Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 4) 1994 (Cth)
This compilation was prepared on 16 September 2010
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 75 of 2010
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
1. Short title [
2. Commencement [
3. Schedules
SCHEDULE 1
AMENDMENTS OF THE
PART 1 - MINING AND PETROLEUM CASH BIDDING
PART 2 - CHILDREN'S INCOME
PART 3 - DIVIDEND IMPUTATION
PART 4 - RETURN OF DEDUCTED SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTIONS
PART 5 - CREDIT UNIONS
SCHEDULE 2
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO POOLED DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
PART 1 -
PART 2 -
SCHEDULE 3
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SUPERANNUATION
PART 1 -
PART 2 -
PART 3 -
PART 4 -
PART 5 -
SCHEDULE 4
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
PART 1 -
PART 2 -
SCHEDULE 5
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS AND
EARLY PAYMENTS
PART 1 - OBJECT
PART 2 -
PART 3 - OTHER ACTS
PART 4 - APPLICATION AND TRANSITIONAL
SCHEDULE 6
AMENDMENTS OF THE
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994 - LONG TITLE
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994
- SECT 1
Short title [
1. This Act may be cited as the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 4) 1994.
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994
- SECT 2
Commencement [
2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Part 3 of Schedule 1, apart from item 86 of that Schedule, is taken to
have commenced on 13 October 1994.
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994
- SECT 3
Schedules
3. The Acts specified in the Schedules to this Act are amended in accordance
with the applicable items in the Schedules, and the other items in the
Schedules have effect according to their terms.
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994 - SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 1 Section 3
AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936
PART 1 - MINING AND PETROLEUM CASH BIDDING
1. Object
The object of this Part is:
(a) to provide for deductibility of cash bidding payments to
acquire exploration or prospecting authorities and mining
authorities; and
(b) to extend to on-shore areas the coverage of the existing
provisions relating to deductibility of cash bidding payments
to acquire petroleum exploration permits and production
licences.
2. Paragraphs 122A(1)(a),(b) and (c):
Add at the end "or".
3. After paragraph 122A(1)(d):
Insert:
"(da) expenditure that the taxpayer is taken to have incurred
by section 122BA; or".
4. Subsection 122B(1):
Add at the end "that has not been the subject of an agreement
made under subsection 122BA(5)".
5. After section 122B:
Insert:
Allowable capital expenditure in respect of cash bidding
payments to acquire exploration or prospecting authorities or
mining authorities
Summary of section
"122BA. (1) This section provides for certain exploration or
prospecting cash bidding payments and mining cash bidding
payments to be capital expenditure incurred by a taxpayer for
the purposes of this Division.
Mining cash bidding payments
"(2) Each mining cash bidding payment paid by a taxpayer is,
for the purposes of this Division, expenditure of a capital
nature incurred by the taxpayer:
(a) if the amount is paid before the grant of the mining
authority concerned-at the time of the grant; and
(b) in any other case-at the time the payment is made.
Exploration or prospecting cash bidding payments made when
mining authority has been granted
"(3) If:
(a) a taxpayer makes an exploration or prospecting cash
bidding payment in relation to the grant of an exploration or
prospecting authority; and
(b) the payment is made at or after the time of the grant of
a mining authority that is related to the exploration or
prospecting authority;
the amount of the payment is, for the purposes of this
Division, expenditure of a capital nature incurred by the
taxpayer at the time of payment.
Exploration or prospecting cash bidding payments made before
mining authority has been granted
"(4) If:
(a) a mining authority is granted; and
(b) it is the first or only mining authority that is related
to a particular cash bidding exploration or prospecting
authority; and
(c) immediately before the grant of the mining authority a
taxpayer who has a qualifying interest or qualifying interests
in relation to the exploration or prospecting authority also
has an entitlement to an eligible cash bidding amount in
relation to the exploration or prospecting authority;
the taxpayer is taken for the purposes of this Division to have
incurred, at the time the mining authority is granted,
expenditure of a capital nature in relation to the qualifying
interest or qualifying interests of an amount equal to the
eligible cash bidding amount.
Transfer of entitlement to an eligible cash bidding amount
"(5) If:
(a) at any time before the grant of the first or only mining
authority that is related to a cash bidding exploration or
prospecting authority, a person (the 'purchaser') incurs
expenditure in acquiring a qualifying interest in relation to
the exploration or prospecting authority from another person
(the 'vendor'); and
(b) the vendor has an entitlement to an eligible cash bidding
amount in relation to the exploration or prospecting authority;
the purchaser and vendor may agree to transfer to the purchaser
so much of the vendor's entitlement to the eligible cash
bidding amount as is specified in the agreement.
Form and content of agreement
"(6) An agreement under subsection (5) must:
(a) be in writing signed by or on behalf of the vendor and
the purchaser; and
(b) specify as the amount of the entitlement that is to be
transferred to the purchaser an amount that does not exceed:
(i) the expenditure incurred by the purchaser in acquiring
the qualifying interest in relation to the exploration or
prospecting authority;
reduced by:
(ii) any amount of that expenditure specified in an
agreement previously made under subsection 122B(1) in relation
to the acquisition; and
(c) be made not later than 2 months after the end of the year
of income of the purchaser in which the acquisition occurred,
or within such further time as the Commissioner allows.
Definition of entitlement to an "eligible cash bidding amount"
"(7) If at a particular time (the 'test time'):
(a) a person is the holder of a qualifying interest or
qualifying interests in relation to a cash bidding exploration
or prospecting authority; and
(b) the sum of:
(i) if the exploration or prospecting authority was granted
to the person (whether or not the person holds the authority at
the test time) - the exploration or prospecting cash bidding
payment, or the sum of the exploration or prospecting cash
bidding payments, paid before the test time in relation to the
grant of the authority; and
(ii) in any case - all amounts (if any) specified in
agreements made (including at a time after the test time) under
subsection (5) in relation to the acquisition by the person of
qualifying interests in relation to the authority before the
test time;
exceeds:
(iii) the sum of all amounts (if any) specified in
agreements made (including at a time after the test time) under
subsection (5) in relation to the acquisition from the person
of qualifying interests in relation to the authority before the
test time;
the person is taken to have at the test time in relation to the
authority an entitlement to an 'eligible cash bidding amount'
equal to the amount of the excess referred to in paragraph (b).
When a mining authority is "related" to an exploration or
prospecting authority
"(8) A mining authority is 'related' to an exploration or
prospecting authority if:
(a) because of the grant of the mining authority, the
exploration or prospecting authority ceases to be in force in
respect of the whole or part of the area in respect of which
the mining authority is granted; or
(b) because of the grant of the mining authority, a retention
authority that is related to the exploration or prospecting
authority ceases to be in force in respect of the whole or part
of the area in respect of which the mining authority is
granted.
When a retention authority is "related" to an exploration or
prospecting authority
"(9) A retention authority is 'related' to an exploration or
prospecting authority if, because of the grant of the retention
authority, the exploration or prospecting authority ceases to
be in force in respect of the whole or part of the area in
respect of which the retention authority is granted.
Effect of renewal of authority
"(10) If an exploration or prospecting authority (the
'original authority') or a retention authority (also the
'original authority') is renewed, the renewed authority is
taken to be a continuation of the original authority, even if
the renewal is not granted in respect of all of the area in
respect of which the original authority was granted.
Definition of "qualifying interest"
"(11) A person has a 'qualifying interest' in relation to an
exploration or prospecting authority if the person is the
holder of, or of an interest in, the authority or a retention
authority that is related to it.
Definitions
"(12) In this section:
'cash bidding exploration or prospecting authority' means an
exploration or prospecting authority in respect of which an
exploration or prospecting cash bidding payment is or was made;
'exploration or prospecting authority' means any permit,
licence, lease or other authority (other than a mining
authority) that:
(a) is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a
Territory or a foreign country; and
(b) authorises exploration or prospecting for minerals other
than petroleum, whether or not it also authorises other things;
'exploration or prospecting cash bidding payment' means an
amount paid for the grant of an exploration or prospecting
authority, if:
(a) the authority was auctioned or tendered for, or was
granted to a person who responded to a public invitation to
apply for it within a specified period or by a specified day;
and
(b) the amount is not an application fee or a deposit, except
to the extent that the amount is applied in payment for the
grant of the exploration or prospecting authority; and
(c) the amount is incurred in carrying on prescribed mining
operations or for the purpose of exploring or prospecting for
minerals obtainable by prescribed mining operations;
'mining authority' means any permit, licence, lease or other
authority that:
(a) is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a
Territory or a foreign country; and
(b) authorises the carrying on of mining operations for the
extraction (other than merely by taking samples) of minerals
other than petroleum from their natural site, whether or not it
also authorises other things;
'mining cash bidding payment' means an amount paid for the
grant of a mining authority, where:
(a) the mining authority was auctioned or tendered for, or
was granted to a person who responded to a public invitation to
apply for it within a specified period or by a specified day;
and
(b) the amount is not an application fee or a deposit, except
to the extent that the amount is applied in payment for the
grant of the mining authority; and
(c) the amount is incurred in carrying on prescribed mining
operations or for the purpose of exploring or prospecting for
minerals obtainable by prescribed mining operations;
'retention authority' means any permit, licence, lease or
other authority in relation to an area (other than a mining
authority) that:
(a) is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a
Territory or a foreign country; and
(b) is only permitted to be granted to a person who is the
holder of, or of an interest in, an exploration or prospecting
authority, or a retention authority, in relation to the area.".
6. After paragraph 122JAA(4)(d):
Insert:
"(da) if:
(i) the property is a qualifying interest in relation to a
cash bidding exploration permit (within the meaning of section
122BA); and
(ii) immediately before the disposal, the transferor had an
entitlement to an eligible cash bidding amount (within the
meaning of that section) in relation to that permit;
the following were the case:
(iii) an agreement under section 122BA in respect of the
acquisition of the property had been made by the transferor and
the transferee; and
(iv) the amount specified in the agreement were equal to
the whole of the transferor's entitlement to the eligible cash
bidding amount; and".
7. Paragraphs 124ABA(5)(a) and (b):
Omit the paragraphs, substitute:
"(a) a production licence is related to an exploration permit
if:
(i) because of the grant of the production licence, the
exploration permit ceases to be in force in respect of:
(A) in the case of a production licence under Part III of
the Petroleum Act - the block or blocks in respect of which the
production licence is granted; or
(B) in any other case - the whole or part of the area in
respect of which the production licence is granted; or
(ii) because of the grant of the production licence, a
retention lease that is related to the exploration permit
ceases to be in force in respect of:
(A) in the case of a production licence under Part III of
the Petroleum Act - a block or blocks in respect of which a
production licence is granted; or
(B) in any other case - the whole or part of the area in
respect of which the production licence is granted;
(b) a retention lease is related to an exploration permit if,
because of the grant of the retention lease, the exploration
permit ceases to be in force in respect of:
(i) in the case of a retention lease under Part III of the
Petroleum Act - the block or blocks in respect of which the
retention lease is granted; or
(ii) in any other case - the whole or part of the area in
respect of which the retention lease is granted;".
