject: GBC Ltd$.$

Required:

Our client, GBC Ltd$.,$ has asked us to determine its $2023$ minimum Net Income For Tax Purposes as well as the January $1,2024$ UCC for all of its CCA classes based on the following information in our file. For my review, please identify necessary adjustments and prepare a Schedule $1$ reconciliation schedule and related CCA calculations with its summary in Excel and include them in your memo $($Word$).$ You will need to incorporate necessary explanations$/$calculations in your schedule or prepare a separate Notes section. You are not required to provide any ITA references. Email me your well$-$organized $2-$page memo $($in the $$Word$$ including all calculations$/$notes$,$ font size $10,$ no more than $2$ pages$)$ in the suggested memo format attached $($see the last page$)$ by the above noted due date. Note: Only first $2$ pages of your submission received by the due date will be used for grading. No late submission can be accepted and will be given a grade of zero.

The following is the information in our file:

For the year ending December $31,2023,$ the Income Statement of GBC Ltd$.,$ prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, is as follows:

Revenues $$880,000$

Expenses: Cost of Goods Sold $($$$240,000)$

Selling and Administrative Costs $(95,000)$

Amortization Expense $(152,000)$

Other Expenses $(138,000)(625,000)$

Income Before Tax Expense $$255,000$

Income Tax Expense: Current $($$ $92,000)$

Future $(27,000)(119,000)$

Net Income $$136,000$

Other Information:

$1.$ The Company spent $$6,800$ during the year on landscaping for its new building. For accounting purposes this was treated as an asset. The Company will not amortize this balance as it believes the work has an unlimited life.

$2.$ Selling and Administrative Costs include $$15,000$ in business meals and entertainment. $3.$ Selling and Administrative Costs include membership fees for several employees in a local golf and country club. These fees total $$3,600.$

$4.$ Other Expenses include contributions to registered charities of $$3,200.$

$5.$ As the Company expects to issue more shares during $2024,$ it made a number of amendments to its articles of incorporation in $2023$ and included the legal costs in Other Expenses. These costs totaled $$8,000.$

$6.$ Other Expenses includes interest on late income tax instalments of $$400$ and on late municipal tax payments of $$300.$ ACCT$2028-$ Memo Assignment $2024$ Winter $3$

$7.$ On January $1,2023,$ the Company has UCC balances for its tangible assets as follows $($all assets are eligible for Accelerated investment incentive when there is a new acquisition$)$:

Class $1$ $$400,000---($a$)$

Class $8575,000---($b$)$

Class $1045,000---($c$)$

Class $1368,000---($d$)$

a$.$ The Class $1$ balance relates to a single building acquired in year $2018$ at a cost of $$550,000.$ It is estimated that the value of the land at this time was $$50,000.$ On February $1,2023,$ this building is sold for $$612,000.$ It is estimated that the value of the land has increased to $$80,000.$ In the accounting records $($i$.$e$.,$ net book value$),$ this real property was carried at $$507,000,$ $$457,000$ for the building and $$50,000$ for the land. The resulting gain on the building is included in the accounting revenues. The old building is replaced on February $15,2023$ with a new building acquired at a cost of $$683,000$ of which $$83,000$ is allocated to land. The Company chose not to put the new building into a separate Class $1$ so it does not qualify for the $6$ percent CCA rate. No elections are made with respect to the replacement of the building $($i$.$e$.,$ the new building can be placed in the same Class $1).[$Hint: Pay closer attention to the value of land for both buildings.$]$

b$.$ There are no dispositions of Class $8$ assets during the year. However, there are acquisitions in the total amount of $$126,000.$

c$.$ As the Company has decided to lease all of its vehicles in the future, all of the assets in Class $10$ are sold during the year $($i$.$e$.,$ check Terminal loss$).$ The capital cost of these assets was $$93,000$ and the proceeds of disposition amounted to $$37,000.$ The net book value of these assets was $$54,000$ and the resulting accounting loss of $$17,000$ was included in Other Expenses.

d$.$ The Class $13$ balance relates to a single lease that commenced on January $1,2021.$ The lease has an initial term of seven years, with two successive options to renew for three years each. Expenditures on this leasehold were $$50,000$ in $2021$ and $$27,000$ in $2022.$ There were no further expenditures in $2023.$ The write$-$off of these expenditures for accounting purposes is included in Amortization Expense.

$8.$ GBC Ltd$.$ has always deducted the maximum CCA allowable in each year of operation.