Alex is a carpenter who purchased a vacant block of land in Sydney on 1 October 1980. On 1September1986, Alex built a house on the land. At the time, the land was valued at $110,000 and the costofconstruction was $100,000. Immediately, after the construction finished, the property hasbeenrented out. On 1 March 2019, Alex sold the property at auction for $1,400,000.Required:With reference to relevant legislation/case law, determine:a) Alex's net capital gain or net capital loss for the year ended 30 June 2019 using bothDiscountmethod and Indexation method.b) How would your answer to a) differ if the owner of the property was a company instead ofAlex?

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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