8. Paragraph 124ABA(5)(c):
After "blocks", insert "or other area".
9. Subsection 124ABA(6) (definition of "licence cash bidding
payment"):
Add at the end:
"; or (c) an amount paid for the grant of a production
licence (other than one granted under Part III of the Petroleum
Act), if:
(i) the licence was auctioned or tendered for, or was
granted to a person who responded to a public invitation to
apply for it within a specified period or by a specified day;
and
(ii) the amount is not an application fee or a deposit,
except to the extent that the amount is applied in payment for
the grant of the production licence; and
(iii) the amount is incurred in carrying on prescribed
petroleum operations or for the purpose of exploring or
prospecting for petroleum obtainable by prescribed petroleum
operations;".
10. Subsection 124ABA(6) (definition of "permit cash bidding
payment"):
Add at the end:
"; or (c) an amount paid for the grant of an exploration
permit (other than one issued under Part III of the Petroleum
Act), if:
(i) the permit was auctioned or tendered for, or was
granted to a person who responded to a public invitation to
apply for it within a specified period or by a specified day;
and
(ii) the amount is not an application fee or a deposit,
except to the extent that the amount is applied in payment for
the grant of the exploration permit; and
(iii) the amount is incurred in carrying on prescribed
petroleum operations or for the purpose of exploring or
prospecting for petroleum obtainable by prescribed petroleum
operations;".
11. Subsection 124ABA(6) (definitions of "exploration
permit", "production licence" and "retention lease"):
Omit the definitions, substitute respectively the following
definitions:
"'exploration permit' means:
(a) an exploration permit for petroleum under Part III of the
Petroleum Act; or
(b) any permit, licence, lease or other authority (other than
a production licence) that:
(i) is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a
Territory or a foreign country (other than a law of a foreign
country declared by the regulations as mentioned in paragraph
(7)(a)); and
(ii) authorises exploration or prospecting for petroleum,
whether or not it also authorises other things;
'production licence' means:
(a) a production licence for petroleum under Part III of the
Petroleum Act; or
(b) any permit, licence, lease or other authority that:
(i) is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a
Territory or a foreign country (other than a law of a foreign
country declared by the regulations as mentioned in paragraph
(7)(a)); and
(ii) authorises the carrying on of mining operations for
the extraction (other than merely by taking samples) of
petroleum from its natural site, whether or not it also
authorises other things;
'retention lease' means:
(a) a retention lease under Part III of the Petroleum Act; or
(b) any permit, licence (other than a production licence),
lease or authority in relation to an area that:
(i) is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a
Territory or a foreign country (other than a law of a foreign
country declared by the regulations as mentioned in paragraph
(7)(a)); and
(ii) is only permitted to be granted to a person who is the
holder of, or of an interest in, an exploration permit, or
retention lease, in relation to the area.".
12. Subsection 170(10):
Omit "subsection 122JD(2)", substitute "122BA(7) or 122JD(2)".
13. Application
(1) The amendments made by items 2 to 6 and 12 apply to
exploration or prospecting cash bidding payments and mining
cash bidding payments made on or after 1 July 1993.
(2) The amendments made by items 7 to 11 apply to licence
cash bidding payments and permit cash bidding payments made on
or after 13 October 1994.
PART 2 - CHILDREN'S INCOME
14. Object
The object of this Part is:
(a) to replace provisions in Division 6AA of Part III of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 relating to transfers of
property on family breakdown; and
(b) to clarify certain anti-avoidance provisions in that
Division.
15. Subparagraph 102AE(2)(b)(viii):
Omit the subparagraph, substitute:
"(viii) as the result of a family breakdown (see section
102AGA);".
16. Subsection 102AE(6):
Omit the subsection, substitute:
"(6) Subject to subsection (7), if any 2 or more parties to:
(a) the derivation of the excepted assessable income
mentioned in subsection (2); or
(b) any act or transaction directly or indirectly connected
with the derivation of that excepted assessable income;
were not dealing with each other at arm's length in relation to
the derivation, or in relation to the act or transaction, the
excepted assessable income is only so much (if any) of that
income as would have been derived if they had been dealing with
each other at arm's length in relation to the derivation, or in
relation to the act or transaction.".
17. Subparagraph 102AG(2)(c)(viii):
Omit the subparagraph, substitute:
"(viii) as the result of a family breakdown (see section
102AGA);".
18. After subsection 102AG(2):
Insert:
"(2A) Paragraph (2)(c) or subparagraph (2)(d)(ii) does not
apply unless the beneficiary of the trust concerned will, under
the terms of the trust, acquire the trust property (other than
as a trustee) when the trust ends.".
19. Subsection 102AG(3):
Omit the subsection, substitute:
"(3) Subject to subsection (4), if any 2 or more parties to:
(a) the derivation of the excepted trust income mentioned in
subsection (2); or
(b) any act or transaction directly or indirectly connected
with the derivation of that excepted trust income;
were not dealing with each other at arm's length in relation to
the derivation, or in relation to the act or transaction, the
excepted trust income is only so much (if any) of that income
as would have been derived if they had been dealing with each
other at arm's length in relation to the derivation, or in
relation to the act or transaction.".
20. After section 102AG:
Insert the following section:
Transfer of property as the result of a family breakdown
"102AGA. (1) For the purposes of subparagraph
102AE(2)(b)(viii) or 102AG(2)(c)(viii), the transfer of
property (the 'subject property') by a person (the
'transferor'):
(a) to the minor mentioned in subparagraph 102AE(2)(b)(viii);
or
(b) to the trustee mentioned in subparagraph
102AG(2)(c)(viii) for the benefit of the beneficiary mentioned
in that subparagraph;
is 'as the result of a family breakdown' if the requirements of
subsection (2) or (3) of this section are met.
"(2) The transfer will be as the result of a family breakdown
if:
(a) a person ceases to live with another person as the spouse
of that person on a genuine domestic basis (whether or not
legally married to that person); and
(b) at least one of the persons:
(i) is the natural parent; or
(ii) is the adoptive parent; or
(iii) is the step-parent; or
(iv) has legal custody or guardianship;
of the minor or the beneficiary; and
(c) an order, determination or assessment of a court, person
or body (whether or not in Australia) is made wholly or partly
because the person has ceased to live as the spouse of the
other person on a genuine domestic basis; and
(d) the effect of the order, determination or assessment is
that a person (whether one of the spouses, the transferor or
any other person) becomes subject to a legal obligation to
maintain, transfer property to, or do some other thing for the
benefit of, the minor or beneficiary or one of the spouses; and
(e) the transferor transfers the subject property to the
minor, or to the trustee for the benefit of the beneficiary, in
giving effect to the legal obligation (including in discharging
the legal obligation if it falls on someone else, and whether
or not the legal obligation could have been given effect in
some other way).
"(3) The transfer will also be as a result of a family
breakdown if:
(a) when the minor or beneficiary is born, his or her natural
parents are not living together as spouses on a genuine
domestic basis (whether or not legally married); and
(b) an order, determination or assessment of a court, person
or body (whether or not in Australia) is made wholly or partly
because the natural parents are not living together as
mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) the effect of the order, determination or assessment is
that a person (whether one of the natural parents, the
transferor or any other person) becomes subject to a legal
obligation to maintain, transfer property to, or do some other
thing for the benefit of, the minor or beneficiary or one of
the natural parents of the minor or beneficiary; and
(d) the transferor transfers the subject property to the
minor, or to the trustee for the benefit of the beneficiary, in
giving effect to the legal obligation (including in discharging
the legal obligation if it falls on someone else, and whether
or not the legal obligation could have been given effect in
some other way).".
21. Application
(1) The amendments made by items 15, 17 and 20 apply in
relation to the year of income that commenced on 1 July 1979
and in relation to all later years of income.
(2) The amendments made by items 16, 18 and 19 apply in
relation to income derived on or after 7 March 1994.
PART 3 - DIVIDEND IMPUTATION
22. Object
The object of this Part is:
(a) to amend the provisions of Part IIIAA (the dividend
imputation provisions) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to
take account of the revised company tax instalment system; and
(b) to ensure, through the introduction of deficit deferral
tax, that the amended provisions can not be used to defer
franking deficit tax; and
(c) to make a transitional amendment that is consequential
upon the change in the general company tax rate from 39% to
33%.
23. Section 160APA (before subparagraph (a)(ia) of the
definition of "applicable general company tax rate"):
Insert:
"(iaa) the paying of an instalment by a company in respect
of a year of income under section 221AZK;
(iab) the making of any other payment by a company in
respect of a year of income under Division 1C of Part VI;
(iac) the payment of a refund to a company in respect of a
year of income under Division 1C of Part VI;
(iad) the payment of a refund to a company of an amount
paid by the company in respect of a year of income where the
refund is covered by section 160APY or 160APYA;
(iae) the crediting by the Commissioner of an amount paid
by a company in respect of a year of income where the crediting
is covered by section 160APYA;".
24. Section 160APA (paragraph (b) of the definition of
"applicable general company tax rate"):
Omit "for a franking year", substitute "or class A deficit
deferral tax".
25. Section 160APA (paragraph (ba) of the definition of
"applicable general company tax rate"):
Omit "for a franking year", substitute "or class B deficit
deferral tax".
26. Section 160APA (definition of "franking assessment"):
Add at the end:
"or (c) a deficit deferral tax assessment;".
27. Section 160APA (after paragraph (a) of the definition of
"termination time"):
Insert:
"(aa) in relation to the payment of a company tax instalment
in respect of a year of income - the earlier of:
(i) the time at which the company receives an amount as a
refund of that payment under section 221AZL or 221AZQ; and
(ii) whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) if the company is required to make a payment under
section 221AZT in respect of the year of income - the day on
which that payment is made;
(B) in any other case - the day that would have been
applicable under paragraph 166A(2)(b) if the company had been
required to make such a payment under section 221AZT; or".
28. Section 160APA (sub-subparagraph (b)(ii)(B) of the
definition of "termination time"):
Omit "166A(a)(i)", substitute "166A(1)(a)(i)".
29. Section 160APA (paragraph (c) of the definition of
"termination time"):
After "paragraph (a)", insert ", (aa)".
30. Section 160APA:
Insert:
"'class A deficit deferral tax' means tax payable in accordance
with section 160AQJA;
'class B deficit deferral tax' means tax payable in
accordance with section 160AQJB;
'company tax instalment' means an instalment, or other
amount, payable under Division 1C of Part VI;
'deficit deferral amount' means a class A deficit deferral
amount (see subsection 160AQJA(2)) or a class B deficit
deferral amount (see subsection 160AQJB(2));
'deficit deferral tax' means class A deficit deferral tax or
class B deficit deferral tax;
'deficit deferral tax assessment' means the ascertainment,
under section 160ARHA or 160ARK, of deficit deferral tax
payable by a company;".
31. After section 160APL:
Insert:
Payment of company tax instalment
"160APM. If a company tax instalment payable by a company
under section 221AZK is paid on a particular day, a class B
franking credit of the company equal to the adjusted amount in
relation to the amount paid arises on that day.
