Taxation in Australia

Distinguishing a Business from a Hobby Activities are classified in terms of a business or a hobby and it is important that the two are separated. The difference depends on whether the activity is being carried for tax purposes or not. It is of great importance for the taxpayer to take into a consideration whether an activity they are involved in is for commercial purposes or whether it is situated in an environment suitable for carrying out business. Individuals have different professions which

method (Buckley & Young Ltd v CIR , 1978)  Non-monetary factors method (Buckley & Young Ltd v CIR , 1978) 2. Two features of incurred expenditure for income tax purposes The leading cases, CIR v Mitsubishi Motors Ltd [1995] and Commissioner of Taxation v James Flood Pty Ltd [1953] that reflect a taxpayer

supports the proposed primary objective of superannuation being able to provide income for retirement to substitute. Enshrining this objective in legislation is an important step in safeguarding Australia’s retirement income system for the citizen of Australia. It is critical that the long-term sustainability of the superannuation system is not undermined by shorter-term political objectives due to the fact thinking that the retirement income system wouldn’t provide accurate income.

Subject: Taxation Topic: Mining and Petroleum Table of Contents Mining and Petroleum industry and its taxation system in New Zealand, India and Australia. What is Mining Mining is the process of extraction or removal of minerals and metals from earth such as manganese, tantalum, cassiterite, copper, tin, nickel, bauxite, iron ore, gold, silver, and diamonds. What is Petroleum Petroleum is a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. It is also known as Crude, Crude oil

International Tax Planning Tax Advice on Laser Group Peng Yu (Angela) Wang Z3460732 TABL2756 International Taxation Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 1 2 Background and business proposals 2 3 International Tax Planning Advice 3 Appendices 5 1 Executive Summary We, the “Tax Expert Australia”, will be providing Australian and international taxation services to our client “Laser Australia Pty Limited” (Laser) as tax advisor. This repot sets out Laser’s current business expansion model, and proposed

TAXATION LAW WRITTEN GROUP ASSIGNMENT PART A ISSUE 1: Is Andy a resident of Australia for the purpose of income tax? RULE: S6 (1) ITAA 36 – definition of “resident” There are four alternative tests helping to decide whether a person is a resident of Australia or not. An individual needs to satisfy at least one test to prove residency. (1) Common Law test; (2) Domicile test; (3) 183-day test; (4) Superannuation test APPLICATION: (1) Common Law test According to ordinary

Planning- 9799 The Industry- Accountant The Accounting industry plays a major role in Australia in collecting taxes paid by individuals, sole traders, and various companies. Accountants prepare vital documents to implement tax payable via Tax Returns and Business Activity Statements for the collection of GST as required by the Australian Taxation Office via prescribed schedule. The Australian Taxation Office also plays a major role in implementing the laws and regulations required for this

immigrating to Australia, causing the population to have a growth of about 7 million to 20 million. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2014), Australia has a Net gain of one international migration every 2 minutes and 05 seconds of its current 23,645,443 people, which makes up a mixture of 74 per cent Anglo-Celtic , European making up 19 per cent and Asian migrants/descendants by 4.5 per cent. As a result, migration has had an impact on Australia’s economy and community. Australia is known

Introduction: Throughout the world countries suffer from various illnesses. Many developed countries suffer from non-communicable diseases, often being the result of lifestyle choices whilst traditionally developing countries suffer from communicable diseases due to large proportions of their populations living in poverty. In recent decades all over the world non-communicable diseases have become more and more prominent not just in the high income countries but also in low and middle income countries

market. The improvement of competition across the whole economy was the main objective of the governments National Competition Policy. This policy included the Corporatisation and Privatisation of Public Trading Enterprises such as Australia Post and Telstra, competition reform in the professions, the opening up of access