Product Ruling

PR 2002/109A - Addendum

Income tax: tax consequences of investing in Macquarie Hot Instalment IMD Series - cash applicants and on-market purchasers

FOI status:

may be released

Addendum

This Addendum amends Product Ruling PR 2002/109 to reflect a revised tax treatment for the part of the Borrowing fee that is not attributed to the purchase of the Put Option.

This Addendum applies on and from today.

PR 2002/109 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 2

Insert an additional dot point after the third dot point:

section 25-25 (ITAA 1997);

2. Subparagraph 14(f)

From part way through the first sentence in subparagraph 14(f) delete:

on-paid by Macquarie as commission to distributors of the instalment warrants. No commission is paid in respect of on-market purchases;

and replace with:

paid for acquiring the Loan from Macquarie;

3. Subparagraph 14(g)

From the second sentence in subparagraph 14(g) delete:

on-paid by Macquarie as commission to distributors of the instalment warrants;

and replace with:

paid for resetting the Loan Amount by Macquarie;

4. Subparagraph 18(j)

Delete the subparagraph and replace with:

(j)
the portion of the Borrowing fee that is paid for acquiring the Loan from Macquarie or resetting the Loan Amount by Macquarie will be deductible to the Investors under section 25-25 of the ITAA 1997;

5. Paragraph 22

From part way through the first sentence in paragraph 22 delete:

commission that is on-paid by Macquarie to distributors of Macquarie Hot Instalment. The commission is deductible on a due and payable basis.

and replace with:

a payment for acquiring the Loan from Macquarie or for resetting the Loan Amount by Macquarie. This payment is deductible under section 25-25 of the ITAA 1997.

Commissioner of Taxation
2 July 2003

References

ATO references:
NO 2002/0011971

ISSN: 1441-1172