Payment of additional amount on upwards estimate
"160APMAA. If an amount payable by a company under subsection
221AZR(1) is paid on a particular day, a class B franking
credit of the company equal to the adjusted amount in relation
to the amount paid arises on that day.
Deficit deferral amount
Class A deficit deferral amount
"160APMAB. (1) If a company receives a refund in relation to
which a class A deficit deferral amount arises (see subsection
160AQJA(2)) on a particular day, a class A franking credit of
the company equal to the adjusted amount in relation to the
class A deficit deferral tax payable in relation to the refund
(see subsection 160AQJA(3)) arises on that day.
Class B deficit deferral amount
"(2) If a company receives a refund in relation to which a
class B deficit deferral amount arises (see subsection
160AQJB(2)) on a particular day, a class B franking credit of
the company equal to the adjusted amount in relation to the
class B deficit deferral tax payable in relation to the refund
(see subsection 160AQJB(3)) arises on that day.".
32. Paragraph 160APMD(b):
After "section" insert "160APM, 160APMAA,".
33. After section 160APV:
Insert:
Life assurance companies - credit reducing section 160APY or
160APYA debit
"160APVA. (1) If:
(a) on a particular day, a class B franking debit of a life
assurance company arises under section 160APY in relation to a
refund received by the company in respect of an instalment for
a year of income (the 'current year of income'); and
(b) a notice of an original company tax assessment for the
current year of income has not been served, or been taken to
have been served, on the company on or before that day;
then a class B franking credit of the company worked out under
subsection (2) of this section arises on that day.
"(2) The amount of the franking credit is equal to the
adjusted amount in relation to the amount calculated for the
current year of income using the formula:
x Amount x ( Preceding - Non-fund )
refunded ( year's component of )
preceding year's )
company tax )
Preceding year's company tax )
where:
'Statutory factor' means 1.0;
Note: Statutory factor is used and modified in section 160AQCN.
'Preceding year's company tax' means the company tax assessed
to the company for the year of income (the 'preceding year of
income') that immediately preceded the current year of income;
'Non-fund component of preceding year's company tax' means so
much of the company tax assessed to the company for the
preceding year of income as is attributable to the non-fund
component.
"(3) If:
(a) on a particular day, a class B franking debit of a life
assurance company arises:
(i) under section 160APY in relation to a refund received
by the company in respect of an instalment for a year of income
(the 'current year of income'); or
(ii) under section 160APYA in relation to a refund received
by the company, or an amount credited against a liability of
the company, in respect of an instalment for a year of income
(also the 'current year of income'); and
(b) either:
(i) before that day, a notice of an original company tax
assessment for the current year of income has been served, or
is taken to have been served, on the company; or
(ii) on or after that day, a notice of an original company
tax assessment for the current year of income is served, or
taken to be served, on the company;
then a class B franking credit of the company worked out under
subsection (4) of this section arises on the later of the
particular day and the day on which the notice is served or
taken to be served.
"(4) The amount of the franking credit is equal to the
adjusted amount in relation to the amount calculated using the
formula:
x Amount x ( Current - Non-fund )
refunded ( year's component of )
( company current year's )
( tax company tax )
( Current year's company tax )
where:
'Statutory factor' means 1.0;
Note: Statutory factor is used and modified in section 160AQCN.
'Current year's company tax' means the company tax assessed
to the company for the current year of income;
'Non-fund component of current year's company tax' means so
much of the company tax assessed to the company for the current
year of income as is attributable to the non-fund component.
Life assurance companies-credit reversing subsection
160AQCCA(1) debit
"160APVB. If:
(a) on a particular day, a class B franking debit of a life
assurance company arises under subsection 160AQCCA(1) in
relation to:
(i) an instalment that the company is required to pay under
section 221AZK in respect of a year of income (the 'current
year of income'); or
(ii) an amount that the company is required to pay under
subsection 221AZR(1) in respect of a year of income (also the
'current year of income');
and
(b) on or after that day, a notice of an original company tax
assessment for the current year of income is served, or taken
to be served, on the company;
then a class B franking credit of the company equal to the
amount of the class B franking debit arises on the day on which
the notice is served, or taken to be served.".
34. Before paragraph 160APVH(1)(a):
Insert:
"(aa) subsection 160AQCCA(1);
(ab) subsection 160AQCCA(3);".
35. Paragraph 160APVH(3)(a):
After "paragraph", insert "(aa) or".
36. After section 160APXA:
Insert:
Refunds of company tax instalment
"160APY. If a company receives an amount as a refund under
subsection 221AZL(2) or 221AZQ(1), a class B franking debit of
the company equal to the adjusted amount in relation to the
amount received arises on the day on which the company receives
the amount.
Refunds of company tax
"160APYA. If:
(a) a company makes a payment covered by section 160APM or
160APMAA; and
(b) either:
(i) the company receives an amount as a refund of that
payment (not being a refund covered by section 160APY); or
(ii) the Commissioner credits the payment under paragraph
221AZM(1)(b) or (c) against a liability of the company; and
(c) the amount refunded or credited, as the case may be, is
not attributable to a reduction of company tax covered by
section 160APZ;
then a class B franking debit of the company equal to the
adjusted amount in relation to the amount received or credited
arises on the day on which the company receives the refund, or
on the day on which that payment is credited.".
37. Subparagraph 160APYBB(b)(ii):
After "1B", insert "or 1C".
38. After section 160AQCC:
Insert:
Life assurance companies - debit reducing section 160APM or
160APMAA credit
"160AQCCA. (1) If:
(a) on a particular day, a class B franking credit of a life
assurance company arises:
(i) under section 160APM in relation to an instalment that
the company is required to pay under section 221AZK in respect
of a year of income (also the 'current year of income'); or
(ii) under section 160APMAA in relation to an amount that
the company is required to pay under subsection 221AZR(1) in
respect of a year of income (also the 'current year of
income'); and
(b) a notice of an original company tax assessment for the
current year of income has not been served, or been taken to
have been served, on the company on or before that day;
then a class B franking debit of the company worked out under
subsection (2) of this section arises on that day.
"(2) The amount of the franking debit is equal to the
adjusted amount in relation to the amount calculated for the
current year of income using the formula:
x Amount x ( Preceding - Non-fund )
paid ( year's component of )
preceding year's )
company tax )
Preceding year's company tax )
where:
'Statutory factor' means 1.0;
Note: Statutory factor is used and modified in section 160APVH.
'Preceding year's company tax' means the company tax assessed
to the company for the year of income (the 'preceding year of
income') that immediately preceded the current year of income;
'Non-fund component of preceding year's company tax' means so
much of the company tax assessed to the company for the
preceding year of income as is attributable to the non-fund
component.
"(3) If:
(a) on a particular day, a class B franking credit of a life
assurance company arises under:
(i) section 160APM in relation to an instalment that the
company is required to pay under section 221AZK in respect of a
year of income (the 'current year of income'); or
(ii) under section 160APMAA in relation to an amount that
the company is required to pay under subsection 221AZR(1) in
respect of a year of income (also the 'current year of
income'); and
(b) either:
(i) before that day, a notice of an original company tax
assessment for the current year of income has been served, or
is taken to have been served, on the company; or
(ii) on or after that day, a notice of an original company
tax assessment for the current year of income is served, or
taken to be served, on the company;
then a class B franking debit of the company worked out under
subsection (4) of this section arises on the later of the
particular day and the day on which the notice is served or
taken to be served.
"(4) The amount of the franking debit is equal to the
adjusted amount in relation to the amount calculated using the
formula:
x Amount x ( Current - Non-fund )
paid ( year's component of )
current year's )
company tax )
( Current year's company tax )
where
'Statutory factor' means 1.0;
Note: Statutory factor is used and modified in section 160APVH.
'Current year's company tax' means the company tax assessed
to the company for the current year of income;
'Non-fund component of current year's company tax' means so
much of the company tax assessed to the company for the current
year of income as is attributable to the non-fund component.
Life assurance companies - debit reversing subsection
160APVA(1) credit
"160AQCCB. If:
(a) on a particular day, a class B franking credit of a life
assurance company arises under subsection 160APVA(1) in
relation to a refund received by the company in respect of an
instalment for a year of income (the 'current year of income');
and
(b) on or after that day, a notice of an original company tax
assessment for the current year of income is served, or taken
to be served, on the company;
then a class B franking debit of the company equal to the
amount of the class B franking credit arises on the day on
which the notice is served, or taken to be served.".
39. Before paragraph 160AQCN(1)(a):
Insert:
"(aa) subsection 160APVA(1);
(ab) subsection 160APVA(3);".
40. After subsection 160AQCN(2):
Insert:
"(2A) If:
(a) on a particular day, a class A franking credit of a
company arises under subsection 160APVH(1) because of paragraph
(aa) of that subsection in relation to a company tax instalment
in respect of a year of income; and
(b) on or after that day, a notice of an original company tax
assessment for the year of income is served, or taken to be
served, on the company;
then a class A franking debit of the company equal to the
amount of the class A franking credit arises on the day on
which the notice is served or taken to be served.".
41. After paragraph 160AQD(1)(b):
Insert:
"or (ba) has paid a company tax instalment;".
42. Paragraph 160AQD(1)(c):
After "tax", insert "or the company tax instalment".
43. After subsection 160AQD(1A):
Insert:
"(1B) An estimated class A debit in relation to a company tax
instalment must relate to the refund of that instalment under
section 221AZL or 221AZQ.".
44. After paragraph 160AQDA(1)(b):
Insert:
"or (ba) has paid a company tax instalment;".
45. Paragraph 160AQDA(1)(c):
After "tax", insert "or the company tax instalment".
46. After subsection 160AQDA(2):
Insert:
"(2A) An estimated class B debit in relation to a company tax
instalment must relate to the refund of that instalment under
section 221AZL or 221AZQ.".
47. After Subdivision B of Division 5 of Part IIIAA:
Insert:
"Subdivision BA - Deficit deferral tax
Class A deficit deferral tax
Situation that gives rise to liability
"160AQJA. (1) If:
(a) during a franking year (the 'first franking year') a life
assurance company pays one or more instalments under section
221AZK for a year of income; and
(b) at a particular time during the next franking year (the
'second franking year') the company receives a refund of the whole or
a part of the instalment, or one or more of the instalments,
under section 221AZL or 221AZQ; and
(c) assuming that the refund, together with any previous
refund of one or more instalments, for the year of income, had
been received by the company on the last day of the first
franking year, the company would have had a class A franking
deficit, or an increased class A franking deficit, at the end
of the first franking year;
a class A deficit deferral amount (defined in subsection (2))
arises in relation to the company and the refund.
Class A deficit deferral amount
"(2) The 'class A deficit deferral amount' is the amount of
the class A franking deficit, or the amount of the increase in
the class A franking deficit, referred to in paragraph (1)(c).
