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C2004A05138
17 April 1997
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29 June 1997
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Chapter 1—Introduction and core provisions
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Part 1-1—Preliminary
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Division 1—Preliminary
1-1 Short title
1-2 Commencement
1-3 Differences in style not to affect meaning
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Part 1-2—A Guide to this Act
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Division 2—How to use this Act
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Subdivision 2-A—How to find your way around
2-1 The design
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Subdivision 2-B—How the Act is arranged
2-5 The pyramid
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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
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Subdivision 2-D—The numbering system
2-25 Purposes
2-30 Gaps in the numbering
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Subdivision 2-E—Status of Guides and other non-operative material
2-35 Non-operative material
2-40 Guides
2-45 Other material
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Division 3—What this Act is about
Table of sections
3-1 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
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Part 1-3—Core provisions
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Division 4—How to work out the income tax payable on your taxable income
4-1 Who must pay income tax
4-5 Meaning of you
4-10 How to work out how much income tax you must pay
4-15 How to work out your taxable income
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Division 6—Assessable income and exempt income
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Guide to Division 6
6-1 Diagram showing relationships among concepts in this Division
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Operative provisions
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
6-25 Relationships among various rules about ordinary income
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Division 8—Deductions
8-1 General deductions
8-5 Specific deductions
8-10 No double deductions
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Part 1-4—Checklists of what is covered by concepts used in the core provisions
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Division 9—Entities that must pay income tax
9-1 List of entities
9-5 Entities that work out their income tax by reference to something other than taxable income
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Division 10—Particular kinds of assessable income
10-5 List of provisions about assessable income
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Division 11—Lists of classes of exempt income
11-1 Overview
11-5 Entities that are exempt, no matter what kind of ordinary or statutory income they have
11-10 Ordinary or statutory income which is exempt, no matter whose it is
11-15 Ordinary or statutory income which is exempt only if it is derived by certain entities
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Division 12—Particular kinds of deductions
12-5 List of provisions about deductions
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Division 13—Tax offsets
13-1 List of tax offsets
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Chapter 2—Liability rules of general application
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Part 2-5—Rules about deductibility of particular kinds of amounts
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Division 26—Some amounts you cannot deduct, or cannot deduct in full
26-55 Limit on deductions
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Division 28—Car expenses
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Guide to Division 28
28-1 What this Division is about
28-5 Map of this Division
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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
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Guide to Subdivision 28-B
28-14 What this Subdivision is about
28-15 Choosing among the 4 methods
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Operative provision
28-20 Rules governing choice of method
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Subdivision 28-C—The “cents per kilometre” method
28-25 How to calculate your deduction
28-30 Depreciation
28-35 Substantiation
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Subdivision 28-D—The “12% of original value” method
28-45 How to calculate your deduction
28-50 Eligibility
28-55 Depreciation
28-60 Substantiation
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Subdivision 28-E—The “one-third of actual expenses” method
28-70 How to calculate your deduction
28-75 Eligibility
28-80 Substantiation
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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
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Guide to Subdivision 28-G
28-105 What this Subdivision is about
28-110 Steps for keeping a log book
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Operative provisions
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
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Guide to Subdivision 28-H
28-135 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provision
28-140 How to keep odometer records for a car for a period
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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 don’t need to use, one of the 4 methods
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Guide to Subdivision 28-J
28-160 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
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 PAYE earners and the entities that pay them
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Division 36—Tax losses of earlier income years
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Guide to Division 36
36-1 What this Division is about
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Subdivision 36-A—Deductions for tax losses of earlier income years
36-10 How to calculate a tax loss for an income year
36-15 How to deduct tax losses
36-20 Net exempt income
36-25 Special rules about tax losses
Subdivision 36-B—Effect of you becoming bankrupt
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Guide to Subdivision 36-B
36-30 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
36-35 No deduction for tax loss incurred before bankruptcy
36-40 Deduction for amounts paid for debts incurred before bankruptcy
36-45 Limit on deductions for amounts paid
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Part 2-10—Capital allowances: rules about deductibility of capital expenditure
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Division 40—Overview of capital allowances
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Guide to Division 40
40-1 What this Division is about
40-5 Map of Divisions 40 and 41
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Subdivision 40-A—What a capital allowance is
40-7 Effect of this Division
40-10 What expenditure qualifies?
