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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--Introduction and core provisions

 

PART 1-1--PRELIMINARY

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 1.1 Short title  
  • 1.2 Commencement  
  • 1.3 Differences in style not to affect meaning  
  • 1.4 Application  
  • 1.7 Administration of this Act  

PART 1-2--A GUIDE TO THIS ACT

Division 2--How to use this Act

Subdivision 2-A--How to find your way around
  • 2.1 The design  
  • Subdivision 2-B--How the Act is arranged
  • 2.5 The pyramid  
  • Subdivision 2-C--How to identify defined terms and find the definitions
  • 2.10 When defined terms are identified  
  • 2.15 When terms are not identified  
  • 2.20 Identifying the defined term in a definition  
  • Subdivision 2-D--The numbering system
  • 2.25 Purposes  
  • 2.30 Gaps in the numbering  
  • Subdivision 2-E--Status of Guides and other non-operative material
  • 2.35 Non - operative material  
  • 2.40 Guides  
  • 2.45 Other material  

Division 3--What this Act is about

  • 3.5 Annual income tax  
  • 3.10 Your other obligations as a taxpayer  
  • 3.15 Your obligations other than as a taxpayer  

PART 1-3--CORE PROVISIONS

Division 4--How to work out the income tax payable on your taxable income

Division 5--How to work out when to pay your income tax

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Division 6--Assessable income and exempt income

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  • 6.1 Diagram showing relationships among concepts in this Division  
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  • 6.5 Income according to ordinary concepts ( ordinary income )  
  • 6.10 Other assessable income ( statutory income )  
  • 6.15 What is not assessable income  
  • 6.20 Exempt income  
  • 6.23 Non - assessable non - exempt income  
  • 6.25 Relationships among various rules about ordinary income  

Division 8--Deductions

PART 1-4--CHECKLISTS OF WHAT IS COVERED BY CONCEPTS USED IN THE CORE PROVISIONS

Division 9--Entities that must pay income tax

Division 10--Particular kinds of assessable income

  • 10.1 Effect of this Division  
  • 10.5 List of provisions about assessable income  

Division 11--Particular kinds of non-assessable income

Subdivision 11-A--Lists of classes of exempt income

Division 12--Particular kinds of deductions

  • 12.1 Effect of this Division  
  • 12.5 List of provisions about deductions  

Division 13--Tax offsets

CHAPTER 2--Liability rules of general application

 

PART 2-1--ASSESSABLE INCOME

Division 15--Some items of assessable income

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Division 17--Effect of GST etc. on assessable income

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Division 20--Amounts included to reverse the effect of past deductions

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  • 20.1 What this Division is about  
  • 20.5 Other provisions that reverse the effect of deductions  
  • Subdivision 20-A--Insurance, indemnity or other recoupment for deductible expenses --
  • 20.10 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 20.15 How to use this Subdivision  
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  • 20.20 Assessable recoupments  
  • 20.25 What is recoupment ?  
  • 20.30 Tables of deductions for which recoupments are assessable  
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  • 20.35 If the expense is deductible in a single income year  
  • 20.40 If the expense is deductible over 2 or more income years  
  • 20.45 Effect of balancing charge  
  • 20.50 If the expense is only partially deductible  
  • 20.55 Meaning of previous recoupment law  
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  • 20.60 If you are the only entity that can deduct an amount for the loss or outgoing  
  • 20.65 If 2 or more entities can deduct amounts for the loss or outgoing  
  • Subdivision 20-B--Disposal of a car for which lease payments have been deducted --
  • 20.100 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 20.105 Map of this Subdivision  
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  • 20.110 Disposal of a leased car for profit  
  • 20.115 Working out the profit on the disposal  
  • 20.120 Meaning of notional depreciation  
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  • 20.125 Disposal of a leased car for profit  
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  • 20.130 Successive leases  
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  • 20.135 No amount included if earlier disposal for market value  
  • 20.140 Reducing the amount to be included if there has been an earlier disposal  
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  • 20.145 No amount included if you inherited the car  
  • 20.150 Reducing the amount to be included if another provision requires you to include an amount for the disposal  
  • 20.155 Exception for particular cars taken on hire  
  • 20.157 Exception for small business entities  
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  • 20.160 Disposal of an interest in a car  

PART 2-5--RULES ABOUT DEDUCTIBILITY OF PARTICULAR KINDS OF AMOUNTS

Division 25--Some amounts you can deduct

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Division 26--Some amounts you cannot deduct, or cannot deduct in full

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Division 27--Effect of input tax credits etc. on deductions

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Division 28--Car expenses

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  • 28.1 What this Division is about  
  • 28.5 Map of this Division  
  • Subdivision 28-A--Deductions for car expenses
  • 28.10 Application of Division 28  
  • 28.12 Car expenses  
  • 28.13 Meaning of car expense  
  • Subdivision 28-B--Choosing which method to use --
  • 28.14 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 28.15 Choosing between the 2 methods  
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  • 28.20 Rules governing choice of method  
  • Subdivision 28-C--The "cents per kilometre" method
  • 28.25 How to calculate your deduction  
  • 28.30 Capital allowances  
  • 28.35 Substantiation  
  • Subdivision 28-F--The "log book" method
  • 28.90 How to calculate your deduction  
  • 28.95 Eligibility  
  • 28.100 Substantiation  
  • Subdivision 28-G--Keeping a log book --
  • 28.105 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 28.110 Steps for keeping a log book  
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  • 28.115 Income years for which you need to keep a log book  
  • 28.120 Choosing the 12 week period for a log book  
  • 28.125 How to keep a log book  
  • 28.130 Replacing one car with another  
  • Subdivision 28-H--Odometer records for a period --
  • 28.135 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 28.140 How to keep odometer records for a car for a period  
  • Subdivision 28-I--Retaining the log book and odometer records
  • 28.150 Retaining the log book for the retention period  
  • 28.155 Retaining odometer records  
  • Subdivision 28-J--Situations where you cannot use, or do not need to use, one of the 2 methods --
  • 28.160 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 28.165 Exception for particular cars taken on hire  
  • 28.170 Exception for particular cars used in particular ways  
  • 28.175 Further miscellaneous exceptions  
  • 28.180 Car expenses related to award transport payments  
  • 28.185 Application of Subdivision 28 - J to recipients and payers of certain withholding payments  

Division 30--Gifts or contributions

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  • 30.1 What this Division is about  
  • 30.5 How to find your way around this Division  
  • 30.10 Index  
  • Subdivision 30-A--Deductions for gifts or contributions
  • 30.15 Table of gifts or contributions that you can deduct  
  • 30.17 Requirements for certain recipients  
  • Subdivision 30-B--Tables of recipients for deductible gifts --
  • 30.20 Health  
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  • 30.25 Education  
  • 30.30 Gifts that must be for certain purposes  
  • 30.35 Rural schools hostel buildings  
  • 30.37 Scholarship etc. funds  
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  • 30.40 Research  
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  • 30.45 Welfare and rights  
  • 30.45A Australian disaster relief funds--declarations by Minister  
  • 30.46 Australian disaster relief funds--declarations under State and Territory law  
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  • 30.50 Defence  
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  • 30.55 The environment  
  • 30.60 Gifts to a National Parks body or conservation body must satisfy certain requirements  
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  • 30.65 Industry, trade and design  
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  • 30.70 The family  
  • 30.75 Marriage education organisations must be approved  
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  • 30.80 International affairs  
  • 30.85 Developing country relief funds  
  • 30.86 Developed country disaster relief funds  
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  • 30.90 Sports and recreation  
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  • 30.95 Philanthropic trusts  
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  • 30.100 Cultural organisations  
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  • 30.102 Fire and emergency services  
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  • 30.105 Other recipients  
  • Subdivision 30-BA--Endorsement of deductible gift recipients --
  • 30.115 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 30.120 Endorsement by Commissioner  
  • 30.125 Entitlement to endorsement  
  • 30.130 Maintaining a gift fund  
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  • 30.180 How this Subdivision applies to government entities  
  • Subdivision 30-C--Rules applying to particular gifts of property --
  • 30.200 Getting written valuations  
  • 30.205 Proceeds of the sale would have been assessable  
  • 30.210 Approved valuers  
  • 30.212 Valuations by the Commissioner  
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  • 30.215 How much you can deduct  
  • 30.220 Reducing the amount you can deduct  
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  • 30.225 Gift of property by joint owners  
  • Subdivision 30-CA--Administrative requirements relating to ABNs --
  • 30.226 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 30.227 Entities to which this Subdivision applies  
  • 30.228 Content of receipt for gift or contribution  
  • 30.229 Australian Business Register must show deductibility of gifts to deductible gift recipient  
  • Subdivision 30-DA--Donations to political parties and independent candidates and members --
  • 30.241 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 30.242 Deduction for political contributions and gifts  
  • 30.243 Amount of the deduction  
  • 30.244 When an individual is an independent candidate  
  • 30.245 When an individual is an independent member  
  • Subdivision 30-DB--Spreading certain gift and covenant deductions over up to 5 income years --
  • 30.246 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 30.247 Gifts and covenants for which elections can be made  
  • 30.248 Making an election  
  • 30.249 Effect of election  
  • 30.249A Requirements--environmental property gifts  
  • 30.249B Requirements--heritage property gifts  
  • 30.249D Requirements--conservation covenants  
  • Subdivision 30-G--Index to this Division
  • 30.315 Index  
  • 30.320 Effect of this Subdivision  

Division 31--Conservation covenants

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  • 31.1 What this Division is about  
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  • 31.5 Deduction for entering into conservation covenant  
  • 31.10 Requirements for fund, authority or institution  
  • 31.15 Valuations by the Commissioner  

Division 32--Entertainment expenses

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  • 32.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 32-A--No deduction for entertainment expenses
  • 32.5 No deduction for entertainment expenses  
  • 32.10 Meaning of entertainment  
  • 32.15 No deduction for property used for providing entertainment  
  • Subdivision 32-B--Exceptions
  • 32.20 The main exception--fringe benefits  
  • 32.25 The tables set out the other exceptions  
  • 32.30 Employer expenses  
  • 32.35 Seminar expenses  
  • 32.40 Entertainment industry expenses  
  • 32.45 Promotion and advertising expenses  
  • 32.50 Other expenses  
  • Subdivision 32-C--Definitions relevant to the exceptions
  • 32.55 In - house dining facility (employer expenses table items 1.1 and 1.2)  
  • 32.60 Dining facility (employer expenses table item 1.3)  
  • 32.65 Seminars (seminar expenses table item 2.1)  
  • Subdivision 32-D--In-house dining facilities (employer expenses table item 1.2)
  • 32.70 $30 is assessable for each meal provided to non - employee in an in - house dining facility  
  • Subdivision 32-E--Anti-avoidance
  • 32.75 Commissioner may treat you as having incurred entertainment expense  
  • Subdivision 32-F--Special rules for companies and partnerships
  • 32.80 Company directors  
  • 32.85 Directors, employees and property of wholly - owned group company  
  • 32.90 Partnerships  

Division 34--Non-compulsory uniforms

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Division 35--Deferral of losses from non-commercial business activities

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  • 35.1 What this Division is about  
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  • 35.5 Object  
  • 35.10 Deferral of deductions from non - commercial business activities  
  • 35.15 Modification if you have exempt income  
  • 35.20 Modification if you become bankrupt  
  • 35.25 Application of Division to certain partnerships  
  • 35.30 Assessable income test  
  • 35.35 Profits test  
  • 35.40 Real property test  
  • 35.45 Other assets test  
  • 35.50 Apportionment  
  • 35.55 Commissioner's discretion  