Amount of class A deficit deferral tax
"(3) If a class A deficit deferral amount arises in relation
to a company and a refund, the company is liable to pay class A
deficit deferral tax in relation to the refund. The amount of
the tax is the gross class A deficit deferral amount (see
subsection (4)) reduced by any class A deficit deferral tax
already payable by the company in relation to refunds received
in the second franking year.
Gross class A deficit deferral amount
"(4) The 'gross class A deficit deferral amount' is worked
out using the following formula:
Class A deficit x 39 )
deferral amount 61 )
Additional amounts taken to be part of instalment
"(5) If an amount is paid under subsection 221AZR(1) in the
same year as the instalment mentioned in that subsection, then,
for the purposes of this section, the amount is to be treated
as being part of the instalment.
Class B deficit deferral tax
Situation that gives rise to liability
"160AQJB. (1) If:
(a) during a franking year (the 'first franking year') a
company pays one or more instalments under section 221AZK for a
year of income; and
(b) at a particular time during the next franking year (the
'second franking year') the company receives a refund of the whole or
a part of the instalment, or one or more of the instalments,
under section 221AZL or 221AZQ; and
(c) assuming that the refund, together with any previous
refund of one or more instalments for the year of income, had
been received by the company on the last day of the first
franking year, the company would have had a class B franking
deficit, or an increased class B franking deficit, at the end
of the first franking year;
a class B deficit deferral amount (defined in subsection (2))
arises in relation to the company and the refund.
Class B deficit deferral amount
"(2) The 'class B deficit deferral amount' is the amount of
the class B franking deficit, or the amount of the increase in
the class B franking deficit, referred to in paragraph (1)(c).
Amount of class B deficit deferral tax
"(3) If a class B deficit deferral amount arises in relation
to a company and a refund, the company is liable to pay class B
deficit deferral tax in relation to the refund. The amount of
the tax is the gross class B deficit deferral amount (see
subsection (4)) reduced by any class B deficit deferral tax
already payable by the company in relation to refunds received
in the second franking year.
Gross class B deficit deferral amount
"(4) The 'gross class B deficit deferral amount' is worked
out using the following formula:
Class B deficit x 33 )
deferral amount 67 )
Additional amounts taken to be part of instalment
"(5) If an amount is paid under subsection 221AZR(1) in the
same year as the instalment mentioned in that subsection, then,
for the purposes of this section, the amount is to be treated
as being part of the instalment.".
48. Heading to Subdivision C of Division 5 of Part IIIAA:
After "Deficit Tax", insert "and Deficit Deferral Tax".
49. Paragraph 160AQK(1)(a):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
"(a) a company has become liable to pay:
(i) class A franking deficit tax for a franking year; or
(ii) class B franking deficit tax for a franking year; or
(iii) class A deficit deferral tax in relation to the
refund of one or more instalments paid during a franking year;
or
(iv) class B deficit deferral tax in relation to the refund
of one or more instalments paid during a franking year;
or any combination of these taxes in respect of the same
franking year; and".
50. Paragraph 160AQK(1)(c):
Omit "and the class B franking deficit tax", substitute ", the
class B franking deficit tax, the class A deficit deferral tax
and the class B deficit deferral tax".
51. After section 160ARE:
Insert:
Deficit deferral tax returns
"160AREA. If a class A deficit deferral amount (see
subsection 160AQJA(2)) or a class B deficit deferral amount
(see subsection 160AQJB(2)) arises in relation to a company in
relation to a refund, the company must lodge a return in
relation to the deficit deferral amount within 14 days after
receiving the refund.".
52. Paragraph 160ARH(1)(a):
Omit "under this Part", substitute "under section 160ARE or
160ARF".
53. After section 160ARH:
Insert:
Deficit deferral tax return taken to be an assessment
"160ARHA. If, at a particular time (the 'return time'), a
return (the 'deficit deferral tax return') under section
160AREA is lodged by a company, the following provisions have
effect:
(a) the Commissioner is taken, at the return time, to have
made an assessment (the 'deficit deferral tax assessment') of
any deficit deferral tax payable by the company, being the
amount as specified in the deficit deferral tax return;
(b) the deficit deferral tax return is taken to be a notice
of the deficit deferral tax assessment and to be signed by the
Commissioner;
(c) the notice of the deficit deferral tax assessment is
taken to have been served on the company at the return time.".
54. Section 160ARK:
Add at the end:
"(3) If a company has not lodged a return in relation to a
deficit deferral amount within the time specified in section
160AREA, the Commissioner may make an assessment of deficit
deferral tax payable by the company in relation to the deficit
deferral amount.".
55. Subsection 160ARN(8):
Add at the end "or a deficit deferral tax assessment.".
56. Section 160ARR:
Insert ", deficit deferral tax" after "franking deficit tax".
57. After section 160ARU:
Insert:
Due date for payment of deficit deferral tax
"160ARUA. Deficit deferral tax assessed in relation to a
refund becomes due and payable, or is taken to have become due
and payable,
14 days after the refund is received.".
58. Subsection 160ARW(1):
Insert ", deficit deferral tax" after "franking deficit tax".
59. Subsection 160ARXA(1) (definition of "franking tax law"):
After "tax", insert "or deficit deferral tax".
60. Subsection 160ARXA(1) (definitions of "franking tax
shortfall" and "proper franking tax"):
Omit the definitions, substitute:
"'franking tax shortfall' means:
(a) in relation to a company and a franking year:
(i) the class A franking tax shortfall in relation to the
company and the franking year; or
(ii) the class B franking tax shortfall in relation to the
company and the franking year; and
(b) in relation to a company and a refund:
(i) the class A deficit deferral tax shortfall in relation
to the company and the refund; or
(ii) the class B deficit deferral tax shortfall in relation
to the company and the refund;
'proper franking tax' means:
(a) in relation to a company and a franking year:
(i) the class A proper franking tax in relation to the
company and the franking year; or
(ii) the class B proper franking tax in relation to the
company and the franking year; and
(b) in relation to a company and a refund:
(i) the proper class A deficit deferral tax in relation to
the company and the refund; or
(ii) the proper class B deficit deferral tax in relation to
the company and the refund;".
61. Subsection 160ARXA(1):
Insert:
"'class A deficit deferral tax shortfall', in relation to a
company and a refund, means any amount by which the company's
class A statement deficit deferral tax for that refund at the
time at which it was lowest is less than the company's class A
proper deficit deferral tax for that refund;
'class B deficit deferral tax shortfall', in relation to a
company and a refund, means any amount by which the company's
class B statement deficit deferral tax for that refund at the
time at which it was lowest is less than the company's class B
proper deficit deferral tax for that refund;
'class A proper deficit deferral tax', in relation to a
company and a refund, means the class A deficit deferral tax
properly payable by the company in relation to the refund;
'class B proper deficit deferral tax', in relation to a
company and a refund, means the class B deficit deferral tax
properly payable by the company in relation to the refund;
'class A statement deficit deferral tax', in relation to a
company, a refund, and a time, means the class A deficit
deferral tax that would have been payable by the company in
relation to the refund if the tax were assessed at that time
taking into account taxation statements by the company;
'class B statement deficit deferral tax', in relation to a
company, a refund and a time, means the class B deficit
deferral tax that would have been payable by the company in
relation to the refund if the tax were assessed at that time
taking into account taxation statements by the company;
'deficit deferral tax shortfall', in relation to a company
and a refund, means class A deficit deferral tax shortfall or
class B deficit deferral tax shortfall;
'statement deficit deferral tax', in relation to a company
and a refund, means class A statement deficit deferral tax or
class B statement deficit deferral tax;".
62. Section 160ARXC:
Add at the end "or 2 or more refunds".
63. After section 160ARX:
Insert:
Class A deficit deferral tax-penalty
"160ARYA. A company is liable to pay, by way of penalty,
additional tax equal to 30% of the class A deficit deferral tax
that is payable by the company in relation to a refund if the
class A deficit deferral amount that arises under subsection
160AQJA(2) in relation to the refund is greater than 10% of the
amount worked out using the following formula:
- ( 0.2 x 61 The amount of the )
( ---------- refunds referred )
( 39 to in paragraph )
( 160AQJA(1)(c) )
Class B deficit deferral tax-penalty
"160ARYB. A company is liable to pay, by way of penalty,
additional tax equal to 30% of the class B deficit deferral tax
that is payable by the company in relation to a refund if the
class B deficit deferral amount that arises under subsection
160AQJB(2) in relation to the refund is greater than the amount
worked out using the following formula:
x ( Total of class B - The adjusted amount )
in relation to refunds )
referred to in paragraph )
160AQJB(1)(c) )".
64. Section 160ARZ:
Add at the end:
"(2) If a company refuses or fails to furnish, when and as
required under this Act to do so, a return, or any information,
relating to a refund, being a return relating to or information
relating to, or to the affairs of, the company, the company is
liable to pay, by way of penalty, additional tax equal to
double any deficit deferral tax payable in relation to the
refund.".
65. Paragraph 160ARZA(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
66. Paragraph 160ARZB(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
67. Paragraph 160ARZC(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
68. Paragraph 160ARZD(1)(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
69. Sub-subparagraph 160ARZD(1)(c)(ii)(B):
Omit "and".
70. After sub-subparagraph 160ARZD(1)(c)(ii)(B):
Insert:
"(C) if the shortfall is a class A deficit deferral tax
shortfall - the class A deficit deferral tax that would have
refund if the
tax were assessed on the basis of the company's return under
section 160AREA in relation to that refund;
(D) if the shortfall is a class B deficit deferral tax
shortfall - the class B deficit deferral tax that would have
refund if the
tax were assessed on the basis of the company's return under
section 160AREA in relation to that refund; and".
71. Paragraph 160ARZE(1)(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
72. Paragraph 160ARZE(1)(b):
After "the year", insert ", or the refund,".
73. Paragraph 160ARZF(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
74. Paragraph 160ARZF(b):
After "the year", insert ", or the refund,".
75. Paragraph 160ARZF(c):
After "the year", insert ", or the refund,".
76. Paragraph 160ARZG(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
77. Subparagraph 160ARZI(b)(ii):
After "the franking year", insert ", or the company's statement
deficit deferral tax in relation to the refund,".
78. Subparagraph 160ARZI(b)(iii):
Omit "year of income", substitute "franking year or refund,".
79. Subparagraph 160ARZI(b)(iv):
After "franking year", insert "or refund".
80. Paragraph 160ARZJ(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
81. Paragraph 160ARZJ(b):
After "the year", insert ", or the refund,".
82. Paragraph 160ARZK(a):
After "a franking year", insert "or a refund".
83. Paragraph 160ARZK(b):
After "the year", insert ", or the refund,".
84. Section 160ARZL:
After "a year", insert "or a refund".
85. Section 160ARZL:
After "that year", insert ", or that refund,".
