Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2006

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Internet

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Publications

Publications referred to in this guide are:

• Carrying on a business of share trading
• General value shifting regime
• Guide to capital gains tax 2006 (NAT 4151-6.2006)
• Guide to capital gains tax concessions for small business (NAT   8384)
• You and your shares 2006 (NAT 2632-6.2006)
• Fact sheets listed in appendix 1 .

To get any publication referred to in this guide:

• visit our website at www.ato.gov.au/publications
• phone our Publications Distribution Service on 1300   720   092 , or
• visit one of our shopfronts .

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Lodge online with e-tax

Looking for an easy and convenient way to do your tax return? Try e-tax - available free from the Tax Office website at www.ato.gov.au

You can use e-tax to:

• prepare your tax return electronically in a secure online environment
• calculate items such as your net capital gain
• work out your tax refund or tax debt.

e-tax is available from 1 July 2006.

Tax returns lodged using e-tax are usually processed within 14   days.

For more information, visit our website at www.ato.gov.au

Last Modified: Tuesday, 15 August 2006

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ATO references:
NO NAT 4152