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Q&A: Taxation of Foreign Exchange Gains and Losses - The New Rules Part I
Published on 01 Feb 04 by "TAXATION IN AUSTRALIA" JOURNAL ARTICLE
The recognition of foreign exchange gains and losses has long been a murky issue in the tax return checklists of practitioners. Not only have there been issues of when is the appropriate time to recognise such a gain or loss, but also the question of whether the gain or loss should be on revenue or capital account.
In an attempt to clarify the law, discrete provisions have been added to the tax legislation.
In this article, we summarise the basic rules of forex recognition. Part 2 of this series, published in the March 2004 edition of Taxation in Australia, examines some of the variations, concessions and transitional rules that have been introduced.
Author profiles
Michael Parker CTA
Michael Parker, CTA, is a Partner in the taxation section of Hall & Wilcox Lawyers. His practice focuses on tax disputes, capital gains tax, business sales and acquisitions and restructuring. Michael has extensive experience handling disputes concerning the Small Business CGT Concessions, having acted for the taxpayers in White v FCT [2009] FCA 880, White v FCT [2012] FCA 109 and Altnot v FCT [2013] AATA 140, among other cases. Michael regularly consults to the Board of Taxation and Treasury including in respect of the small business
CGT Concessions. He is a regular presenter for The Tax Institute.
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