86. Transitional - modification of dividend imputation
provisions resulting from reduction in the company tax rate
(1) If, after 17 February 1994, any of the following events
occurs:
(a) a company makes a payment of tax, other than an initial
payment under section 221AP of the Principal Act, in respect of
the 1993-94 year of income during the 1993-94 franking year of
the company; or
(b) a company receives a refund under Division 1B of Part VI
of the Principal Act in respect of an amount to which paragraph
(a) applies; or
(c) a company receives a refund of an amount to which
paragraph (a) applies where the refund is covered by section
160APYBA of the Principal Act; or
(d) the Commissioner applies an amount paid by a company and
the application is covered by section 160APYBA of the Principal
Act in respect of an amount to which paragraph (a) applies; or
(e) an amendment is made to an assessment of the company tax
payable by a company for the 1993-94 year of income that was
made before the end of the 1993-94 franking year of the
company, other than an amendment where:
(i) the assessment was made on or before 17 February 1994;
and
(ii) the amendment effects a reduction in the liability of
the company; or
(f) an amount is calculated, as a result of an event covered
by a preceding paragraph, using a formula in any of the
following provisions:
(i) section 160APVBA or 160APVD of the Principal Act;
(ii) sections 160AQCE to 160AQCK (inclusive) of the
Principal Act;
then in applying Part IIIAA of the Principal Act in relation to
the event, despite paragraphs (a) and (aa) of the definition of
"applicable general company tax rate" in section 160APA of that
Act, a reference to the general company tax rate is, and is
taken to have always been, a reference to 39%.
(2) If subitem (1) would result in a company having a
franking deficit, or an increased franking deficit, at the end
of the 1993-94 franking year, subitem (1) does not apply in
relation to the company, but:
(a) the class A franking account balance of the company at
the start of the 1994-95 franking year is taken to be nil; and
(b) a class A franking debit of the company equal to the
amount of the franking deficit, or the amount of the increase
in the franking deficit, arises on the day when this item
commences.
(3) In this item:
"Principal Act" means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936;
"1993-94 franking year", in relation to a company, means:
(a) if a franking year of the company:
(i) is covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of
"franking year" in section 160APA of the Principal Act; and
(ii) begins after 31 December 1992 and before 1 July 1993;
that franking year; or
(b) if a franking year of the company:
(i) is covered by paragraph (c) of that definition; and
(ii) begins on 1 July 1993;
that franking year.
"1994-95 franking year", in relation to a company, means the
franking year of the company immediately following the 1993-94
franking year.
PART 4 - RETURN OF DEDUCTED SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTIONS
87. Section 82AAQ:
Add at the end:
"(2) If:
(a) a taxpayer has, under this Act or the previous Act, been
allowed in an assessment in respect of income of any year of
income a deduction in respect of an amount set apart or paid as
or to a fund (the 'original fund') for the purpose of making
provision for superannuation benefits for, or for dependants
of, an employee; and
(b) either:
(i) a person (the 'recipient') other than the taxpayer
receives in the year of income a payment or benefit from the
original fund or a successor fund of the original fund, other
than in the capacity as a member of the fund; or
(ii) the taxpayer (also the 'recipient') receives in the
year of income a payment or benefit from a successor fund of
the original fund, other than in the capacity as a member of
the fund; and
(c) the making of the payment or providing of the benefit
reasonably represents the return to any extent of the amount,
or earnings on the amount, set apart or paid as mentioned in
paragraph (a);
the amount of the payment, or value of the benefit, is, to the
extent that it reasonably represents the return as mentioned in
paragraph (c), included in the recipient's assessable income of
the year of income.
"(3) A fund that provides superannuation benefits (the 'test
fund') is a 'successor fund' of the original fund if:
(a) the original fund, or any other fund that is a successor
fund of the original fund because of another application of
this subsection, has transferred any of its assets to the test
fund; or
(b) an eligible termination payment (within the meaning of
section 27A) made in relation to a member of:
(i) the original fund; or
(ii) any other fund that is a successor fund of the
original fund because of another application of this
subsection;
is, because of the payment of an amount to the test fund, taken
to be rolled-over within the meaning of that section.".
88. Application
The amendment made by this Part applies to payments or benefits
received on or after 1 July 1988.
PART 5 - CREDIT UNIONS
89. Subsection 6H(5):
Omit the subsection, substitute:
"(5) For the purposes of this section, the notional taxable
income of a credit union of a year of income is the amount that
would be its taxable income of the year of income if:
(a) section 23G did not apply to income derived by it in the
1994-95 year of income or any later year of income; and
(b) Division 9 of Part III had not been enacted.".
90. Application
The amendment made by this Part applies to assessments in
respect of income of the 1994-95 year of income and of all
later years of income.
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994 - SCHEDULE 2
Section 3
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO POOLED DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
PART 1 - INCOME TAX RATES ACT 1986
1. Object
The object of this Part is to reduce the rate of tax payable by
a pooled development fund ("PDF") in respect of its "SME income
component" from 25% to 15%. The "SME income component" is based
on income derived by the PDF from investments in certain small
and medium enterprises.
2. Subsection 3(1):
Insert:
"'SME income component' has the same meaning as in
Subdivision B of Division 10E of Part III of the Assessment
Act;
'unregulated investment component' has the same meaning as in
Subdivision B of Division 10E of Part III of the Assessment
Act.".
3. Subsections 23(4C) and (4D):
Omit the subsections, substitute:
"(4C) The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a
company that becomes a PDF during a year of income and is still
a PDF at the end of the year of income are:
(a) in respect of the SME income component - 15%; and
(b) in respect of the unregulated investment component - 25%;
and
(c) in respect of so much of the taxable income as exceeds
the PDF component - 33%.
"(4D) The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a
company that is a PDF throughout the year of income are:
(a) in respect of the SME income component - 15%; and
(b) in respect of the unregulated investment component -
25%.".
4. Application
The amendments made by this Part apply to assessments in
respect of income of the 1994-95 year of income and of all
later years of income.
PART 2 - INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936
5. Objects
The objects of this Part are:
(a) to provide for the intercorporate dividend rebate for a
pooled development fund ("PDF") to be calculated by reference
to the rate of tax applicable to the SME income component of
its taxable income; and
(b) to set out rules for working out the various components
of the taxable income of a PDF; and
(c) to make certain adjustments to the tax treatment of
capital gains and capital losses of PDFs.
6. Subsection 46(1):
Insert:
"'PDF dividend' means a dividend paid to a shareholder that
is a PDF;
'SME income component' has the same meaning as in Subdivision
B of Division 10E.".
7. After subsection 46(1):
Insert:
"(1AAA) This section does not apply to a PDF dividend if the
dividend is paid in respect of an unregulated investment
(within the meaning of the Pooled Development Funds Act
1992).".
8. Subsection 46(2):
Insert "(other than PDF dividends)" after "dividends" (wherever
occurring).
9. After subsection 46(2):
Insert:
"(2A) Subject to this section, if:
(a) one or more PDF dividends were paid in a year of income
to a shareholder; and
(b) the shareholder is a resident;
the shareholder is entitled to a rebate in its assessment in
respect of income of the year of income. The amount of the
rebate is obtained by applying the rate of tax payable by the
shareholder in respect of the SME income component of its
taxable income to the part of any PDF dividends that is
included in its taxable income.".
10. After subsection 46(7):
Insert:
"(7AA) For the purposes of subsection (2A), the part of any
PDF dividends that is included in the taxable income of a
shareholder of the year of income is:
(a) if the SME income component of the taxable income is
equal to or less than the amount of the PDF dividends included
in the shareholder's assessable income of the year of income -
the whole of the SME income component of the taxable income; or
(b) in any other case - so much of the SME income component
of the taxable income as equals the amount (if any) of the PDF
dividends included in the shareholder's assessable income of
the year of income.".
11. Subsection 46(7A):
Insert "or (2A)" after "(2)" (wherever occurring).
12. Paragraph 46(7A)(a):
Insert "(other than PDF dividends)" after "dividends" (wherever
occurring).
13. Subsection 46(7A):
Add at the end:
"; and (c) a reference in this section to the part of any PDF
dividends that is included in the shareholder's taxable income
is to be read as a reference to the part of any PDF dividends
that would have been included in the shareholder's taxable
income if the option had been exercised in such a way that the
value of the article that would have been taken into account at
the end of the year of income would have been the lowest amount
at which the value of that article could have been taken into
account at that time in accordance with subsection 31(1).".
14. Subsection 46A(1):
Insert:
"'PDF dividend' means a dividend paid to a shareholder that
is a PDF;
'SME income component' has the same meaning as in Subdivision
B of Division 10E.".
15. After subsection 46A(1):
Insert:
"(1AA) This section does not apply to a PDF dividend if the
dividend is paid in respect of an unregulated investment
(within the meaning of the Pooled Development Funds Act
1992).".
16. Subsection 46A(5):
Insert "(other than PDF dividends)" after "dividends" (wherever
occurring).
17. After subsection 46A(5):
Insert:
"(5A) Subject to this section, if:
(a) one or more PDF dividends were paid in a year of income
to a shareholder; and
(b) the shareholder is a resident;
the shareholder is entitled to a rebate in its assessment in
The amount of the
rebate is obtained by applying the rate of tax payable by the
shareholder in respect of the SME income component of its
taxable income to the net income derived from PDF dividends by
the shareholder.".
18. After subsection 46A(9):
Insert:
"(9A) For the purposes of subsection (5A), the net income
derived from PDF dividends by a shareholder is the amount
remaining after deducting from the amount of the PDF dividends
included in the assessable income of the shareholder of the
year of income the deductions allowed or allowable to the
shareholder under this Act in respect of those dividends.".
19. Subsection 46A(10):
Omit "subsection (9)", substitute "subsections (9) and (9A)".
20. Subsection 46A(10):
Omit "in respect of the dividends", substitute "in respect of
particular dividends".
21. Heading to Division 10E of Part III:
Omit "Shares in PDFs", substitute "PDFs (pooled development
funds)".
22. Before section 124ZM:
Insert the following heading:
"Subdivision A - Shares in PDFs".
23. After section 124ZR:
Insert the following Subdivisions:
"Subdivision B - Components of the taxable income of PDFs
Definitions
"124ZS. In this Subdivision:
'non-CGT assessable income' means an amount included in
assessable income otherwise than under Part IIIA or Subdivision
C of this Division;
'SME investment' means an investment other than an
unregulated investment;
Note: 'SME' stands for small and medium enterprises.
'unregulated investment' has the same meaning as in the
Pooled Development Funds Act 1992.
SME assessable income
SME assessable income
"124ZT. (1) A company's SME assessable income of a year of
income is the sum of:
(a) so much of the company's non-CGT assessable income of the
year of income as was derived:
(i) from, or from the disposal of, an SME investment of the
company; and
(ii) at a time when the company was a PDF; and
(b) any assessable income allocated to the company's SME
assessable income under section 124ZZB.
Note: Section 124ZZB deals with capital gains etc.
When assessable income derived
"(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), if an amount is
derived by a company during, but not at a particular time
during, a year of income, the amount is taken to have been
derived by the company on the last day of the year of income.
SME income component
Full-year PDFs
"124ZU. (1) The SME income component of a year of income of a
company that is a PDF throughout the year of income is so much
of the company's taxable income of the year of income as does
not exceed the amount (if any) remaining after deducting from
the company's SME assessable income of the year of income any
deductions allowable to the company in relation to the year of
income.
