Posts Tagged ‘commissioner of taxation’
Depreciable asset or repairs and maintenance? – How to make the call
Owning an investment property will invariably result in having to spend some money on it. The good news is that the tax man (perhaps we need a gender-neutral term but technically the tax commissioner is a man) will let you claim that expenditure as a deduction. However, not all deductions are equal. Spending money on…
Read MoreNew effective life legislation from the ATO – TR 2012/2 in effect from 1 July 2012
On the 27th of June 2012, the ATO withdrew the taxation ruling TR 2011/2. This outlined the effective life of all qualifying plant and equipment depreciating assets. The new and excitingly named TR 2012/2 ruling is in effect from the 1st of July 2012 and includes some changes to existing depreciating assets and the addition of some new…
Read MoreProperty Tax Depreciation – Effective Lives
Property Tax Depreciation – How does the commissioner determine the effective life of a depreciating asset? I’m often asked where ‘effective lives’ come from, and the short answer is the Commissioner of taxation. The long answer is a lot more complicated than that. For those uninitiated in how depreciation rates are calculated for plant &…
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