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Please may you assist with the below question and work out why the correct answer is (a) with chargable tax being £37,000.00.

A woman owned a pet shop which she ran as a sole trader. She decided to sell the pet shop
and become a partner in a dog grooming salon which has been operating for a number of
years. When the woman joined the partnership, she took out a loan of £10,000 at an annual
interest rate of 10% to purchase her partnership share. The loan is still outstanding in full. In
the 2023/24 tax year the woman’s share of partnership profits was £38,000.
It took longer than the woman anticipated to find a buyer for the pet shop but she completed
the sale on 6 April 2023 making a profit on the sale of £10,000.

In 2023/24 the personal allowance is £12,570 and the basic rate of Income Tax is 20%. The
basic rate tax band is £0 - £37,700.

What is the woman’s liability for Income Tax in the 2023/24 tax year?
A. £4,886
B. £5,086
C. £7,086
D. £6,886
E. £5,286

From: https://sqe.sra.org.uk/docs/default-source/pdfs/sqe1-flk1-sample-questions-updated-feb-2024.pdf?sfvrsn=5117ba1b_5

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by callumclark117
Hi all
Please may you assist with the below question and work out why the correct answer is (a) with chargable tax being £37,000.00.
A woman owned a pet shop which she ran as a sole trader. She decided to sell the pet shop
and become a partner in a dog grooming salon which has been operating for a number of
years. When the woman joined the partnership, she took out a loan of £10,000 at an annual
interest rate of 10% to purchase her partnership share. The loan is still outstanding in full. In
the 2023/24 tax year the woman’s share of partnership profits was £38,000.
It took longer than the woman anticipated to find a buyer for the pet shop but she completed
the sale on 6 April 2023 making a profit on the sale of £10,000.
In 2023/24 the personal allowance is £12,570 and the basic rate of Income Tax is 20%. The
basic rate tax band is £0 - £37,700.
What is the woman’s liability for Income Tax in the 2023/24 tax year?
A. £4,886
B. £5,086
C. £7,086
D. £6,886
E. £5,286
From: https://sqe.sra.org.uk/docs/default-source/pdfs/sqe1-flk1-sample-questions-updated-feb-2024.pdf?sfvrsn=5117ba1b_5


I don't do the SQE but i think I've figured it out.
Loan - 10000 x 1.1 (interest) = (£11,000)

£38,000 - £11,000 = £27,000

£27,000 + £10,000 (profit on sale) = £37,000

£37,000 - £12,570 (personal allowance = £24,430 taxable income

£24,430 x 0.2 (basic tax rate) = £4,886

- Not entirely sure if my method is correct but let me know!

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