INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 2 ACC00717 Taxation law and Practice [email protected] Description: Case Study requiring preparation of workpapers, calculation of taxable income and income tax payable, preparation of an individual tax return, and a letter of advice. Weighting: 35% Course Content:Focus on Topics 5-10, with knowledge of previous topics expected. Due: Week 11 Remember: The purpose of an assignment is for you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the topic. Make sure your answers are comprehensive enough to achieve this. NOTE: THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT. YOU SHOULD WRITE ALL WORK SUBMITTED YOURSELF AND IT SHOULD BE BASED ON YOUR OWN RESEARCH . EVIDENCE OF COPYING FROM OTHER STUDENTS WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND REPORTED. ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS EMPLOYMENT: Your client (use your own name as the client name) is the sole director of FinForensics Pty Ltd. The business employs five staff members, including your client who holds the position of managing director. FinForensicsanalyses financial information andprovides investment advice to registered clients. The payment summary from FinForensics Pty Ltd shows the following: § ABN 84 111 122 223 § Gross Payments $130,000 § Tax Withheld $38,376 FinForensics also paid $99 a month for your client’s mobile phone account and additional superannuation contributions of $10,000 under a salary sacrifice arrangement. This amount is in addition to superannuation guarantee requirements.The phone payments related to a fixed monthly contract in the employee’s name and payments were made directly to the phone company by the employer. Your client owns an Audi Q5. They purchased the car on 1 June 2016 for $85,000. The car travelled 38,500 kms during the year and your client has indicated that about 75% is work related but they have not kept a log book. Your client pays for all the running costs for the vehicle. During the year these costs included: Fuel & Oil $5,950 Servicing $1,200 Registration $ 760 Insurance $1,800 Tyres $2,400 Excess on insurance claim.   The insurance company paid for the balance of the cost of repairs. $ 500 Car Washing $1,300 DIVIDENDS& INVESTMENTS: FinForensics Pty Ltd is a large company with two (2) shareholders, your client and their spouse. Your client owns 60% of the issued shares in the company. The shareholders were paid a lump sum of $140,000 in April. They explained that the company had been very successful over the last couple of years and had accumulated significant cash reserves. They described this payment as a fully franked dividend. The proceeds were used to reduce the line of credit that was taken out to purchase the home in which they live.Interest paid on the home loan for the year was $15,000. The client also has a portfolio of shares that were inherited from their father. The father passed away on July 15, 2016. On finalisation of the estate the following shares were transferred to y ...

1. INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 2
ACC00717 Taxation law and Practice
[email protected]
Description:
Case Study requiring preparation of workpapers, calculation of
taxable income and income tax payable, preparation of an
individual tax return, and a letter of advice.
Weighting: 35%
Course Content:Focus on Topics 5-10, with knowledge of
previous topics expected.
Due: Week 11
Remember: The purpose of an assignment is for you to
demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the topic.
Make sure your answers are comprehensive enough to achieve
this.
NOTE: THIS IS AN
INDIVIDUAL
ASSIGNMENT.
YOU SHOULD WRITE ALL WORK SUBMITTED YOURSELF
AND IT SHOULD BE BASED ON

2. YOUR OWN RESEARCH
.
EVIDENCE OF COPYING FROM OTHER STUDENTS WILL
BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND REPORTED.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
EMPLOYMENT:
Your client (use your own name as the client name) is the sole
director of FinForensics Pty Ltd. The business employs five
staff members, including your client who holds the position of
managing director. FinForensicsanalyses financial information
andprovides investment advice to registered clients.
The payment summary from FinForensics Pty Ltd shows the
following:
§
ABN 84 111 122 223
§
Gross Payments
$130,000
§
Tax Withheld
$38,376
FinForensics also paid $99 a month for your client’s mobile

3. phone account and additional superannuation contributions of
$10,000 under a salary sacrifice arrangement. This amount is in
addition to superannuation guarantee requirements.The phone
payments related to a fixed monthly contract in the employee’s
name and payments were made directly to the phone company
by the employer.
Your client owns an Audi Q5. They purchased the car on 1 June
2016 for $85,000. The car travelled 38,500 kms during the year
and your client has indicated that about 75% is work related but
they have not kept a log book. Your client pays for all the
running costs for the vehicle. During the year these costs
included:
Fuel & Oil
$5,950
Servicing
$1,200
Registration
$ 760