Division 36--Tax losses of earlier income years

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CHAPTER 2--Liability rules of general application

 

PART 2-10----CAPITAL ALLOWANCES: RULES ABOUT DEDUCTIBILITY OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

Division 40--Capital allowances

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Division 41--Additional deduction for certain new business investment

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Division 43--Deductions for capital works

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Division 45--Disposal of leases and leased plant

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PART 2-15----NON-ASSESSABLE INCOME

Division 50--Exempt entities

Subdivision 50-A--Various exempt entities
  • 50.1 Entities whose ordinary income and statutory income is exempt  
  • 50.5 Charity, education and science  
  • 50.10 Community service  
  • 50.15 Employees and employers  
  • 50.25 Government  
  • 50.30 Health  
  • 50.35 Mining  
  • 50.40 Primary and secondary resources, and tourism  
  • 50.45 Sports, culture and recreation  
  • 50.47 Special condition for all items  
  • 50.50 Special conditions for item 1.1  
  • 50.52 Special condition for item 1.1  
  • 50.55 Special conditions for items 1.3, 1.4, 6.1 and 6.2  
  • 50.65 Special conditions for item 1.6  
  • 50.70 Special conditions for items 1.7, 2.1, 9.1 and 9.2  
  • 50.72 Special condition for item 4.1  
  • 50.75 Certain distributions may be made overseas  
  • Subdivision 50-B--Endorsing charitable entities as exempt from income tax --
  • 50.100 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 50.105 Endorsement by Commissioner  
  • 50.110 Entitlement to endorsement  

Division 51--Exempt amounts

Division 52--Certain pensions, benefits and allowances are exempt from income tax

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Division 53--Various exempt payments

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Division 54--Exemption for certain payments made under structured settlements and structured orders

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Division 55--Payments that are not exempt from income tax

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Division 58--Capital allowances for depreciating assets previously owned by an exempt entity

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Division 59--Particular amounts of non-assessable non-exempt income

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  • 59.1 What this Division is about  
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  • 59.10 Compensation under firearms surrender arrangements  
  • 59.15 Mining payments  
  • 59.20 Taxable amounts relating to franchise fees windfall tax  
  • 59.25 Taxable amounts relating to Commonwealth places windfall tax  
  • 59.30 Amounts you must repay  
  • 59.35 Amounts that would be mutual receipts but for prohibition on distributions to members or issue of MCIs  
  • 59.40 Issue of rights  
  • 59.50 Native title benefits  
  • 59.55 2019 - 20 bushfires--payments for volunteer work with fire services  
  • 59.60 2019 - 20 bushfires--disaster relief payments and non - cash benefits  
  • 59.65 Water infrastructure improvement payments  
  • 59.67 Meaning of SRWUIP program , SRWUIP payment , direct SRWUIP payment and indirect SRWUIP payment  
  • 59.70 List of SRWUIP programs  
  • 59.75 Commissioner to be kept informed  
  • 59.80 Amending assessments  
  • 59.85 2019 floods--recovery grants for small businesses, primary producers and non - profit organisations  
  • 59.86 2019 floods--on - farm grant program for primary producers  
  • 59.90 Cash flow boost  
  • 59.95 Coronavirus economic response payment  
  • 59.96 COVID - 19 disaster payment  
  • 59.97 State and Territory grants to small business relating to the recovery from the coronavirus known as COVID - 19  
  • 59.98 Commonwealth small business support payments relating to the coronavirus known as COVID - 19  
  • 59.99 2021 floods and storms--recovery grants  
  • 59.100 Refund of large - scale generation shortfall charge  
  • 59.105 Cyclone Seroja--recovery grants  

PART 2-20----TAX OFFSETS

Division 61--Generally applicable tax offsets

Subdivision 61-A--Dependant (invalid and carer) tax offset --

Division 63--Common rules for tax offsets

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  • 63.1 What this Division is about  
  • 63.10 Priority rules  

Division 65--Tax offset carry forward rules

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  • 65.10 What this Division is about  
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  • 65.30 Amount carried forward  
  • 65.35 How to apply carried forward tax offsets  
  • 65.40 When a company cannot apply a tax offset  
  • 65.50 Effect of bankruptcy  
  • 65.55 Deduction for amounts paid for debts incurred before bankruptcy  

Division 67--Refundable tax offset rules

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CHAPTER 2--Liability rules of general application

 

PART 2-25----TRADING STOCK

Division 70--Trading stock

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PART 2-40----RULES AFFECTING EMPLOYEES AND OTHER TAXPAYERS RECEIVING PAYG WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS

Division 80--General rules

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  • 80.1 What this Division is about  
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  • 80.5 Holding of an office  
  • 80.10 Application to the termination of employment  
  • 80.15 Transfer of property  
  • 80.20 Payments for your benefit or at your direction or request  

Division 82--Employment termination payments

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Division 83--Other payments on termination of employment

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Division 83A--Employee share schemes

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  • 83A.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 83A-A--Objects of Division and key concepts
  • 83A.5 Objects of Division  
  • 83A.10 Meaning of ESS interest and employee share scheme  
  • Subdivision 83A-B--Immediate inclusion of discount in assessable income --
  • 83A.15 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 83A.20 Application of Subdivision  
  • 83A.25 Discount to be included in assessable income  
  • 83A.30 Amount for which discounted ESS interest acquired  
  • 83A.33 Reducing amounts included in assessable income--start ups  
  • 83A.35 Reducing amounts included in assessable income--other cases  
  • 83A.45 Further conditions for reducing amounts included in assessable income  
  • Subdivision 83A-C--Deferred inclusion of gain in assessable income --
  • 83A.100 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 83A.105 Application of Subdivision  
  • 83A.110 Amount to be included in assessable income  
  • 83A.115 ESS deferred taxing point--shares  
  • 83A.120 ESS deferred taxing point--rights to acquire shares  
  • 83A.125 Tax treatment of ESS interests held after ESS deferred taxing points  
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  • 83A.130 Takeovers and restructures  
  • Subdivision 83A-D--Deduction for employer --
  • 83A.200 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 83A.205 Deduction for employer  
  • 83A.210 Timing of general deductions  
  • Subdivision 83A-E--Miscellaneous
  • 83A.305 Acquisition by associates  
  • 83A.310 Forfeiture etc. of ESS interest  
  • 83A.315 Market value of ESS interest  
  • 83A.320 Interests in a trust  
  • 83A.325 Application of Division to relationships similar to employment  
  • 83A.330 Application of Division to ceasing employment  
  • 83A.335 Application of Division to stapled securities  
  • 83A.340 Application of Division to indeterminate rights  

PART 2-42----PERSONAL SERVICES INCOME

Division 84--Introduction

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Division 85--Deductions relating to personal services income

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Division 86--Alienation of personal services income

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Division 87--Personal services businesses

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CHAPTER 3--Specialist liability rules

 

PART 3-1--CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES: GENERAL TOPICS

Division 100--A Guide to capital gains and losses

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  • 100.1 What this Division is about  
  • 100.5 Effect of this Division  
  • 100.10 Fundamentals of CGT  
  • 100.15 Overview of Steps 1 and 2  
  • Step 1--Have you made a capital gain or a capital loss?
  • 100.20 What events attract CGT?  
  • 100.25 What are CGT assets?  
  • 100.30 Does an exception or exemption apply?  
  • 100.33 Can there be a roll - over?  
  • Step 2--Work out the amount of the capital gain or loss
  • 100.35 What is a capital gain or loss?  
  • 100.40 What factors come into calculating a capital gain or loss?  
  • 100.45 How to calculate the capital gain or loss for most CGT events  
  • Step 3--Work out your net capital gain or loss for the income year
  • 100.50 How to work out your net capital gain or loss  
  • 100.55 How do you comply with CGT?  
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  • 100.60 Why keep records?  
  • 100.65 What records?  
  • 100.70 How long you need to keep records  

Division 102--Assessable income includes net capital gain

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Division 103--General rules

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Division 104--CGT events

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  • 104.1 What this Division is about  
  • 104.5 Summary of the CGT events  
  • Subdivision 104-A--Disposals
  • 104.10 Disposal of a CGT asset: CGT event A1  
  • Subdivision 104-B--Use and enjoyment before title passes
  • 104.15 Use and enjoyment before title passes: CGT event B1  
  • Subdivision 104-C--End of a CGT asset
  • 104.20 Loss or destruction of a CGT asset: CGT event C1  
  • 104.25 Cancellation, surrender and similar endings: CGT event C2  
  • 104.30 End of option to acquire shares etc.: CGT event C3  
  • Subdivision 104-D--Bringing into existence a CGT asset
  • 104.35 Creating contractual or other rights: CGT event D1  
  • 104.40 Granting an option: CGT event D2  
  • 104.45 Granting a right to income from mining: CGT event D3  
  • 104.47 Conservation covenants: CGT event D4  
  • Subdivision 104-E--Trusts
  • 104.55 Creating a trust over a CGT asset: CGT event E1  
  • 104.60 Transferring a CGT asset to a trust: CGT event E2  
  • 104.65 Converting a trust to a unit trust: CGT event E3  
  • 104.70 Capital payment for trust interest: CGT event E4  
  • 104.71 Adjustment of non - assessable part  
  • 104.72 Reducing your capital gain under CGT event E4 if you are a trustee  
  • 104.75 Beneficiary becoming entitled to a trust asset: CGT event E5  
  • 104.80 Disposal to beneficiary to end income right: CGT event E6  
  • 104.85 Disposal to beneficiary to end capital interest: CGT event E7  
  • 104.90 Disposal by beneficiary of capital interest: CGT event E8  
  • 104.95 Making a capital gain  
  • 104.100 Making a capital loss  
  • 104.105 Creating a trust over future property: CGT event E9  
  • 104.107A AMIT--cost base reduction exceeds cost base: CGT event E10  
  • 104.107B Annual cost base adjustment for member's unit or interest in AMIT  
  • 104.107C AMIT cost base net amount  
  • 104.107D AMIT cost base reduction amount  
  • 104.107E AMIT cost base increase amount  
  • 104.107F Receipt of money etc. increasing AMIT cost base reduction amount not to be treated as income  
  • 104.107G Effect of AMIT cost base net amount on cost of AMIT membership interest or unit that is a revenue asset--adjustment of cost of asset  
  • 104.107H Effect of AMIT cost base net amount on cost of AMIT membership interest or unit that is a revenue asset--amount included in assessable income  
  • Subdivision 104-F--Leases
  • 104.110 Granting a lease: CGT event F1  
  • 104.115 Granting a long - term lease: CGT event F2  
  • 104.120 Lessor pays lessee to get lease changed: CGT event F3  
  • 104.125 Lessee receives payment for changing lease: CGT event F4  
  • 104.130 Lessor receives payment for changing lease: CGT event F5  
  • Subdivision 104-G--Shares
  • 104.135 Capital payment for shares: CGT event G1  
  • 104.145 Liquidator or administrator declares shares or financial instruments worthless: CGT event G3  
  • Subdivision 104-H--Special capital receipts
  • 104.150 Forfeiture of deposit: CGT event H1  
  • 104.155 Receipt for event relating to a CGT asset: CGT event H2  
  • Subdivision 104-I--Australian residency ends
  • 104.160 Individual or company stops being an Australian resident: CGT event I1  
  • 104.165 Exception for individuals  
  • 104.170 Trust stops being a resident trust: CGT event I2  
  • Subdivision 104-J--CGT events relating to roll-overs
  • 104.175 Company ceasing to be member of wholly - owned group after roll - over: CGT event J1  
  • 104.180 Sub - group break - up  
  • 104.182 Consolidated group break - up  
  • 104.185 Change in relation to replacement asset or improved asset after a roll - over under Subdivision 152 - E: CGT event J2  
  • 104.190 Replacement asset period  
  • 104.195 Trust failing to cease to exist after roll - over under Subdivision 124 - N: CGT event J4  
  • 104.197 Failure to acquire replacement asset and to incur fourth element expenditure after a roll - over under Subdivision 152 - E: CGT event J5  
  • 104.198 Cost of acquisition of replacement asset or amount of fourth element expenditure, or both, not sufficient to cover disregarded capital gain: CGT event J6  
  • Subdivision 104-K--Other CGT events
  • 104.205 Incoming international transfer of emissions unit: CGT event K1  
  • 104.210 Bankrupt pays amount in relation to debt: CGT event K2  
  • 104.215 Asset passing to tax - advantaged entity: CGT event K3  
  • 104.220 CGT asset starts being trading stock: CGT event K4  
  • 104.225 Special collectable losses: CGT event K5  
  • 104.230 Pre - CGT shares or trust interest: CGT event K6  
  • 104.235 Balancing adjustment events for depreciating assets and certain assets used for R&D: CGT event K7  
  • 104.240 Working out capital gain or loss for CGT event K7: general case  
  • 104.245 Working out capital gain or loss for CGT event K7: pooled assets  
  • 104.250 Direct value shifts: CGT event K8  
  • 104.255 Carried interests: CGT event K9  
  • 104.260 Certain short - term forex realisation gains: CGT event K10  
  • 104.265 Certain short - term forex realisation losses: CGT event K11  
  • 104.270 Foreign hybrids: CGT event K12  
  • Subdivision 104-L--Consolidated groups and MEC groups
  • 104.500 Loss of pre - CGT status of membership interests in entity becoming subsidiary member: CGT event L1  
  • 104.505 Where pre - formation intra - group roll - over reduction results in negative allocable cost amount: CGT event L2  
  • 104.510 Where tax cost setting amounts for retained cost base assets exceeds joining allocable cost amount: CGT event L3  
  • 104.515 Where no reset cost base assets and excess of net allocable cost amount on joining: CGT event L4  
  • 104.520 Where amount remaining after step 4 of leaving allocable cost amount is negative: CGT event L5  
  • 104.525 Error in calculation of tax cost setting amount for joining entity's assets: CGT event L6  
  • 104.535 Where reduction in tax cost setting amounts for reset cost base assets cannot be allocated: CGT event L8  

