CHAPTER 4
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INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF INCOME TAX
History
Chapter 4 inserted by No 162 of 2001.
PART 4-5
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GENERAL
History
Part 4-5 inserted by No 162 of 2001.
Division 820
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Thin capitalisation rules
History
Division 820 inserted by No 162 of 2001.
Subdivision 820-FA
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How the thin capitalisation rules apply to consolidated groups and MEC groups
History
Subdiv 820-FA inserted by No 117 of 2002. For application provision see Div 820 of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
.
Operative provisions
SECTION 820-583
Classification of head company
General class investor
820-583(1)
The
*
head company of a
*
consolidated group or of a
*
MEC group is a
general class investor
for a period that is all or part of an income year if:
(a)
for that period, the head company satisfies the requirement in subsection
820-46(2)
; and
(b)
no
*
member of the group is a
*
financial entity or
*
ADI at any time during that period.
History
S 820-583(1) substituted by No 23 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 2 item 79, effective 1 July 2024. For application provisions, see note under s
705-60
. S 820-583(1) formerly read:
Outward investing entity (non-ADI)
820-583(1)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
outward investing entity (non-ADI)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if, and only if, it is:
(a)
an *outward investor (general) for that period (because of subsection (2)); or
(b)
an *outward investor (financial) for that period (because of subsection (3)).
820-583(2)
(Repealed by No 23 of 2024)
History
S 820-583(2) repealed by No 23 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 2 item 79, effective 1 July 2024. For application provisions, see note under s
705-60
. S 820-583(2) formerly read:
Outward investor (general)
820-583(2)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
outward investor (general)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if:
(a)
for that period, the head company satisfies the condition in the second column of item 1 or 3 of the table in subsection 820-85(2); and
(b)
no *member of the group is a *financial entity or *ADI at any time during that period.
Outward investing financial entity (non-ADI)
820-583(3)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
outward investing financial entity (non-ADI)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if:
(a)
for that period, the head company satisfies the condition in the second column of item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection
820-85(2)
; and
(b)
throughout that period, there is at least one *member of the group that is a *financial entity; and
(c)
no *member of the group is an *ADI at any time during that period.
History
S 820-583(3) amended by No 23 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 2 items 81 and 82, by substituting
"
investing financial entity (non-ADI)
"
for
"
investor (financial)
"
and
"
item 1 or 2
"
for
"
item 1 or 3
"
in para (a), effective 1 July 2024. For application provisions, see note under s
705-60
.
Inward investing financial entity (non-ADI)
820-583(4)
The
*
head company of a
*
consolidated group or of a
*
MEC group is an
inward investing financial entity (non-ADI)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if, and only if, it is an
*
inward investment vehicle (financial) for that period (because of subsection
(6)
).
History
S 820-583(4) substituted by No 23 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 2 item 83, effective 1 July 2024. For application provisions, see note under s
705-60
. S 820-583(4) formerly read:
Inward investing entity (non-ADI)
820-583(4)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
inward investing entity (non-ADI)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if, and only if, it is:
(a)
an *inward investment vehicle (general) for that period (because of subsection (5)); or
(b)
an *inward investment vehicle (financial) for that period (because of subsection (6)).
820-583(5)
(Repealed by No 23 of 2024)
History
S 820-583(5) repealed by No 23 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 2 item 83, effective 1 July 2024. For application provisions, see note under s
705-60
. S 820-583(5) formerly read:
Inward investment vehicle (general)
820-583(5)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
inward investment vehicle (general)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if:
(a)
throughout that period, the head company is a *foreign controlled Australian entity; and
(b)
no member of the group is a *financial entity or *ADI at any time during that period.
S 820-583(5) amended by No 65 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 items 4 and 5, by substituting
"
.
"
for
"
;
"
in para (b) and omitting all of the words after para (b), effective 1 October 2019. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s
820-680(2)
. The words after para (b) formerly read:
unless the head company is an *outward investing entity (non-ADI) for all or part of that period.
Inward investment vehicle (financial)
820-583(6)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
inward investment vehicle (financial)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if:
(a)
throughout that period, the head company is a *foreign controlled Australian entity; and
(b)
throughout that period, there is at least one *member of the group that is a *financial entity; and
(c)
no member of the group is an *ADI at any time during that period.
History
S 820-583(6) amended by No 65 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 items 6 and 7, by substituting
"
.
"
for
"
;
"
in para (c) and omitting all of the words after para (c), effective 1 October 2019. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s
820-680(2)
. The words after para (c) formerly read:
unless the head company is an *outward investing entity (non-ADI) for all or part of that period.
Outward investing entity (ADI)
820-583(7)
The *head company of a *consolidated group or of a *MEC group is an
outward investing entity (ADI)
for a period that is all or part of an income year if, and only if:
(a)
apart from Part
3-90
(about consolidation of groups) and this Subdivision, at least one *member of the group would be an *outward investing entity (ADI) for that period; or
(b)
these conditions are met:
(i)
at least one member of the group would, apart from that Part and this Subdivision, be an *outward investing financial entity (non-ADI) for that period; and
(ii)
at least one member of the group is an *ADI throughout that period.
History
S 820-583(7) amended by No 23 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 2 item 84, by inserting
"
financial
"
in para (b)(i), effective 1 July 2024. For application provisions, see note under s
705-60
.
History
S 820-583 inserted by No 117 of 2002. For application provision see Div 820 of the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
.