Ruling Compendium
GSTD 2016/2EC
Compendium
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Please note that the PDF version is the authorised version of this ruling.
FOI status:
not legally binding| This edited version of the Compendium of Comments is not intended to be relied upon. It provides no protection from primary tax, penalties, interest or sanctions for non-compliance with the law. |
This is a compendium of responses to the issues raised by external parties to draft Determination GSTD 2016/D1 Goods and services tax: can Division 142 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act) prevent refunds of increasing adjustments made under section 19-50 of the GST Act?
This compendium of comments has been edited to maintain the anonymity of entities that commented on the draft ruling.
Summary of issues raised and responses
| Issue No. | Issue raised | ATO Response/Action taken |
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| 1. | Welcome the comments included within the draft Determination and the ATO's view on the interaction of Division 142 and increasing adjustments. Consider that the general propositions contained within the draft Determination reflect the current state of the law in this area. | Noted. |
| 2. | Recommended including a background paragraph to explain why:
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The ATO confirms that it has issued this Determination to clarify our existing position. It is a discrete technical issue which we consider appropriate for a GSTD. It was not included in GSTR 2015/1, which only rules on the more complex issues about the meaning of the terms 'passed on' and 'reimburse'.
We do not think it is necessary to include this explanation as to the choice of product in the Determination itself. |
| 3. | A number of minor changes to Example 1 were recommended, including:
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We have adopted the suggestion to make minor changes to Example 1 to clarify the basis on which Division 142 applies to prevent a refund.
We did not add an additional reference to GSTR 2015/1 as that Ruling is already referred to in the explanation section of the Determination. |