Division 106--Entity making the gain or loss

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  • 106.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 106-A--Partnerships
  • 106.5 Partnerships  
  • Subdivision 106-B--Bankruptcy and liquidation
  • 106.30 Effect of bankruptcy  
  • 106.35 Effect of liquidation  
  • Subdivision 106-C--Absolutely entitled beneficiaries
  • 106.50 Absolutely entitled beneficiaries  
  • Subdivision 106-D--Securities, charges and encumbrances
  • 106.60 Securities, charges and encumbrances  

Division 108--CGT assets

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  • 108.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 108-A--What a CGT asset is
  • 108.5 CGT assets  
  • 108.7 Interest in CGT assets as joint tenants  
  • Subdivision 108-B--Collectables
  • 108.10 Losses from collectables to be offset only against gains from collectables  
  • 108.15 Sets of collectables  
  • 108.17 Cost base of a collectable  
  • Subdivision 108-C--Personal use assets
  • 108.20 Losses from personal use assets must be disregarded  
  • 108.25 Sets of personal use assets  
  • 108.30 Cost base of a personal use asset  
  • Subdivision 108-D--Separate CGT assets --
  • 108.50 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 108.55 When is a building a separate asset from land?  
  • 108.60 Depreciating asset that is part of a building is a separate asset  
  • 108.65 Land adjacent to land acquired before 20 September 1985  
  • 108.70 When is a capital improvement a separate asset?  
  • 108.75 Capital improvements to CGT assets for which a roll - over may be available  
  • 108.80 Deciding if capital improvements are related to each other  
  • 108.85 Meaning of improvement threshold  

Division 109--Acquisition of CGT assets

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Division 110--Cost base and reduced cost base

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Division 112--Modifications to cost base and reduced cost base

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Division 114--Indexation of cost base

  • 114.1 Indexing elements of cost base  
  • 114.5 When indexation relevant  
  • 114.10 Requirement for 12 months ownership  
  • 114.15 Cost base modifications  
  • 114.20 When expenditure is incurred for roll - overs  

Division 115--Discount capital gains and trusts' net capital gains

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Division 116--Capital proceeds

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  • 116.1 What this Division is about  
  • 116.5 General rules  
  • 116.10 Modifications to general rules  
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  • 116.20 General rules about capital proceeds  
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  • 116.25 Table of modifications to the general rules  
  • 116.30 Market value substitution rule: modification 1  
  • 116.35 Companies and trusts that are not widely held  
  • 116.40 Apportionment rule: modification 2  
  • 116.45 Non - receipt rule: modification 3  
  • 116.50 Repaid rule: modification 4  
  • 116.55 Assumption of liability rule: modification 5  
  • 116.60 Misappropriation rule: modification 6  
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  • 116.65 Disposal etc. of a CGT asset the subject of an option  
  • 116.70 Option requiring both acquisition and disposal etc.  
  • 116.75 Special rule for CGT event happening to a lease  
  • 116.80 Special rule if CGT asset is shares or an interest in a trust  
  • 116.85 Section 47A of 1936 Act applying to rolled - over asset  
  • 116.95 Company changes residence from an unlisted country  
  • 116.100 Gifts of property  
  • 116.105 Conservation covenants  
  • 116.110 Roll - overs for merging superannuation funds  
  • 116.115 Farm - in farm - out arrangements  
  • 116.120 Disposals of assets involving look - through earnout rights  

Division 118--Exemptions

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Division 121--Record keeping

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  • 121.10 What this Division is about  
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  • 121.20 What records you must keep  
  • 121.25 How long you must retain the records  
  • 121.30 Exceptions  
  • 121.35 Asset register entries  
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CHAPTER 3--Specialist liability rules

 

PART 3-3--CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES: SPECIAL TOPICS

Division 122--Roll-over for the disposal of assets to, or the creation of assets in, a wholly-owned company

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  • 122.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 122-A--Disposal or creation of assets by an individual or trustee to a wholly-owned company --
  • 122.5 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 122.15 Disposal or creation of assets--wholly - owned company  
  • 122.20 What you receive for the trigger event  
  • 122.25 Other requirements to be satisfied  
  • 122.35 What if the company undertakes to discharge a liability (disposal case)  
  • 122.37 Rules for working out what a liability in respect of an asset is  
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  • 122.40 Disposal of a CGT asset  
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  • 122.45 Disposal of all the assets of a business  
  • 122.50 All assets acquired on or after 20 September 1985  
  • 122.55 All assets acquired before 20 September 1985  
  • 122.60 Assets acquired before and after 20 September 1985  
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  • 122.65 Creation of asset  
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  • 122.70 Consequences for the company (disposal case)  
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  • 122.75 Consequences for the company (creation case)  
  • Subdivision 122-B--Disposal or creation of assets by partners to a wholly-owned company --
  • 122.120 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 122.125 Disposal or creation of assets--wholly - owned company  
  • 122.130 What the partners receive for the trigger event  
  • 122.135 Other requirements to be satisfied  
  • 122.140 What if the company undertakes to discharge a liability (disposal case)  
  • 122.145 Rules for working out what a liability in respect of an interest in an asset is  
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  • 122.150 Capital gain or loss disregarded  
  • 122.155 Disposal of post - CGT or pre - CGT interests  
  • 122.160 Disposal of both post - CGT and pre - CGT interests  
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  • 122.170 Capital gain or loss disregarded  
  • 122.175 Other consequences  
  • 122.180 All interests acquired on or after 20 September 1985  
  • 122.185 All interests acquired before 20 September 1985  
  • 122.190 Interests acquired before and after 20 September 1985  
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  • 122.195 Creation of asset  
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  • 122.200 Consequences for the company (disposal case)  
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  • 122.205 Consequences for the company (creation case)  

Division 124--Replacement-asset roll-overs

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Division 125--Demerger relief

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Division 126--Same-asset roll-overs

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  • 126.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 126-A--Marriage or relationship breakdowns
  • 126.5 CGT event involving spouses  
  • 126.15 CGT event involving company or trustee  
  • 126.20 Subsequent CGT event happening to roll - over asset where transferor was a CFC or a non - resident trust  
  • 126.25 Conditions for the purposes of subsections 126 - 5(3A) and 126 - 15(5)  
  • Subdivision 126-B--Companies in the same wholly-owned group --
  • 126.40 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 126.45 Roll - over for members of wholly - owned group  
  • 126.50 Requirements for roll - over  
  • 126.55 When there is a roll - over  
  • 126.60 Consequences of roll - over  
  • 126.75 Originating company is a CFC  
  • 126.85 Effect of roll - over on certain liquidations  
  • Subdivision 126-C--Changes to trust deeds --
  • 126.125 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 126.130 Changes to trust deeds  
  • 126.135 Consequences of roll - over  
  • Subdivision 126-D--Small superannuation funds
  • 126.140 CGT event involving small superannuation funds  
  • Subdivision 126-E--Entitlement to shares after demutualisation and scrip for scrip roll-over --
  • 126.185 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 126.190 When there is a roll - over  
  • 126.195 Consequences of roll - over  
  • Subdivision 126-G--Transfer of assets between certain trusts --
  • 126.215 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 126.220 Object of this Subdivision  
  • 126.225 When a roll - over may be chosen  
  • 126.230 Beneficiaries' entitlements not be discretionary etc.  
  • 126.235 Exceptions for roll - over  
  • 126.240 Consequences for the trusts  
  • 126.245 Consequences for beneficiaries--general approach for working out cost base etc.  
  • 126.250 Consequences for beneficiaries--other approach for working out cost base etc.  
  • 126.255 No other cost base etc. adjustment for beneficiaries  
  • 126.260 Giving information to beneficiaries  
  • 126.265 Interest sale facilities  

Division 128--Effect of death

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Division 130--Investments

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  • 130.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 130-A--Bonus shares and units --
  • 130.15 Acquisition time and cost base of bonus equities  
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  • 130.20 Issue of bonus shares or units  
  • Subdivision 130-B--Rights
  • 130.40 Exercise of rights  
  • 130.45 Timing rules  
  • 130.50 Application to options  
  • Subdivision 130-C--Convertible interests
  • 130.60 Shares or units acquired by converting a convertible interest  
  • Subdivision 130-D--Employee share schemes
  • 130.75 Objects of Subdivision  
  • 130.80 ESS interests acquired under employee share schemes  
  • 130.85 Interests in employee share trusts  
  • 130.90 Shares held by employee share trusts  
  • 130.95 Shares and rights in relation to ESS interests  
  • 130.97 Application of certain provisions of Division 83A  
  • Subdivision 130-E--Exchangeable interests
  • 130.100 Exchangeable interest  
  • 130.105 Shares acquired in exchange for the disposal or redemption of an exchangeable interest  
  • Subdivision 130-F--Exploration investments
  • 130.110 Reducing the reduced cost base before disposal  