40-15 Who may deduct?
40-20 How to work out the deduction
40-25 Disposal, loss, destruction or termination of use: balancing adjustment
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Subdivision 40-B—Summary and finding table
40-30 Table of capital allowances
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Division 41—Common rules for capital allowances
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Guide to Division 41
41-1 What this Division is about
41-5 Summary and finding table
Subdivision 41-A—Common rule 1 (Roll-over relief for related entities)
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Guide to Common rule 1
41-10 What this Common rule is about
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Operative provisions
41-15 When is roll-over relief available?
41-20 Disposals of property
41-25 How are the balancing adjustment provisions affected?
41-30 What is the effect of the roll-over on the transferor’s and transferee’s entitlement to a deduction?
41-35 Subsequent applications of this Common rule—relief available even if subsequent transferor got no deduction
41-40 Subsequent disposal—modify the balancing adjustment accordingly
41-45 Commissioner may amend assessment after recoupment despite section 170 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
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Subdivision 41-B—Common rule 2 (Non-arm’s length transactions)
41-65 Non-arm’s length transactions
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Subdivision 41-C—Common rule 3 (Anti-avoidance provisions relating to the ownership of property)
41-85 You are taken to be owner of property for purposes of certain anti-avoidance provisions
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Division 43—Deductions for capital works
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Guide to Division 43
43-1 What this Division is about
43-2 Key concepts used in this Division
Subdivision 43-A—Key operative provisions
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Guide to Subdivision 43-A
43-5 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
43-10 Deductions for capital works
43-15 Amount you can deduct
43-20 Capital works to which this Division applies
43-25 Rate of deduction
43-30 No deduction until construction is complete
43-35 Requirement for body corporate to be registered under the Industry Research and Development Act
43-40 Deduction for destruction of capital works
43-45 Application of Division 41 common rules
43-50 Links and signposts to other parts of the Act
43-55 Anti-avoidance—arrangement etc. with tax-exempt entity
Subdivision 43-B—Establishing the deduction base
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Guide to Subdivision 43-B
43-60 What this Subdivision is about
43-65 Explanatory material
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Operative provisions
43-70 What is construction expenditure?
43-75 Construction expenditure area
43-80 When capital works begin
43-85 Pools of construction expenditure
43-90 Table of intended use at time of completion of construction
Research and development activities must be carried on in connection with a business carried on for the purpose of producing assessable income, see section 43-195. Certain facilities that are not commonly provided in a hotel, motel or guest house in Australia are taken not to be used or for use to operate a hotel, motel or guest house, see subsection 43-180(6). 43-95 Meaning of hotel building and apartment building
43-100 Certificates by Industry Research and Development Board
Subdivision 43-C—Your area and your construction expenditure
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Guide to Subdivision 43-C
43-105 What this Subdivision is about
43-110 Explanatory material
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Operative provisions
43-115 Your area and your construction expenditure—owners
43-120 Your area and your construction expenditure—lessees and quasi-ownership right holders
43-125 Lessees’ or right holders’ pools can revert to owner
43-130 Identifying your area on acquisition or disposal
Subdivision 43-D—Deductible uses of capital works
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Guide to Subdivision 43-D
43-135 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
43-140 Using your area in a deductible way
43-145 Using your area in the 4% manner
Your area is taken to be used, for use or available for use for a purpose or in a way if it is maintained ready for use for that purpose or in that way. See section 43-160. A suite of rooms in a hotel building may be treated as one bedroom, see subsection 43-180(2). 43-150 Meaning of industrial activities
Subdivision 43-E—Special rules about uses
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Guide to Subdivision 43-E
43-155 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
43-160 Your area is used for a purpose if it is maintained ready for use for the purpose
43-165 Temporary cessation of use
43-170 Own use—capital works other than hotel and apartment buildings
43-175 Own use—hotel and apartment buildings
43-180 Special rules for hotel and apartment buildings
43-185 Residential or display use
43-190 Use of facilities not commonly provided, and of certain buildings used to operate a hotel, motel or guest house
43-195 Use for research and development activities must be in connection with a business
Subdivision 43-F—Calculation of deduction
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Guide to Subdivision 43-F
43-200 What this Subdivision is about
43-205 Explanatory material
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Operative provisions
43-210 Deduction for capital works begun after 26 February 1992
43-215 Deduction for capital works begun before 27 February 1992
