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    money. In FCT v Cooke & Sherden (1980) an incentive prize offered by a manufacturer was not income of the winning retailers because it was not transferable and so not convertible into money. 2.Capital does not have the character of income: For tax law purposes we need to distinguishing income and capital for several reasons: a) ordinary

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    Under Canadian Tax Law, there is an election for companies to defer recaptures and capital gains of property that was involuntarily or voluntarily disposed of. In this research paper, we attempt to prove that the election is a useful taxation strategy for businesses so that they are not subject to pay taxes on capital gains or recaptures until such a time where they may acquire an eligible replacement property that will help them earn business income. We will provide facts, definitions, and examples

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    Question - 1 According to Income tax assessment act (ITAA) 1997, if an individual is Australian resident, he is entitled to pay taxes from all sources throughout the world under s6-5(2) & s6-10(4). Tax is executed on basis of 3 categories i.e., Income from Personal exertion (Wages), business (Profit from firm) and property (Rent). Tax imposed in all these income are transferred to the Federal Government which looks after it. In this scenario, Suzette had purchased a farm earlier 25 years ago wherein

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    INTRODUCTION: For the application of Capital Gain Taxation (CGT) provisions under the Australian taxation system, the happening of a CGT event is must. The most common capital gain tax event is a sale of assets. These assets may be generally the either the real estate or the shares. However, there are other events also which are considered as CGT events. TO WHOM APPLICABLE: The provisions of the capital gains or losses are applicable on the following three kinds of legal personalities: • Individuals

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    Pigot Champan & Co.(supra) and Tyresoles (India) Calcutta v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Coimbature (supra), the Supreme Court differentiated between reconstitution and of dissolution of a partnership firm. In the words of Supreme Court “A dissolution brings the partnership to an end while re-constitution means continuation of the partnership

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    PART A Joan and Darby (“the taxpayers”) have not filed tax returns in five years since 2005. The taxpayers sold their home in 2005 and their concerns are whether the sale has had any tax consequences for them. CGT Event The first issue is whether the sale of the taxpayers Hunter’s Hill home on 15th May 2005 has triggered a Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) event. The applicable statute relevant to this issue is s104-10[1] of the ITAA97[2]. Since the taxpayers’ home was disposed of with a change of

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    Aus Geo Case Study

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    be considered from cases need to be undertaken. So that a legal legitimate advice is provided to the client of the provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act. As in this case the correct advice need to be provided to AUSGeo. An accounting year starts on 1st July to the 30th June of the next year in the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of tax assessment. All transactions that have taken place during this relevant year need to be considered and recorded in accordance with the ITAA97

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    Deduction

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    LESSON 12 DEDUCTIONS Dr Vandana Bansal STRUCTURE 12.0 Objectives 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Deductions from gross total income 12.3 Basic rules governing deductions under sections 80C to 80U 12.4 Deductions 12.5 Deductions to encourage savings 12.5.1 Deduction in respect of life insurance premium, etc.80C 12.5.2 Deduction in respect of pension fund 80CCC 12.5.3 Deduction in respect of contribution to pension scheme of central government 80CCD 12.6 Deductions for certain personal expenditure 12.6

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    assessable under capital gain for Fred? Law Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Discussion Under section 6, a resident of the country is taxable for his incomes from all sources from all over the world. Capital gain is made on the capital assets which are sold for value more than the cost base of it as per Section 104 (10). It means that for making capital gain a capital gain tax event has to happen. Few capital assets are not taxable even when it makes a capital gain on incurring a capital gain tax event. One

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    Chapter 13 Answer

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    CHAPTER 13 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: DETERMINATION OF GAIN OR LOSS, BASIS CONSIDERATIONS, AND NONTAXABLE EXHANGES SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM MATERIALS | | | | |Status: | Q/P | |Question/ |Learning | | |Present |in Prior | |Problem |Objective |Topic

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