Division 132--Leases

  • 132.1 Lessee incurs expenditure to get lease term varied or waived  
  • 132.5 Lessor pays lessee for improvements  
  • 132.10 Grant of a long - term lease  
  • 132.15 Lessee of land acquires reversionary interest of lessor  

Division 134--Options

  • 134.1 Exercise of options  

Division 137--Granny flat arrangements

Subdivision 137-A--When CGT events do not happen --
  • 137.1 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 137.10 Meaning of key terms  
  • 137.15 CGT event does not happen when a certain kind of granny flat arrangement is entered into  
  • 137.20 CGT event does not happen when a certain kind of granny flat arrangement is varied  
  • 137.25 CGT event does not happen when a certain kind of granny flat arrangement is terminated  

Division 149--When an asset stops being a pre-CGT asset

Subdivision 149-A--Key concepts
  • 149.10 What is a pre - CGT asset?  
  • 149.15 Majority underlying interests in a CGT asset  
  • Subdivision 149-B--When asset of non-public entity stops being a pre-CGT asset
  • 149.25 Which entities are affected  
  • 149.30 Effects if asset no longer has same majority underlying ownership  
  • 149.35 Cost base elements of asset that stops being a pre - CGT asset  
  • Subdivision 149-C--When asset of public entity stops being a pre-CGT asset
  • 149.50 Which entities are affected  
  • 149.55 Entity to give the Commissioner evidence periodically as to whether asset still has same majority underlying ownership  
  • 149.60 What the evidence must show  
  • 149.70 Effects if asset no longer has same majority underlying ownership  
  • 149.75 Cost base elements of asset that stops being a pre - CGT asset  
  • 149.80 No more evidence needed after asset stops being a pre - CGT asset  
  • Subdivision 149-F--How to treat a "demutualised" public entity
  • 149.162 Subdivision applies only if entity gives sufficient evidence  
  • 149.165 Members treated as having underlying interests in assets until demutualisation  
  • 149.170 Effect of demutualisation of interposed company  

Division 152--Small business relief

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PART 3-5--CORPORATE TAXPAYERS AND CORPORATE DISTRIBUTIONS

Division 160--Corporate loss carry back tax offset for 2020-21, 2021-22 or 2022-23 for businesses with turnover under $5 billion

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Division 164--Non-share capital accounts for companies

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Division 165--Income tax consequences of changing ownership or control of a company

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Division 166--Income tax consequences of changing ownership or control of a widely held or eligible Division 166 company

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  • 166.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 166-AA--The object of this Division
  • 166.3 The object of this Division  
  • Subdivision 166-A--Deducting tax losses of earlier income years
  • 166.5 How Subdivision 165 - A applies to a widely held or eligible Division 166 company  
  • 166.15 Companies can choose that this Subdivision is not to apply to them  
  • Subdivision 166-B--Working out the taxable income, tax loss, net capital gain and net capital loss for the income year of the change
  • 166.20 How Subdivisions 165 - B and 165 - CB apply to a widely held or eligible Division 166 company  
  • 166.25 How to work out the taxable income, tax loss, net capital gain and net capital loss  
  • 166.35 Companies can choose that this Subdivision is not to apply to them  
  • Subdivision 166-C--Deducting bad debts
  • 166.40 How Subdivision 165 - C applies to a widely held or eligible Division 166 company  
  • 166.50 Companies can choose that this Subdivision is not to apply to them  
  • Subdivision 166-CA--Changeover times and alteration times
  • 166.80 How Subdivision 165 - CC or 165 - CD applies to a widely held or eligible Division 166 company  
  • 166.90 Companies can choose that this Subdivision is not to apply to them  
  • Subdivision 166-D--Tests for finding out whether the widely held or eligible Division 166 company has maintained the same owners --
  • 166.135 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 166.145 The ownership tests: substantial continuity of ownership  
  • 166.165 Relationship with rules in Division 165  
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  • 166.175 Corporate change in a company  
  • Subdivision 166-E--Concessional tracing rules --
  • 166.215 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 166.220 Application of this Subdivision  
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  • 166.225 Direct stakes of less than 10% in the tested company  
  • 166.230 Indirect stakes of less than 10% in the tested company  
  • 166.235 Voting, dividend and capital stakes  
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  • 166.240 Stakes held directly and/or indirectly by widely held companies  
  • 166.245 Stakes held by other entities  
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  • 166.255 Bearer shares in foreign listed companies  
  • 166.260 Depository entities holding stakes in foreign listed companies  
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  • 166.265 Persons who actually control voting power or have rights are taken not to control power or have rights  
  • 166.270 Single notional entity stakeholders taken to have minimum voting control, dividend rights and capital rights  
  • 166.272 Same shares or interests to be held  
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  • 166.275 Rules in this Subdivision intended to be concessional  
  • 166.280 Controlled test companies  

Division 167--Companies whose shares carry unequal rights to dividends, capital distributions or voting power

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  • 167.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 167-A--Rights to dividends or capital distributions --
  • 167.5 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 167.7 Simplified outline of this Subdivision  
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  • 167.10 When this Subdivision applies  
  • 167.15 First way--disregard debt interests  
  • 167.20 Second way--also disregard secondary share classes  
  • 167.25 Third way--treat remaining shares as having fixed rights to dividends and capital distributions  
  • 167.30 Fixing rights if practicable to work out market values  
  • 167.35 Fixing rights if impracticable to work out market values etc.  
  • 167.40 The valuing times for conditions listed in subsection 167 - 10(1)  
  • Subdivision 167-B--Voting power --
  • 167.75 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 167.80 When this Subdivision applies  
  • 167.85 Different method for working out voting power  
  • 167.90 Dual listed companies  

Division 170--Treatment of certain company groups for income tax purposes

Subdivision 170-A--Transfer of tax losses within certain wholly-owned groups of companies --

Division 175--Use of a company's tax losses or deductions to avoid income tax

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  • 175.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 175-A--Tax benefits from unused tax losses
  • 175.5 When Commissioner can disallow deduction for tax loss  
  • 175.10 First case: income or capital gain injected into company because of available tax loss  
  • 175.15 Second case: someone else obtains a tax benefit because of tax loss available to company  
  • Subdivision 175-B--Tax benefits from unused deductions
  • 175.20 Income or capital gain injected into company because of available deductions  
  • 175.25 Deduction injected into company because of available income or capital gain  
  • 175.30 Someone else obtains a tax benefit because of a deduction, income or capital gain available to company  
  • 175.35 Tax loss resulting from disallowed deductions  
  • Subdivision 175-CA--Tax benefits from unused net capital losses of earlier income years
  • 175.40 When Commissioner can disallow net capital loss of earlier income year  
  • 175.45 First case: capital gain injected into company because of available net capital loss  
  • 175.50 Second case: someone else obtains a tax benefit because of net capital loss available to company  
  • Subdivision 175-CB--Tax benefits from unused capital losses of the current year
  • 175.55 When Commissioner can disallow capital loss of current year  
  • 175.60 Capital gain injected into company because of available capital loss  
  • 175.65 Capital loss injected into company because of available capital gain  
  • 175.70 Someone else obtains a tax benefit because of capital loss or gain available to company  
  • 175.75 Net capital loss resulting from disallowed capital losses  
  • Subdivision 175-C--Tax benefits from unused bad debt deductions
  • 175.80 When Commissioner can disallow deduction for bad debt  
  • 175.85 First case: income or capital gain injected into company because of available bad debt  
  • 175.90 Second case: someone else obtains a tax benefit because of bad debt deduction available to company  
  • Subdivision 175-D--Common rules
  • 175.95 When a person has a shareholding interest in the company  
  • 175.100 Commissioner may disallow excluded losses etc. of insolvent companies  

Division 180--Information about family trusts with interests in companies

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  • 180.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 180-A--Information relevant to Division 165
  • 180.5 Information about family trusts with interests in companies  
  • 180.10 Notice where requirements of section 180 - 5 are met  
  • Subdivision 180-B--Information relevant to Division 175
  • 180.15 Information about family trusts with interests in companies  
  • 180.20 Notice where requirements of section 180 - 15 are met  

Division 195--Special types of company

Subdivision 195-A--Pooled development funds (PDFs) --
  • 195.1 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 195.5 Deductibility of PDF tax losses  
  • 195.10 PDF cannot transfer tax loss  
  • 195.15 Tax loss for year in which company becomes a PDF  
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  • 195.25 Applying a PDF's net capital losses  
  • 195.30 PDF cannot transfer net capital loss  
  • 195.35 Net capital loss for year in which company becomes a PDF  
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  • 195.37 PDF cannot carry back tax loss  
  • Subdivision 195-B--Limited partnerships --
  • 195.60 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 195.65 Tax losses cannot be transferred to a VCLP, an ESVCLP, an AFOF or a VCMP  
  • 195.70 Previous tax losses can be deducted after ceasing to be a VCLP, an ESVCLP, an AFOF or a VCMP  
  • 195.72 Tax losses cannot be carried back to before ceasing to be a VCLP, an ESVCLP, an AFOF or a VCMP  
  • 195.75 Determinations to take account of income years of less than 12 months  
  • Subdivision 195-C--Corporate collective investment vehicles --
  • 195.100 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 195.105 Effect of this Subdivision  
  • 195.110 Each sub - fund of a CCIV is taken to be a separate trust  
  • 195.115 A CCIV sub - fund trust is a unit trust  
  • 195.120 Beneficiary of a CCIV sub - fund trust has fixed entitlements to shares of income and capital of the trust  
  • 195.123 How to work out the income of the trust estate of a CCIV sub - fund trust for an income year  
  • 195.125 When a beneficiary of a CCIV sub - fund trust is presently entitled to trust income  
  • 195.127 When a beneficiary of a CCIV sub - fund trust has an individual interest in exempt income and non - assessable non - exempt income of the trust estate  
  • 195.130 Application of Division 275 (managed investment trusts) to a CCIV sub - fund trust  
  • 195.135 Application of Division 276 (AMITs) to a CCIV sub - fund trust  
  • 195.140 Entry on Australian Business Register  

Division 197--Tainted share capital accounts

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CHAPTER 3--Specialist liability rules

 

PART 3-6--THE IMPUTATION SYSTEM

Division 200--Guide to Part 3-6

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Division 201--Objects and application of Part 3-6

Division 202--Franking a distribution

Subdivision 202-A--Franking a distribution --

Division 203--Benchmark rule

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Division 204--Anti-streaming rules

Subdivision 204-A--Objects and application

Division 205--Franking accounts, franking deficit tax liabilities and the related tax offset

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Division 207--Effect of receiving a franked distribution

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Division 208--Exempting entities and former exempting entities

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Division 210--Venture capital franking

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Division 214--Administering the imputation system

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Division 215--Consequences of the debt/equity rules

Subdivision 215-A--Application of the imputation system to non-share equity interests