4. Insurance
$1,800
Tyres
$2,400
Excess on insurance claim. The insurance company paid for
the balance of the cost of repairs.
$ 500
Car Washing
$1,300
DIVIDENDS& INVESTMENTS:
FinForensics Pty Ltd is a large company with two (2)
shareholders, your client and their spouse. Your client owns
60% of the issued shares in the company. The shareholders were
paid a lump sum of $140,000 in April. They explained that the
company had been very successful over the last couple of years
and had accumulated significant cash reserves. They described

5. this payment as a fully franked dividend. The proceeds were
used to reduce the line of credit that was taken out to purchase
the home in which they live.Interest paid on the home loan for
the year was $15,000.
The client also has a portfolio of shares that were inherited from
their father. The father passed away on July 15, 2016. On
finalisation of the estate the following shares were transferred
to your client and the client received notification that all the
shares had been transferred on 1 December 2016.
Share
Date Purchased by Father
Number of Shares Purchased
Price Paid per Share at time of purchase
Market Value at Date of Death
BHP
4 Jan 1985
2,500

6. $5.00
$20.37
CBA
12 Sept 1991
2,000
$5.40
$75.94
COH
4 Dec 1995
1,000
$2.90

7. $124.77
FLT
1 Dec 1995
1,000
$0.95
$32.29
MYR
7 Nov 2009
10,000
$4.10
$1.21

8. TLS
3 Nov 1997
2,000
$3.30
$5.75
The following fully franked dividends were received by your
clientduring the year:
§
CBA
$1,990.00
§
COH
$1,300.00
§
FLT
$
400.00
§

9. TLS
$
155.00
The taxpayer sold the BHP and MYR Shares on 5 January 2017
to raise the deposit for the property purchase discussed below.
The BHP Shares sold for $25.63 each and the MYR Shares for
$1.35 each. The brokerage fee was based on a percentage of the
sale proceeds for each parcel of shares and amounted to $113
for the BHP Shares and $30 for the MYR Shares.These amounts
include GST.
RENTAL PROPERTY: 4/285 Pacific Parade, Bilinga, 4225
The taxpayer owns a unit on the Gold Coast which is rented to
their daughter. A contract was entered into to purchase the
property on 12 January 2017for $500,000 and settlement took
place on 1 March 2017. The taxpayer’s daughter moved in
immediately. She pays rent of $400 on Wednesday each week.
The first payment was made on the day she moved in.(Hint: You
need to research the issues around renting properties to relatives
and include your findings in your workpapers and letter of
advice.)
The buildingwas originally constructed in 2005. A quantity
surveyor’s report commissioned at the time of purchase shows
the construction cost of the unit was $140,000. Thequantity
surveyor also identified the following itemsincluded in the
purchase for depreciation purposes:
Asset

10. Value at time of purchase
Stove
$750
Hot water system (electric)
$850
Carpet
$3,750
Dishwasher
$700
Air conditioner (room unit)

11. $1,200
Window curtains
$2,700
The taxpayer purchased a refrigerator for $990 and a washing
machine for $1,800. These were installed in the unit for use by
the tenant on settlement date.The taxpayer elects NOT to use a
low value pool for depreciating assets and chooses the
diminishing value method of depreciation where applicable.
Other costs paidin realtion to the property before 30 June 2017
include:
Stamp duty on property purchase
$17,195
Legal fees on property purchase
$ 1,240
Body corporate fees

12. $1,000
Council rates
$ 900
Water Rates
$ 350
Insurance
$ 685
Loan repayments (interest only)
$7,600
Quantity surveyor’s report fee

13. $ 699
OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
§
Dry cleaning of work suits
$450
§
Personal contributions to superannuation made by the taxpayer
$12,000
(Sunsuper Account #70086511)
§
Donations were made to:
o
The Greenpeace Trust $1,000,
o
The Australian Kidney Foundation $1,000; and
o
The “Sea Shepherd” $1,200.
§
Association of Financial AdvisorsMembership Fees
$840
§
Subscription to “Money Magazine”

