REQUIRED:In answering the question students are required to refer to relevant case law, sections of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and 1997 and Tax Rulings issued by the Tax Office. An analysis of the key issues is required.PRESENTATION:Students are required to include a bibliography of reference materials. Reference materials must be more than the lecture notes and prescribed textbook.Students are required to follow the University guidelines on referencing material.Students are also required to sign and hand in a declaration that the work is their own and that they have not collaborated with another student in answering the question.ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS:Question 1Peter and Jill are in a partnership as retailers of electrical goods. The partnership records, exclusive of GST, for this income year disclose:Receipts ($): 300,000 Gross receipts from trading Payments ($): 100,000 Purchases of trading stocks 30,000 Partners' salaries (each) 2,000 Interest on cash advance made to the partnership byPeter 60,000 Salaries for employees and rent paid 2,000 Legal expenses in recovering bad debtsOther details:
Peter and Jill share partnership profits equally
Trading stock on hand 1 July: $10,000
Trading stock on hand 30 June: $20,000
Peter's personal records disclose:
Gambling winnings: $2,000
Net salary as a part-time instructor (excluding PAYG tax instalments of $2,000): $5,000
Subscription to professional journals: $500
Peter is a member of a private health fund
Calculate Peter's taxable income for the income year explaining your treatment of each item in this question.(10 marks)Question 2Viktor is a director of Excel Mining Ltd a coal mining company in Victoria.The company had the following transactions during the year ended 30 June 2018. He wishes to know how they are treated for income tax purposes by the company.You can assume in this question that the numbers exclude GST unless otherwise stated.
Purchased a Mercedes Benz motor vehicle for a cost of $128,000 on 10 October 2017. The car is used by the managing director 72% of the time for work purposes. The effective life of the car is 6 years. On 16 May 2018 the car was crushed by a forklift. The insurance company wrote off the car and paid the company $87,000.
$78,562 was spent on hiring additional fire equipment to fight a fire at
the mine site.
$583,412 was spent on legal fees and advertising to represent the
company and its directors at a Government enquiry into coal mining activities.
The company also made a provision in the company accounts for
$568,438 for future liabilities from claims by the townspeople against illnesses that may arise from the effects of the coal mine fire.
It also donated $55,000 to the local community SES Fire services.
Viktor also advises you that he wants the company to maximise its tax deductions and minimise its taxable income.REQUIRED:Explain to the company how each of the above items is treated. In your answer please carry out calculations where necessary.
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