Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Act 2010 (56 of 2010)

Schedule 5   Consolidation

Part 1   Use of the tax cost setting amount

3   Division 3 - Application and transitional provisions

8   Transitional provision - use of the tax cost setting amount

(1) This item applies if:

(a) the tax cost of an asset was set at the time (the joining time ) an entity (the joining entity ) became a subsidiary member of a consolidated group or MEC group, at the asset's tax cost setting amount; and

(b) the asset is a trade receivable that is denominated in foreign currency; and

(c) CGT event C2 happens in relation to the asset:

(i) after the joining time; and

(ii) before 23 August 2006; and

(d) just before the CGT event, the head company of the group held the asset because of the operation of subsection 701-1(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (the single entity rule); and

(e) disregarding section 118-20 of that Act, there is a capital gain or capital loss from the event; and

(f) the head company of the group makes a choice to apply this item, in accordance with subitems (4) and (5).

(2) These provisions do not apply to the CGT event:

(a) section 6-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (about ordinary income);

(b) any other provision of that Act that includes an amount in assessable income, other than a provision in Part 3-1 or 3-3 of that Act;

(c) section 8-1 of that Act (about amounts you can deduct);

(d) any other provision of that Act that allows you to deduct an amount from your assessable income;

(e) section 118-20 of that Act.

(3) The provisions referred to in subitem (2) can apply to the CGT event to the extent that any capital gain or capital loss from the event is attributable to currency exchange rate fluctuations.

(4) A choice mentioned in paragraph (1)(f) must be made:

(a) on or before 30 June 2011; or

(b) within a further time allowed by the Commissioner.

(5) The way the head company prepares its income tax return is sufficient evidence of the making of the choice.


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