On 1st September 1985 Peter bought his home at Strathfield for $350,000 and

lived there with his wife and children until he sold it on 1st August2021 for

$4,100,000. He had spent $750,000 to renovate and extend his home. Living

next door to Peter is a difficult neighbour who pursued Peter through the court

of law for an allegedly defective swimming pool that Peter had erected without

the Councils final approval. To this end the Peter had a good day in court and

was awarded legal costs to the tune of $17,000 against his neighbour. Peters

legal bill was $21,000. For the financial year 2021, Peter received $180,000

salaries with PAYG$58,000. Peter also purchased an antique clock for $480 in

June 2017 and sold it in June 2021 for $3,000.

One of Sumans customers bought some computer equipment for $19,000 on credit on

21 June 2019 but could not pay the account, which was issued on the same day. The

customer went bankrupt in November 2019. Suman wrote off the debt on 1 July 2020.

In May 2019, Suman decided to take a night off and go to Star City Casino. It was his lucky

night. He won $4,150,000 playing the card game Blackjack. His friends told him it was

Beginners luck.

In July 2019, Suman decided to use the winning money from the casino to purchase a truck

for $125,000 and used it as a delivery vehicle for his business. Suman often delivered

computer equipment to his customer directly from his suppliers and the toll fares that he

incurred for these delivery trips were $2,658 for the 2020 financial year. He had to lodge a

tax return for the year ended 30 June 2020 and seek your advice whether he would be able

to claim any deduction (including the truck if any) for his business.In October 2019, Suman also invested the winning money towards an investment property in

Sydney for $1.5million. He decided to sell the properties a few months later in August 2020

for $2.8 million because of the attractive gain. The net proceeds from the sale (after all

relevant costs/expenses) is $328,000.

Explain how you would account for these events from the perspective of the Income

Tax return for the year ending 30 June 2020. Determine Sumans taxable income for

2020 You must give reasons for your answer. Your discussion must include an analysis of the

pertinent sections of the relevant legislation, rulings and the relevant case law. If

relevant, you must show your calculation. You must apply the law to the facts given in

this question and provide YOUR OWN analysis of the issues. Calculations must be

included where relevant.