Tax implications of interest deductions
| OUTCOMES OF TOPIC After studying this introduction to debit/credit adjustments for non-taxable/ non-deductible amounts debited/credited to the Income Statement you should be able to: ✓ Recognise why a difference between accounting profit and taxable profit could exist ✓ Define an “expense” for accounting purposes ✓ Explain what is meant by “accrual basis” for accounting ✓ Recognise where in the financial statements of a business expenses are reflected ✓ Explain when debit/credit adjustments relating to non-taxable or non-deductible amounts credited to the Income Statement will be required in the ITR14 Tax Computation ✓ Complete the Tax Computation sections on the ITR14 to reflect debit adjustments relating to non-taxable amounts credited to the Income Statement ✓ Complete the Tax Computation sections on the ITR14 to reflect credit adjustments relating to non-deductible amounts debited to the Income Statement |