Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2007

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More information

Internet

• For general tax information and up-to-date and comprehensive information about deductions, visit www.ato.gov.au

Publications

• Carrying on a business of share trading - fact sheet
  
   
• General value shifting regime - who it affects
  
   
• Guide to capital gains tax 2007 (NAT 4151-6.2007)
  
   
• Guide to capital gains tax concessions for small business (NAT 8384)
  
   
• You and your shares 2007 (NAT 2632-6.2007)
  
   

To get publications, taxation rulings, practice statements and forms 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 .

Infolines

We can offer a more personalised service if you provide a tax file number (TFN).

• Personal tax 13 28 61
  
  Individual income tax and general personal tax enquiries, including capital gains tax
  
   
• Business 13 28 66
  
  General business tax enquiries including capital gains tax, GST rulings, Australian business number (ABN), pay as you go (PAYG) instalments, business deductions, activity statements (including lodgment and payment), accounts and business registration (including ABN and TFN), dividend and royalty withholding tax
  
   
• Superannuation 13 10 20
  
   
• Fax 13 28 60
  
  Get information faxed to you about individual taxes and the repayment of debts under the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) and the Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS ). Note that debts under the former Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) have now been added to any debt under HELP to become an accumulated HELP debt. Phone 13 28 60 and follow the instructions to order information to be faxed to you.

Other services

• Translating and Interpreting Service, 13 14 50
  
  If you do not speak English well and want to talk to a tax officer, phone the Translating and Interpreting Service for help with your call .
  
   
• Hearing or speech impairment
  
  If you have a hearing or speech impairment, you can phone the Tax Office through the National Relay Service:
  • If you are a TTY or modem user phone 13 36 77 and ask for the number you want. For 1800 free call numbers phone 1800 555 677 and ask for the number you want.
  • If you are a voice-only (speak and listen) user, phone 1300 555 727 and ask for the number you want.

Lodge online using e-tax

To prepare and lodge your tax return online, use e-tax - go to www.ato.gov.au/etax

• e-tax is a user-friendly step-by-step process.
• Help is available online or over the phone.
• It is safe and secure, with built-in checks and calculators to help you get it right.
• Most refunds are issued within 14 days.

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

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As this is a publications area only, any tax matters will be passed on to a technical area; alternatively, you can phone our Personal Infoline on 13 28 61 for help.

The information in this publication is current at May 2007 . We regularly revise our publications to take account of any changes to the law, so make sure that you have the latest information. If you are unsure, you can check for a more recent version on our website at www.ato.gov.au or contact us.

Last Modified: Thursday, 26 July 2007

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ATO references:
NO NAT 4152