It's that time of the year when we have to financially reflect on what has happened over the past twelve months and then put it on paper for the ATO.
\n\nSome business people will be searching for tax deductions to claim against their revenue but be warned, that writing off bad debts can have some pitfalls if you haven't followed the requirements of the ATO. So we have decided to have a look at the tax act in relation to such claims and summarise it briefly for you.
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\n\n"While individual cases may vary, as a practical guide a debt will be accepted as bad where, depending on the particular facts of the case, a taxpayer has taken the appropriate steps in an attempt to recover the debt and not simply written it off as bad.
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Generally speaking such steps would include some or all of the following, although the steps undertaken will vary upon the size of the debt and the resources available to the creditor to pursue the debt:
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(i) reminder notices issued and contact is attempted;
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(iii) formal demand notice is served;
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\n\n(iv) issue of, and service of, a summons;
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\n\n(v) judgment issued against the delinquent debtor;
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\n\n(vi) execution proceedings to enforce judgment;
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\n\n(viii) valuation of any security held against the debt;
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\n\n(ix) sale of any seized or repossessed assets".
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\n\nClick here >> for the ATO link to 92/18 (S32)
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\n\nIn essence, these are the rules by which we all live by and it may be a good idea that notations should be kept along the way with all debtors who are consistently late with payments and certainly those which you feel may possibly need to be written off at a future time.
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\n\nAs usual, seek your tax professional's advice.
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\n\n9 June 2017
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\n\nDid you know that many people are unable to obtain finance because of the information contained in their credit file and as a result are refused. We have reported cases of individuals having defaults without any knowledge of the alleged offence. Everyone is entitled to check their file once a year for free.
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