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Foreign currency gains and losses (case studies)

Published on 29 Aug 02 by NATIONAL EVENTS, TAXATION INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

This seminar paper provides a series of case studies discussing foreign currency gains and losses, including: what is wrong with the current law and administration, interaction between Division 3B, CGT and general income tax rules, what is the likely scope of the legislation to give effect to the Budget announcements on this topic, revenue/capital characterisation, timing and hedging rules.

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Anthony Frost CTA
Photo of author, Tony FROST Tony Frost in his first, 34-year career was one of Australia’s leading corporate tax advisers. He was, and still is, a lawyer and a Chartered Accountant. His clients included BHP Billiton, Macquarie Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Before joining Greenwoods in 2003, he had been a tax partner at PwC for seven years. Prior to that, Tony spent five years working in-house at Westpac Banking Corporation. Throughout his tax career, Tony was a regular speaker at TTI events. Tony finished his tax career in 2018, after being Managing Partner, for seven years, of tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, one of Australia’s most lauded professional service firms. Since 2019, and after completing a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology degree at the University of Sydney, Tony has been having a second career as an executive coach, mentor, leadership consultant, facilitator and trainer. He holds a number of non-executive company directorships and is the non-executive Chairman of the Leadenhall Valuation Services group. Tony is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and now teaches the AICD’s prestigious Company Directors’ Course. Tony is also the author of The Professional: A Playbook to Unleash Your Potential and Futureproof Your Success, Tony has been a proud member of The Tax Institute for about 40 years. - Current at 06 July 2026
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