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Eva and Ian are a married couple, with no children, aged 52 and 50 respectively. Ian runs an accounting & consulting business in the Sydney

Eva and Ian are a married couple, with no children, aged 52 and 50 respectively. Ian runs an accounting & consulting business in the Sydney CBD. The business was set up as a company “Goodwill Accounts Pty Ltd” on 29 September, 1996. Ian has continued to be Goodwill’s CEO since its incorporation. Of the total 50,000 shares of Goodwill, Ian holds 60% and Eva has 40%. Ian and Eva are both directors of Goodwill Accounts Pty Ltd and Eva is the chairperson of Goodwill’s board. Ian specialises in business consultancy and accounting whereas Eva is responsible for general management and marketing. For the current income tax year, the business has made $2,000,000 total income and $ 850,000 net profit, and distributed the cash dividends (fully franked) $52,500 between Ian and Eva according to the ownership ratios. 

Ian’s normal remuneration consists of $200 500 salary, from which $35 000 is deducted as PAYG. Eva is also a fashion designer who works at home and sells products via her on-line shop. She operates as a sole trader. Details of her business income and expenses (including car expenses) are outlined below. Eva has converted one garage of their home into a workshop office where she undertakes all her work related activities. The workshop has separate power and a separate phone number from that of the house. 

Ian undertakes some work from home in a study area within their house. He also uses this office to work on his Master of Professional Accounting degree which he is undertaking at the University of Sydney. The tuition fee for the current income tax year is $20,000. 

Ian and Eva jointly own an investment property located at the centre of Melbourne valued at $980,000, the rental income of which for the current income tax year amounts to $36,000. This Melbourne apartment was available for rent all year and this tax year however, due to a change in tenants, it was rented out for nine (9) months. 

Ian and Eva seek advice from you in respect of calculating their tax liabilities and planning their tax situation for future periods. 

The couple provides the following financial information: 

1.Goodwill Accounts Pty Ltd – key Information for year ended 30 June 2023 

Consulting Fees (turnover) $ 2 000 000 

Net profit $ 850 000 

Loan from Eva $ 950 000 

Capitalised Research and Development- Special Information System$ 1 250 000 

Overall Net Assets$ 5 550 000 

Personal information of Eva and Ian 

2.Balance sheet, other income and interest expenses (all assets are owned/ held jointly except where indicated). 

Assets(not including assets of Eva’s business which are disclosed separately in Table 5):

Home and contents $3 000 000 

CBD office for Goodwill Accounts Pty Ltd $1 500 000 

Investment property Melbourne (rental income this year $36 000) $980 000 

Bank account (interest earned this financial year $3 500) $90 000 

Shares in Goodwill Account Pty Ltd (fully franked dividends of $50 000 paid this financial year)- ownership of shares 60% Ian, 40% Eva $900 000 

Superannuation- Eva (after-tax return of $90 000) $1 200 000 

Superannuation- Ian (after-tax return of $95 000) $1 000 000 

Total assets $ 8 670 000 

Liabilities and interest expenses 

Mortgage on Melbourne investment property (interest paid this year, $39 600) $ 900 000 

Personal Credit card (interest paid this financial year $1 680) $ 10 000 

Total liabilities $1 000 000  

3.Other expenditure 

In addition to their interest and loan repayments, the couple incurred the following expenses during the year: 

Expenditure

4.Additional information 

a) All of the assets are jointly owned in the names of Eva and Ian except where otherwise indicated. 

b) The investment property is available for rent all year and this year however, due to a change in tenants, it was rented out for nine (9) months. 

5.Eva’s Business Information 


REQUIRED: Calculate the net tax payable/refundable for the current year for both Eva and Ian and briefly justify any inclusions in the calculations in the “Reasons for inclusion” column (refer to legal sections where relevant). Please format your answer in the form of the following table (obviously with extra rows as necessary). 

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