CHAPTER 3
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SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES
PART 3-90
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CONSOLIDATED GROUPS
History
Part 3-90 inserted by No 68 of 2002, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 24 October 2002 and applicable on and after 1 July 2002 (see sec
700-1
of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
).
Division 719
-
MEC groups
History
Div 719 inserted by No 68 of 2002, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 24 October 2002 and applicable on and after 1 July 2002 (see sec
700-1
of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
).
Subdivision 719-F
-
Losses
History
Subdiv 719-F inserted by No 117 of 2002, s 3 and Sch 8 item 8, effective 24 October 2002 and applicable on and after 1 July 2002 (see sec
700-1
of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
).
Maintaining the same ownership to be able to utilise loss
SECTION 719-260
Special test for utilising a loss because a company maintains the same owners
Meeting the conditions in section 165-12
719-260(1)
The focal company is taken to meet the conditions in section
165-12
for the claim year and the loss if and only if the company (the
test company
) identified in relation to the focal company in accordance with section
719-265
would have met those conditions for that year on the relevant assumptions in:
(a)
section
719-270
(which is about assuming the test company made the loss for a particular income year); and
(b)
section
719-275
(which is about assuming that nothing happened in relation to certain things that would affect whether the test company would meet those conditions); and
(c)
section
719-280
(which is about assuming that the test company would have failed to meet those conditions in certain circumstances).
Focal company
'
s failure to meet conditions in section 165-12
719-260(2)
The focal company is taken to fail to meet a condition in section
165-12
only at:
(a)
the first time the test company would have failed to meet the condition on the relevant assumptions mentioned in subsection (1); or
(b)
the
*
test time described in subsection
166-5(6)
for the test company, if:
(i)
Division
166
is relevant to working out whether the test company could have
*
utilised the loss for the claim year on the relevant assumptions mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b); and
(ii)
the test company is not assumed under section
719-280
to fail to meet the condition before the test time.
Note:
If the focal company is taken to fail to meet a condition in section
165-12
, the focal company will not be able to utilise the loss for the claim year unless the focal company meets the condition in section
165-13
by satisfying the business continuity test. That test applies to the focal company (and not the test company).
History
S 719-260(2) amended by No 7 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 145, by substituting
"
business continuity test
"
for
"
same business test
"
in the note, effective 1 April 2019 and applicable in relation to income years starting on or after 1 July 2015.
S 719-260(2) amended by
No 164 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 6 item 64, by omitting
"
(However, companies whose total income for the claim year is more than $100 million cannot satisfy the same business test for that year: see section
165-212A
.)
"
after
"
(and not the test company).
"
in the note, applicable to:
(a) any tax loss that is incurred in an income year commencing on or after 1 July 2005; and
(b) any net capital loss that is made in an income year commencing on or after 1 July 2005; and
(c) any deduction in respect of a bad debt that is incurred in an income year commencing on or after 1 July 2005.
S 719-260(2) amended by No 147 of 2005.
S 719-260(2) amended by No 147 of 2005, s 3 and Sch 1 item 136, by substituting
"
subsection
166-5(6)
"
for
"
subsection
166-5(5)
"
in para (b), effective 14 December 2005. For application provision, see note under Div
166
heading.
S 719-260(2) amended by No 142 of 2003, s 3 and Sch 7 item 12, by substituting
"
condition
"
for
"
conditions
"
in the note.
Act No 142 of 2003, s 3 and Sch 7 item 15, contains the following application provision:
15(1)
The amendments apply to assessments for the 1997-98 income year and later income years.
15(2)
However, an amendment affecting a provision does not apply to anything to which the provision did not apply before the amendment.
Example: Section 707-125 of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
applies on and after 1 July 2002. Despite the reference in subitem (1) to the 1997-98 income year, the amendments of that section do not apply before 1 July 2002.
Business continuity test for focal company under Division 166
719-260(3)
If subsection
166-5(5)
affects whether the focal company can
*
utilise the loss for the claim year because the focal company is a
*
widely held company or an
*
eligible Division
166
company, or both, during the year, subsection
166-5(6)
operates as if it required the *business continuity test to be applied to the
*
business the focal company carried on just before the time described in subsection (2) of this section.
History
S 719-260(3) amended by No 7 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 147, by substituting
"
*business continuity test
"
for
"
*same business test
"
, effective 1 April 2019 and applicable in relation to income years starting on or after 1 July 2015.
S 719-260(3) amended by
No 164 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 6 item 65, by repealing the note, applicable to:
(a) any tax loss that is incurred in an income year commencing on or after 1 July 2005; and
(b) any net capital loss that is made in an income year commencing on or after 1 July 2005; and
(c) any deduction in respect of a bad debt that is incurred in an income year commencing on or after 1 July 2005.
The note formerly read:
Note:
Companies whose total income for an income year is more than $100 million cannot satisfy the same business test for the same business test period (even if the company carries on the same business): see section
165-212A
.
S 719-260(3) substituted by No 147 of 2005, s 3 and Sch 1 item 138, effective 14 December 2005. For application provision, see note under Div
166
heading.
Business continuity test for focal company to transfer loss
719-260(4)
If subsection
707-125(4)
is relevant to working out whether the focal company can transfer the loss to a company under Subdivision
707-A
, that subsection:
(a)
has effect as if subsection
707-125(5)
described the focal company
'
s income year containing the time at which the focal company is taken under subsection (2) of this section to fail to meet a condition in section
165-12
; and
(b)
has effect despite subsection (3) of this section.
Note:
For working out whether certain losses can be transferred under Subdivision
707-A
, subsection 707-125(4) modifies the operation of subsection
166-5(6)
by extending the business continuity test period to include the income year described in subsection
707-125(5)
.
History
S 719-260(4) amended by No 7 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 149, by substituting
"
business continuity test period
"
for
"
same business test period
"
in the note, effective 1 April 2019 and applicable in relation to income years starting on or after 1 July 2015.
S 719-260(4) amended by No 147 of 2005, s 3 and Sch 1 item 139, by substituting
"
subsection 166-5(6)
"
for
"
subsection 166-5(5)
"
in the note, effective 14 December 2005. For application provision, see note under Div
166
heading.
S 719-260 inserted by No 16 of 2003, s 3 and Sch 13 item 1, effective 24 October 2002 and applicable on and after 1 July 2002 (see sec
700-1
of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
).
History
S 719-260 inserted by No 16 of 2003 (see sec
700-1
of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
).