Fred Tang is a property investor.  He owns an apartment at Harbord, and a house at Glebe which have been leased to tenants for several years.  He also owns land in Shellharbour. Fred received the following amounts in respect of the Harbord and Glebe properties:   Receipts   Rent Income (net of agent's commission $5,200) $  64,250 Rent received from the rental bond board, which represented unpaid rent from April 2015   1,640 Water usage component of water rates paid recouped from tenant 1,040 Settlement from a tenant that was held to have breached the terms of the lease.  The settlement included $10,400 which was in respect of a garage that had to be completely rebuilt.  The balance was unpaid rent   13,400     Deductions   Water & Council Rates 3,200 Cleaning of properties after tenants vacated 740 Landscaping at Glebe property 5,000 Building insurance 380 Repairs and Maintenance 4,400 Decline in Value Fixtures and Fitting 1,200 Painting of Harbord property (Fred has owned and leased this property to tenants for many years) 1,800 Travel to inspect properties (2,780 Km travelled in 1,800cc car) ? Strata Levy 2,400 Penalty from council for waste removal breach 400 Bank Charges 140   In addition Fred sold the land at Shellharbour in September 2015 for $420,000.  He had purchased the land in April 2010 for $140,000 with the intention of building a house.  During the period of ownership Fred incurred the following costs: Legal costs and stamp duty on purchase $   7,200   Lawn mowing & Maintenance 2,350   Council rates 1,500   Agent's commission on sale 4,400 $  15,450   Required: Calculate Fred's taxable income for the year ended 30 June 2016.

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Fred Tang is a property investor.  He owns an apartment at Harbord, and a house at Glebe which have been leased to tenants for several years.  He also owns land in Shellharbour. Fred received the following amounts in respect of the Harbord and Glebe properties:

 

Receipts

 

Rent Income (net of agent's commission $5,200)

$  64,250

Rent received from the rental bond board, which represented unpaid rent from April 2015

 

1,640

Water usage component of water rates paid recouped from tenant

1,040

Settlement from a tenant that was held to have breached the terms of the lease.  The settlement included $10,400 which was in respect of a garage that had to be completely rebuilt.  The balance was unpaid rent

 

13,400

 

 

Deductions

 

Water & Council Rates

3,200

Cleaning of properties after tenants vacated

740

Landscaping at Glebe property

5,000

Building insurance

380

Repairs and Maintenance

4,400

Decline in Value Fixtures and Fitting

1,200

Painting of Harbord property (Fred has owned and leased this property to tenants for many years)

1,800

Travel to inspect properties (2,780 Km travelled in 1,800cc car)

?

Strata Levy

2,400

Penalty from council for waste removal breach

400

Bank Charges

140

 

In addition Fred sold the land at Shellharbour in September 2015 for $420,000.  He had purchased the land in April 2010 for $140,000 with the intention of building a house.  During the period of ownership Fred incurred the following costs:

Legal costs and stamp duty on purchase

$   7,200

 

Lawn mowing & Maintenance

2,350

 

Council rates

1,500

 

Agent's commission on sale

4,400

$  15,450

 

Required:

Calculate Fred's taxable income for the year ended 30 June 2016.

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