CHAPTER 3
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SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES
PART 3-3
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CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES: SPECIAL TOPICS
History
Part 3-3 inserted by No 46 of 1998.
Division 152
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Small business relief
History
Div 152 inserted by No 165 of 1999 (as amended by No 173 of 2000).
Subdivision 152-D
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Small business retirement exemption
SECTION 152-305
Choosing the exemption
Individual
152-305(1)
If you are an individual, you can choose to disregard all or part of a *capital gain if:
(a)
the basic conditions in Subdivision
152-A
are satisfied for the gain; and
(b)
if you are under 55 just before you make the choice
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you contribute an amount equal to the asset
'
s *CGT exempt amount to a *complying superannuation fund or an *RSA; and
Note:
For the non-deductibility of the contribution, see subsection
290-150(4)
.
(c)
the contribution is made:
(i)
if the relevant CGT event is CGT event J2, J5 or J6
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when you made the choice; or
(ii)
otherwise
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at the later of when you made the choice and when you received the proceeds.
Note 1:
Section 103-25 tells you when the choice must be made.
History
S 152-305(1) amended by No 15 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 2 items 3 and 4, by substituting paras (b) and (c) for para (b) and repealing note 2. Act
No 143 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 5 item 28 substitutes the application of this amendment with the following:
(1)
The amendments apply to:
(a)
individuals who:
(i)
make the choice referred to in subsection
152-305(1)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
; or
(ii)
receive capital proceeds from a CGT event; and
(b)
companies or trusts that make a payment referred to in section
152-325
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
;
after 30 June 2007, regardless of when the relevant CGT event happened.
Para (b) and note 2 formerly read:
(b)
if you are under 55 just before you make the choice
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an amount equal to the *eligible termination payment mentioned in paragraph
152-310(2)(a)
is rolled over (within the meaning of Subdivision AA of Division
2
of Part
III
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
) except by being paid as mentioned in paragraph 27A(12)(c) of that Act.
Note 2:
Paragraph
27A(12)(c)
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
deals with payments to life companies to purchase certain annuities.
S 152-305(1) amended by
No 55 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 1 item 47, by substituting
"
if you are under 55 just before you make the choice
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an amount equal to the *eligible termination payment mentioned in paragraph 152-310(2)(a)
"
for
"
if you were under 55 just before you received an amount of *capital proceeds from the *CGT event
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an amount equal to the *eligible termination payment mentioned in subsection 152-310(2)
"
in para (b), applicable to CGT events happening in the 2006-07 income year or later income years.
S 152-305(1) amended by No 101 of 2004 and No 173 of 2000.
152-305(1A)
If you receive the *capital proceeds from the *CGT event in instalments, paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) apply to each instalment in succession (up to the asset's *CGT exempt amount).
History
S 152-305(1A) inserted by No 42 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 2 item 34, applicable to proceeds received in the 2007-08 income year and later income years. For transitional provision relating to choice, see note under s
152-10(1)
.
152-305(1B)
For the purposes of (but without limiting) subsection (1A), you are treated as receiving the *capital proceeds in instalments if:
(a)
the *CGT event happened because you *disposed of the *CGT asset; and
(b)
the capital proceeds from the disposal are increased by one or more *financial benefits that you receive under a *look-through earnout right.
History
S 152-305(1B) inserted by No 10 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 1 item 15, applicable in relation to look-through earnout rights created on or after 24 April 2015. For transitional provision, see note under Subdiv
118-I
heading.
Company or trust
152-305(2)
A company or a trust (except a public entity
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see subsection (3)) can also choose to disregard such an amount if:
(a)
the basic conditions in Subdivision
152-A
are satisfied for the *capital gain; and
(b)
the entity satisfies the significant individual test (see section
152-50
); and
(c)
the company or trust conditions in section
152-325
are satisfied.
Note:
Section 103-25 tells you when the choice must be made.
History
S 152-305(2) amended by
No 55 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 1 item 48, by substituting
"
significant individual
"
for
"
controlling individual
"
in para (b), applicable to CGT events happening in the 2006-07 income year or later income years.
152-305(3)
Entities of a kind referred to in subsection
328-125(8)
cannot make the choice.
History
S 152-305(3) amended by
No 80 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 4 item 30, by substituting
"
Entities of a kind referred to in subsection 328-125(8)
"
for
"
Public entities of a kind referred to in subsection 152-30(9)
"
, applicable to CGT events happening in the 2007-2008 income year and later income years.
S 152-305(3) amended by No 95 of 2004.
152-305(4)
Paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) do not apply if the *capital gain arose from *CGT event J5 or J6.
History
S 152-305(4) inserted by No 42 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 2 item 35, applicable to CGT events happening in the 2006-07 income year and later income years. For transitional provision relating to choice, see note under s
152-10(1)
.
History
S 152-305 inserted by No 165 of 1999 (as amended by No 173 of 2000).