A fund purchased a property several years ago for $900k. The property has since been subdivided into two lots of equal size. However, Lot A retained the building existing on the property. When accounting for the split, the fund has allocated the cost base 50/50 between the new assets. However, income tax law states that the apportionment must be reasonable. Given the building, it would seem a 50/50 split overstates the cost base of Lot B.
Overall materiality is $500k, therefore any misstatement in income tax expense is unlikely to be material to the financial statements. There also doesn't appear to be a breach of the SIS Act. The issue is going to be communicated to the trustees through the completion letter. Are there any further reporting requirements in respect of this matter?
There will be an income tax issue at the time any capital gain is realized on the sale of a lot.