Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 4 - INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF INCOME TAX  

PART 4-5 - GENERAL  

Division 820 - Thin capitalisation rules  

Subdivision 820-EAA - Debt deduction limitation rules for debt deduction creation (all relevant entities)  

Operative provisions

SECTION 820-423D   Schemes relating to this Subdivision  

820-423D(1)    
Subsection (2) applies if the Commissioner is satisfied that:

(a)    it is reasonable to conclude that one or more entities (each of which is a participant ) entered into or carried out a * scheme for the principal purpose of, or for more than one principal purpose that included the purpose of, achieving any of the following results:


(i) subsection 820-423A(2) does not apply in relation to a * debt deduction;

(ii) subsection 820-423A(5) does not apply in relation to a debt deduction;
(whether or not the debt deduction is a debt deduction of any of the participants and whether or not any of them carried out the scheme or any part of the scheme); and

(b)    the scheme has achieved, or apart from this section would achieve, that purpose.

820-423D(2)    
The Commissioner may determine that this Act has, and is taken always to have had, effect as if:

(a)    subsection 820-423A(2) applies in relation to the * debt deduction; or

(b)    subsection 820-423A(5) applies in relation to the debt deduction.

820-423D(3)    
A determination under subsection (2) has effect accordingly.

820-423D(4)    
This section applies whether or not the scheme has been or is entered into or carried out in Australia or outside Australia, or partly in Australia and partly outside Australia.

820-423D(5)    
A determination under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.

820-423D(6)    
An entity who is dissatisfied with a determination under subsection (2) made in relation to the entity may object against the determination in the manner set out in Part IVC of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .


 

Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited

CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.

The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.