The Full Federal Court has upheld amended assessments increasing a taxpayer’s income by almost $10 million because the taxpayer could not prove that the assessments were excessive. In so doing, it dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal against the primary judge’s decision reported at Bosanac v FC of T [2018] FCA 946. Facts [...]
Unsophisticated share trading activities not a “business” The AAT has held that a taxpayer’s share trading activities were not a “business” because they were unsophisticated and not carried out in a business-like manner. Consequently, the taxpayer was not entitled to claim or carry forward existing losses in the relevant income [...]
Is Uber (and other ride sharing services) considered to be a taxi according to the Tax Office?..... The answer may surprise you. In a recent announcement, the ATO has confirmed the the Fringe Benefits Tax exemption for taxi travel does not include ride-sourcing vehicles such as Uber or Lyft. Taxi [...]
