Product Ruling
PR 2004/66A2 - Addendum
Income tax: Australasian Firewood Project No. 1
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may be releasedAddendum
This Addendum amends Product Ruling PR 2004/66 to reflect changes to simplified tax system legislation from 1 July 2005.
PR 2004/66 is amended as follows:
Omit the paragraph and substitute:
50. To be an 'STS taxpayer' a Grower must be eligible to be an 'STS taxpayer' and must have elected to be an 'STS taxpayer'. Changes to the STS rules apply from 1 July 2005. From that date, 'STS taxpayers' may use the accruals accounting method. For a Grower participating in the Project, the recognition of income and the timing of tax deductions is different under the STS where the Grower uses the cash accounting method.
Omit the paragraph and substitute:
53. A Grower will recognise ordinary income from carrying on the business of afforestation at the time that income is derived when they are:
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- not an 'STS taxpayer'; or
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- an 'STS taxpayer' using the accruals accounting method for the 2005-06 and later income years.
Omit the paragraph and substitute:
54. A Grower who is an 'STS taxpayer' using the cash accounting method will be assessable on ordinary income from carrying on their business of afforestation in the income year in which that income is received.
Omit the table and substitute:
| Fee Type | Year ended 30 June 2004 | Year ended 30 June 2005 | Year ended 30 June 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation Fee | $3,410 See Notes (i) & (ii) | ||
| Initial Management Fees | Must be calculated See Notes (i) & (iii) | ||
| Woodlot Occupation Fees | $137.50 See Notes (i) & (iii) | Must be calculated See Notes (i) & (iv) | Must be calculated See Notes (i) & (v) |
| Ongoing Management Fees | Must be calculated See Notes (i) & (iv) | Must be calculated See Notes (i) & (v) | |
| Interest | As incurred (Non-STS taxpayers) Or as paid (STS taxpayers) See Note (vi) |
As incurred (Non-STS taxpayers and STS taxpayers using accruals accounting) Or as paid (STS taxpayers using cash accounting) See Note (vi) |
As incurred (Non-STS taxpayers and STS taxpayers using accruals accounting) Or as paid (STS taxpayers using cash accounting) See Note (vi) |
| Borrowing costs for loan from Ausforest Finance Pty Ltd | Must be calculated See Note (i) | Must be calculated See Note (i) | Must be calculated See Note (vii) |
Omit Note (ii) and substitute:
(ii) The Plantation Fee is expenditure for 'seasonally dependent agronomic activities' (see paragraphs 86 to 90) and is deductible as outlined in the table above.
This Addendum applies on and from 1 July 2005.
Commissioner of Taxation
5 October 2005
References
ATO references:
NO 2003/11684
ISSN: 1441-1172