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Fast Ed Is The Car Selling Business That Deals With The New And Second Hand Cars

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Here, in the case Fast Ed is in the car selling business that deals with the new and second hand cars. Thus, his assets can be called as trading stock. It is because Sec 70-10(1) of ITAA (Income Tax Assessment Act) 1997 states that anything produced, manufactured or acquired that is held for purposes of manufacture, sale or exchange in the ordinary course of business consists of trading stock.

a) Since Fast Ed has been left with cars in stock at the end of the year. Therefore, he has 3 different valuation option available for his stock. Sec 70-45 of ITAA 1997 facilitates the value of the trading stock at the end of the income year at its:
Cost
Market selling
Replacement cost

Cost: As we know that Fast Ed is the retailer and wholesalers …show more content…

Replacement Value: It is the price at which the taxpayer can actually buy its stock from the normal market on the last day of the year of income. But the taxpayer can use this cost method only if they can find the identical products to their replaced items in the market.

b) Sec 70-30 0f ITAA 1997 advocates that the assets of taxpayer becomes trading stock when he has deemed to have disposed of his assets. Fast Ed has disposed of his asset as he no longer holds the ownership on the very asset. Further Sec70-90(1) considers the assessable income as the market value of the item on the day of the disposal. Here, Fast Ed gave a car costing $ 17,000 with the market value of $19,000 to Slick Sam for the settlement of his debt of $ 18,000. Fast Ed has incurred capital loss of $1,000 ($19,000-$18,000) it is so because in order to settle his debt of $ 18,000 he has given up his car worth $19,000. Thus, $ 1,000 becomes the tax offsets and is deducted from the assessable income.

c) Fast Ed took one of his cars for his daughter which is now been used for the family purpose. He may argue to get tax offset under Div. 30 of ITAA 1997 as a deduction for gifts or contribution. However, Sec 78 (3) advocates that such property may not be deductible as the giver still retains the right to use his property. In such case, Fast Ed will not get the deduction facilities in his assessable income. It is so because in order to get such facility

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