Part-year PDFs
"(2) The SME income component of a year of income of a
company that becomes a PDF during the year of income and is
still a PDF at the end of the year of income is so much of the
company's adjusted taxable income of the year of income as does
not exceed the amount (if any) remaining after deducting from
the company's SME assessable income of the year of income any
deductions where both of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(a) the deductions were allowable to the company in relation
to the year of income;
(b) the deductions were taken into account in working out the
company's PDF component of the year of income. For this
purpose, 'adjusted taxable income' means so much of the
company's taxable income of the year of income as does not
exceed its PDF component of the year of income.
Unregulated investment component
Full-year PDFs
"124ZV. (1) The unregulated investment component of a year of
income of a company that is a PDF throughout the year of income
is the amount (if any) remaining after deducting from the
company's taxable income of the year of income the company's
SME income component of the year of income.
Part-year PDFs
"(2) The unregulated investment component of a year of income
of a company that becomes a PDF during the year of income and
is still a PDF at the end of the year of income is the amount
(if any) remaining after deducting from the company's adjusted
taxable income of the year of income the company's SME income
component of the year of income. For this purpose, 'adjusted
taxable income' means so much of the company's taxable income
of the year of income as does not exceed its PDF component of
the year of income.
"Subdivision C - Adjustments of the tax treatment of capital
gains and capital losses of PDFs
Definitions
"124ZW. In this Subdivision:
'class', in relation to assessable income, means a class
specified in section 124ZY;
'company' does not include a company in a capacity of
trustee;
'non-CGT assessable income' means an amount included in
assessable income otherwise than under Part IIIA or this
Subdivision;
'ordinary 160Z gain amount', in relation to the disposal of
an asset, means any capital gain that would (apart from this
Subdivision) be deemed for the purposes of Part IIIA to have
accrued in respect of the disposal of the asset;
'ordinary 160Z loss amount', in relation to a disposal of an
asset, means any capital loss that would (apart from this
Subdivision) be deemed for the purposes of Part IIIA to have
been incurred in respect of the disposal of the asset;
'overall 160Z gain', in relation to a class of assessable
income, means:
(a) the amount by which the total ordinary 160Z gain amount
for that class exceeds the total ordinary 160Z loss amount for
that class; or
(b) if an amount has been applied under subsection 124ZZB(2)
in reduction of an overall 160Z gain previously calculated
under this definition - the amount by which that previous
overall 160Z gain exceeds the amount so applied under that
subsection;
'overall 160Z loss', in relation to a class of assessable
income, means the amount by which the total ordinary 160Z gain
amount for that class is less than the total ordinary 160Z loss
amount for that class;
'prior year Part IIIA loss', in relation to a year of income
(the 'loss year'), means the amount (if any) by which the sum
of:
(a) the total of the overall 160Z losses for all the classes
of assessable income for the loss year; and
(b) any prior year Part IIIA loss calculated under this
definition for the year of income immediately preceding the
loss year;
exceeds the total of the overall 160Z gains (before any
application of section 124ZZB) for all the classes of
assessable income;
'residual overall 160Z gain' means so much of an overall 160Z
gain as remains after the application of subsection 124ZZB(2);
'SME assessable income' has the meaning given by Subdivision
B;
'SME investment' means an investment other than an
unregulated investment;
'total ordinary 160Z gain amount', in relation to a class of
assessable income, means the total of so much of any ordinary
160Z gains amounts as has been allocated to that class under
section 124ZZA;
'total ordinary 160Z loss amount', in relation to a class of
assessable income, means the total of so much of any ordinary
160Z loss amounts as has been allocated that class under
section 124ZZA;
'unregulated investment' has the same meaning as in the
Pooled Development Funds Act 1992.
Companies to which this Subdivision applies
"124ZX. This Subdivision applies to a company in relation to
a year of income if:
(a) the company is a PDF throughout the year of income; or
(b) the company becomes a PDF during the year of income and
is still a PDF at the end of the year of income.
Classes of assessable income
Classes
"124ZY. (1) The classes of assessable income of the company
are as follows:
(a) SME assessable income (see section 124ZT);
(b) other assessable income (see subsection (2)).
Other assessable income
"(2) The company's other assessable income of the year of
income is the sum of:
(a) so much of the company's non-CGT assessable income of the
year of income as is not included in the company's SME
assessable income of the year of income; and
(b) any assessable income allocated to the company's other
assessable income under section 124ZZB.
Section 160ZO does not apply
"124ZZ. Nothing is to be included in the company's assessable
income of the year of income under section 160ZO.
Allocation of gain amounts and loss amounts to classes of
assessable income
Disposals of SME investments
"124ZZA. (1) If:
(a) there is an ordinary 160Z gain amount, or an ordinary
160Z loss amount, in respect of a disposal of an SME investment
of the company; and
(b) the company was a PDF at the time of the disposal;
the ordinary 160Z gain amount or ordinary 160Z loss amount, as
the case may be, is taken into account in determining the
overall 160Z gain or overall 160Z loss for the class known as
SME assessable income.
Disposals of assets other than SME investments
"(2) If:
(a) there is an ordinary 160Z gain amount, or an ordinary
160Z loss amount, in respect of a disposal of an asset of the
company; and
(b) subsection (1) does not apply to the disposal;
the ordinary 160Z gain amount or the ordinary 160Z loss amount,
as the case may be, is taken into account in determining the
overall 160Z gain or overall 160Z loss for the class known as
other assessable income.
Assessable income etc. in relation to 160Z gain amounts
Assessable income after reduction of overall 160Z gain
"124ZZB. (1) The assessable income of each class includes the
amount (if any) that is left over after the overall 160Z gain
for that class has been reduced in accordance with this
section.
Reduction - overall 160Z loss
"(2) If there is an overall 160Z loss for a particular class
of assessable income, the loss is to be applied in reduction of
overall 160Z gains for the remaining class.
Reduction - prior year Part IIIA loss
"(3) Any prior year Part IIIA loss for the immediately
preceding year of income is to be applied in reduction of
residual overall 160Z gains for the classes of assessable
income in the following order:
(a) SME assessable income;
(b) other assessable income.
References to section 160ZO
"124ZZC. A reference in section 51AAA to an amount included
in assessable income under section 160ZO includes a reference
to an amount included in assessable income under subsection
124ZZB(1).
Net capital loss not to be incurred
"124ZZD. For the purposes of Part IIIA, the company is taken
not to have incurred any net capital loss in respect of the
year of income under section 160ZC.".
23. Application
The amendments made by this Part apply to assessments in
respect of income of the 1994-95 year of income and of all
later years of income.
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994 - SCHEDULE 3
Section 3
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SUPERANNUATION
PART 1 - FRINGE BENEFITS TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1986
1. Object
The object of this Part is to deny an exemption from fringe
benefits tax in respect of superannuation contributions by an
employer unless the contributions are paid to a fund that the
employer reasonably believes to be a complying superannuation
fund.
2. Subsection 136(1) (definition of "fringe benefit"):
(a) Omit paragraph (j), substitute:
"(j) a benefit constituted by:
(i) the making of a payment of money to a superannuation
fund (as defined by subsection 6(1) of the Income Tax
Assessment Act 1936) that the person making the payment had
reasonable grounds for believing was a complying superannuation
fund (as defined by subsection 267(1) of the Income Tax
Assessment Act 1936); or
(ii) the making of a payment of money to a non-resident
superannuation fund (within the meaning of section 6E of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936) in respect of a person who is
an exempt visitor to Australia for the purposes of section 517
of that Act in relation to the year of income in which the
payment is made;".
(b) Insert after paragraph (k):
"(ka) an 'exempt resident foreign termination payment', or an
'exempt non-resident foreign termination payment', as defined
by subsection 27A(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936;
(kb) a payment to which section 27CAA or 27CE of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 applies;".
3. Subsection 136 (1) (definition of "superannuation fund"):
Omit the definition.
4. After section 136AA:
Insert:
What constitutes reasonable belief that a superannuation fund
is a complying superannuation fund
"136AB. (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a person makes a
payment to a superannuation fund, the person is taken, for the
purposes of paragraph (j) of the definition of 'fringe benefit'
in subsection 136(1), to have reasonable grounds for believing
that the fund is a complying superannuation fund (as defined by
subsection 267(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936) if, at
or before the time when the payment is made, the person has
obtained a written statement, provided by or on behalf of the
trustee of the fund, that the fund:
(a) is a resident regulated superannuation fund within the
meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993;
and
(b) is not subject to a direction under section 63 of that
Act.
"(2) A person who makes a payment to a superannuation fund is
taken not to have reasonable grounds for believing that the
fund is a complying superannuation fund if, when the payment is
made:
(a) the person:
(i) is the trustee or the manager of the fund; or
(ii) is an associate of the trustee or the manager of the
fund; and
(b) the person has reasonable grounds for believing that the
fund is not a resident regulated superannuation fund within the
meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
or is operating while in breach of that Act or regulations
under that Act.
"(3) Section 39 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision)
Act 1993 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) of this
section in a corresponding way to the way in which it applies
for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 5 of that Act.".
5. Application
The amendments made by this Part apply in respect of benefits
provided on or after 1 July 1994.
PART 2 - INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936
Division 1 - Resident and non-resident superannuation funds
6. Object
The object of this Division is to define resident and
non-resident superannuation funds and to make other related
provisions.
7. Subsection 6(1):
Insert:
"'non-resident superannuation fund' has the meaning given by
section 6E;
'resident superannuation fund' has the meaning given by
section 6E;".
8. Subsection 6(1) (definition of "foreign superannuation
fund"):
After "means", insert ", subject to subsection (7A),".
9. Subsection 6(1) (definition of "superannuation fund"):
Omit the definition, substitute:
"'superannuation fund' means:
(a) a scheme for the payment of superannuation benefits upon
retirement or death; or
(b) a superannuation fund within the definition of
'superannuation fund' in section 10 of the Superannuation
Industry (Supervision) Act 1993;".
10. After subsection 6(7):
Insert:
"(7A) A provident, benefit, superannuation or retirement fund
beginning of the final instalment day until the end of the day
on which the later crediting occurs.
"(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), but subject to
subsection (5), the excess is attributable to a particular
payment to the extent that it would be set off against that
payment if it were set off in succession against each of the
payments in the reverse of the order in which they were made.
"(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), any payment is to be
disregarded to the extent that:
(a) it consists of an amount on which interest is payable
under section 9; or
(b) it has been taken into account in any previous
application of subsection (4) of this section in relation to a
later crediting occurring before the current later crediting.
Rate of interest
"8I. Interest under this Part is payable at such annual rate
or rates as are provided for by section 214A of the Tax Act,
less 4 percentage points.