43-220 Capital works taken to have begun earlier for certain purposes
Subdivision 43-G—Undeducted construction expenditure
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Guide to Subdivision 43-G
43-225 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
43-230 Calculating undeducted construction expenditure—common step
43-235 Post-26 February 1992 undeducted construction expenditure
43-240 Pre-27 February 1992 undeducted construction expenditure
Subdivision 43-H—Balancing deduction on destruction of capital works
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Guide to Subdivision 43-H
43-245 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
43-250 The amount of the balancing deduction
43-255 Amounts received or receivable
43-260 Apportioning amounts received for destruction
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Chapter 3—Specialist liability rules
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Part 3-5—Corporate taxpayers and corporate distributions
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Division 165—Income tax consequences of changing ownership or control of a company
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Guide to Division 165
165-1 What this Division is about
Subdivision 165-A—Deducting tax losses of earlier income years
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Guide to Subdivision 165-A
165-5 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
165-10 To deduct a tax loss
165-12 Company must maintain the same owners
165-13 Alternatively, company must carry on same business
165-15 Same people must control the voting power, or company must carry on same business
165-20 When company can deduct part of a tax loss
Subdivision 165-B—Working out the taxable income and tax loss for the income year of the change
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Guide to Subdivision 165-B
165-23 What this Subdivision is about
165-25 Summary of this Subdivision
165-30 Flow chart showing the application of this Subdivision
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When a company must work out its taxable income and tax loss under this Subdivision
165-35 On a change of ownership, unless the company carries on the same business
165-37 Who has more than a 50% stake in the company during a period
165-40 On a change of control of voting power in the company, unless the company carries on the same business
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Working out the company’s taxable income
165-45 First, divide the income year into periods
165-50 Next, calculate the notional loss or notional taxable income for each period
165-55 How to attribute deductions to periods
165-60 How to attribute assessable income to periods
165-65 How to calculate the company’s taxable income for the income year
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Working out the company’s tax loss
165-70 How to calculate the company’s tax loss for the income year
165-75 How to calculate the company’s notional loss or notional taxable income for a period when the company was a partner
165-80 How to calculate the company’s share of a partnership’s notional loss or notional net income for a period if both entities have the same income year
165-85 How to calculate the company’s share of a partnership’s notional loss or notional net income for a period if the entities have different income years
165-90 Company’s full year deductions include a share of partnership’s full year deductions
Subdivision 165-D—Tests for finding out whether the company has maintained the same owners
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The primary and alternative tests
165-150 Who has more than 50% of the voting power in the company during a period
165-155 Who has rights to more than 50% of the company’s dividends during a period
165-160 Who has rights to more than 50% of the company’s capital distributions during a period
165-165 Rules about the primary test for a condition
165-175 Tests can be satisfied by a single person
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Rules affecting the operation of the tests
165-180 Arrangements affecting beneficial ownership of shares
165-185 Shares treated as never having carried rights
165-190 Shares treated as always having carried rights
165-195 Disregard redeemable shares
165-200 Rules do not affect totals of shares or rights
165-205 Death of beneficial owner
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Subdivision 165-E—The same business test
165-210 The test
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Division 166—Income tax consequences of changing ownership or control of a listed public company
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Guide to Division 166
166-1 What this Division is about
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Subdivision 166-A—Deducting tax losses of earlier income years
166-5 How Subdivision 165-A applies to a listed public company
166-10 How Subdivision 165-A applies to a 100% subsidiary of a listed public company
166-15 Companies can choose that this Subdivision is not to apply to them
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Subdivision 166-B—Working out the taxable income and tax loss for the income year of the change
166-20 How Subdivision 165-B applies to a listed public company
166-25 How to work out the taxable income and tax loss
166-30 How Subdivision 165-B applies to 100% subsidiary of a listed public company
166-35 Companies can choose that this Subdivision is not to apply to them
Subdivision 166-D—Tests for finding out whether the listed public company has maintained the same owners
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Guide to Subdivision 166-D
166-140 What this Subdivision is about
