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Document Type

Publication

Pages

186

Published

August 14, 2023

Notes Online Home 2023 Tax Schools Day 1

This publication, as a whole, is available in HARDCOPY only.

These seminar notes cover the following topics:

  • What’s new for Individuals
  • The ATO’s spotlight on rental properties on these tough times
  • ATO’s 2023 Danger Areas for individuals

Chapters and Articles in 2023 Tax Schools Day 1

Common audit traps with car expense claims under the log book method

Audit traps with making claims for vehicles that are not cars – ‘work horse’ vehicles

ATO audit focus on cryptocurrency losses

ATO’s attack on asset disposals that generate losses – ‘wash sales’

Dealing with the purchase of a rental property – the purchase price and related costs

Common tax issues affecting rental property loans in the current economic climate

Making the right distinction between a repair and an improvement to a rental property

Rental arrangements involving related parties – the Tribunal decision in Rizkallah’s case

Excessive claims for holiday homes (and similar properties) in the ATO’s firing line

NEW 15% additional tax for individuals with super balances above $3 million

ATO releases NEW guidelines for claiming working from home running expenses

NEW ATO ruling on how to determine the residency status of individuals

Claiming deductions for charging electric vehicles – the ATO home charging rate

Tax-effective planning for salary packaged electric cars under NEW rules

Recent developments affecting self-education claims on the 2023 ‘I’ return

NEW ATO guidelines provide greater CGT relief for inherited dwellings

ATO allows more flexibility for businesses affected by flood, fire and COVID-19

Tribunal clarifies when fitness expenses incurred by individuals are deductible

Tribunal clarifies legal expense claims in defending actions from employment

Downsizer contribution measure extended from 1 January 2023

NEW ATO ‘backflip’ on payments made for the use of a person’s fame

NEW client proof of identity and privacy obligations for tax practitioners