The table below shows part of Ahmad's personal income tax bill.

- ((a))
Calculate the values of p and q.
Answer p = ...
q = ...
- ((b))
The tax rate for the year is given in the table below.

- (b)
- (i)
Show that Ahmad's income tax payable is $5656.67.
Answer
- (ii)
In the same year of tax assessment, Angie's income tax payable is 0.55 of Ahmad's. Angie claims that her chargeable income is also 0.55 of Ahmad's chargeable income. Do you agree? Support your stand with calculations.
- (i)
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8((a))
1. Find the assessable income after subtracting approved donations from total income.
2. Find the total personal reliefs by using assessable income and chargeable income.
Since
8(b)(i)
1. Identify the relevant tax bracket and the taxable amount in that bracket.
Ahmad's chargeable income is .
From the table, tax on the first is .
Amount taxed at :
2. Calculate the tax on the remaining amount and add it to the tax on the first $80000$.
Tax on the next :
Total tax payable:
Ahmad's income tax payable is .
8(b)(ii)
1. Find Angie's income tax payable from Ahmad's income tax payable.
Ahmad's income tax payable is .
Angie's income tax payable
2. Identify the tax bracket for Angie's tax payable.
From the tax table:
Tax on the first is .
Tax on the first is .
Since
Angie's chargeable income is between and .
So the extra income above is taxed at .
3. Calculate Angie's actual chargeable income from her tax payable.
Extra tax above the first :
Let the extra chargeable income above be .
Angie's chargeable income
4. Compare Angie's actual chargeable income with 0.55 of Ahmad's chargeable income and conclude.
Ahmad's chargeable income is .
of Ahmad's chargeable income
But
Therefore, Angie's chargeable income is not of Ahmad's chargeable income.
No, I do not agree.
Angie's income tax payable is , so her chargeable income is about .
But of Ahmad's chargeable income is only .
Hence Angie's chargeable income is not of Ahmad's chargeable income.
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