Background Eichmann v FCT [2020] FCAFC 155 (Eichmann's case) is about whether a block of land used by a building, bricklaying and paving business connected to the Taxpayer for the storage of work tools, equipment and materials was an ‘active asset’, defined...
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Do home office expense claims affect the main residence exemption?
Sep 9, 2020 | COVID-19 updates, MRE, News
Working from home — the new normal Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, many taxpayers commenced working from home for the first time during 2020. Deductions for ‘home office expenses’ may be available under s. 8-1 and Div 40 of the ITAA 1997...
Year end 2020 tax planning – foreign residents and sale of main residence
Jun 3, 2020 | MRE, Special topic
The significance of 30 June 2020 for foreign residents selling their Australian home On 9 May 2017, as part of its 2017–18 Federal Budget, the Government announced that it would remove the ability of foreign residents to access the CGT main residence...
Draconian and retrospective CGT main residence exemption changes become a reality
NOTE: In this article, all section references are to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Background On 9 May 2017, as part of the 2017–18 Federal Budget, the Government announced that it would make changes to the CGT main residence exemption (MRE). On 23 October 2019,...
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