ITAA 1997 s 8-1

Income tax: what amount of deduction is available under section 40-25 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for the decline in value of copyright in patient records in respect of arrangements similar to those described in Taxpayer Alert 2004/5?

Income tax: will Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 always apply if a taxpayer who carries on a business (including a personal services business) pays superannuation contributions that do not exceed the age-based limits but are considerably in excess of the value of the services provided by the employee?

Income tax: must an outgoing incurred by a supplier in deriving income from a taxable supply be apportioned when calculating the deduction allowable for the outgoing under section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, because some amount of the income relates to GST payable on a taxable supply, and is non-assessable non-exempt income?

Income tax: foreign currency gains and losses: where an amount of exempt income is paid directly into a foreign currency denominated bank account, will subsection 775-35(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 always operate to disregard any forex realisation loss made on withdrawal of that amount?

Income tax: are margin payments made in respect of exchange-traded option and futures contracts deductible under section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 ?

Income tax: is the cost of a depreciating asset purchased by a taxpayer to assist them undertake a specific client project immediately deductible under section 8-1 or written off over the effective life of the asset under section 40-25 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 if the taxpayer continues to hold the asset after the project ends?

Income tax: what amounts are included in 'establishment expenditure' for the purposes of working out the decline in value of a horticultural plant under section 40-545 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997?

Income tax: consolidation: can the head company of a multiple entry consolidated group claim a deduction under section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for interest paid on funds borrowed after formation of the MEC group from outside the group by it or a subsidiary member to buy shares in an existing eligible tier-1 company of the group?

Income tax: consolidation: can the head company of a consolidated group claim a deduction under section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for interest paid on funds borrowed from outside the group, where the funds were borrowed either before or after formation of the consolidated group, by it or a subsidiary member to buy shares in an existing subsidiary member from another member of the consolidated group?

Income tax: is the 'applicable functional currency' choice relevant for the purpose of applying the Fringe Benefits Tax, Goods and Services Tax, Superannuation Guarantee Charge and Pay As You Go withholding provisions?

Income tax: can a dividend, or part of a dividend, be non-assessable non-exempt income under both section 23AJ and section 23AI of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936?

Income tax: can a dividend, or part of a dividend, be non-assessable non-exempt income under both section 23AJ and section 23AK of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936?

Income tax: is any part of an amount, which is otherwise deductible as a transport expense for travel between workplaces (one of which is a business), attributable to the relevant business activity under subsection 35-10(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997?

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Income tax: is the deductibility of compound interest determined according to the same principles as the deductibility of other interest?

Income tax: is a taxpayer entitled to an income tax deduction under subsection 70B(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 where a Stapled Security of the kind described in Taxpayer Alert TA 2008/1 is sold at a loss or upon the occurrence of an Assignment Event?

Income tax: is interest on a loan fully deductible under section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 when the borrowed moneys are settled by the borrower on trust to benefit the borrower and others?

Compendium

Income tax: to obtain a deduction under section 25-90 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for a cost in relation to a debt interest does the taxpayer have to actually derive a dividend to which section 23AJ of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 applies in the same income year as that in which the cost is incurred?

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