Gains and losses

Foreign exchange losses: loss incurred upon closing forward contract

Foreign exchange (forex): forex realisation gain on discharge of foreign currency denominated loan

Foreign exchange (forex): forex realisation gain on cessation of a foreign currency swap

Foreign exchange (forex) gains and losses: Commissioner's discretion under paragraph 775-80(3)(c) of the ITAA 1997 to allow a longer period to elect out of the short term rules

Income tax - the use of internal derivatives by multinational banks

Income tax: for the purposes of Division 775 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 , does forex realisation event 2 and forex realisation event 4 occur when, on novation, a foreign currency-denominated debt is ended and a new party becomes either the creditor or debtor in the substituted debt?

Income tax: for the purposes of Division 775 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 , what forex realisation events happen to a creditor and a debtor, on the effective assignment by the creditor to a third party of a presently existing right to receive an amount under a foreign currency-denominated debt?

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: foreign currency exchange gains and losses: if a foreign exchange realisation gain is made under section 775-55 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 upon payment for the acquisition of foreign currency denominated trading stock (other than livestock that is only trading stock by reason of the statutory definition of trading stock), is that gain 'ordinary income' as defined in section 6-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for the purposes of subsection 45-120(1) of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 ?

Income tax: foreign exchange: when calculating the amount of any gain or loss on disposal or redemption of a traditional security denominated in a foreign currency, should the amounts relevant to the calculation be translated (converted) into Australian dollars when each of the relevant events takes place?

Income tax: where there is a disposal of foreign currency or a right to receive foreign currency and forex realisation event 1 happens, is the amount attributable to a currency exchange rate effect determined by subtracting the non-forex component of the capital gain (or loss) from the overall capital gain (or loss)?

Income tax: can an Australian resident entity which keeps its 'accounts' predominantly in a foreign currency, choose to use that foreign currency as its 'applicable functional currency', where the entity is required to prepare financial statements in Australian dollars for statutory reporting purposes?

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: if an 'attributable taxpayer' makes a choice under item 4 of the table in subsection 960-60(1) of Subdivision 960-D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, to use the 'applicable functional currency', will this choice apply to its calculation of 'attribution surplus' under section 370 of Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936?

Income tax: can an Australian resident company required to prepare financial reports under section 292 of the Corporations Act 2001 make a choice to use the 'applicable functional currency' under section 960-60 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, if it is the head company of a consolidated group?

Income tax: can a 'small proprietary company', not required to prepare reports under section 292 of the Corporations Act 2001 , make a choice to use the 'applicable functional currency' under item 1 of the table in subsection 960-60(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 ?

Income tax: insurance: is the exemption in the former section 112B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 restricted to foreign income derived by overseas branches of Australian resident life assurance companies?

Income tax: foreign exchange gains and losses of a capital nature - in what circumstances is a loan 'wholly or partly rolled over' under section 82W of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ?

Income tax: insurance: where an Australian life assurance company has directed its overseas representatives to purchase and dispose of overseas investments on its behalf, is the resulting profit foreign income for the purposes of the former section 112B of the Income Tax Assesment Act 1936 ?