Partnership Income Statement: Net Profit Or Loss For The Two B’s

Background Information

AASB 101(2009) guides us on how to prepare and present partnership income statements and requires us to similarly approach partnership preparation of statements just alike to what constitutes other statements whereby the vertical format of presentation is deemed applicable whereas rules guiding when and how revenue ought to be earned and reported prevails as well when expense relating to the revenue should be accounted for and reported referenced in Gran(2008.Pg 7).

The Australian partnership tax return instruction 2013 further emphasize on what entails partnership profit  income or loss and how it is calculated  and reported it further outlines on how the profit income or loss should be distributed. Partners get into business upon agreeing in a partnership agreement on how operations and management of the business should be conducted. They further agree on how profit and losses as well as liabilities and assets ought to be shared in case of dissolution or cessation if any Hodge (2005.Pg 13).

I further wish to state that although a partnership business is deemed independent most decision and actions lies with the partners in any case there is no single regulation that requires a partnership business to pay income tax instead the burden is shifted to individual partners themselves who after accounting for revenue and expenses thus expected to share the loss or profit as per agreed sharing ratios and later on report the profit or loss in their individual income statement for tax purpose Udovitch (2011.Pg 25)(. It can therefore be stated that partnership income profit or loss stands as individual income statement item during reporting Saez (2012.Pg 35).

 ‘The Two B’s’

Net Partnership Profit or Loss Income Statement

For The Year Ended 30^th June 2017

Revenue; $

Gross Sales Revenue (Trading receipts)                                                             1900000

Less Cost of Goods Sold (see note 1)                                                    (200000)

            Net Sales Revenue                                                                                              1700000

Add other income

Capital Gain                                                                                                            20000

Cash Dividend from BHP                                                                                      10500

Interest Income From Bank of China (see note 2)                                               11250

Total Gross Income                                                                                                      1741750                              

Less Expense (see note 3)  

Salary to Mary                                                                                       40000

Interest on loan of funds by Mary                                                         10000

Salaries paid to employees                                                                  250000

Rent and power                                                                                     60000

Superannuation paid on behalf of Mary                                                25000

Superannuation paid on behalf of Sally                                                25000

Superannuation to staff                                                    85500

Interest on bank overdraft                                                        18623

Long service leave allowance paid to staff                                            13507

Bad Debts Written Off                                                        36849

Equipment depreciation/amortization (see note 4)                            30625

Less total Goods Sales Tax paid (see note 5)                                   125315.1

Total Gross Expenses                                                                                               (720419.1)     

Net Partnership Income Profit or Loss                                                                $1021330.9                        

It should be noted that we can only calculate Mary’s taxable pay if we know her income hence need to calculate her income as follows Pickering(2012.Pg 80).

Mary’ Taxable Income

For Year Ended 30^th June 2017

Revenue $

            Share of partnership profit see note6)                                                            510665.45               

Dividends received from Australian resident company                                          7000             

Gross salary received from part time lecturing        30000

Salary to Mary from partnership        40000

Interest on Bank Deposits          5000

Rental Income from property investment                    10000

Refund from Governments Medicare System for medical expenses                      2000

Total Gross Income                              604665.45                                                                                       

Fewer Expenses

    Train fares for travel to and from work 1200

Tax Agent Fees 3000

Gross Medical Expense for Mary 5000

Rates payment on investment property 2000

Interest on Loan Paid 15000

Painting Cost of investment property   5000

Investment bathroom extension cost 15000

Total Expenses            (46200)

Total Taxable Income for Mary                                                                                558465.45

Mary’s Tax Payable

For Year End June 2017

Total Tax Payable                                                                             =$264324.809

Less PAYE see note 9                                                                    = ($9000+$5347)

Net Tax Payable                                                                                 =$249977.809

Notes and Workings;

1. Cost of Goods Sold=Opening Stock + Purchases Less Closing Stock, this explains on what was spent on stocks to make the trade sales.

Opening Stock                  =$370000       

   +

  Purchases       =$320000

  –

    Closing Stock                   =$490000

COGS          $200000     

1. The income from Bank Of China is reported net withholding figure since we cannot set off at individual income in any case we are only allowed to account for revenue earned in the partnership account with their respective expenses we cannot extend to partners. The partnership business is therefore tasked to file return on goods sold tax and pay it as well as pay any withholding tax expenses done on behalf of ATO as well as that of PAYG for employees employed and entitled to salary.
2. The expenses to be included in this income statement ha to relate with the above revenues.
3. Since we have been giving the economic life of the equipment we can calculate amortization value or depreciation value of the items as shown below;

                           1^st July 2016=$65000/4=$16250

1^st Jan 2017=$115000/4=28750*(6/12) =$14375

Total Depreciation Value=$30625

On this issue of depreciation I wish to say if we had been informed of the economic life of the motor vehicle BMW would have net off from the revenue but since we are not given it not possible to calculate.

1. I further state that the partnership business is obliged to pay GST and file return on the same as follows Evans(2011.Pg 150).

GST on gross trading sales                                                   =1900000*10%=190000

 Less GST for expenditure Peacock (2011.Pg 30)  

                       Purchase of trade items                                 =370000*10%=37000

Rent and Power                                                 =60000*10%=6000

GST on bad debts written off                        = 36849*10%=3684.9

GST on equipment bought                            =180000*10%=18000

                                             (64684.9)

Total GST claim and payable                                                                           125315.1

1. Partners share of profit as per the agreement of 50%/50% is to be calculated as follows Fergusson (2010.Pg 7);

Partners profit=1021330.9

Mary’s Share=1021330.9*50%=510665.45

Sally’s Share=1021330.9*50% = 510665.45                  

1. Mary expenses capture only anything relating to revenue thus expenses like the one on house electricity and rate plus that of father bill is not captured anywhere.
2. Mary’s Tax Payable;

The taxable income for Mary is $558465.45

Mary’s income lies between brackets;

$180,001 and over – $54,232 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000

It is over 180000 by=558465.45-180000=378465.45

45c for each $1

45/100=0.45     Over=0.45*378465.45=$179999.55

Tax payable on this, $54,232 + $179999.55=234231.55

Medical Levy=2%* 604665.45=$12093.309                                                                                  

Total Tax Payable=$12093.309+$234231.55=$246324.809

1. There is PAYG of $9000 on what Mary earns as salary for part time classes. Assuming by use of the current 2017 PAYG tax calculator therefore the PAYG for partnership of 40000 salary=$5347, Olovsson(2014.Pg 140)

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