Month: August 2021
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Another ACT Margin Scheme case
In WYPF and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2021] AATA 3050 a developer in the ACT paid $14,000,000 (‘Monetary Consideration’) for the land to the ACT Land Development Authority, and also carried out certain works described as ‘Preparatory Works’ of $29,700,648.39 and other works described as ‘Building Works’ of $77,034,265.61. The taxpayer wanted to include all these…
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What is a loan for Division 7A
Subsection 109D(3) gives the definition of what is a loan for the purposes of Division 7A. It has some pretty obvious definitions (“an advance of money” and “a payment of an amount … if there is an express or implied obligation to repay the amount”) and even has the wonderfully circular definition of “a transaction (whatever…
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$250 self education deduction reduction going
Finally we have a Bill that proposes to remove the $250 non-deductible threshold for work-related self-education expenses. The $250 non-deductible threshold for self-education was introduced way back 1975 alongside a concessional tax rebate for expenditure on self-education. When the concessional rebate was repealed in 1985 the forgot to repeal the $250 non-deductible threshold. So 36…
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The COVID Disaster Payment is better than JobKeeper
Under JobKeeper, employees were paid $750 a week from their employee, but as taxable salary. Under its replacement, the so called “COVID-19 Disaster Payment”, employees who are in hot spot areas and who lose more than 20 hours a week get $750 a week paid to them by Services Australia (yes they have to apply…
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Am I travelling or am I living away from home
Yesterday I was reminded of my slackness in posting so here we go… Expenses for living at a location are usually not deductible. However, expenses incurred on accommodation and food and drink are usually deductible, or otherwise deductible, where an employee is working away from home for short periods of time. In these situations, an…
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