Reference no: EM133109649
Johnnie Einstein is a chemical engineer employed by Innovative Chemical Ltd. During the year ended 30th June 2021, the following events took place in regard to Johnnie's tax affairs:
Employment issues
1. Received a salary from Innovative Chemical Ltd $140,000.
2. Received a protective uniform allowance of $1,000 and spent the same amount on protective uniform costs..
3. Received a $2,000 bonus from her employer on 3rd July 2021 for her excellent performance.
4. On 1 July 2020, spent $1,000 towards protective shields for laboratory work and hazardous chemicals and despite such use, usually last 5 years. (Capital gain issues
5. Made a capital gain of $6,000 from the sale of 400 shares in Optus Ltd, a public listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange. The shares were acquired in March 2015.
6. Made a capital loss of $3,000 from a jewellery collection. The collection was a set, acquired in April 2016 at a cost of $5,000.
7. Johnnie indicated that her taxation return for the year ended 30 June of the previous year had a net capital loss of $4,000 sourced from the sale of shares
PART 1
Comment on each of the above employment and CGT issues and their tax impact.
PART 2
Calculate Johnnie's taxable income for the year ending 30 June 2021.