Taxation Determination
TD 2000/32
Income tax: capital gains: for capital gains purposes is the unit held by a unit holder in a unit trust the relevant CGT asset?
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1. Yes. The unit in the unit trust is the relevant CGT asset irrespective of any interest the unit holder has in the property of the unit trust.
2. The scheme of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is to treat units in a unit trust as the relevant asset for capital gains purposes rather than any interest a unit holder might have in the underlying property of the unit trust. Note 1 to section 108-5 specifically identifies units in a unit trust as examples of CGT assets.
Commissioner of Taxation
13 September 2000
Previously issued as TD 1999/D68
References
ATO references:
NO 99/10671-9
Subject References:
capital gain
CGT asset
interest in property
unit
unit holder
unit trust
Legislative References:
ITAA 1997 108-5