Division 216--Cum dividend sales and securities lending arrangements

Subdivision 216-A--Circumstances where a distribution to a member of a corporate tax entity is treated as having been made to someone else
  • 216.1 When a distribution made to a member of a corporate tax entity is treated as having been made to someone else  
  • 216.5 First situation (cum dividend sales)  
  • 216.10 Second situation (securities lending arrangements)  
  • 216.15 Distribution closing time  
  • Subdivision 216-B--Statements to be made where there is a cum dividend sale or securities lending arrangement
  • 216.20 Cum dividend sale--statement by securities dealer  
  • 216.25 Cum dividend sale--statement by party  
  • 216.30 Securities lending arrangements--statement by borrower  

Division 218--Application of imputation rules to co-operative companies

  • 218.5 Application of imputation rules to co - operative companies  

Division 219--Imputation for life insurance companies

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Division 220--Imputation for NZ resident companies and related companies

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PART 3-10----FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Division 230--Taxation of financial arrangements

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  • 230.1 What this Division is about  
  • 230.5 Scope of this Division  
  • Subdivision 230-A--Core rules --
  • 230.10 Objects of this Division  
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  • 230.15 Gains are assessable and losses deductible  
  • 230.20 Gain or loss to be taken into account only once under this Act  
  • 230.25 Associated financial benefits to be taken into account only once under this Act  
  • 230.30 Treatment of gains and losses related to exempt income and non - assessable non - exempt income  
  • 230.35 Treatment of gains and losses of private or domestic nature  
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  • 230.40 Methods for taking gain or loss into account  
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  • 230.45 Financial arrangement  
  • 230.50 Financial arrangement (equity interest or right or obligation in relation to equity interest)  
  • 230.55 Rights, obligations and arrangements (grouping and disaggregation rules)  
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  • 230.60 When financial benefit provided or received under financial arrangement  
  • 230.65 Amount of financial benefit relating to more than one financial arrangement etc.  
  • 230.70 Apportionment when financial benefit received or right ceases  
  • 230.75 Apportionment when financial benefit provided or obligation ceases  
  • 230.80 Consistency in working out gains or losses (integrity measure)  
  • 230.85 Rights and obligations include contingent rights and obligations  
  • Subdivision 230-B--The accruals/realisation methods --
  • 230.90 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 230.95 Objects of this Subdivision  
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  • 230.100 When accruals method or realisation method applies  
  • 230.105 Sufficiently certain overall gain or loss  
  • 230.110 Sufficiently certain gain or loss from particular event  
  • 230.115 Sufficiently certain financial benefits  
  • 230.120 Financial arrangements with notional principal  
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  • 230.125 Overview of the accruals method  
  • 230.130 Applying accruals method to work out period over which gain or loss is to be spread  
  • 230.135 How gain or loss is spread  
  • 230.140 Method of spreading gain or loss--effective interest method  
  • 230.145 Application of effective interest method where differing income and accounting years  
  • 230.150 Election for portfolio treatment of fees  
  • 230.155 Election for portfolio treatment of fees where differing income and accounting years  
  • 230.160 Portfolio treatment of fees  
  • 230.165 Portfolio treatment of premiums and discounts for acquiring portfolio  
  • 230.170 Allocating gain or loss to income years  
  • 230.172 Applying accruals method to loss resulting from impairment  
  • 230.175 Running balancing adjustments  
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  • 230.180 Realisation method  
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  • 230.185 Reassessment  
  • 230.190 Re - estimation  
  • 230.192 Re - estimation--impairments and reversals  
  • 230.195 Balancing adjustment if rate of return maintained on re - estimation  
  • 230.200 Re - estimation if balancing adjustment on partial disposal  
  • Subdivision 230-C--Fair value method
  • 230.205 Objects of this Subdivision  
  • 230.210 Fair value election  
  • 230.215 Fair value election where differing income and accounting years  
  • 230.220 Financial arrangements to which fair value election applies  
  • 230.225 Financial arrangements to which election does not apply  
  • 230.230 Applying fair value method to gains and losses  
  • 230.235 Splitting financial arrangements into 2 financial arrangements  
  • 230.240 When election ceases to apply  
  • 230.245 Balancing adjustment if election ceases to apply  
  • Subdivision 230-D--Foreign exchange retranslation method
  • 230.250 Objects of this Subdivision  
  • 230.255 Foreign exchange retranslation election  
  • 230.260 Foreign exchange retranslation election where differing income and accounting years  
  • 230.265 Financial arrangements to which general election applies  
  • 230.270 Financial arrangements to which general election does not apply  
  • 230.275 Balancing adjustment for election in relation to qualifying forex accounts  
  • 230.280 Applying foreign exchange retranslation method to gains and losses  
  • 230.285 When election ceases to apply  
  • 230.290 Balancing adjustment if election ceases to apply  
  • Subdivision 230-E--Hedging financial arrangements method
  • 230.295 Objects of this Subdivision  
  • 230.300 Applying hedging financial arrangement method to gains and losses  
  • 230.305 Table of events and allocation rules  
  • 230.310 Aligning tax classification of gain or loss from hedging financial arrangement with tax classification of hedged item  
  • 230.315 Hedging financial arrangement election  
  • 230.320 Hedging financial arrangement election where differing income and accounting years  
  • 230.325 Hedging financial arrangements to which election applies  
  • 230.330 Hedging financial arrangements to which election does not apply  
  • 230.335 Hedging financial arrangement and hedged item  
  • 230.340 Generally whole arrangement must be hedging financial arrangement  
  • 230.345 Requirements not satisfied because of honest mistake or inadvertence  
  • 230.350 Derivative financial arrangement and foreign currency hedge  
  • 230.355 Recording requirements  
  • 230.360 Determining basis for allocating gain or loss  
  • 230.365 Effectiveness of the hedge  
  • 230.370 When election ceases to apply  
  • 230.375 Balancing adjustment if election ceases to apply  
  • 230.380 Commissioner may determine that requirement met  
  • 230.385 Consequences of failure to meet requirements  
  • Subdivision 230-F--Reliance on financial reports
  • 230.390 Objects of this Subdivision  
  • 230.395 Election to rely on financial reports  
  • 230.400 Financial reports election where differing income and accounting years  
  • 230.405 Commissioner discretion to waive requirements in paragraphs 230 - 395(2)(c) and (e)  
  • 230.410 Financial arrangements to which the election applies  
  • 230.415 Financial arrangements not covered by election  
  • 230.420 Effect of election to rely on financial reports  
  • 230.425 When election ceases to apply  
  • 230.430 Balancing adjustment if election ceases to apply  
  • Subdivision 230-G--Balancing adjustment on ceasing to have a financial arrangement
  • 230.435 When balancing adjustment made  
  • 230.440 Exceptions  
  • 230.445 Balancing adjustment  
  • Subdivision 230-H--Exceptions
  • 230.450 Short - term arrangements where non - money amount involved  
  • 230.455 Certain taxpayers where no significant deferral  
  • 230.460 Various rights and/or obligations  
  • 230.465 Ceasing to have a financial arrangement in certain circumstances  
  • 230.470 Forgiveness of commercial debts  
  • 230.475 Clarifying exceptions  
  • 230.480 Treatment of gains in form of franked distribution etc.  
  • 230.481 Registered emissions units  
  • Subdivision 230-I--Other provisions
  • 230.485 Effect of change of residence--rules for particular methods  
  • 230.490 Effect of change of residence--disposal and reacquisition etc. after ceasing to be Australian resident where no further recognised gains or losses from arrangement  
  • 230.495 Effect of change of accounting principles or standards  
  • 230.500 Comparable foreign accounting and auditing standards  
  • 230.505 Financial arrangement as consideration for provision or acquisition of a thing  
  • 230.510 Non - arm's length dealings in relation to financial arrangement  
  • 230.515 Arm's length dealings in relation to financial arrangement--adjustment to gain or loss in certain situations  
  • 230.520 Disregard gains or losses covered by value shifting regime  
  • 230.522 Adjusting a gain or loss that gives rise to a hybrid mismatch  
  • 230.525 Consolidated financial reports  
  • 230.527 Elections--reporting documents of foreign ADIs  
  • Subdivision 230-J--Additional operation of Division
  • 230.530 Additional operation of Division  

Division 235--Particular financial transactions

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Division 240--Arrangements treated as a sale and loan

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Division 242--Leases of luxury cars

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  • 242.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 242-A--Notional sale and loan --
  • 242.5 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 242.10 Application  
  • 242.15 Notional sale and acquisition  
  • 242.20 Consideration for notional sale, and cost, of car  
  • 242.25 Notional loan by lessor to lessee  
  • Subdivision 242-B--Amount to be included in lessor's assessable income --
  • 242.30 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 242.35 Amount to be included in lessor's assessable income  
  • 242.40 Treatment of lease payments  
  • Subdivision 242-C--Deductions allowable to lessee --
  • 242.45 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 242.50 Extent to which deductions are allowable to lessee  
  • 242.55 Lease payments not deductible  
  • Subdivision 242-D--Adjustments if total amount assessed to lessor differs from amount of interest --
  • 242.60 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 242.65 Adjustments for lessor  
  • 242.70 Adjustments for lessee  
  • Subdivision 242-E--Extension, renewal and final ending of the lease --
  • 242.75 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 242.80 What happens if the term of the lease is extended or the lease is renewed  
  • 242.85 What happens if an amount is paid by the lessee to acquire the car  
  • 242.90 What happens if the lessee stops having the right to use the car  

Division 243--Limited recourse debt

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  • 243.10 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 243-A--Circumstances in which Division operates --
  • 243.15 When does this Division apply?  
  • 243.20 What is limited recourse debt?  
  • 243.25 When is a debt arrangement terminated?  
  • 243.30 What is the financed property and the debt property?  
  • Subdivision 243-B--Working out the excessive deductions --
  • 243.35 Working out the excessive deductions  
  • Subdivision 243-C--Amounts included in assessable income and deductions --
  • 243.40 Amount included in debtor's assessable income  
  • 243.45 Deduction for later payments in respect of debt  
  • 243.50 Deduction for payments for replacement debt  
  • 243.55 Effect of Division on later capital allowance deductions  
  • 243.57 Effect of Division on later capital allowance balancing adjustments  
  • 243.58 Adjustment where debt only partially used for expenditure  
  • Subdivision 243-D--Special provisions --
  • 243.60 Application of Division to partnerships  
  • 243.65 Application where partner reduces liability  
  • 243.70 Application of Division to companies ceasing to be 100% subsidiary  
  • 243.75 Application of Division where debt forgiveness rules also apply  

Division 245--Forgiveness of commercial debts

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Division 247--Capital protected borrowings

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  • 247.1 What this Division is about  
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  • 247.5 Object of Division  
  • 247.10 What capital protected borrowing and capital protection are  
  • 247.15 Application of this Division  
  • 247.20 Treating capital protection as a put option  
  • 247.25 Number of put options  
  • 247.30 Exercise or expiry of option  

Division 250--Assets put to tax preferred use

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Division 253--Financial claims scheme for account-holders with insolvent ADIs

Subdivision 253-A--Tax treatment of entitlements under financial claims scheme --
  • 253.1 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 253.5 Payment of entitlement under financial claims scheme treated as payment from ADI  
  • 253.10 Disposal of rights against ADI to APRA and meeting of financial claims scheme entitlement have no CGT effects  
  • 253.15 Cost base of financial claims scheme entitlement and any remaining part of account that gave rise to entitlement  
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PART 3-25----PARTICULAR KINDS OF TRUSTS

Division 275--Australian managed investment trusts: general

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Division 276--Australian managed investment trusts: attribution managed investment trusts

