EV 1052221498600currentnon-binding advice

Deduction - legal expenses The Commissioner was asked a

Non-binding edited private advice. This is an edited version of private advice the ATO gave to a specific taxpayer about their own circumstances. You cannot rely on it — it is not binding and provides no protection for anyone else (see PS LA 2008/4). Use it as a guide to the ATO’s thinking, not as authority.

in relation to a deduction for specific legal expenses in accordance with section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The Commissioner has ruled on the question.