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Substantial continuity of ownership
166-145 Substantial continuity of ownership
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The ownership tests
166-150 Who has more than 50% of the voting power in the listed public company at a particular time
166-155 Who has rights to more than 50% of the listed public company’s dividends at a particular time
166-160 Who has rights to more than 50% of the listed public company’s capital distributions at a particular time
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Rules affecting the operation of the ownership tests
166-165 Rules in Division 165 apply
Subdivision 166-F—How to treat shareholdings of less than 1%
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Guide to Subdivision 166-F
166-215 What this Subdivision is about
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Special tracing rules for listed public companies
166-220 Shareholdings of less than 1% in the listed public company
166-225 Shareholdings of less than 1% in an interposed listed public company
166-230 Notional shareholder
166-235 Notional shareholder taken to have minimum voting control, dividend rights and capital rights
166-240 Voting, dividend and capital shareholding of less than 1%
166-245 Shares that are part of a substantial shareholding
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When the rules in this Subdivision do not apply
166-250 Limit on listed public company splitting its shares into different classes
166-255 If listed public company would not have otherwise passed the ownership tests
Subdivision 166-G—How to treat interposed superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and special companies
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Guide to this Subdivision
166-260 What this Subdivision is about
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Special tracing rules for listed public companies
166-265 When fund or special company is taken to control voting power
166-270 When fund or special company is taken to have rights to dividends and capital
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Division 170—Treatment of company groups for income tax purposes
Subdivision 170-A—Transfer of tax losses within wholly-owned groups of companies
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Guide to Subdivision 170-A
170-1 What this Subdivision is about
170-5 Basic principles for transferring tax losses
170-10 When a company can transfer a tax loss
170-15 Income company is taken to have incurred transferred loss
170-20 Who can deduct transferred loss
170-25 Tax treatment of payment for transferred tax loss
170-30 Companies must be in existence and members of the same wholly-owned group
170-35 The loss company
170-40 The income company
170-45 Maximum amount that can be transferred
170-50 Transfer by written agreement
170-55 Losses must be transferred in order they are incurred
170-60 Income company cannot transfer transferred tax loss
170-65 Agreement transfers as much as can be transferred
170-70 Amendment of assessments
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Division 175—Use of a company’s tax losses or deductions to avoid income tax
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Guide to Division 175
175-1 What this Division is about
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Subdivision 175-A—Tax benefits from unused tax losses
175-5 When Commissioner can disallow deduction for tax loss
175-10 First case: income 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
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Subdivision 175-B—Tax benefits from unused deductions
175-20 Income injected into company because of available deductions
175-25 Deduction injected into company because of available income
175-30 Someone else obtains a tax benefit because of a deduction or income available to company
175-35 Tax loss resulting from disallowed deductions
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Subdivision 175-D—Shareholding interest in the company
175-65 When a person has a shareholding interest in the company
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Division 195—Special types of company
Subdivision 195-A—Pooled development funds (PDFs)
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Guide to Subdivision 195-A
195-1 What this Subdivision is about
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Working out a PDF’s taxable income and tax loss
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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Part 3-45—Rules for particular industries and occupations
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Division 330—Mining and quarrying
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Guide to Division 330
330-1 What this Division is about
330-5 How petroleum mining is treated
330-10 Diagram—the stages of mining
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Subdivision 330-A—Exploration and prospecting
330-15 Deduction for exploration or prospecting expenditure
330-20 Meaning of exploration or prospecting
330-25 Meaning of minerals, petroleum and quarry materials
330-30 Meaning of eligible mining or quarrying operations
330-35 No deduction for amount “transferred” by seller of right or information
330-40 Election that section 330-15 not apply to plant
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Subdivision 330-B—Exempt income from the sale of rights to mine
330-60 Genuine prospector exemption for ordinary income derived from the sale of rights to mine
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Subdivision 330-C—Development and operation of a mine or quarry
330-80 Allowable capital expenditure is deductible
330-85 What is allowable capital expenditure?
