Goods and Services Tax Ruling

GSTR 2012/2A3 - Addendum

Goods and services tax: financial assistance payments

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Addendum

This Addendum is a public ruling for the purposes of the Taxation Administration Act 1953. It amends Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2012/2 to reflect amendments made to:

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the TAA on time limits on claiming refunds, and

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the TAA and A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 on restrictions on claiming refunds of overpaid GST.

GSTR 2012/2 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 25

After the paragraph; insert a fullstop.

2. Footnote 23

Omit 'Taxation Ruling',

3. Paragraph 86

After 'Taxation Administration Act 1953'; insert '(TAA)'.

4. Paragraph 87A

After 'Taxation Administration Act 1953'; insert 'TAA'.

5. Footnote 26

Omit the footnote; substitute:

²⁶ See section 105-55 of Schedule 1 to the TAA which applies to tax periods starting before 1 July 2012.

6. Footnote 27

At the end of the footnote; insert 'and applies to tax periods starting before 31 May 2014'.

7. Footnote 38

Omit 'memorandum to'; substitute 'Memorandum to the'.

8. Paragraph 107

Omit 'Taxation Ruling',

9. Footnote 45

Omit 'Taxation Ruling TR 97/22 Income tax: exempt sporting clubs'; substitute 'TR 97/22'.

10. Footnote 46

Omit 'Taxation Ruling',

11. Paragraph 11

Omit 'Taxation Ruling TR 2005/13 Income tax: tax deductible gifts - what is a gift'; substitute 'TR 2005/13'.

12. Footnote 57

Omit 'Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2006/9 Goods and services tax: supplies'; substitute 'GSTR 2006/9'.

13. Footnote 61

Omit 'Goods and services tax: supplies'.

14. Footnote 63

(a) Omit 'GSTR 2001/4 GST consequences of court orders and out-of-court settlements'; substitute 'Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2001/4 Goods and services tax: GST consequences of court orders and out-of-court settlements'.

(b) Omit 'GSTR 2001/6 non-monetary consideration'; substitute 'Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2001/6 Goods and services tax: non-monetary consideration'.

15. Other references

Omit 'memorandum to'; substitute 'Memorandum to the'.

This Addendum amends GSTR 2012/2 to explain the Commissioner's view of the law as it applies both before and after the date of issue.

Commissioner of Taxation
11 February 2015

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References

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