Limit on interest where correlative relief in respect of
foreign tax
"8J. (1) If:
(a) apart from this section, interest is payable on an excess
resulting from the crediting, applying or refunding of one or
more income tax crediting amounts; and
(b) at least one (the 'correlative relief amount') of the
income tax crediting amounts was applied to provide correlative
relief in respect of the taxing of an amount under a law of a
foreign country; and
(c) the interest on the excess, to the extent that it is
attributable to the correlative relief amount, exceeds by an
amount (the 'reduction amount') the lesser of:
(i) the amount of the late payment interest mentioned in
subparagraph (b)(i) of the definition of 'income tax crediting
amount' in subsection 3(1), expressed in Australian currency at
the exchange rate applicable at the time when the taxing of the
amount under the law of the foreign country takes place;
(ii) the correlative relief amount;
then the interest payable is reduced by the reduction amount.
"(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), so much of the
interest payable on the excess mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) as
is worked out using the following formula is taken to be
attributable to the correlative relief amount:
Correlative relief amount
x Excess
Sum of correlative relief amount and any
other income tax crediting amounts
Interpretation
"8K. (1) If the Commissioner is satisfied that no tax is
payable by a person for a year of income, the Commissioner is
taken for the purposes of this Part to have made an assessment
that a nil amount of income tax is payable by the person for
the year of income.
"(2) If the Commissioner issues a notice to a person that no
tax is payable by the person for a year of income, the
Commissioner is taken for the purposes of this Part to have
issued a notice of assessment to the person that a nil amount
of income tax is payable by the person for the year of income.
"(3) If the crediting, applying or refunding of an income tax
crediting amount takes place at different times, the whole of
the income tax crediting amount is taken for the purposes of
this Part to have been credited, applied or refunded at the
earlier or earliest of those times.
"(4) Subsections 221AZF(2) and 221AZM(3) of the Tax Act are
to be disregarded for the purposes of this Part.".
12. Heading to Part III:
Omit the heading, substitute:
"PART III - INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM DECISIONS
TO WHICH THIS ACT APPLIES".
13. After subsection 9(1):
Insert:
"(1A) If:
(a) apart from this subsection, subsection (1) would apply to
an overpayment; and
(b) the decision to which this Act applies mentioned in that
subsection was made wholly or partly to provide correlative
relief in respect of the taxing of an amount under a law of a
foreign country; and
(c) either:
(i) the law of the foreign country did not require the
payment of late payment interest in respect of the amount; or
(ii) the law of the foreign country did require the payment
of late payment interest but the payment had not been made by
the time the decision to which this Act applies was made;
subsection (1) does not apply to the overpayment to the extent
to which it is attributable to the provision of the correlative
relief.".
14. Paragraph 9(5)(a):
Omit "Income Tax Assessment Act 1936", substitute "Tax Act".
15. Subsection 9(7):
Omit "Income Tax Assessment Act 1936", substitute "Tax Act".
16. Paragraph 10(1)(a):
Before "in respect of" insert "if paragraph (aa) does not apply -".
17. After paragraph 10(1)(a):
Insert:
"(aa) if the person is a relevant entity or an instalment
taxpayer and the relevant tax is a relevant tax of a kind
referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of 'relevant
tax' in subsection 3(1) - in respect of the period that
commenced on the final instalment day in relation to the year
of income for which the relevant tax was payable and ended on
the day on which the amount of the relevant tax or the part of
the amount of the relevant tax, as the case may be, was so
refunded or applied; and".
18. Paragraph 10(1)(b):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
"(b) at such annual rate or rates as are provided for by
section 214A of the Tax Act, less 4 percentage points.".
19. Subsections 10(2), (3) and (4):
Omit the subsections.
20. Sections 11 and 11A:
Repeal the sections, substitute:
Limit on overpayment of interest where correlative relief in
respect of foreign tax
"11. If:
(a) apart from this section, interest is payable in respect
of the whole or part (which whole or part is the 'overpayment')
of an amount of relevant tax; and
(b) the decision to which this Act applies mentioned in
subsection 9(1) was made wholly or partly to provide
correlative relief in respect of the taxing of an amount under
a law of a foreign country; and
(c) as a result, the whole or part (which whole or part is
the 'correlative relief amount') of the overpayment is
attributable to the provision of the correlative relief; and
(d) the interest on the overpayment, to the extent that it is
attributable to the correlative relief amount, exceeds the
lesser of:
(i) the amount of the late payment interest paid in respect
of the amount taxed under the law of the foreign country,
expressed in Australian currency at the exchange rate
applicable at the time when the taxing of the amount under the
law of the foreign country takes place;
Note: Such interest must have been paid or subsection 9(1A)
would prevent the correlative relief amount from attracting
interest under this Part.
(ii) the correlative relief amount;
the interest otherwise payable on the overpayment is reduced by
the amount of the excess in paragraph (d).".
21. Subparagraph 12(1)(a)(i):
Omit "Income Tax Assessment Act 1936", substitute "Tax Act".
22. After Part III:
Insert:
"PART IIIA - INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM CERTAIN
REMISSIONS, REFUNDS AND CREDITS
Entitlement to interest
"12A. (1) If:
(a) the Commissioner, as a result of a request by a person:
(i) remits, under subsection 207(1A), 207A(4), 221AY(5),
221AZE(5), 221AZP(4) or 221YDB(4) of the Tax Act, the whole or
part of an amount that has been paid to the Commissioner; or
(ii) refunds the whole or part of an amount under
subsection 221AQ(3), 221AR(6), 221AU(4), 221AV(4), 221AW(5),
221AX(14), 221AZL(2) or 221AZQ(1) of the Tax Act; or
(iii) refunds or credits the whole or part of an amount
under subsection 221YBA(6), 221YCA(2) or 221YG(2) of the Tax
Act; or
(iv) refunds the whole or part of a payment made by the
person on account of:
(A) income tax; or
(B) HEC assessment debt; or
(C) FS assessment debt; or
(D) additional tax under Part VII of the Tax Act; or
(E) interest under section 102AAM of the Tax Act; or
(F) provisional tax; or
(G) an instalment of provisional tax within the meaning
of section 221YA of the Tax Act; or
(H) an amount mentioned in subsection 221AP(1) of the Tax
Act; or
(I) an amount mentioned in paragraph 221AZD(b) of the Tax
Act; or
(J) an instalment under subsection 221AZK(2) of the Tax
Act; and
(b) the remission, refund or crediting takes place more than
30 days after the day on which the request is made;
interest is payable by the Commissioner to the person on the
amount remitted, refunded or credited, calculated in respect of
the period applicable under section 12B at the rate specified
in section 12C.
"(2) A reference in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) to a person
making a payment on account of:
(a) income tax; or
(b) HEC assessment debt; or
(c) FS assessment debt;
does not include a reference to the making of a deduction or
payment under Part VI of the Tax Act or section 20B of the Loan
(Income Equalisation Deposits) Act 1976.
Period of interest
"12B. The interest is payable for the period from the
beginning of the 30th day after the day on which the request
was made until the end of the day on which the remission,
refund or crediting takes place.
Rate of interest
"12C. Interest under this Part is payable at such annual rate
or rates as are provided for by section 214A of the Tax Act,
less 4 percentage points.
"PART IIIB - ADJUSTMENT OF INTEREST
Interest to be in multiples of 1 cent
"12D. If an amount of interest calculated under this Act is
not a multiple of 1 cent, the amount of interest is to be:
(a) if the amount of interest is a multiple of 0.5 cent -
increased by 0.5 cent; or
(b) in any other case - increased or decreased, as the case
requires, to the nearest multiple of 1 cent.
Small amounts of interest not to be paid
"12E. If, apart from this section, an amount of interest:
(a) would be payable to a person under this Act; and
(b) is less than 50 cents;
the amount is not payable to the person.
Adjustment where amount to be paid by, or refunded to, person
does not exceed 49 cents
"12F. If:
(a) an amount of interest payable to a person under this Act
is applied in discharge of a liability of the person to the
Commonwealth; and
(b) the amount (if any) remaining to be paid (the 'net
amount') by the person in relation to that liability is less
than 50 cents;
the net amount is not payable by the person.".
23. Section 13:
Omit "this Act", substitute "Part IIB, Part III or Part IIIA".
24. Section 13:
Add at the end:
"(2) The Commissioner may apply an amount of interest payable
under Part IIA (other than an amount to which subsection (3)
applies) to a person who is neither a relevant entity nor an
instalment taxpayer in payment of the following, in order:
(a) income tax payable by the person for the year of income
following the eligible year of income;
(b) HEC assessment debt worked out by reference to the
person's taxable income of the year of income following the
eligible year of income;
(c) FS assessment debt worked out by reference to the
person's taxable income of the year of income following the
eligible year of income;
(d) additional tax under Part VII of the Tax Act payable by
the person for the year of income following the eligible year
of income;
(e) interest under section 102AAM of the Tax Act payable by
the person for the year of income following the eligible year
of income;
(f) any other liability of the person to the Commonwealth.
"(3) The Commissioner may apply an amount of interest,
payable under Part IIA to a person in respect of a payment of
or on account of provisional tax mentioned in subparagraph
8A(1)(a)(vi) or an instalment of provisional tax mentioned in
subparagraph 8A(1)(a)(vii), in payment of the following, in
order:
(a) income tax payable by the person for the eligible year of
income;
(b) HEC assessment debt worked out by reference to the
person's taxable income of the year of income;
(c) FS assessment debt worked out by reference to the
person's taxable income of the year of income;
(d) additional tax under Part VII of the Tax Act payable by
the person for the year of income;
(e) interest under section 102AAM of the Tax Act payable by
the person for the year of income;
(f) any other liability of the person to the Commonwealth.
"(4) The Commissioner may apply an amount of interest payable
under Part IIA to a person who is a relevant entity or an
instalment taxpayer in payment of the following, in order:
(a) income tax payable by the person for the eligible year of
income;
(b) additional tax under Part VII of the Tax Act payable by
the person for the eligible year of income;
(c) interest under section 102AAM of the Tax Act payable by
the person for the eligible year of income;
(d) any other liability of the person to the Commonwealth.
"(5) In this section:
'eligible year of income', in relation to interest payable
under Part IIA, means the year of income in respect of which
the tax, debt, interest,
amount or instalment mentioned in the applicable subparagraph
of paragraph 8A(1)(a) is payable.".
PART 3 - OTHER ACTS
Division 1 - Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
25. Paragraph 26(jb):
After "Overpayments" insert "and Early Payments".
26. Section 102AAB (definition of "basic statutory interest
rate"):
Omit the definition, substitute:
"'basic statutory interest rate', in relation to a year of
income, means such annual rate or rates of interest as are
provided for by section 214A, less 4 percentage points, for the
year of income or for periods included in the year of income,
as the case may be;".
27. Paragraph 102AAM(5)(b):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
"(b) at such annual rate or rates as are provided for by
section 214A, less 4 percentage points.".
28. Subsection 214A(2):
Omit the subsection, substitute:
"(2) The annual rate at which interest is calculated or
computed under:
(a) section 102AAB, 102AAM, 170AA, 207A, 555 or 592 of this
Act; or
(b) section 93 of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act
1986; or
(c) section 65 of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment
Act 1987; or
(d) section 75 of the Training Guarantee (Administration) Act
1990; or
(e) section 8C, 8I, 10 or 12C of the Taxation (Interest on
Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983;
for any period of, or within, a month is the rate of interest
for that month.".
