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Question 2 Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) (10 marks) Part A (i) Eazy Accounting Limited is a chartered accountancy firm. One of its employees is migrating to Japan for personal reasons. As a going away gift, the firm pays for the employee to have five free lessons to learn the Japanese language. Does the provision of the free Japanese language lessons give rise to a fringe benefit? Explain with references to ITA 2007. (2 marks) (ii) Mordena Dresses Limited sells women's clothing for special occasions. One of its employees, Shashi, is turning 40. The company gives her a cocktail dress as a birthday gift. Explain whether the provision of the cocktail dress gives rise to a fringe benefit, and whether any exclusion applies. (2marks) Part B SSS Ltd, which is GST registered, provides the following benefits to its employees for the year ended 31 March 2020. A motor vehicle with an ATV of $40,000 (GST Exclusive) was provided to Timothy for private use. During the year, the vehicle was not available for Timothy's use for 5 days while it was being repaired and serviced. Timothy used the car for company business on 10 days. He contributed $1,200 towards the running costs of the vehicle during the year. On 1 April 2019, a loan of $50,000 at 2% interest was provided to Ramona a long serving employee. Unclassified benefits of $20,000 (cost price) were provided to employees (retail value $30,000) during the year. The employees contributed $10,000. Required: Calculate the taxable value of the fringe benefits provided by SSS Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2020. (6 marks)

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