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Simon: Are you coming to my birthday party tomorrow? Gary;______, but I have to
Simon: Are you coming to my birthday party tomorrow?
Gary;______, but I have to finish my term paper first.
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Simon: Are you coming to my birthday party tomorrow?
Gary;______, but I have to finish my term paper first.
Simon: What would you care for a drink?
Gary:______
Chen:Your manager looks very__________.
Simon:Yeah.He always wears a dark suit with a tie.
Chen:Is he very strict with you?
Simon:Yeah.He seldom smiles.
A.kind
B.mild
C.serious
D.talktive
A.Of course not
B.No sorry
C.That,s all right
D.OK
Simon: I hope you'll pardon me for saying the wrong words. I just couldn't help.
Gary: ______. It doesn't really matter.
A. I think so.
B. With pleasure.
C. Please take it easy.
D. Yes, but why?
E. Sure you can.
F. It's very kind of you!
G. Never mind.
H. Not too bad.
A.Hi,
B.Hello,
C.How are vou?
D.How do you do?
Simon then renovated the house at a cost of £50,600, with the renovation being completed on 10 August 2008. He immediately put the house up for sale, and it was sold on 31 August 2008 for £260,000. Legal fees of £2,600 were paid in respect of the sale.
Simon fi nanced the transaction by a bank loan of £150,000 that was taken out on 1 May 2008 at an annual interest rate of 6%. The bank loan was repaid on 31 August 2008.
Simon had no other income or capital gains for the tax year 2008–09 except as indicated above.
Simon has been advised that whether or not he is treated as carrying on a trade will be determined according to the six following ‘badges of trade’:
(1) Subject matter of the transaction.
(2) Length of ownership.
(3) Frequency of similar transactions.
(4) Work done on the property.
(5) Circumstances responsible for the realisation.
(6) Motive.
Required:
(a) Briefl y explain the meaning of each of the six ‘badges of trade’ listed in the question.
Note: You are not expected to quote from decided cases. (3 marks)
(b) Calculate Simon House’s income tax liability and his Class 2 and Class 4 national insurance contributions for the tax year 2008–09, if he is treated as carrying on a trade in respect of the disposal of the freehold house.(8 marks)
(c) Calculate Simon House’s capital gains tax liability for the tax year 2008–09, if he is not treated as carrying on a trade in respect of the disposal of the freehold house. (4 marks)
Subject:Reorganisation
Date:12.11.2005
From:Simon Harris
To:Brett
Cc:
Dear Brett,
Welcome back to St.Swithen’s.I look forward to hearing about your adventures in the US.
I’m writing because there have been a lot of changes since you went away, and you need to know about them before you can start work.
The main change is that we have had a new computer system installed.You will need to be trained in using the system before you can see any patients! I’ve arranged for you to have a training session at 10 o’clock on Monday with our IT consultant, Gerry.He’s a really nice guy.
It’s especially important that you can use the patient records system.We’ve had a few teething problems, and it seems complicated at first;but when you get used to it, you’ll find it really helpful.For example, it’s much quicker than the old system.Remember you used to wait ages before the information came up on the screen? Well, now it’s very quick.
You will also need to be familiar with the appointment booking system, so you can see who your next patient is.The new program makes it impossible to double-book a patient, so we shouldn’t get as many complaints as we used to.
As well as the computer system, we’ve also installed a new electronic security door.You will need a special card from reception and it will need replacing every two months.I’m afraid we made Bill redundant.It’s a shame;I used to enjoy talking to him every morning.
Well, I hope you like the improvements.Most people find that it makes their work easier and faster.There is one downside though;the atmosphere has become less personal.I used to talk to everyone a lot, but now we communicate by email most of the time.I even email people who work in the same room as me!
Well, see you on Monday, Brett.Nice to have you back.
Best wishes,
Simon
1.Brett has just come back from ().
A.Europe
B.England
C.America
D.China
2.Brett will ()on Monday morning.
A.see his next patient
B.have a training session
C.get a special card form. the reception
D.talk to Bill in the morning
3.The main change that has happened since Brett went away is that ().
A.the company has had a new computer system installed
B.the company has installed a new electronic security door
C.the company has imported many new computers
D.the company has dismissed many old staff
4.The new patient records system is better than the old one because().
A.it’s much quicker than the old one
B.you should wait for ages before the information came up on the screen
C.you need not to be familiar with the appointment booking system
D.people need not talk to each other face to face any more
5.The main disadvantage of the new computer system is that ().
A.you need to be very familiar with the booking system
B.the card from the reception will need replacing every months
C.it’s impossible to double-book a patient
D.the atmosphere has become less personal
(1)
A.embarrassing
B.bewildering
C.rewarding
D.challenging
Simon: Is there any chance of my borrowing your type-writer?
Cindy: _______
Simon: Until the end of the week.
A: For how long?
B: How come?
C: What’s the matter?
D: Pardon?