House of Representatives

Taxation Boards of Review (Transfer of Jurisdiction) Bill 1986

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Hon. P.J. Keating, M.P.)

FOREWORD

This Bill contains amendments of a number of taxation and other laws.

The amendments of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and the Taxation Administration Act 1953 by Parts X and XXVII, respectively, are however the most significant. Accordingly, the detailed explanations of those amendments appear immediately after the clause notes on Part I (Preliminary).

The clause notes on the various Parts of the Bill are arranged in the following order -

. Part I - Preliminary pages 15 to 16
. Part X - Amendments of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 pages 16 to 32
. Part XXVII - Amendments of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 Pages 32 to 45
. Part II - Amendments of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 page 46
. Part III - Amendments of the Australian Capital Territory Taxation (Administration) Act 1969 pages 46 to 52
. Part IV - Amendments of the Bank Account Debits Tax Administration Act 1982 pages 52 to 56
. Part V - Amendments of the Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980 pages 56 to 57
. Part VI - Amendments of the Estate Duty Assessment Act 1914 pages 57 to 60
. Part VII - Amendments of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 pages 61 to 66
. Part VIII - Amendments of the Fringe Benefits Tax (Application to the Commonwealth) Act 1986 page 66
. Part IX - Amendments of the Gift Duty Assessment Act 1941 pages 67 to 69
. Part XI - Amendments of the Loan (Drought Bonds) Act 1969 pages 69 to 71
. Part XII - Amendments of the Management and Investment Companies Act 1983 pages 71 to 72
. Part XIII - Amendments of the Pay-roll Tax Assessment Act 1941 pages 72 to 76
. Part XIV - Amendments of the Pay-roll Tax (Territories) Assessment Act 1971 pages 76 to 79
. Part XV - Amendments of the Sales Tax Assessment (No. 1) Act 1930 pages 80 to 95
. Part XVI to XXV - Amendments of the Sales Tax Assessment Acts No. 2 to 11 respectively pages 95 to 97
. Part XXVI - Amendments of the Sales Tax Procedure Act 1934 pages 97 to 98
. Part XXVIII - Amendments of the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments) Act 1983 pages 99 to 100
. Part XXIX - Amendments of the Taxation (Unpaid Company Tax) Assessment Act 1982 pages 100 to 101
. Part XXX - Amendments of the Wool Tax (Administration) Act 1964 pages 101 to 104
. Part XXXI - Transitional and Repeals pages 104 to 113