29. Subsection 555(2) (definition of "basic statutory
interest rate"):
Omit the definition, substitute:
"'basic statutory interest rate', in relation to a year of
income, means such annual rate or rates of interest as are
provided for by section 214A, less 4 percentage points, for the
year of income or for periods included in the year of income,
as the case may be;".
30. Subsection 592(2) (definition of "basic statutory
interest rate"):
Omit the definition, substitute:
"'basic statutory interest rate', in relation to a year of
income, means such annual rate or rates as are provided for by
section 214A, less 4 percentage points, for the year of income
or for periods included in the year of income, as the case may
be;".
Division 2 - Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
31. Subsection 93(2):
Omit the words after "reference to such", substitute "annual
rate or rates as are provided for by section 214A of the Income
Tax Assessment Act 1936, less 4 percentage points.".
32. Subsection 93(3):
Omit the subsection.
Division 3 - Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
33. Subsection 31(1):
Omit "regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 10(1)(b)
of the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments) Act 1983",
substitute "the regulations for the purposes of this
subsection".
34. Subsection 31(2):
Omit the subsection.
35. Subsection 49(2):
Omit "regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 10(1)(b)
of the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments) Act 1983",
substitute "the regulations for the purposes of this
subsection".
36. Subsection 49(3):
Omit the subsection.
Division 4 - Training Guarantee (Administration) Act 1990
37. Subsection 75(2):
Omit the words after "reference to", substitute "such annual
rate or rates as are provided for by section 214A of the Income
Tax Assessment Act 1936, less 4 percentage points".
38. Subsection 75(3):
Omit the subsection.
Division 5 - Australian Capital Territory Taxation
(Administration) Act 1969
39. Paragraph 5A(1)(e):
After "Overpayments" insert "and Early Payments".
Division 6 - Freedom of Information Act 1982
40. Schedule 3:
Omit "Taxation (Interest on Overpayments) Act 1983", substitute
"Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act
1983".
Division 7 - Pay-roll Tax (Territories) Assessment Act 1971
41. Paragraph 5A(1)(e):
After "Overpayments" insert "and Early Payments".
Division 8 - Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
42. Paragraph 65(4)(b):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
"(b) at such annual rate or rates as are provided for by
section 214A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, less 4
percentage points.".
43. Subsection 65(7):
Omit the subsection.
Division 9 - Swimming Pools Tax Refund Act 1992
44. Subsection 5(4):
After "Overpayments" insert "and Early Payments".
45. Subsection 6(3):
After "Overpayments" insert "and Early Payments".
PART 4 - APPLICATION AND TRANSITIONAL
46. Application
(1) The amendment made by item 4 applies to any decision made
on or after 1 July 1994 in relation to an assessment in respect
of income of the 1993-94 year of income or any later year of
income.
(2) The first regulation made for the purposes of paragraph
3A(1)(b) or (2)(b) of the amended Act (see item 10) has effect
in relation to the making of any decision, or the applying of
any income tax crediting amount, as mentioned in subsection
3A(1) or (2) of that Act where:
(a) the decision is made on or after 1 July 1994 and relates
to an assessment in respect of income of any year of income; or
(b) the applying of the income tax crediting amount takes
place on or after 1 July 1994 and relates to income tax payable
for the 1993-94 year of income or any later year of income.
(3) Part IIA of the amended Act (see item 11) applies to any
payment of, or on account of, a tax, a debt, interest, an
amount or an instalment mentioned in paragraph 8A(1)(a) of that
Act payable in respect of the 1993-94 year of income or any
later year of income, where the payment is made on or after 1
July 1994.
(4) Part IIB of the amended Act (see item 11) applies to the
crediting, applying or refunding of any income tax crediting
amount where:
(a) the income tax crediting amount relates to income tax
payable for the 1993-94 year of income or any later year of
income; and
(b) the crediting, applying or refunding takes place on or
after 1 July 1994.
However, if interest would be payable under that Part in
respect of any period before 1 July 1994, the interest is not
payable in respect of that period.
(5) Subsection 9(1A) (see item 13) and section 11 (see item
20) of the amended Act apply to any decision made on or after 1
July 1994 in relation to an assessment in respect of income of
any year of income.
Note: Because of subitem (1), the amendment broadening the
definition of "decision to which this Act applies" made by item
4 only applies from the 1993-94 year of income. Subsection
9(1A) and section 11 of the amended Act will therefore apply
not only to those decisions, but also to decisions covered by
the narrower definition of the term for years of income before
1993-94.
(6) The amendments made by items 16 and 17 apply to interest
that becomes payable on or after 1 July 1994 in respect of
relevant tax that relates to the 1993-94 year of income or any
later year of income.
(7) The amendment made by item 18 applies to interest in
respect of periods beginning on or after 1 July 1994, or in
respect of periods to the extent that they continue after 30
June 1994.
(8) Part IIIA of the amended Act (see item 22) applies to the
remission, refund or crediting of an amount paid in relation to
a tax, a debt, interest, an amount or an instalment payable for
the 1993-94 year of income or for any later year of income,
where the remission, refund or crediting takes place on or
after 1 July 1994. However, if interest would be payable under
that Part in respect of any period before 1 July 1994, the
interest is not payable in respect of that period.
(9) Part IIIB (see item 22) and section 13 (see item 24) of
the amended Act apply to interest that becomes payable on or
after 1 July 1994.
(10) The amendments made by items 26 to 32, 37, 38 and 42 to
45 apply to interest payable in respect of periods beginning on
or after 1 July 1994, or in respect of periods to the extent
that they continue after 30 June 1994.
(11) The amendments made by items 33 and 34 apply to the
calculation of the nominal interest component under the
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 in relation
to an employer for any year (whether commencing before or after
the commencement of this Schedule) in respect of any period
that commences, or in respect of any period to the extent that
it continues, after the commencement of this Schedule.
(12) The amendments made by items 35 and 36 apply to the
calculation of additional superannuation guarantee charge under
the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 in
respect of any period that commences, or in respect of any
period to the extent that it continues, after the commencement
of this Schedule.
(13) In this item:
"amended Act" means the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments)
Act 1983 as amended by this Schedule.
47. Transitional - Superannuation Guarantee (Administration)
Act 1992
(1) For the purposes of:
(a) calculating under subsection 31(1) of the Superannuation
Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 the nominal interest
component in relation to an employer for any year commencing
before the commencement of this Schedule; or
(b) calculating under subsection 49(2) of that Act additional
superannuation charge;
in respect of:
(c) the period that:
(i) commences on 1 July 1994; and
(ii) ends immediately before the commencement of the first
or only regulations made for the purposes of that subsection;
or
(d) any other period to the extent that it consists of or
includes the period in paragraph (c);
the rate applicable under that subsection in respect of that
period, or that period to that extent, is, and is taken always
to have been, in spite of anything in that Act, 10% per annum.
(2) Subitem (1) does not have the effect of making a person
liable to:
(a) a penalty under Part 7 of the Superannuation Guarantee
(Administration) Act 1992; or
(b) a penalty for an offence under any other Act;
for any act or omission happening before the 28th day after the
day on which this Schedule commences.
(3) Subitem (2) does not relieve a person from liability to a
penalty of a kind mentioned in that subsection to the extent to
which the liability would have existed if this item had not
been enacted.
TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT (No. 4) 1994 No. 181 of 1994 - SCHEDULE 6
Section 3
AMENDMENTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY ACT 1992
1. Object
The object of this Schedule is to change, or introduce,
signature requirements in respect of applications and reports
to the Development Allowance Authority.
2. Subsection 28(3):
Omit the subsection.
3. After subsection 28(6):
Insert:
"(6A) The application and accompanying report must be signed
by the applicant if the applicant is a natural person. If the
applicant is not a natural person, they must be signed on
behalf of the applicant by whichever of the following natural
persons is applicable:
(a) if the applicant is an incorporated body that has a board
of directors (however described) - the chairperson (however
described) of the board;
(b) in any other case - the natural person designated by the
form as the signatory.".
4. After subsection 37(5):
Insert:
"(5A) The application and accompanying report must be signed
by the applicant if the applicant is a natural person. If the
applicant is not a natural person, they must be signed on
behalf of the applicant by whichever of the following natural
persons is applicable:
(a) if the applicant is an incorporated body that has a board
of directors (however described) - the chairperson (however
described) of the board;
(b) in any other case - the natural person designated by the
form as the signatory.".
5. Section 43:
Add at the end:
"(6) The application and accompanying report must be signed
by the applicant if the applicant is a natural person. If the
applicant is not a natural person, they must be signed on
behalf of the applicant by whichever of the following natural
persons is applicable:
(a) if the applicant is an incorporated body that has a board
of directors (however described) - the chairperson (however
described) of the board;
(b) in any other case - the natural person designated by the
form as the signatory.".
6. Section 50:
Add at the end:
"(5) The application and accompanying report must be signed
by the applicant if the applicant is a natural person. If the
applicant is not a natural person, they must be signed on
behalf of the applicant by whichever of the following natural
persons is applicable:
(a) if the applicant is an incorporated body that has a board
of directors (however described) - the chairperson (however
described) of the board;
(b) in any other case - the natural person designated by the
form as the signatory.".
7. After subsection 60(5):
Insert:
"(5A) The application and accompanying report must be signed
by the applicant if the applicant is a natural person. If the
applicant is not a natural person, they must be signed on
behalf of the applicant by whichever of the following natural
persons is applicable:
(a) if the applicant is an incorporated body that has a board
of directors (however described) - the chairperson (however
described) of the board;
(b) in any other case - the natural person designated by the
form as the signatory.".
8. Section 70:
Add at the end:
"(6) The application and accompanying report must be signed
by the applicant if the applicant is a natural person. If the
applicant is not a natural person, they must be signed on
behalf of the applicant by whichever of the following natural
persons is applicable:
(a) if the applicant is an incorporated body that has a board
of directors (however described) - the chairperson (however
described) of the board;
(b) in any other case - the natural person designated by the
form as the signatory.".
9. Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply to applications, and
reports accompanying applications, where the applications are
made after the commencement of this Schedule.
NOTES ABOUT SECTION HEADINGS
On the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 1 of this Act,
the heading to section 160ARXC of the Income Tax Assessment Act
1936 is altered by adding at the end "or different refunds".
On the commencement of Part 4 of Schedule 1 of this Act,
the heading to section 82AAQ of the Income Tax Assessment Act
1936 is altered by omitting "to taxpayer to be included in his
assessable income" and substituting "to be included in
recipient's assessable income".
The
Act No. 181, 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Act | Number and year | Date of Assent | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
181, 1994 | 19 Dec 1994 | |||
75, 2010 | 28 June 2010 | Schedule 6 (item 75): 29 June 2010 | — |
| |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part 6........................................ | rep. No. 75, 2010 |
Item 91...................................... | rep. No. 75, 2010 |
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