Tax planning and the herd basis elections

Tax planning and the herd basis elections - 1992 - Farm Tax Brief 7(4) April 1992, 27-28(2) .

Tax planning for the livestock farmer rests on two bases: the treatment of animals as trading stock or as a capital asset. Election to the latter, `herd basis`, is irrevocable, so the article debates the pros and cons of each approach.


EXTRA-STATUTORY CONCESSION B11
FARMING
HERD BASIS
TAX PLANNING
TAXES ACT 1988 SCH 5