CHAPTER 2
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LIABILITY RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION
PART 2-40
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RULES AFFECTING EMPLOYEES AND OTHER TAXPAYERS RECEIVING PAYG WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS
History
Part 2-40 inserted by
No 9 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 2 item 1, applicable on and after 1 July 2007.
Division 83A
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Employee share schemes
History
Div 83A inserted by No 133 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 14 December 2009. No 133 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 1 item 87 contains the following transitional provision:
87 Transitional
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regulations
87
Despite subsection
12(2)
of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
, regulations that:
(a)
are made for the purposes of Division 83A of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
; or
(b)
are made for the purposes of a taxation law (within the meaning of that Act) and relate to the amendments made;
may take effect from any time on or after 1 July 2009, if the regulations are made before the end of the period of 3 months commencing on 14 December 2009.
Subdivision 83A-B
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Immediate inclusion of discount in assessable income
History
Subdiv 83A-B inserted by No 133 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 14 December 2009.
Operative provisions
SECTION 83A-35
Reducing amounts included in assessable income
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other cases
Reduction and income test
83A-35(1)
Reduce the total amount included in your assessable income under subsection
83A-25(1)
for an income year by the total of the amounts included in your assessable income under that subsection, for the income year, for *ESS interests to which all of the following provisions apply:
(a)
subsections (6) and (7) of this section;
(b)
section
83A-45
(about further conditions).
History
S 83A-35(1) amended by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 8, by substituting all the words after
"
*ESS interests
"
, applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015.
83A-35(2)
However:
(a)
do not reduce the total amount by more than $1,000; and
(b)
only make the reduction if the sum of the following does not exceed $180,000:
(i)
your taxable income for the income year (including any amount that would be included in your taxable income if you disregarded this section, but not including your *assessable FHSS released amount for the income year);
(ii)
your *reportable fringe benefits total for the income year;
(iii)
your *reportable superannuation contributions (if any) for the income year;
(iv)
your *total net investment loss for the income year; and
(c)
subsection (1) does not apply if section
83A-33
(about start ups) reduces the amount to be included in your assessable income for the income year for the *ESS interests.
History
S 83A-35(2) amended by No 132 of 2017, s 3 and Sch 1 item 29, by inserting
"
, but not including your *assessable FHSS released amount for the income year
"
in para (b)(i), effective 1 July 2018.
S 83A-35(2) amended by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 9, by inserting para (c), applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015.
83A-35(3)
(Repealed by No 105 of 2015)
History
S 83A-35(3) repealed by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015. S 83A-35(3) formerly read:
Employment
83A-35(3)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest in a company if, when you acquire the interest, you are employed by:
(a)
the company; or
(b)
a *subsidiary of the company.
83A-35(4)
(Repealed by No 105 of 2015)
History
S 83A-35(4) repealed by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015. S 83A-35(4) formerly read:
Employee share scheme relates only to ordinary shares
83A-35(4)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest you acquire under an *employee share scheme if, when you acquire the interest, all the ESS interests available for acquisition under the scheme relate to ordinary *shares.
83A-35(5)
(Repealed by No 105 of 2015)
History
S 83A-35(5) repealed by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015. S 83A-35(5) formerly read:
Integrity rule about share trading and investment companies
83A-35(5)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest in a company unless, when you acquire the interest:
(a)
the predominant business of the company (whether or not stated in its constituent documents) is the acquisition, sale or holding of *shares, securities or other investments (whether directly or indirectly through one or more companies, partnerships or trusts); and
(b)
you are employed by the company; and
(c)
you are also employed by any other company that is:
(i)
a *subsidiary of the first company; or
(ii)
a holding company (within the meaning of the
Corporations Act 2001
) of the first company; or
(iii)
a subsidiary of a holding company (within the meaning of the
Corporations Act 2001
) of the first company.
Scheme must be non-discriminatory
83A-35(6)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest you acquire under an *employee share scheme if, when you acquire the interest, both:
(a)
the employee share scheme; and
(b)
any scheme for the provision of financial assistance in respect of acquisitions of ESS interests under the employee share scheme;
are operated on a non-discriminatory basis in relation to at least 75% of the permanent employees of your employer who have completed at least 3 years of service (whether continuous or non-continuous) with your employer and who are Australian residents.
No risk of losing interest or share under the conditions of the scheme
83A-35(7)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest you acquire under an *employee share scheme if, when you acquire the interest:
(a)
if the ESS interest is a beneficial interest in a *share
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there is no real risk that, under the conditions of the scheme, you will forfeit or lose the ESS interest (other than by disposing of it); or
(b)
if the ESS interest is a beneficial interest in a right to acquire a beneficial interest in a *share:
(i)
there is no real risk that, under the conditions of the scheme, you will forfeit or lose the ESS interest (other than by disposing of it, exercising the right or letting the right lapse); and
(ii)
there is no real risk that, under the conditions of the scheme, if you exercise the right, you will forfeit or lose the beneficial interest in the share (other than by disposing of it).
83A-35(8)
(Repealed by No 105 of 2015)
History
S 83A-35(8) repealed by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015. S 83A-35(8) formerly read:
Minimum holding period
83A-35(8)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest you acquire under an *employee share scheme if, at all times during the period that:
(a)
starts when you acquire the interest; and
(b)
ends at the earlier of:
(i)
3 years later; and
(ii)
when you cease being employed by your employer;
the scheme is operated so that:
(c)
you are not permitted to dispose of:
(i)
any ESS interest (the
scheme interest
) you acquire under the scheme; or
(ii)
a beneficial interest in a *share you acquire as a result of a scheme interest;
before the earlier of:
(iii)
the end of the period of 3 years after you acquire the scheme interest; and
(iv)
when you cease being employed by your employer; and
(d)
everyone else who acquires ESS interests under the scheme is subject to a corresponding restriction.
Note:
This subsection is taken to apply in the case of a takeover or restructure: see subsection
83A-130(3)
.
83A-35(9)
(Repealed by No 105 of 2015)
History
S 83A-35(9) repealed by No 105 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to ESS interests acquired on or after 1 July 2015. S 83A-35(9) formerly read:
5% limit on shareholding and voting power
83A-35(9)
This subsection applies to an *ESS interest in a company if, immediately after you acquire the interest:
(a)
you do not hold a beneficial interest in more than 5% of the *shares in the company; and
(b)
you are not in a position to cast, or to control the casting of, more than 5% of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the company.
History
S 83A-35 inserted by No 133 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 14 December 2009.