330-90 Housing and welfare in mining
330-95 Expenditure that is not allowable capital expenditure
330-100 How much is deductible over how long?
330-105 Meaning of unrecouped expenditure
330-110 Expenditure that does not relate to a mining property, quarrying property or petroleum field
330-115 Apportioning between mining and quarrying
330-120 Resuming use of property for qualifying purposes
330-125 Each mining property, quarrying property or petroleum field is separate from any other
Subdivision 330-D—Cash bidding
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Guide to Subdivision 330-D
330-145 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
330-150 Mining cash bidding payments
330-155 Meaning of mining cash bidding payment and mining authority
330-160 Exploration or prospecting cash bidding payments made when mining authority has been granted
330-165 Meaning of exploration or prospecting cash bidding payment and exploration or prospecting authority
330-170 Exploration or prospecting cash bidding payments made before mining authority has been granted
330-175 Meaning of entitlement to an eligible cash bidding amount
330-180 Transfer of entitlement to an eligible cash bidding amount
330-185 Limit on amount
330-190 Time limit on agreement
330-195 Agreement must be in writing and signed
330-200 When a mining authority is related to an exploration or prospecting authority
330-205 Meaning of retention authority
330-210 When a retention authority is related to an exploration or prospecting authority
330-215 Effect of renewal of authority
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Subdivision 330-E—Selling a right or information
330-235 Buyer and seller may agree to include allowable capital expenditure
330-240 Meaning of mining, quarrying or prospecting right and mining, quarrying or prospecting information
330-245 Limit on amount that can be included in the agreement
330-250 Capital expenditure on buildings or other improvements only counts toward the limit if buyer gets rights to them
330-255 Time limit on agreement
330-260 Agreement must be signed and in writing
330-265 Election under subsection 88B(5) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 voids agreement
330-270 Agreement results in seller giving up further deductions
330-275 Apportionment between mining and quarrying
Subdivision 330-F—Excess deductions
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Guide to Subdivision 330-F
330-295 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
330-300 Limit on amounts deductible under Subdivision 330-C for the income year
330-305 Limit on amounts deductible under Subdivision 330-A for the income year
330-310 Excess amount deductible for the next income year
330-315 Election not to limit amounts deductible under Subdivision 330-A or 330-C
330-320 Excess amount not deductible for certain property
330-325 Excess amount not deductible if specified in a section 330-235 agreement
330-330 Excess amount set off against income exempt under section 330-60
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Subdivision 330-G—Petroleum resource rent tax payments
330-350 Payments of petroleum resource rent tax
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Subdivision 330-H—Transporting the product
330-370 Transport capital expenditure is deductible
330-375 Meaning of transport capital expenditure
330-380 Meaning of transport facility and public body
330-385 Meaning of mining or quarrying transport
330-390 Meaning of processed materials, treatment and concentration
330-395 How much is deductible over how long?
