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CLWM4100 Taxation Law - Kaplan Business School

Assessment - Case Studies

Assessment - Statement of Advice

Your Task

Your task is to analyse client information outlined in the three different case studies below and present the findings in three Statement of Advice (approximately 2,000 words).

You are required to prepare Border Pty Ltd's taxation return.
1) You are required to provide advice and tax calculations to Cynthia and Andreas (directors of Border Pty Ltd) regarding the tax payable by the company.
2) You are required to calculate the capital gains tax for Cynthia and Border Pty Ltd.
3) You are required to complete the franking account and tax implications on dividend received by Border Pty Ltd shareholders.

For each question you are expected to:
1) identify the facts and issues for each case
2) apply the relevant legislation and/or case law.

Learning Objective 1: Research information about each question using tax cases and tax legislation.

Learning Objective 2: Determine the main issues and make recommendations for each case.

Learning Objective 3: Calculate taxes for an individual, a trust and a company.

Assessment Instructions

Statement of Advice 1 - Prepare a tax return for an entity (Australian private company) (10 marks for technical and calculation accuracy and relevance and 10 marks for writing style; refer to marking rubric for more guidance.)
In your current role, you are responsible for providing taxation services to individual/business clients. You conducted an initial meeting with two (2) clients (Cynthia and Andreas Rafter, both Australian residents) to obtain and document all the relevant information which is required to prepare the relevant tax documentation.
Both Andreas and Cynthia are directors of Border Pty Ltd, an Australian resident private company with a corporate tax rate for imputation purposes of 30% for the 2020/21 income year.

The clients have requested that you evaluate their tax position and provide recommendations relating to income tax liability and the optimum tax treatment.
Border Pty Ltd sells coffee machines using accrual basis accounting for tax purposes. Receipts and payment details as at 30 June 2021 are as follows (ignore GST and small business concessions).

Required
1) Andreas wishes to minimise the income tax for 2020/21. Calculate Border Pty Ltd's net tax liability in respect of the income that it derived in the tax year 2020-2021.
2) Advise assessability of receipts and deductibility of payments with explanations (Sales, Dividend income, Trading Stock, PAYG withholding, PAYG instalment, Superannuation guarantee, fringe benefit tax, Dividend paid and motor vehicle purchase). Include section numbers and/or cases in your explanations.

Statement of Advice 2 - Advice on company franking account and distributions

Cynthia and Andreas seeking your advice regarding Border Pty Ltd's franking account. (Please note: use all figures/information provided from Statement of Advice 1 above to construct the franking account for 2020/21. Opening balance is provided below).

Required
1) 1 July 2020, the balance in Border Pty Ltd's franking account was $7,158. Construct Border Pty Ltd's franking account for the 2020/21 financial year. You also need to calculate the franking account balance as at 30 June 2021.
2) Border Pty Ltd wishes to pay a final fully franked dividend of $40,000 on 30 June 2021. However, Andreas and Cynthia are concerned about the franking account to go into deficit. Calculate and advise the maximum frankable distribution amounts that Border Pty Ltd can pay as fully franked dividend. What are the tax consequences if Border Pty Ltd goes ahead and pays $40,000 fully franked dividend on 30 June 2021?
3) Assuming Border Pty Ltd paid $40,000 fully franked dividend on 30 June 2022 (only dividend paid for the year), comment on the tax treatment of the dividend to the following four (4) shareholders:
• Cynthia & Andreas Rafter receive a dividend of $15,000 each. They are Australian residents at the highest marginal tax rate.
• $5,000 to Justin Rafter, the son of Cynthia & Andreas, who has been studying in London for three years and is a foreign resident.
• $5,000 to Leaf Pty Ltd, an Australian private company with a 30% company income tax rate.
Advise how each of the above four shareholders of Border Pty Ltd would be taxed on the distribution received in 2021/22.

Statement of Advice 3 - Advice on net capital gains

Since 1997 Andreas and Cynthia have invested in various Australian shares. Cynthia acquired the shares in her own name whereas Andreas had his company Border Pty Ltd acquire his share portfolio. On 20 August 2021 both Cynthia and Andreas made a decision to dispose of their Australian shares and the proceeds and purchase prices information are as follows.

Other information
Cynthia has a capital loss of $600 carried forward from sale of painting during 2018.

Required

1) Advise both Cynthia and Andreas on the CGT consequences of their share sales.

2) Calculate net capital gains for both Cynthia and Border Pty Ltd the 2021/22 tax year. You must provide all methods available for her and choose the best method to minimise net capital gains.