S 559A repealed by No 114 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 1 item 37, applicable in relation to the 2010-11 year of income for a taxpayer and later years of income. For saving provisions, see note under Part
XI
heading. S 559A formerly read:
SECTION 559A CHOICE TO WORK OUT NOTIONAL INCOME AND NOTIONAL DEDUCTIONS UNDER PART X
559A(1)
The taxpayer may choose to work out the notional income and notional deductions of the FIF in accordance with subsection (3) if:
(a)
the FIF is a foreign company; and
(b)
the taxpayer
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s attribution percentage in relation to the FIF is 10% or more at the end of the relevant period; and
(c)
if the taxpayer has previously made a choice under this subsection in relation to the FIF in relation to a notional accounting period of the FIF
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the taxpayer has made such a choice in relation to the FIF in relation to every notional accounting period of the FIF (if any) occurring between:
(i)
the end of the notional accounting period of the FIF for which the taxpayer first made such a choice in relation to the FIF; and
(ii)
the start of the relevant period.
559A(2)
For the purposes of this section:
(a)
treat the FIF as a FIF that is a CFC; and
(b)
treat the taxpayer as an attributable taxpayer in relation to the FIF throughout the relevant period; and
(c)
treat the relevant period as the statutory accounting period of the FIF.
Main rule
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work out notional income and notional deductions under Part X, etc
559A(3)
For the purposes of working out the notional income and notional deductions of the FIF of the relevant period:
(a)
treat that notional income as the FIF
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s notional assessable income worked out under Part
X
for the relevant period; and
(b)
treat those notional deductions as the FIF
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s notional allowable deductions worked out under Part
X
for the relevant period; and
(c)
if the taxpayer is an AFI entity at a particular time in the relevant period
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treat the FIF as an AFI subsidiary at that time.
559A(4)
In working out the FIF
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s notional allowable deductions for the purposes of paragraph (3)(b):
(a)
disregard sections
429
and
431
(which deal with losses); and
(b)
instead, include notional deductions (if any) from the notional income of the FIF of the relevant period worked out under section
572
(which deals with notional deductions for calculated losses for prior periods).
559A(5)
For the purposes of subsection (3), treat the FIF
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s commencing day mentioned in Subdivision
C
of Division
7
of Part
X
as the first day of the period over which, apart from this section, the profits or gains of a capital nature derived by the FIF during the relevant period would be determined.
Application of sections 575 to 579
559A(6)
For the purposes of subsection (3), apply sections
575
to
579
in relation to a taxpayer (the
actual taxpayer
), subject to the rules in subsections (7) and (8).
559A(7)
If the actual taxpayer has made a choice under subsection (1) in relation to a FIF (the
first-tier FIF
), in working out the first-tier FIF
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s notional assessable income for the purposes of paragraph (3)(a):
(a)
disregard paragraphs
384(2)(ca)
and
385(2)(ca)
(which deal with amounts included in notional assessable income under Part
XI
); and
(b)
instead, include in that notional assessable income the first-tier FIF
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s notional income worked out under section
576
.
559A(8)
If the taxpayer mentioned in paragraphs (1)(b) and (3)(c) is the first-tier FIF mentioned in section
576
(because of the effect of section
576
on this section):
(a)
treat the references in those paragraphs to the taxpayer as references to the actual taxpayer (and not to the first-tier FIF); and
(b)
if, as a result of paragraph (a), the actual taxpayer has made a choice under subsection (1) in relation to a FIF (the
second-tier FIF
)
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in working out the second-tier FIF
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s notional assessable income for the purposes of paragraph (3)(a):
(i)
disregard paragraphs
384(2)(ca)
and
385(2)(ca)
(which deal with amounts included in notional assessable income under Part
XI
); and
(ii)
instead, include in that notional assessable income the second-tier FIF
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s notional income worked out under section
579
.
Note:
The actual taxpayer cannot make a choice under subsection (1) in relation to a third-tier FIF, because the calculation method is not available in respect of a third-tier FIF (see subparagraph
579(b)(ii)
).
Definitions
559A(9)
In this section:
AFI entity
has the same meaning as in section
326
.
AFI subsidiary
has the same meaning as in Part
X
(see section
326
).
attributable taxpayer
has the same meaning as in Part
X
(see section
361
).
attribution percentage
has the same meaning as in Part
X
(see section
362
).
notional allowable deductions
has the same meaning as in Part
X
(see section
382
).
notional assessable income
has the same meaning as in Part
X
(see section
382
).
S 559A inserted by
No 143 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 1 item 3, applicable in relation to income years, statutory accounting periods and notional accounting periods starting on or after the first 1 July that occurs after 24 September 2007.
No 143 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 1 Pt 6 contains the following savings provisions:
Part 6
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Savings provisions
Object
225
The object of this Part is to ensure that, despite the repeals and amendments made by this Act, the full legal and administrative consequences of:
(a)
any act done or omitted to be done; or
(b)
any state of affairs existing; or
(c)
any period ending;
before such a repeal or amendment applies, can continue to arise and be carried out, directly or indirectly through an indefinite number of steps, even if some or all of those steps are taken after the repeal or amendment applies.
Making and amending assessments, and doing other things, in relation to past matters
226
Even though an Act is repealed or amended by this Act, the repeal or amendment is disregarded for the purpose of doing any of the following under any Act or legislative instrument (within the meaning of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
):
(a)
making or amending an assessment (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);
(b)
exercising any right or power, performing any obligation or duty or doing any other thing (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);
in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.
Example:
For the 2006-07 income year, Smart Investor Pty Ltd, an Australian resident private investment company, has assessable foreign income in the passive income class on which it has paid foreign tax for which it wishes to claim a foreign tax credit. The company also has a tax loss for the year from its Australian investments. When it lodges its tax return for the year it does not elect to claim a deduction for any of the tax loss under section
79DA
of the ITAA 1936, because the Australian tax payable on its passive foreign income equals the foreign tax it has paid.
In 2009 the amount of foreign tax payable in respect of some foreign rental income it had included in its return for the 2006-07 year is reduced and Smart Investor receives a refund of the difference in foreign tax. Smart Investor Pty Ltd then applies to be able to make an election under section
79DA
, that is, after the
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No 4) Act 2007
(which repeals section
79DA
) receives Royal Assent. The Commissioner allows Smart Investor to submit an election to claim a deduction for so much of its 2006-07 tax loss as to reduce the amount of Australian tax payable on its 2006-07 assessable foreign income to the revised foreign tax paid, by the end of 2009.
Despite the repeal of section
79DA
, item 226 allows the Commissioner to permit an election to be lodged after the return for 2006-07 has been lodged, and to amend Smart Investor
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s assessment for that year, because these actions relate to a thing done, and period ending, before the repeal of section
79DA
applies.