Income tax assessment act 1997, Section 995-1(1), describe the partnership as an association of the two or more persons running business as a partner in lieu of statutory income. In the layman language, it can be said that partnership is the relationship between the two or more than two people carrying out the commercial activity with the view of earning a profit (Burkhauser, Hahn, and Wilkins, 2015). The partnership is not considered as the separate legal entity from the persons carrying the business.
The income tax is levied only on the limited partnership, other than this there is no tax charge on the partnership firm. Along with this, the deduction of the partnership loss is not allowed from the assessable income of the partnership firm (Chardon, Freudenberg, and Brimble, 2016).
The present study is related to the determination of the net income of the partnership firm. There are several provisions described under the income tax related to the deduction, exemption, allowance and many others for the computation of the assessable income of the firm (Chardon, Freudenberg and Brimble, 2016). The related provisions are described as below –
Generally, all the expenses incurred for producing the taxable income is allowed as deduction. Income tax assessment act 1997, section 25-10 is related with the deduction in case of repair and maintenance expenses incurred by the assessee. Generally, all the revenue expenses are allowed as a deduction, and no deduction can be claimed of the capital expenditure. Along with this, only that portion of the expenses can be claimed which is related to the commercial activity. The term repair is not defined under the Act; it is ascertained by considering the facts and circumstances.
Moreover, the repair on the initial installation is considered as the capital expenditure, and it is not allowed as a deduction (Daley and Wood, 2016). Further, any expense which improves the functional quality or substantially enhances the performance is regarded as the capital expenditure, and the same is not allowed as deduction.
As per the legal case law of Kitto J in W Thomas, expenditure incurred for maintenance of the income-generating asset is considered as the revenue expenditure, and the same can be claimed as a deduction.
All the expenses related to the borrowing are allowed as deduction if the borrowing is used for the business. Generally, the expenses can be claimed during the term of the loan. The payment of interest is allowed as a deduction (Doerrenberg, Peichl, and Siegloch, 2017).
Depreciation is allowed as a deduction from the income of the assessee. There is two methods by which the depreciation can be computed, which are the prime cost method and the diminishing value method (Feldstein, 2015).
Depreciation by the prime cost method
Cost of the asset*(days held/365)*100%/effective life of the asset
Depreciation by diminishing value method
If the asset is purchased before 10May 2006
Base Value*(days held/365)*150%/effective life of the asset
If the asset is purchased after 9 May 2006
Base Value*(days held/365)*200%/effective life of the asset
The income tax act prescribes the effective life of the asset separately, which is considered while calculating the depreciation.
Any payment related to the membership is allowed as a deduction only if the partner is the member of that particular union.
Determination of net income of the partnership for the year ended 30 June 2017
|
Particular |
Working Notes |
Amount |
|
Inflows |
||
|
Sales in cash |
1 |
$150170.00 |
|
Sales in credit |
2 |
$31885.00 |
|
Change(Increase) in Stock |
3 |
$630.00 |
|
Total |
$182685.00 |
|
|
Outflows |
||
|
Car Expenses |
4 |
$2364.00 |
|
Electricity expenses |
5 |
$1176.00 |
|
Council rates |
6 |
$310.20 |
|
Business insurance |
7 |
$1250.00 |
|
Mobile bill |
8 |
$633.60 |
|
Union fees |
9 |
$284.00 |
|
Account charges |
10 |
$595.00 |
|
Repair expenses |
11 |
$150.00 |
|
Interest on loan |
12 |
$5500.00 |
|
Cash Purchases |
13 |
$31155.00 |
|
Credit Purchase |
14 |
$129188.00 |
|
Depreciation |
15 |
$3617.365 |
|
Total Expenses |
$176219.165 |
|
|
Net Business Income |
(A-B) |
$6465.832 |
Working Notes
|
Particulars |
Amount |
|
Cash received from debtors |
$32800 |
|
Closing Debtors |
$3010 |
|
Opening debtors |
($3925) |
|
Credit Sales |
$31885 |
Calculation of increase or decrease in stock
|
Particulars |
Amount |
|
Closing stock |
$9750 |
|
Opening Stock |
($9120) |
|
Increase in Stock |
$630 |
|
Particulars |
Maintenance Expenses |
Deduction Allowed |
|
Van |
$1260 |
$1260*90% = $1134 |
|
SUV |
$2050 |
$2050*60% = $1230 |
|
Total Deduction |
$2364 |
|
Particulars |
Amount |
|
Total repayment |
$8500 |
|
Principal Amount |
$3000 |
|
Amount of Interest |
$5500 |
|
Particulars |
Amount |
|
Cash payment to the creditor |
$128678 |
|
Closing Creditors |
$7010 |
|
Opening creditors |
($6500) |
|
Credit purchase |
$129188 |
* Refrigerator is considered as the general refrigerator therefore effective life is 10 year.
