In a recent decision, the AAT rejected a taxpayer’s claim that there were ‘special circumstances’, that warranted an excess contributions determination to disregard or re-allocate an excess contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In October 2018 the taxpayer separated from his wife. As at 30 June 2019, the taxpayer’s total superannuation balance was recorded at just over $1,820,000, held in separate funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In April 2020, as part of the taxpayer’s divorce proceedings, the sum of $1,575,000 was withdrawn from one of the taxpayer’s superannuation funds and paid to the benefit of his former wife. This had the effect of reducing the taxpayer’s member’s account balance in that fund as at 30 June 2020 by an amount of $427,497.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On 18 June 2020, the taxpayer made a non-concessional contribution of $100,000, on the basis that his total superannuation balance (after the payment to his former wife) was $1,389,272 (i.e., below $1,400,000 at the end of the 2020 income year). However, under S.292-85(2) of the ITAA 1997, the taxpayer’s non-concessional contributions cap for the financial year ending 30 June 2020 was nil<\/strong>, as immediately before the start<\/strong> of that financial year, his total superannuation balance exceeded the general transfer balance for that year of $1,600,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ATO subsequently imposed a liability on the taxpayer for excess non-concessional contributions tax in the sum of $47,000. The taxpayer then sought from the ATO a determination under S.292-465 of the ITAA 1997 to disregard or re-allocate the contribution. This was rejected by the ATO, and the taxpayer then appealed to the AAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Decision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The basic issue for consideration by the AAT was whether there were ‘special circumstances’, as defined in S.292-465(3), that would allow the ATO to make a determination that the $100,000 non-concessional contribution should be allocated to another financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The AAT concluded that the taxpayer’s mistaken belief in how the law operated did not<\/strong> constitute ‘special circumstances’ within the meaning of S.292-465(3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The AAT noted in this regard that “had the applicant . . . carefully read the provisions . . . of the ITAA (1997) and specifically the effect of S.292-85(2) as it applied to his position . . . it should have been readily apparent to him that the non-concessional cap for the financial year concerned in his case was nil. It was as he readily conceded an honest mistake on his part. Nonetheless, the (AAT) cannot conclude that such an honest mistake can be elevated to the status of ‘special circumstances’ within the meaning of S.292-465(3)(a) of the ITAA (1997).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ref: BVZH v FCT [2024] AATA 3618<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n TD 2024\/8 \u2014 Value of goods taken from stock for private use for the 2024\/25 income year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This Determination provides the amounts the Commissioner will accept for 2024\/25 as estimates of the value of goods taken from trading stock for private use by taxpayers in certain specified industries (although the ATO recognizes that greater or lesser values may be appropriate in particular cases). The amounts (which exclude GST) are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tax on the Couch \u2014 December 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the December 2024 Edition of \u2018Tax on the Couch\u2019, our tax specialists discuss the latest developments in tax and superannuation, including (amongst other things):<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a recent decision, the AAT rejected a taxpayer’s claim that there were ‘special circumstances’, tha […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,18],"tags":[63,64],"class_list":["post-3737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-post","category-business","tag-ato","tag-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3737"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3761,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions\/3761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiselinkaccountants.com.au\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Type of business<\/td> Amount for adult\/child over 16 years<\/td> Amount for child 4 to 16 years old<\/td><\/tr> Bakery<\/td> $1580<\/td> $790<\/td><\/tr> Butcher<\/td> $1040<\/td> $520<\/td><\/tr> Restaurant\/caf\u00e9 (licensed)<\/td> $5310<\/td> $2150<\/td><\/tr> Restaurant\/caf\u00e9 (unlicensed)<\/td> $4300<\/td> $2150<\/td><\/tr> Caterer<\/td> $4530<\/td> $2265<\/td><\/tr> Delicatessen<\/td> $4300<\/td> $2150<\/td><\/tr> Fruiterer\/greengrocer<\/td> $1080<\/td> $540<\/td><\/tr> Takeaway food shop<\/td> $4480<\/td> $2240<\/td><\/tr> Mixed business (includes milk bar, general store and convenience store)<\/td> $5420<\/td> $2710<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n