Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 3 - SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES  

PART 3-50 - CLIMATE CHANGE  

Division 420 - Registered emissions units  

Subdivision 420-E - Exclusivity of Division  

SECTION 420-65   Exclusivity of deductions etc.  


Expenditure incurred in becoming the holder of a registered emissions unit

420-65(1)    
You cannot deduct under any provision of this Act outside this Division any expenditure to the extent that you incur it in becoming the *holder of a *registered emissions unit.

420-65(2)    
To the extent you incur expenditure in becoming the *holder of a *registered emissions unit, the expenditure is not to be taken into account in working out:

(a)    an amount you can deduct; or

(b)    an amount included in your assessable income;

under any provision of this Act outside this Division.


420-65(3)    
(Repealed by No 83 of 2014)



Australian carbon credit units

420-65(4)    
Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect the application of a provision of this Act outside this Division to expenditure you incur in becoming the *holder of an *Australian carbon credit unit issued to you in accordance with the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 if you do not incur the expenditure in preparing or lodging:

(a)    an application for a certificate of entitlement (within the meaning of that Act); or

(b)    an offsets report (within the meaning of that Act).

420-65(5)    
Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect the operation of Division 30 (deductions for gifts and contributions).

Note:

If you make a gift or contribution, Division 30 applies in the normal way to determine whether you can deduct the amount of the gift or contribution.



Expenditure incurred in ceasing to hold a registered emissions unit

420-65(6)    
You cannot deduct under any provision of this Act outside this Division any expenditure to the extent that you incur it in ceasing to *hold a *registered emissions unit.

Primary producer registered emissions units

420-65(7)    
Subsections (1) , (2) and (6) do not affect the application of:

(a)    Division 392 (long-term averaging of primary producers ' tax liability); or

(b)    Division 393 (farm management deposits);

to expenditure to the extent that you incur it in becoming the *holder of, or ceasing to hold, a *primary producer registered emissions unit.



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