Book excerpt: Expanding on key topics and legislation from the Australian Master Tax Guide, this title guides students through the operation of tax law by way of over 220 case study type examples, updated to the 2018/19 tax year, that relate to situations they can expect to encounter in practice.KEY FEATURESEach example covers the type of day-to-day situation that clients often present to their adviser, delivered in a case study type format with an 'Issue' and a 'Solution' along with cross-references to paragraphs in the Australian Master Tax Guide enabling a particular taxation issue to be explored in detail. The examples cover the 12 following topics:Administration and AssessmentAssessable incomeCapital gains taxCompanies and distributionsDeductionsDepreciationFringe benefits taxGoods and services taxIndividualsPartnershipsTrading StockTrustsOxford University Press Australia & New Zealand is the non-exclusive distributor of this title.