While examining the books and records in the general and administrative expense account of X Ltd., you came across the following contribution to the registered pension plan made by the Company on behalf of two key employees for the year ended December 31st.2021:- Registered Pension…………………..Employment    Plan

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While examining the books and records in the general and administrative expense account of X Ltd., you came across the following contribution to the registered pension plan made by the Company on behalf of two key employees for the year ended December 31st.2021:-

Registered Pension…………………..Employment

   Plan                                                 compensation,2021

 

  President……………………………………..$15,000……………………………………….$180,000

              Vice President……………………………….$14,000………………………………………..$ 95,000

 

The pension plan is a defined contribution(money purchase)plan. The contribution shown were matched by equal contribution made by the employees. Reconciling accounting income to to Division B income, you discover that the following portion of RPP contribution should be disallowed from being expensed by the X Ltd for tax purposes for the year ended December 31st.2021:-

 

              a.            $NIL

              b.           $13070

              c.            $10,000

              d.           $11,690

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