330-400 What if you stop using property for mining or quarrying transport?
330-405 Resuming use of property for mining or quarrying transport
330-410 Apportionment between mining and quarrying
330-415 No double deductions for port or other ship facility
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Subdivision 330-I—Rehabilitating the site
330-435 Deduction for expenditure on rehabilitation
330-440 Meaning of rehabilitation
330-445 Meaning of ancillary activities and eligible building site
330-450 No deduction for certain expenditure
330-455 Property used for rehabilitation taken to be used for the purpose of producing assessable income
Subdivision 330-J—Balancing adjustment
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Guide to Subdivision 330-J
330-475 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
330-480 When a balancing adjustment is required
330-485 How to do the adjustment
330-490 Meaning of termination value
330-495 Meaning of written down value
330-500 What if there is a disposal of part of an interest in property?
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Subdivision 330-K—Partial change of ownership
330-520 Partial change of ownership
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Subdivision 330-L—Modification of Common rules
330-540 Which Common rules apply
330-545 Modification to Common rule 1 (Roll-over relief for related entities)
330-547 Roll-over relief
330-550 Transferee inherits certain characteristics from transferor
330-555 Leases: subsection 88B(5) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 election has no effect
330-560 Modification to Common rule 2 (Non-arm’s length transactions)
Subdivision 330-M—Special situations
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Guide to Subdivision 330-M
330-580 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
330-585 Recoupment of capital expenditure
330-590 Deductions under this Division take priority over other deductions
330-595 Mining, quarrying or prospecting—getting someone else to do the work
330-600 No deduction for petroleum income sharing
330-605 No deduction for paying transferees or sub-lessees of mining, quarrying or prospecting rights
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Division 375—Australian films
Subdivision 375-G—Film losses
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Guide to Subdivision 375-G
375-800 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
375-805 Does your tax loss have a film component?
375-810 What is a film loss?
375-815 Deductibility of film losses
375-820 Order in which tax losses are to be deducted
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Chapter 4—Collection and recovery of income tax (and some other taxes)
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Part 4-5—Collection of income tax instalments
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Division 750—Guide to Part 4-5
750-1 What this Part is about
750-5 What instalments of income tax do you have to pay?
750-10 Instalments collected periodically
750-15 Instalments collected in respect of particular transactions
750-20 What happens if your income tax is less than the instalments you have paid? How do you get a refund?
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Part 4-10—Withholding taxes: liability and collection provisions
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Division 765—Withholding tax on dividends, interest and royalties
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Guide to Division 765
765-1 What this Division is about
765-5 Where to find the rules about the withholding tax
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Division 766—Withholding tax on payments for mining operations on Aboriginal land
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Guide to Division 766
766-1 What this Division is about
766-5 Where to find the rules about the withholding tax
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Division 767—Interest paid by companies on bearer debentures
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Guide to Division 767
767-1 What this Division is about
767-5 Where to find the rules about the tax
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Division 768—Withholding tax on income notionally accruing under certain deferred interest investments
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Guide to Division 768
768-1 What this Division is about
768-5 Where to find the rules about the withholding tax
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Part 4-30—Collecting Medicare levy and HECS with income tax
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Division 785—Medicare levy
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Guide to Division 785
785-1 What this Division is about
785-5 Where to find the rules about Medicare levy
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Division 786—HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme)
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Guide to Division 786
786-1 What this Division is about
786-5 Where to find the rules about repaying HECS contributions
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Chapter 5—Administration
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Part 5-30—Record-keeping and other obligations
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Division 900—Substantiation rules
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Guide to Division 900
900-1 What this Division is about
