Year end tax planning – 30 June
2011
With 30 June 2011 fast approaching, this edition of MTN
discusses some of the matters to be considered as part of your
business year end tax planning. The list of matters is not intended
to be exhaustive. We would be pleased to discuss these and other
matters with you in more detail.
General action items
Trading stock
Identify unwanted stock that may be scrapped or discarded before
year end so that it is not on hand for tax purposes.
When reviewing the method of valuing stock for tax purposes (cost,
market selling value or replacement value) you should also identify
items that can adopt a lower value resulting from obsolescence or
other circumstances