Product Ruling

PR 2005/83W

Income tax: Palandri Winegrape Project 2005

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FOI status:

Preamble

Withdrawal

1. Product Ruling PR 2005/83 set out the Commissioner's view on the tax consequences for entities who participated in the Palandri Winegrape Project 2005 (the Project) by entering into a Lease and Management Agreement for the purpose of carrying on a commercial viticulture business. The Ruling was withdrawn on 1 July 2007 as interests in the Project were no longer being sold.

2. Although withdrawn, the Ruling continues to apply to Members who were accepted to participate in the Project between 25 May 2005 and 15 June 2005. It therefore could be relied upon subject to there being no material difference in the arrangement, or in the Members' involvement in the arrangement.

3. PR 2005/83 ruled that Members could claim deductions for specified Project expenses and interest on loans from Palandri Finance Ltd, although the deductibility of losses was subject to the non-commercial loss rules in Division 35 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Division 35). The Commissioner exercised his discretion to allow losses to be offset against other assessable income until the 2008-09 income year.

4. On 24 September 2008 the Supreme Court of Western Australia ordered that the scheme be wound up. The termination of the Project's Agreements on 19 March 2009 constituted a material difference to the scheme described in PR 2005/83 and meant that Members were no longer carrying on their own business.

5. For the 2008-09 year, Members may offset any losses incurred from the Project until 19 March 2009, the date the agreements were terminated. After that date, losses are no longer subject to Division 35, although no further Project fees were incurred from that date.

6. Whilst Members will not be carrying on business after the termination of their agreements, those taking the 7 or 10 year loan option to fund their participation in the Project may have incurred interest expenses after 19 March 2009. Where a business activity has ceased, ongoing interest will continue to be deductible unless an event or circumstance occurs to break the connection between the loan and the business activity. Where a loan is refinanced, renegotiated or the purpose of the loan is otherwise altered, the connection to the income earning activity may be broken and the interest may no longer be deductible. For more information refer to paragraph 50 of Taxation Ruling TR 2004/4 which provides guidance on what needs to be considered to determine if the necessary connection still exists following the cessation of relevant income earning activities.

Commissioner of Taxation
25 May 2005

Not previously issued as a draft

References

ATO references:
NO 2005/1104

Related Rulings/Determinations:

IT 360
PR 1999/95
TD 93/34
TR 92/1
TR 92/20
TR 97/11
TR 97/16
TR 98/22
TR 2000/8
TR 2001/14

Subject References:
borrowing expenses
carrying on a business
commencement of business
fee expenses
interest expenses
management fees
non commercial losses
producing assessable income
product rulings
public rulings
taxation administration
tax avoidance

Legislative References:
ITAA 1936 82KL
ITAA 1936 Pt III Div 3 Subdiv H
ITAA 1936 82KZL
ITAA 1936 82KZL(1)
ITAA 1936 82KZM
ITAA 1936 82KZMA
ITAA 1936 82KZMB
ITAA 1936 82KZMC
ITAA 1936 82KZMD
ITAA 1936 82KZME
ITAA 1936 82KZME(1)
ITAA 1936 82KZME(2)
ITAA 1936 82KZME(3)
ITAA 1936 82KZME(4)
ITAA 1936 82KZME(7)
ITAA 1936 82KZMF
ITAA 1936 82KZMF(1)
ITAA 1936 Pt III Div 6
ITAA 1936 Pt IVA
ITAA 1936 177A
ITAA 1936 177C
ITAA 1936 177D
ITAA 1936 177D(b)
ITAA 1997 6-5
ITAA 1997 8-1
ITAA 1997 17-5
ITAA 1997 25-25
ITAA 1997 Div 27
ITAA 1997 Div 35
ITAA 1997 35-10
ITAA 1997 35-10(2)
ITAA 1997 35-55
ITAA 1997 35-55(1)(b)
ITAA 1997 Div 40
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 40-F
ITAA 1997 40-515
ITAA 1997 40-515(1)(a)
ITAA 1997 40-515(1)(b)
ITAA 1997 40-520(1)
ITAA 1997 40-520(2)
ITAA 1997 40-525(2)
ITAA 1997 40-525(3)
ITAA 1997 40-530
ITAA 1997 40-535
ITAA 1997 40-540
ITAA 1997 40-545
ITAA 1997 40-550
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 61-J
ITAA 1997 108-5
ITAA 1997 110-25(2)
ITAA 1997 Div 328
ITAA 1997 328-105
ITAA 1997 328-180
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 328-F
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 328-G
TAA 1953 Pt IVAAA
Copyright Act 1968
Corporations Act 2001

Case References:
Commissioner of Taxation v. Lau
(1984) 6 FCR 202
84 ATC 4929
(1984) 16 ATR 55