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Subdivision 900-A—Application of Division
900-5 Application of the requirements of Division 900
900-10 Substantiation requirement
900-12 Application of Division 900 to PAYE earners and the entities that pay them
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Subdivision 900-B—Substantiating work expenses
900-15 Getting written evidence
900-20 Keeping travel records
900-25 Retaining the written evidence and travel records
900-30 Meaning of work expense
900-35 Exception for small total of expenses
900-40 Exception for laundry expenses below a certain limit
900-45 Exception for work expense related to award transport payment
900-50 Exception for domestic travel allowance expenses
900-55 Exception for overseas travel allowance expenses
900-60 Exception for reasonable overtime meal allowance
900-65 Crew members on international flights need not keep travel records
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Subdivision 900-C—Substantiating car expenses
900-70 Getting written evidence
900-75 Retaining the written evidence and odometer records
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Subdivision 900-D—Substantiating business travel expenses
900-80 Getting written evidence
900-85 Keeping travel records
900-90 Retaining the written evidence and travel records
900-95 Meaning of business travel expense
Subdivision 900-E—Written evidence
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Guide to Subdivision 900-E
900-100 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
900-105 Ways of getting written evidence
900-110 Time limits
900-115 Written evidence from supplier
900-120 Written evidence of depreciation expense
900-125 Evidence of small expenses
900-130 Evidence of expenses considered otherwise too hard to substantiate
900-135 Evidence on a group certificate
Subdivision 900-F—Travel records
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Guide to Subdivision 900-F
900-140 What this Subdivision is about
900-145 Purpose of a travel record
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Operative provisions
900-150 Recording activities in travel records
900-155 Showing which of your activities were income-producing activities
Subdivision 900-G—Retaining and producing records
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Guide to Subdivision 900-G
900-160 What this Subdivision is about
900-165 The retention period
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Operative provisions
900-170 Extending the retention period if an expense is disputed
900-175 Commissioner may tell you to produce your records
900-180 How to comply with a notice
900-185 What happens if you don’t comply
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Subdivision 900-H—Relief from effects of failing to substantiate
900-195 Commissioner’s discretion to review failure to substantiate
900-200 Reasonable expectation that substantiation would not be required
900-205 What if your documents are lost or destroyed?
Subdivision 900-I—Award transport payments
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Guide to Subdivision 900-I
900-210 What this Subdivision is about
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Operative provisions
900-215 Deducting an expense related to an award transport payment
900-220 Definition of award transport payment
900-225 Substituted industrial instruments
900-230 Changes to industrial instruments applied for before 29 October 1986
900-235 Changes to industrial instruments solely referable to matters in the instrument
900-240 Deducting in anticipation of receiving award transport payment
900-245 Effect of exception in this Subdivision on exception for small total of expenses
900-250 Effect of exception in this Subdivision on methods of calculating car expense deductions
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Part 5-35—Miscellaneous
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Division 909—Regulations
909-1 Regulations
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Chapter 6—The Dictionary
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Part 6-1—Concepts and topics
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Division 950—Rules for interpreting this Act
950-100 What forms part of this Act
950-105 What does not form part of this Act
950-150 Guides, and their role in interpreting this Act
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Division 960—General
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Subdivision 960-E—Entities
960-100 Entities
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Subdivision 960-H—Abnormal trading in shares or units
960-220 Meaning of trading
960-225 Abnormal trading
960-230 Abnormal trading—5% of shares or units in one transaction
960-235 Abnormal trading—suspected 5% of shares or units in a series of transactions
960-240 Abnormal trading—suspected acquisition or merger
960-245 Abnormal trading—20% of shares or units traded over 60 day period
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Division 975—Concepts about companies
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Subdivision 975-A—General
975-100 When a company is in existence
975-150 Position to affect rights in relation to a company
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Subdivision 975-W—Wholly-owned groups of companies
975-500 Wholly-owned groups
975-505 What is a 100% subsidiary?
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Part 6-5—Dictionary definitions
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Division 995—Definitions
995-1 Definitions