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Partnership two

Last updated 2 July 2003

The business records for the direct selling partnership for the year ended 30 June 2003 show the following results.

 

P/ship

Alysia's share

Total business income

$4,000

$2,000

Total expenses

$6,000

$3,000

Net income or loss for 2003

$2,000/L

$1,000/L

For the income year 2003:

  • the primary production and professional artists business exception in subsection 35-10(4) does not apply
  • the activity does not satisfy any of the four tests in Division 35
    • the assessable income test (s35-30)
    • the profits test (s35-40)
    • the real property test (s35-45)
    • the other assets test (s35-45), and
     
  • the Commissioner's discretion in s35-55 has not been exercised.

Alysia's net loss from the direct selling partnership must be deferred to the next income year that the activity, or one of a similar kind, is carried on.

Tax return completion

Alysia's tax return would include the following details:

Alysia will also require a copy of the 2003 Business and Professional Items schedule (BPI) and the 2003 Taxpack supplement (Supp).

Item

Label

Amount

Comment

12 (Supp)

O

5,000

Alysia's sum of distributions from the 2 partnerships for 2003

 

Net non PP distribution

5,000

 

P3 (BPI)

B

2

Number of business activities

P4 (BPI)

C2

X

Commenced business

P9 (BPI)

D

Direct selling

 
 

E

52596

ANZSIC code required for tax agent prepared returns

 

F

P

 
 

G

8

Loss is required to be deferred

 

H

Nil

No prior year deferred non-commercial loss from this activity

 

I

1,000

Net loss for 2002-03 for the direct selling activity

15 (Supp)

F

1,000

See item P9, label I

 

H

1,000

The sum of F &G

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