Chapter 3 Answer to Example 1 (a) Cash basis: The cash basis has become the default setting for individuals and partnerships in assessing property
income.
If the rental income is received quarterly in advance then amounts would be received on 1 July and 1
October 2022 and 1 January and 1 April 2023 amounting to £6,000.
If the rent was received quarterly in arrears then amounts would be received on 30 September and
31 December 2022 and on 31 March 2023 amounting to £4,500.
The £300 allowable expenses paid in November 2022 will be the only allowable deduction in
2022/23 as the repairs expenditure, though incurred in 2022/23, was not paid until the 2023/24 tax
year.
If therefore the rental income is received quarterly in advance the property income assessment will
be £5,700 (6,000 - 300) whereas if the rental income is received quarterly in arrears the assessment
will be £4,200 (4,500 - 300)
£ Property income
10,000
Less: Personal Allowance
(12,570)
nil
Tax liability
nil
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(b) Accruals basis: The rent assessable in each case is the rental income accrued for the period 1 July 2022 to 5 April
2023 irrespective of when the amounts were due to be received or were actually received. Expenses
incurred in the same period are deductible irrespective of the date when paid.
Answer to Example 2 The garage is an improvement, not a repair, and is therefore not deductible. The redecoration cost
was paid in 2023/24. An equivalent replacement cooker would have cost £300 and proceeds of £50
were received on the sale of the old cooker.
£ £ Rent due 9/12
×
6,000
4,500
Expenses:
Redecoration
300
Repairs
500
800
Property Income for 2022/23
5,300
£ £ Rent received £9,600
×
11/12 months
8,800
Expenses:
Replacement furniture relief (300 - 50)
250
Insurance paid
480
Drain clearance
380
(1,110)
Property Income for 2022/23
7,690
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