* Shop Fitting furniture is assumed that it is not freestanding therefore the effective life is 20 years.
* The effective life of Kitchen electrical appliances is 2 years; it is assumed that it includes the electric jugs and kettles.
* Effective life of the car is prescribed by the ATO is 10 years. However, the depreciation is allowed only to the extent t is used in the business.
|
Asset |
Adjusted value |
Effective life |
Formula |
Depreciation |
|
Restaurant Freezer |
$1480 |
10 |
1480*(365/365)*(150%/10) |
$222 |
|
Restaurant refrigerator |
$3580 |
10 |
3580*(365/365)*(150%/10) |
$537 |
|
Shop Fitting structure |
$2965 |
20 |
2965*(365/365)*(150%/20) |
$222.375 |
|
Kitchen electrical appliances |
$754 |
2 |
754*(365/365)*(150%/2) |
$565.5 |
|
Car – Van |
$1550 |
8 |
1550*(365/365)*(150%/8) |
290.625*90% = $261.56 |
|
Car – SUV |
$10350 |
8 |
10350*(365/365)*(150%/8) |
1940.625*60% = $1164.38 |
|
New restaurant freezer |
$3500 |
10 |
3500*(334/365)*(200%*10) |
$640.55 |
|
Total depreciation |
$3613.37 |
Fringe benefits are the extra (non-cash) amenities provided to the employees over and above their usual salary or wages (Hodgson and Pearce, 2015). These benefits are offered by the companies as a supplement to the basic salaries, which helps in attracting the best talent from the market. By providing fringe benefits, the employers have the upper hand in the recruitment process and enjoy a lower employee turnover ratio due to an increased employment term in the employer’s organisation (Butler and Calcott, 2018).
Fringe benefits usually encompass amenities like health insurance, company sponsored vaccination, educational aid, food coupons and other miscellaneous freebies (Braverman, Marsden and Sadiq, 2015). It may be noted that the fringe benefits, depending upon their categorisation done by the Internal Revenue Department, might be brought within the scope of taxation. However, the liability to discharge the fringe benefits tax lies upon the employer and not the employee, under the Australian tax system vide the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act, 1986 (Tang and Wan, 2015).
Applicable Provisions and Laws
The FBT (Fringe Benefits Tax) rate for the FBT year ending March 2019 is fixed at 47%, a sum total of the highest marginal tax rate which tantamounts to 45% and the Medicare Levy currently fixed at 2%, to be paid by the employer. The taxable amount of the fringe benefits will be calculated as follows: –
Gross Value of the Fringe Benefits Paid by the Employer
Less: Any Reimbursement, whether in Part or Full, Made by the Employee
= Taxable Amount of Fringe Benefits
However, it shall be noted that the Fringe Benefits Tax is imposed only if the value exceeds the threshold limit, and is even exempt in some cases. Following are the fringe benefits that are exempted under the Australian tax system:-
FBT Consequences in John’s Case
In the given case, John, a senior executive in a printing company is receiving fringe benefits to the tune of $56, 600, calculated as follows: –
Child’s Education Allowance = $15, 000
Add: Apartment Accommodation = $41, 600 ($800 per week x 52 weeks)
Total Fringe Benefits Provided = $56, 600
Since the above two benefits do not fall in the exemption list, the liability to pay the FBT persists upon the employer. However, the amount paid by John in respect of the accommodation will be deducted from the gross taxable value, and the final amount chargeable to tax will be: –
Gross Value of Fringe Benefits Provided (as calculated above) = $56, 600
Less: Reimbursement Value to be Deducted ($100 x 52 weeks) = $5, 200
Net Taxable Value of Fringe Benefits = $51, 400
Since the above fringe benefits fall in type 2 (lower gross up rate) category, no GST credit claim will be available. Hence, the calculation for FBT for the year ending March 2019 in John’s case will be: –
Net Taxable Value of Fringe Benefits x FBT Rate x Type 2 Gross-up Rate
= $51, 400 x 47% x 1.8868
Fringe Benefits Tax = $45, 581.3144
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