Goods and Services Tax Ruling

GSTR 2002/3A5 - Addendum

Goods and services tax: prizes

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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 2002/3 to reflect the decision of the Federal Court in International All Sports v. Commissioner of Taxation [2011] FCA 824; 2011 ATC 20-268; (2011) 81 ATR 607.

The Addendum amends GSTR 2002/3 to clarify the treatment of monetary prizes paid in relation to supplies that are GST-free. In particular, it provides advice on the application of legislative amendments made in 2010 in relation to the calculation of 'total monetary prizes' under the GST global accounting system for gambling supplies.

GSTR 2002/3 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 8A

Omit 'and 31 October 2012; substitute ', 31 October 2012 and 8 May 2013'

2. Paragraph 175

Omit 'entities'; substitute 'entity's'

3. Paragraph 181

Omit 'Section 126-10'; substitute: 'Subsection 126-10(1)'

4. Paragraphs 188B to 188F

Omit the paragraphs; substitute:

188B. The consideration for a supply that is a GST-free supply is excluded from the calculation of the global GST amount.^[65E] Similarly, monetary prizes payable in relation to certain GST-free supplies are excluded from 'total monetary prizes' by subsection 126-10(3).

188C. Subsection 126-10(3) was amended in 2010 to ensure that monetary prizes payable in relation to all GST-free supplies are excluded from 'total monetary prizes'.^[65F] The amendment omitted the words 'under section 38-270' from the end of the provision, and applies in relation to monetary prizes that you become liable to pay on or after 1 April 2010.^[65G]

188D. Subsection 126-10(3), as amended, states:

In working out your total monetary prizes for a tax period, disregard any *monetary prizes you are liable to pay, during the tax period, that relate to supplies that are *GST-free.

188E. Prior to the Federal Court decision in International All Sports v. Commissioner of Taxation [2011] FCA 824; 2011 ATC 20-268; (2011) 81 ATR 607 (International All Sports), the Commissioner's view was that the monetary prizes in relation to GST-free supplies were always excluded from 'total monetary prizes' and that the amendment merely confirmed that view.^[65H]

188F. In International All Sports, Jessup J considered the application of subsection 126-10(3) prior to its amendment and held that, for the relevant tax periods, only monetary prizes paid in relation to supplies that were GST-free under section 38-270 were excluded by subsection 126-10(3). Monetary prizes paid in relation to supplies that were GST-free under other provisions were included in 'total monetary prizes'.

188FA. Accordingly, where the liability to pay a monetary prize arises prior to 1 April 2010, that prize is only excluded from 'total monetary prizes' if it relates to a supply that is GST-free under section 38-270.

188FB. Where you become liable to pay a monetary prize on or after 1 April 2010, the prize is excluded from 'total monetary prizes' if it relates to a supply that is GST-free.

5. Paragraph 188I

In the last sentence, omit 'amount.'; substitute 'amount.^[65J]'

6. Case references

Insert:

- International All Sports v. Commissioner of Taxation [2011] FCA 824; 2011 ATC 20-268; (2011) 81 ATR 607

7. Other references

Omit:

- Australian Taxation Office fact sheet 'GST & gambling' (NAT 3018)

This Addendum applies both before and after its date of issue.

Commissioner of Taxation
8 May 2013

References

ATO references:
NO 1-4JIYUMK