Category «Capital Gains Tax – General questions»

PPR and Rental Property

Question I signed a contract on 15 Dec 1987 to purchase a property.Settlement was on 15 Feb 1988The purchase price was $80,000.The property was immediately tenanted.I have never owned any other premises.I moved into the property in 1991 and resided there for approx. 10 months.When I moved out the property was again tenanted.In May 2003 …

GST and duties

Question Dear JuliaFurther question re Ask Bantacs #459 22 May 2013.The facts remain the same as our earlier question.We have 2 scenariosOne scenario is to liquidate the company as a whole (ie sell/transfer both blocks) with a return of capital to the shareholders as you suggested in your answer to question #459.Some of the funds …

GST and CGT

Question Jan 2010 purchased vacant land with my friend as tenant in common with 50% owned by each.2 homes were constructed on it. construction finished in july 2011 and they are rented since then. subdivision i.e. 2 separate titles completed in March 2013. We both have 50% ownership in each new built strata titles.I am …

Objecting to the ATO’s Arbitary assessment

Question Facts.I acquired an investment property in 1987 for $82,700.The purchase was financed virtually 100% from various loans.The property was a rundown dwelling house in poor condition and as a result had a poor rental return, which did not cover the cost of the finance.I obtained some negative gearing benefits during the course of ownership …

CGT & Subdivision

Question I purchased a 1.5 ha block of land with a shed on it in July 2011, I moved into the shed on the day of settlement (due to not being able to afford to rent elsewhere) and got building approval (owner builder) for a small house in September 2012. I had hoped to take …

Capital Gains

Question I seek an opinion on my Sons liability to pay Capital Gains based on the following facts.My Son is an Australian citizen.My Son occupied his current prime residence in December 2003 and the family lived there till December 2008. That month the family moved to Qatar to housing provided by his employer. His Australian …


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