Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Peter Costello MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
Abbreviation | Definition |
ADF | Australian Defence Force |
AFP | Australian Federal Police |
ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
CGT | capital gains tax |
Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
direct forestry expenditure or DFE | expenditure attributable to establishing trading and felling trees for harvesting |
FBT | fringe benefits tax |
forestry schemes | forestry managed investment schemes |
ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 |
ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
IWT | interest withholding tax |
PAYG | pay as you go |
R & D | research and development |
TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 |