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PART 3-30----SUPERANNUATION

Division 280--Guide to the superannuation provisions

Division 285--General concepts relating to superannuation

  • 285.5 Transfers of property  

Division 290--Contributions to superannuation funds

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  • 290.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 290-A--General rules
  • 290.5 Non - application to roll - over superannuation benefits etc.  
  • 290.10 No deductions other than under this Division  
  • Subdivision 290-B--Deduction of employer contributions and other employment-connected contributions --
  • 290.60 Employer contributions deductible  
  • 290.65 Application to employees etc.  
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  • 290.70 Employment activity conditions  
  • 290.75 Complying fund conditions  
  • 290.80 Age related conditions  
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  • 290.85 Contributions for former employees etc.  
  • 290.90 Controlling interest deductions  
  • 290.95 Amounts offset against superannuation guarantee charge  
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  • 290.100 Returned contributions assessable  
  • Subdivision 290-C--Deducting personal contributions
  • 290.150 Personal contributions deductible  
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  • 290.155 Complying superannuation fund condition  
  • 290.165 Age - related conditions  
  • 290.167 Contribution must not be a downsizer contribution  
  • 290.168 Contribution must not be a re - contribution under the first home super saver scheme  
  • 290.169 Contribution must not be a COVID - 19 re - contribution  
  • 290.170 Notice of intent to deduct conditions  
  • 290.175 Deduction limited by amount specified in notice  
  • 290.180 Notice may be varied but not revoked or withdrawn  
  • Subdivision 290-D--Tax offsets for spouse contributions
  • 290.230 Offset for spouse contribution  
  • 290.235 Limit on amount of tax offsets  
  • 290.240 Tax file number  

Division 291--Excess concessional contributions

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  • 291.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 291-A--Object of this Division
  • 291.5 Object of this Division  
  • Subdivision 291-B--Excess concessional contributions --
  • 291.10 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 291.15 Excess concessional contributions--assessable income, 15% tax offset  
  • 291.20 Your excess concessional contributions for a financial year  
  • 291.25 Your concessional contributions for a financial year  
  • Subdivision 291-C--Modifications for defined benefit interests --
  • 291.155 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 291.160 Application  
  • 291.165 Concessional contributions--special rules for defined benefit interests  
  • 291.170 Notional taxed contributions  
  • 291.175 Defined benefit interest  
  • Subdivision 291-CA--Contributions that do not result in excess contributions --
  • 291.365 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 291.370 Contributions that do not result in excess contributions  
  • Subdivision 291-D--Other provisions --
  • 291.460 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 291.465 Commissioner's discretion to disregard contributions etc. in relation to a financial year  

Division 292--Excess non-concessional contributions

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Division 293--Sustaining the superannuation contribution concession

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  • 293.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 293-A--Object of this Division --
  • 293.5 Object of this Division  
  • Subdivision 293-B--Sustaining the superannuation contribution concession --
  • 293.10 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 293.15 Liability for tax  
  • 293.20 Your taxable contributions  
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  • 293.25 Your low tax contributions  
  • 293.30 Low tax contributed amounts  
  • Subdivision 293-C--When tax is payable --
  • 293.60 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 293.65 When tax is payable--original assessments  
  • 293.70 When tax is payable--amended assessments  
  • 293.75 General interest charge  
  • Subdivision 293-D--Modifications for defined benefit interests --
  • 293.100 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 293.105 Low tax contributions-- modification for defined benefit interests  
  • 293.115 Defined benefit contributions  
  • Subdivision 293-E--Modifications for constitutionally protected State higher level office holders --
  • 293.140 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 293.145 Who this Subdivision applies to  
  • 293.150 Low tax contributions -- modification for CPFs  
  • 293.155 High income threshold--effect of modification  
  • 293.160 Salary packaged contributions  
  • Subdivision 293-F--Modifications for Commonwealth justices --
  • 293.185 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 293.190 Who this Subdivision applies to  
  • 293.195 Defined benefit contributions-- modified treatment of contributions under the Judges' Pensions Act 1968  
  • 293.200 High income threshold--effect of modification  
  • Subdivision 293-G--Modifications for temporary residents who depart Australia --
  • 293.225 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 293.230 Who is entitled to a refund  
  • 293.235 Amount of the refund  
  • 293.240 Entitlement to refund stops all Division 293 tax liabilities  

Division 294--Transfer balance cap

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Division 295--Taxation of superannuation entities

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Division 301--Superannuation member benefits paid from complying plans etc.

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Division 302--Superannuation death benefits paid from complying plans etc.

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Division 303--Superannuation benefits paid in special circumstances

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Division 304--Superannuation benefits in breach of legislative requirements etc.

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Division 305--Superannuation benefits paid from non-complying superannuation plans

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Division 306--Roll-overs etc.

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Division 307--Key concepts relating to superannuation benefits

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Division 310--Loss relief for merging superannuation funds

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  • 310.1 What this Division is about  
  • -- Subdivision 310-A--Object of this Division
  • 310.5 Object  
  • Subdivision 310-B--Choice to transfer losses
  • 310.10 Original fund's assets extend beyond life insurance policies and units in pooled superannuation trusts  
  • 310.15 Original fund's assets include a complying superannuation life insurance policy  
  • 310.20 Original fund's assets include units in a pooled superannuation trust  
  • Subdivision 310-C--Consequences of choosing to transfer losses
  • 310.25 Who losses can be transferred to  
  • 310.30 Losses that can be transferred  
  • 310.35 Effect of transferring a net capital loss  
  • 310.40 Effect of transferring a tax loss  
  • Subdivision 310-D--Choice for assets roll-over
  • 310.45 Choosing the assets roll - over  
  • 310.50 Choosing the form of the assets roll - over  
  • Subdivision 310-E--Consequences of choosing assets roll-over
  • 310.55 CGT assets--if global asset approach chosen  
  • 310.60 CGT assets--individual asset approach  
  • 310.65 Revenue assets--if global asset approach chosen  
  • 310.70 Revenue assets--individual asset approach  
  • 310.75 Further consequences for roll - overs involving life insurance companies  
  • Subdivision 310-F--Choices
  • 310.85 Choices  

Division 312--Trans-Tasman portability of retirement savings

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Division 313--First home super saver scheme

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  • 313.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 313-A--Preliminary --
  • 313.5 Object of this Division  
  • 313.10 Application of this Division  
  • Subdivision 313-B--Assessable income and tax offset --
  • 313.15 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 313.20 Amount included in assessable income  
  • 313.25 Amount of the tax offset  
  • Subdivision 313-C--Purchasing or constructing a residential premises --
  • 313.30 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 313.35 Purchasing or constructing a residential premises  
  • 313.40 Notifying Commissioner  
  • Subdivision 313-D--Contributing amounts to superannuation --
  • 313.45 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 313.50 Contributing amounts to superannuation  
  • Subdivision 313-E--First home super saver tax --
  • 313.55 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 313.60 First home super saver tax  
  • 313.65 When tax is payable--original assessments  
  • 313.70 When tax is payable--amended assessments  
  • 313.75 General interest charge  
  • Subdivision 313-F--Review of decisions --
  • 313.80 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 313.85 Review rights for decisions made under this Division  
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PART 3-32----CO-OPERATIVES AND MUTUAL ENTITIES

Division 315--Demutualisation of private health insurers

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  • 315.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 315-A--Capital gains and losses connected with a demutualisation of a private health insurer to be disregarded --
  • 315.5 Policy holders to disregard capital gains and losses related to demutualisation of private health insurer  
  • 315.10 Effect on the legal personal representative or beneficiary  
  • 315.15 Demutualisations to which this Division applies  
  • 315.20 What assets are covered  
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  • 315.25 Demutualising health insurers to disregard capital gains and losses related to demutualisation  
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  • 315.30 Other entities to disregard capital gains and losses related to demutualisation  
  • Subdivision 315-B--Cost base of certain shares and rights in private health insurers
  • 315.80 Cost base and acquisition time of demutualisation assets  
  • 315.85 Demutualisation asset  
  • 315.90 Participating policy holders  
  • Subdivision 315-C--Lost policy holders trust
  • 315.140 Lost policy holders trust  
  • 315.145 CGT treatment of demutualisation assets in lost policy holders trust  
  • 315.150 Roll - over where assets transferred to lost policy holder  
  • 315.155 Trustee assessed if assets dealt with not for benefit of lost policy holder  
  • 315.160 Subdivision 126 - E does not apply to lost policy holders trust  
  • Subdivision 315-D--Special cost base rules for certain shares and rights in holding companies
  • 315.210 Cost base for shares and rights in certain holding companies  
  • Subdivision 315-E--Special CGT rule for legal personal representatives and beneficiaries
  • 315.260 Special CGT rule for legal personal representatives and beneficiaries  
  • Subdivision 315-F--Non-CGT consequences of demutualisation
  • 315.310 General taxation consequences of issue of demutualisation assets etc.  

Division 316--Demutualisation of friendly society health or life insurers

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PART 3-35----INSURANCE BUSINESS

Division 320--Life insurance companies

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Division 321--General insurance companies and companies that self-insure in respect of workers' compensation liabilities

Subdivision 321-A--Provision for, and payment of, claims by general insurance companies

Division 322--Assistance for policyholders with insolvent general insurers

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  • 322.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 322-A--HIH rescue package
  • 322.5 Rescue payments treated as insurance payments by HIH  
  • 322.10 HIH Trust exempt from tax  
  • 322.15 Certain capital gains and capital losses disregarded  
  • Subdivision 322-B--Tax treatment of entitlements under financial claims scheme --
  • 322.20 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 322.25 Payment of entitlement under financial claims scheme treated as payment from insurer  
  • 322.30 Disposal of rights against insurer to APRA and meeting of financial claims scheme entitlement have no CGT effects  

PART 3-45----RULES FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS

Division 328--Small business entities

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Division 355--Research and Development

