Tax Question

Discussion in 'Investment Strategy' started by sydney__, 9th Jul, 2011.

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  1. sydney__

    sydney__ New Member

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    Can someone please advise me on a tax query I have.

    I recently lost a large sum of money in an investment. I was wondering if I can sell my tax loss to a third party??
     
  2. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    Nope - not directly anyway. Well, you could actually sell it if you could find a buyer, but that buyer couldn't gain any tax advantage.

    What you could do is to look for someone with a trust with a capital gain. If you were a beneficiary of their trust then they could distribute some CG to you which you could use your loss to offset. There are some strict rules regarding the losses, designed to prevent their transfer so you should seek advice.
     
  3. BillV

    BillV Well-Known Member

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    Nope can't think of how you could.
    Make a large CG to offset it.
    Sell one of your profit making properties or a parcel of shares for example

    Depending on the asset, it could be a good time to sell anyway, peak of the market etc
     
  4. sydney__

    sydney__ New Member

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    Cheers Terry, appreciate your response....

    Kind regards,

    Julian.