Australian Taxation Law
Helen is a self-employed accountant. She owes her plumber $5,000 for repairs to her bathroom. Helen requests one of her clients, who owes her $5,000 for accounting services, to pay this amount directly to her plumber. Is the arrangement in which Helen instructs the client to pay the outstanding amount to the plumber a valid one? What (if any) are the possible income tax consequences that flow from such an arrangement?