14. $110
§
“Vogue Living” magazine subscription
$120
§
Fees paid to the bank in January 2017 to establish the loan to
purchase the unit were $600. The loan is for 25 years.
§
The taxpayer also has an insurance policy that covers their
income in the event of an accident or death. The premium is
paid directly from their bank account each month. The total for
2016/17 was $3,000 of which 50% relates to the replacement of
income in the event of an accident.
§
In 2015 the taxpayer was involved in a car accident and
sustained injuries that required medical attention and
rehabilitation therapy. In December 2015 the court awarded the
taxpayer $8,000 as compensation for medical expenses incurred
because of the injuries from the accident. Payment was received
in December 2016.
§
The family is covered by private health insurance with BUPA.
The policy was taken out on 1 April 2017. The premium paid to
the end of the year was $1,260 and they claimed a rebate of
$113. The policy number is 142536 and the health fund has
notified them that the Benefit Code is 30.
§
The taxpayer’s date of birth is 16 April 1977, they are
married.You can make up the name & date of birth of the

15. spouse. The spouse earned a salary of $64,000 for the 2016/17
year and was entitled to deductions of $1,200.
REQUIRED:
1.
Using a WORD document,
prepare a set of workpapers
.
Include detailed explanations about whether each item is
assessable income or gives rise to an allowable deduction. Show
all workings, explain why you have treated items as you have,
and provide appropriate authority for your decisions by
referencing sections of the legislation, case law and/or income
tax rulings.Your workpapers need to be complete so that they
can be reviewed by your supervisor and relied upon in the event
of an audit in the future.They should also be reconciled and
cross-referenced to reporting labels on the income tax return.
The document should be indexed with a separate heading for
each category you deem appropriate. Some suggested headings
include:
§
Work Related Income
§
Other Income
§
Capital Gains
§
Rental Property

16. §
Deductions
§
Tax Payable, Offsets & Levies (include all levies and offsets
considered, explain why they are or are not applicable and
reconcile to the tax return calculation).
§
Organise your work papers so that amounts are directly
transferrable to items on the Income Tax Return and provide
cross references to the tax return label where the amount is
reported.Make sure that all calculation steps are visible in your
workpapers.This is particularly important if you do calculations
in Excel and paste them into your Word document.
§
*Depreciation calculations can be done using Handitax with the
total transferred back to the rental property section of your
workpapers for reconciliation purposes.
TIME MANAGEMENT TIP: YOUR WORKPAPERS SHOULD
BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF WEEK 9 OR EARLY IN
WEEK 10.
2.
UseHanditax to
prepare the income tax return
, including any relevant schedules, for the year ended 30 June
2017.
Use your own name, and the Dummy TFN that you have been
assigned. All other details are to come from the assignment
instructions.

17. 3.
Write a
professional
letter of advice to your client summarising their tax situation
and explaining the important aspects of the items that are
included in their tax return and those that have been
disregarded.You should include advice to the client about
potential improvements to their record keeping and other
information that is relevant for future tax planning.It is
recommended that you
seek help from Student Learning Support
to ensure that you have used professional language and your
letter is error free.
Your letter should be about 2 pages long – comprehensive but
concise.
If it is too long your client won’t bother reading it. It should be
written in language and pitched at a level your client will
understand. It should not be too technical; your client is
unlikely to be interested in which sections of the legislation
form the basis of your decisions.Do you need to provide your
client with any instructions?
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
A
WORD
file containing your work papers and associated explanations
should be submitted via the link on MySCU.
2.

18. Your letter of advice should be in a second
WORD
document and submitted via the link on MySCU.
BOTH THE ABOVE FILES MUST BE INCLUDED IN A
SINGLE SUBMISSION
3.
Further instructions regarding the Income Tax Return will be
provided during classin Week 10 and by way of announcements
on MySCU in the weeks prior to the due date for submission.DO
NOT WAIT FOR THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO START YOUR
ASSIGNMENT – IT SHOULD BE ALMOST COMPLETE BY
THE BEGINNING OF WEEK 10.
THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO FOCUS ON COMPLETING THE
TAX RETURN COMPONENT IN WEEKS 10 AND 11.