Question 1

ABC Pty Ltd sells upmarket washing machines. It had $200,000 stock on hand at the beginning of the 2017/2018 financial year. It purchased $50,000 of additional trading stock during the income year. The closing stock on hand was $130,000.

At the beginning of the 2018/2019 financial year ABC Pty Ltd had $130,000 stock on hand. It did not purchase any stock during the year as it was having financial difficulties. In fact, in September 2018 ABC gave two washing machines to a creditor as payment in full of the debt it owed to that creditor (ABC owed the creditor $2,000). Each washing machine had cost ABC $1,000 and ABC would usually sell each washing machine for $1,750.

ABC did not sell any stock during the 2018/2019 financial year. Towards the end of that year, a flood swept through the warehouse and all stock was destroyed. ABC did not purchase any replacement stock.

Required:

Advise ABC of the tax implications for each of the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 financial years based on the information above. Where appropriate, support your answer with legislative authority.