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  • 355.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 355-A--Object
  • 355.5 Object  
  • Subdivision 355-B--Meaning of R&D activities and other terms
  • 355.20 R&D activities  
  • 355.25 Core R&D activities  
  • 355.30 Supporting R&D activities  
  • 355.35 R&D entities  
  • Subdivision 355-C--Entitlement to tax offset
  • 355.100 Entitlement to tax offset  
  • 355.105 Deductions under this Division are notional only  
  • 355.110 Notional deductions include prepaid expenditure  
  • 355.115 Working out an R&D entity's total expenses  
  • Subdivision 355-D--Notional deductions for R&D expenditure
  • 355.200 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 355.205 When notional deductions for R&D expenditure arise  
  • 355.210 Conditions for R&D activities  
  • 355.215 R&D activities conducted by a permanent establishment for other parts of the body corporate  
  • 355.220 R&D activities conducted for a foreign entity  
  • 355.225 Expenditure that cannot be notionally deducted  
  • Subdivision 355-E--Notional deductions etc. for decline in value of depreciating assets used for R&D activities
  • 355.300 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 355.305 When notional deductions for decline in value arise  
  • 355.310 Notional application of Division 40  
  • 355.315 Balancing adjustments--assets only used for R&D activities  
  • Subdivision 355-F--Integrity Rules
  • 355.400 Expenditure incurred while not at arm's length  
  • 355.405 Expenditure not at risk  
  • 355.410 Disposal of R&D results  
  • 355.415 Reducing deductions to reflect mark - ups within groups  
  • Subdivision 355-G--Clawback of R&D recoupments, feedstock adjustments and balancing adjustments --
  • 355.430 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 355.435 When this Subdivision applies  
  • 355.440 R&D recoupments  
  • 355.445 Feedstock adjustments  
  • 355.446 Balancing adjustments for assets only used for R&D activities  
  • 355.447 Balancing adjustments for assets partially used for R&D activities  
  • 355.448 Balancing adjustments for R&D partnership assets only used for R&D activities  
  • 355.449 Balancing adjustments for R&D partnership assets partially used for R&D activities  
  • 355.450 Amount to be included in assessable income  
  • Subdivision 355-H--Catch up deductions for balancing adjustment events for assets used for R&D activities --
  • 355.455 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 355.460 When this Subdivision applies  
  • 355.465 Assets only used for R&D activities  
  • 355.466 Assets partially used for R&D activities  
  • 355.467 R&D partnership assets only used for R&D activities  
  • 355.468 R&D partnership assets partially used for R&D activities  
  • 355.475 Amount that can be deducted  
  • Subdivision 355-I--Application to earlier income year R&D expenditure incurred to associates
  • 355.480 Notional deductions for expenditure incurred to associate in earlier income years  
  • Subdivision 355-J--Application to R&D partnerships
  • 355.500 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 355.505 Meaning of R&D partnership and partner's proportion  
  • 355.510 R&D partnership expenditure on R&D activities  
  • 355.515 R&D activities conducted by or for an R&D partnership  
  • 355.520 When notional deductions arise for decline in value of depreciating assets of R&D partnerships  
  • 355.525 Balancing adjustments for R&D partnership assets only used for R&D activities  
  • 355.530 Implications for partner's aggregated turnover  
  • 355.535 Disposal of R&D results for R&D partnerships  
  • 355.540 Application of recoupment rules  
  • 355.545 Relevance for net income, and losses, of the R&D partnership  
  • Subdivision 355-K--Application to Cooperative Research Centres
  • 355.580 When notional deductions for CRC contributions arise  
  • Subdivision 355-W--Other matters
  • 355.705 Effect of findings by Industry Innovation and Science Australia  
  • 355.710 Amendment of assessments  
  • 355.715 Implications for other deductions and tax offsets  

Division 360--Early stage investors in innovation companies

Subdivision 360-A--Tax incentives for early stage investors in innovation companies --

Division 376--Films generally (tax offsets for Australian production expenditure)

Subdivision 376-A--Guide to Division 376

Division 378--Digital games (tax offset for Australian expenditure on digital games)

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  • 378.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 378-A--Tax offset for Australian expenditure in developing digital games
  • 378.10 Company entitled to refundable tax offset for Australian expenditure incurred in developing digital games  
  • 378.15 Amount of digital games tax offset  
  • 378.20 Meaning of digital game  
  • 378.25 Arts Minister must issue certificate for the digital games tax offset  
  • 378.30 Arts Minister to determine a company's qualifying Australian development expenditure for the digital games tax offset  
  • Subdivision 378-B--Qualifying Australian development expenditure
  • 378.35 Development expenditure  
  • 378.40 Qualifying Australian development expenditure  
  • 378.45 Expenditure incurred by prior companies in completing or porting a digital game  
  • 378.50 Expenditure to be worked out excluding GST  
  • Subdivision 378-C--Certificates for digital games tax offset
  • 378.55 Single company or head company may apply for certificate  
  • 378.60 Notice of refusal to issue certificate  
  • 378.65 Issue of certificate  
  • 378.70 Revocation of certificate  
  • 378.75 Amendment of certificate  
  • 378.80 Amendment of assessments  
  • Subdivision 378-D--Review and other matters
  • 378.85 Notice of decision or determination  
  • 378.90 Review of decisions by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
  • 378.95 Copy of digital game to be made available to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia  
  • 378.100 Arts Minister may make rules about the digital games tax offset  
  • 378.105 Arts Minister may make rules establishing a Digital Games Tax Offset Advisory Board  
  • 378.110 Delegation by Arts Minister  
  • 378.115 Review of operation of this Division  

Division 380--National Rental Affordability Scheme

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Division 385--Primary production

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Division 392--Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability

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Division 393--Farm management deposits

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  • 393.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 393-A--Tax consequences of farm management deposits
  • 393.5 Deduction for making farm management deposit  
  • 393.10 Assessability on repayment of deposit  
  • 393.15 Transactions to which the deduction, assessment and 12 month rules have modified application  
  • 393.16 Consolidation of farm management deposits  
  • 393.17 Tax consequences of liabilities reducing because of farm management deposits  
  • Subdivision 393-B--Meaning of farm management deposit and owner
  • 393.20 Farm management deposits  
  • 393.25 Owners of farm management deposits  
  • 393.27 Trustee may choose that a beneficiary is a chosen beneficiary of the trust  
  • 393.28 Application of Division to beneficiary no longer under legal disability  
  • 393.30 Effect of contravening requirements  
  • 393.35 Requirements of agreement for a farm management deposit  
  • 393.37 Agreements for a farm management deposit may allow for some offsets of a depositor's liabilities  
  • 393.40 Repayment of deposit within first 12 months  
  • 393.45 Partly repaid farm management deposits  
  • Subdivision 393-C--Special rules relating to financial claims scheme for account-holders with insolvent ADIs --
  • 393.50 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 393.55 Farm management deposits arising from farm management deposits with ADIs subject to financial claims scheme  
  • 393.60 Repayment if owner of farm management deposit with insolvent ADI dies, is bankrupt or ceases to be a primary producer  

Division 394--Forestry managed investment schemes

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Division 405--Above-average special professional income of authors, inventors, performing artists, production associates and sportspersons

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Division 410--Copyright and resale royalty collecting societies

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Division 415--Designated infrastructure projects

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Division 417--Timor Sea petroleum

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Division 418--Exploration for minerals

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Division 420--Registered emissions units

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PART 3-80----ROLL-OVERS APPLYING TO ASSETS GENERALLY

Division 615--Roll-overs for business restructures

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  • 615.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 615-A--Choosing to obtain roll-overs
  • 615.5 Disposing of interests in one entity for shares in a company  
  • 615.10 Redeeming or cancelling interests in one entity for shares in a company  
  • Subdivision 615-B--Further requirements for choosing to obtain roll-overs
  • 615.15 Interposed company must own all the original interests  
  • 615.20 Requirements relating to your interests in the original entity  
  • 615.25 Requirements relating to the interposed company  
  • 615.30 Interposed company must make a particular choice  
  • 615.35 ADI restructures--disregard certain preference shares  
  • Subdivision 615-C--Consequences of roll-overs
  • 615.40 CGT consequences  
  • 615.45 Additional consequences--deferral of profit or loss  
  • 615.50 Trading stock  
  • 615.55 Revenue assets  
  • 615.60 Disregard CGT exemption for trading stock  
  • Subdivision 615-D--Consequences for the interposed company
  • 615.65 Consequences for the interposed company  

Division 620--Assets of wound-up corporation passing to corporation with not significantly different ownership

Subdivision 620-A--Corporations covered by Subdivision 124-I --
  • 620.5 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 620.10 Application  
  • 620.15 Object  
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  • 620.20 Disregard body's capital gains and losses from CGT assets  
  • 620.25 Cost base and pre - CGT status of CGT asset for company  
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  • 620.30 Roll - over relief for balancing adjustment events  
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  • 620.40 Body taken to have sold trading stock to company  
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  • 620.50 Body taken to have sold revenue assets to company  

PART 3-90----CONSOLIDATED GROUPS

Division 700--Guide and objects

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Division 701--Core rules

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Division 703--Consolidated groups and their members

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  • 703.1 What this Division is about  
  • --
  • 703.5 What is a consolidated group ?  
  • 703.10 What is a consolidatable group ?  
  • 703.15 Members of a consolidated group or consolidatable group  
  • 703.20 Certain entities that cannot be members of a consolidated group or consolidatable group  
  • 703.25 Australian residence requirements for trusts  
  • 703.30 When is one entity a wholly - owned subsidiary of another?  
  • 703.33 Transfer time for sale of shares in company  
  • 703.35 Treating entities as wholly - owned subsidiaries by disregarding employee shares  
  • 703.37 Disregarding certain preference shares following an ADI restructure  
  • 703.40 Treating entities held through non - fixed trusts as wholly - owned subsidiaries  
  • 703.45 Subsidiary members or nominees interposed between the head company and a subsidiary member of a consolidated group or a consolidatable group  
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  • 703.50 Choice to consolidate a consolidatable group  
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  • 703.55 Creating consolidated groups from certain MEC groups  
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  • 703.58 Notice of choice to consolidate  
  • 703.60 Notice of events affecting consolidated group  
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  • 703.65 Application  
  • 703.70 Consolidated group continues in existence with interposed company as head company and original entity as a subsidiary member  
  • 703.75 Interposed company treated as substituted for original entity at all times before the completion time  
  • 703.80 Effects on the original entity's tax position  

Division 705--Tax cost setting amount for assets where entities become subsidiary members of consolidated groups

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Division 707--Losses for head companies when entities become members etc.

Subdivision 707-A--Transfer of losses to head company --
  • 707.100 What this Subdivision is about  
  • 707.105 Who can utilise the loss?  
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  • 707.110 Objects of this Subdivision  
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  • 707.115 What losses this Subdivision applies to  
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  • 707.120 Transfer of loss from joining entity to head company  
  • 707.125 Modified business continuity test for companies' post - 1999 losses  
  • 707.130 Modified pattern of distributions test  
  • 707.135 Transferring loss transferred to joining entity because business continuity test was satisfied  
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  • 707.140 Effect of transfer of loss  
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  • 707.145 Cancelling the transfer of the loss  
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  • 707.150 Loss cannot be utilised for income year ending after the joining time  
  • Subdivision 707-B--Can a transferred loss be utilised? --
  • 707.200 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 707.205 Modified period for test for maintaining same ownership  
  • 707.210 Utilisation of certain losses transferred from a company depends on company that made the losses earlier  
  • Subdivision 707-C--Amount of transferred losses that can be utilised --
  • 707.300 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 707.305 Object of this Subdivision  
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  • 707.310 How much of a transferred loss can be utilised?  
  • 707.315 What is a bundle of losses?  
  • 707.320 What is the available fraction for a bundle of losses?  
  • 707.325 Modified market value of an entity becoming a member of a consolidated group  
  • 707.330 Losses transferred from former head company  
  • 707.335 Limit on utilising transferred losses if circumstances change during income year  
  • 707.340 Utilising transferred losses while exempt income remains  
  • 707.345 Other provisions are subject to this Subdivision  
  • Subdivision 707-D--Special rules about losses
  • 707.400 Head company's business before and after consolidation not compared  
  • 707.410 Exit history rule does not treat entity as having made a loss  
  • 707.415 Application of losses with nil available fraction for certain purposes  

Division 709--Other rules applying when entities become subsidiary members etc.

