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Peter is planning to marry Ann on 12 September 2023. To make sure there were enough funds to pay for the wedding and the honeymoon,

Peter is planning to marry Ann on 12 September 2023. To make sure there were enough funds to pay for the wedding and the honeymoon, Peter sold the following assets:

  1. A holiday house. The house was purchased on 3 January 1989 for $350,000 and sold for $650,000. The contract for sale was signed on 5 May 2023 and settlement is to take place on 5 July 2023. The stamp duty and legal fees at the time of acquisition were $20,000. The advertising and estate agents fees at the time of disposal were $8,000. On 13 June 2010, Peter spent $15,000 adding a second bathroom to the house. Peter rented the house out for 6 months, from 10 October 2018 to 10 April 2020. During this period, he derived rent of $10,000. At all other times he kept it for private use by his family. During the period that he owned the house he had paid a total of $75,000 in interest, rates and insurance. He had claimed $15,000 of the $75,000 as a tax deduction for the year ended 30 June 2008.

The CPI numbers are:

March 1989 51.7

September 1999 68.1

  1. Vacant Land. Peter sold vacant residential land originally purchased on 16 June 1984 for $100,000. He initially intended to build a house on the land but lacked the finance to do so. The land was sold for $500,000. The contract of sale was entered into on 28 May 2023 and settlement is to take place on 30 August 2023,

  1. A painting was purchased by Peter for $20,000 on 1 May 2001 and sold for $30,000 on 30 April 2023,

  1. Peter used a horse for his personal use and for recreational purposes. Peter had bought the horse on 1 May 2014 for $6,000. The horse died and on 26 March 2023, he received $16,000 under the insurance policy,

  1. Peter bought BHP Ltd shares on 2 June 2022 for $45,000. He sold those shares on 2 May 2023 for $90,000,

  1. Peter also bought a 2-bedroom unit in Brisbane for $385,000 on 3 March 2012. The apartment was his main residence. In 2019 he was posted to Darwin with his employment for 5 years and during that time he rented an apartment. The Brisbane property was rented out for 5 years. He returned to Canberra in 2022 and lived in his apartment. On 3 March 2023 Peter signed a contract to sell the property. He entered into a contract for the sale of the property on 15 April 2023 for the sum of $555,000. Settlement is due to take place on 1 August 2023.

  1. He sold a vintage Morris motor car for $68,000 that he had purchased in 1996 for $25,000. The car was made one of only 50 made in 1927.

Peter has capital losses he is carrying forward from previous years of $19,000 from the sale of an antique and $10,000 from the sale of some shares. Peter received a gross salary of $164,000 from his employment as an auditor and he has deductions of $750 for his CPA membership and $5,000 for his professional indemnity insurance. He is self employed and works under his ABN. He also paid $15,000 as a personal superannuation contribution. He paid a total of $25,000 as PAYG Instalments during the financial year.

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Calculate the net capital gain or capital loss for Peter for the year ended 30 June 2023 and his tax payable.

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