When you sell a major asset such as real estate, you are likely to either have either a capital gain or a loss. This is the difference between the price you paid for the property and how much you sold it for.
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Small businesses can choose not to conduct a formal stocktake at the end of their income year if the estimated value of their trading stock has not changed by more than $5,000. This rule, known as “simplified trading stock rules,” commonly gets overlooked, especially by new businesses. If this choice is selected, the ATO says the business is not required to account for the incremental changes in their stock’s value. However, in order for the ATO to find the business’s estimate reasonable, the following requirements must be met:
It is a common practice for business owners to borrow money from their businesses for one reason or the other. While borrowing is not frowned upon in its entirety, there are certain situations which is our tax laws seek to discourage this practice for the purpose of maintaining business integrity. In particular, this relates to situations in which private companies give money to business owners other than for salary or dividend purposes, and business owners need to know this.