Subdivision 709-A--Franking accounts --

Division 711--Tax cost setting amount for membership interests where entities cease to be subsidiary members of consolidated groups

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Division 713--Rules for particular kinds of entities

Subdivision 713-A--Trusts --

Division 715--Interactions between this Part and other areas of the income tax law

Subdivision 715-A--Treatment of unrealised losses existing when ownership or control of a company changes before or during consolidation --
  • 715.15 Object of this Subdivision  
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  • 715.25 Subdivision 165 - CC stops applying to earlier changeover time  
  • 715.30 Meaning of 165 - CC tagged asset  
  • 715.35 Meaning of final RUNL  
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  • 715.50 Step 1 amount is reduced if membership interest in subsidiary member is 165 - CC tagged asset and business continuity test is failed  
  • 715.55 Step 2 amount is affected if liability of subsidiary member is 165 - CC tagged asset of another group member and business continuity test is failed  
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  • 715.60 Assets that the head company already owns  
  • 715.70 Assets of subsidiary member that become those of head company  
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  • 715.75 Extension of single entity rule and entry history rule  
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  • 715.80 Application of sections 715 - 85 to 715 - 110  
  • 715.85 First changeover time for leaving company at or after leaving time  
  • 715.90 How business continuity test applies if leaving time is changeover time for leaving company  
  • 715.95 If ownership and control of leaving entity have not changed since head company's last changeover time  
  • 715.100 First choice: adjustable values of leaving assets reduced to nil  
  • 715.105 Second choice: head company's final RUNL applied in reducing adjustable values of leaving assets that are loss assets  
  • 715.110 Third choice: loss denial pool of leaving entity created  
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  • 715.120 What happens  
  • 715.125 First choice: adjustable values of leaving assets reduced to nil  
  • 715.130 Second choice: pool's loss denial balance applied in reducing adjustable values of leaving assets that are loss assets  
  • 715.135 Third choice: loss denial pool of leaving entity created  
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  • 715.145 Effect of choice on adjustable value of leaving asset  
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  • 715.155 When asset leaves pool  
  • 715.160 How loss denial balance is applied to losses realised on assets in pool  
  • 715.165 When pool ceases to exist  
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  • 715.175 When choice must be made  
  • 715.180 Head company to notify leaving entity of choice  
  • 715.185 Leaving entity may choose to cancel loss denial pool by reducing adjustable values of assets in the pool  
  • Subdivision 715-B--How Subdivision 165-CD applies to consolidated groups and leaving entities --
  • 715.215 Extension of single entity rule and entry history rule  
  • 715.225 Working out adjusted unrealised loss using individual asset method  
  • 715.230 No reductions or other consequences for interests subject to loss cancellation under Subdivision 715 - H  
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  • 715.240 Application of sections 715 - 245 to 715 - 260  
  • 715.245 If ownership or control of leaving entity has altered since head company's last alteration time or formation of group  
  • 715.250 If head company has had an alteration time but ownership and control of leaving entity have not altered since  
  • 715.255 Consequences if leaving entity is a loss company at the leaving time  
  • 715.260 If neither of sections 715 - 245 and 715 - 250 applies  
  • 715.265 Head company does not have relevant equity or debt interest in a loss company if widely held top company does not have such an interest  
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  • 715.270 Subdivision 165 - CD applies  
  • Subdivision 715-C--Common rules for the purposes of Subdivisions 715-A and 715-B
  • 715.290 Additional assumptions to be made when using reference time  
  • Subdivision 715-D--Treatment of company's deferred losses under Subdivision 170-D on joining a consolidated group --
  • 715.310 What is a 170 - D deferred loss , and when it revives  
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  • 715.355 Head company's own deferred losses at formation time  
  • 715.360 Deferred losses brought in by subsidiary member  
  • 715.365 How loss denial balance is applied when 170 - D deferred loss revives  
  • Subdivision 715-E--Interactions with Division 775 (Foreign currency gains and losses)
  • 715.370 Cost setting--reference time for determining currency exchange rate effect  
  • Subdivision 715-F--Interactions with Division 230 (financial arrangements)
  • 715.375 Cost setting on joining--amount of liability that is Division 230 financial arrangement  
  • 715.378 Cost setting on joining--head company's right to receive or obligation to provide payment  
  • 715.379 Cost setting on leaving--amount of intragroup liability that is Division 230 financial arrangement  
  • 715.379A Cost setting on leaving--head company's or leaving entity's right to receive or obligation to provide payment  
  • 715.380 Exit history rule not to affect certain matters related to Division 230 financial arrangements  
  • 715.385 Exit history rule and elective methods applying to Division 230 financial arrangements  
  • Subdivision 715-G--How value shifting rules apply to a consolidated group
  • 715.410 Extension of single entity rule and entry history rule  
  • 715.450 No reductions or other consequences for interests subject to loss cancellation under Subdivision 715 - H  
  • Subdivision 715-H--Cancelling loss on realisation event for direct or indirect interest in a member of a consolidated group
  • 715.610 Cancellation of loss  
  • 715.615 Exception for interests in entity leaving consolidated group  
  • 715.620 Exception if loss attributable to certain matters  
  • Subdivision 715-J--Entry history rule and choices --
  • 715.660 Head company's choice overriding entry history rule  
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  • 715.665 Head company's choice to override inconsistency  
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  • 715.670 Ongoing effect of choices made by entities before joining group  
  • 715.675 Head company adopting choice with ongoing effect  
  • Subdivision 715-K--Exit history rule and choices --
  • 715.700 Choices leaving entity can make ignoring exit history rule  
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  • 715.705 Choices leaving entity can make ignoring exit history rule to overcome inconsistencies  
  • Subdivision 715-U--Effect on conduit foreign income
  • 715.875 Extension of single entity rule and entry history rule  
  • 715.880 No CFI for leaving entity  
  • Subdivision 715-V--Entity ceasing to be exempt from income tax on becoming subsidiary member of consolidated group
  • 715.900 Transition time taken to be just before joining time  
  • Subdivision 715-W--Effect on arrangements where CGT roll-overs are obtained
  • 715.910 Effect on restructures--original entity becomes a subsidiary member  
  • 715.915 Effect on restructures--original entity is a head company  
  • 715.920 Effect on restructures--original entity is a head company that becomes a subsidiary member of another group  
  • 715.925 Effect on restructures--original entity ceases being a subsidiary member  

Division 716--Miscellaneous special rules

Subdivision 716-A--Assessable income and deductions spread over several membership or non-membership periods --

Division 717--International tax rules

Subdivision 717-A--Foreign income tax offsets

Division 719--MEC groups

Subdivision 719-A--Modified application of Part 3-90 to MEC groups

Division 721--Liability for payment of tax where head company fails to pay on time

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CHAPTER 3--Specialist liability rules

 

PART 3-95----VALUE SHIFTING

Division 723--Direct value shifting by creating right over non-depreciating asset

Subdivision 723-A--Reduction in loss from realising non-depreciating asset

Division 725--Direct value shifting affecting interests in companies and trusts

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Division 727--Indirect value shifting affecting interests in companies and trusts, and arising from non-arm's length dealings

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CHAPTER 4--International aspects of income tax

 

PART 4-5--GENERAL

Division 764--Source rules

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Division 768--Foreign non-assessable income and gains

Subdivision 768-A--Returns on foreign investment --

Division 770--Foreign income tax offsets

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Division 775--Foreign currency gains and losses

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Division 802--Foreign residents' income with an underlying foreign source

Subdivision 802-A--Conduit foreign income --
  • 802.5 What this Subdivision is about  
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  • 802.10 Objects  
  • 802.15 Foreign residents--exempting CFI from Australian tax  
  • 802.17 Trust estates and foreign resident beneficiaries--exempting CFI from Australian tax  
  • 802.20 Distributions between Australian corporate tax entities--non - assessable non - exempt income  
  • 802.25 Conduit foreign income of an Australian corporate tax entity  
  • 802.30 Foreign source income amounts  
  • 802.35 Capital gains and losses  
  • 802.40 Effect of foreign income tax offset on conduit foreign income  
  • 802.45 Previous declarations of conduit foreign income  
  • 802.50 Receipt of an unfranked distribution from another Australian corporate tax entity  
  • 802.55 No double benefits  
  • 802.60 No streaming of distributions  

Division 815--Cross-border transfer pricing

Subdivision 815-A--Treaty-equivalent cross-border transfer pricing rules --

Division 820--Thin capitalisation rules

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Division 830--Foreign hybrids

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Division 832--Hybrid mismatch rules

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Division 840--Withholding taxes

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Division 842--Exempt Australian source income and gains of foreign residents

Subdivision 842-B--Some items of Australian source income of foreign residents that are exempt from income tax --

Division 855--Capital gains and foreign residents

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Division 880--Sovereign entities and activities

Subdivision 880-A--Basic concepts --

CHAPTER 5--Administration

 

PART 5-30----RECORD-KEEPING AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Division 900--Substantiation rules

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PART 5-35----MISCELLANEOUS

Division 905--Offences

  • 905.5 Application of the Criminal Code  

Division 909--Regulations

  • 909.1 Regulations  
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CHAPTER 6--The Dictionary

 

PART 6-1--CONCEPTS AND TOPICS

Division 950--Rules for interpreting this Act

Division 960--General

Subdivision 960-B--Utilisation of tax attributes

Division 961--Notional tax offsets

Subdivision 961-A--Dependant (non-student child under 21 or student) notional tax offset --

Division 974--Debt and equity interests

Subdivision 974-A--General --
  • 974.1 What this Division is about  
  • 974.5 Overview of Division  
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  • 974.10 Object  
  • Subdivision 974-B--Debt interests
  • 974.15 Meaning of debt interest  
  • 974.20 The test for a debt interest  
  • 974.25 Exceptions to the debt test  
  • 974.30 Providing a financial benefit  
  • 974.35 Valuation of financial benefits--general rules  
  • 974.40 Valuation of financial benefits--rights and options to terminate early  
  • 974.45 Valuation of financial benefits--convertible interests  
  • 974.50 Valuation of financial benefits--value in present value terms  
  • 974.55 The debt interest and its issue  
  • 974.60 Debt interest arising out of obligations owed by a number of entities  
  • 974.65 Commissioner's power  
  • Subdivision 974-C--Equity interests in companies
  • 974.70 Meaning of equity interest in a company  
  • 974.75 The test for an equity interest  
  • 974.80 Equity interest arising from arrangement funding return through connected entities  
  • 974.85 Right or return contingent on aspects of economic performance  
  • 974.90 Right or return at discretion of company or connected entity  
  • 974.95 The equity interest  
  • Subdivision 974-D--Common provisions
  • 974.100 Treatment of convertible and converting interests  
  • 974.105 Effect of action taken in relation to interest arising from related schemes  
  • 974.110 Effect of material change  
  • 974.112 Determinations by Commissioner  
  • Subdivision 974-E--Non-share distributions by a company
  • 974.115 Meaning of non - share distribution  
  • 974.120 Meaning of non - share dividend  
  • 974.125 Meaning of non - share capital return  
  • Subdivision 974-F--Related concepts
  • 974.130 Financing arrangement  
  • 974.135 Effectively non - contingent obligation  
  • 974.140 Ordinary debt interest  
  • 974.145 Benchmark rate of return  
  • 974.150 Schemes  
  • 974.155 Related schemes  
  • 974.160 Financial benefit  
  • 974.165 Convertible and converting interests  

Division 975--Concepts about companies

Subdivision 975-A--General

Division 976--Imputation

Division 977--Realisation events, and the gains and losses they realise for income tax purposes

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Division 980--Affordable housing

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  • 980.1 What this Division is about  
  • Subdivision 980-A--Providing affordable housing --
  • 980.5 Providing affordable housing  
  • 980.10 Eligible community housing providers  
  • 980.15 Affordable housing certificates  

PART 6-5--DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS

Division 995--Definitions