INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936 (ARCHIVE)

PART IIIAA - FRANKING OF DIVIDENDS  

Division 4 - Required franking amount  

SECTION 160AQDB   HOW TO WORK OUT THE CLASS A REQUIRED FRANKING AMOUNT AND THE CLASS B REQUIRED FRANKING AMOUNT  

160AQDB(1)   [Class A required franking amount]  

For the purposes of this Part, the class A required franking amount for a dividend paid to a shareholder in a company is the amount that would be the required franking amount for the dividend if:


(a) the reference in section 160AQE to the franking surplus of the company at the beginning of the reckoning day for the dividend were, by express provision, confined to the class A franking surplus of the company at the beginning of that day; and


(b) each reference in section 160AQE to a franked amount were, by express provision, confined to a class A franked amount; and


(c) each reference in section 160AQE to a required franking amount were, by express provision, confined to a class A required franking amount; and


(d) each reference in section 160AQE to a franking debit were, by express provision, confined to a class A franking debit.

160AQDB(2)   [Class B required franking amount]  

For the purposes of this Part, if the beginning of the reckoning day is before the company's class C conversion time, the class B required franking amount for a dividend paid to a shareholder in the company is worked out using the formula:


Gross required  
franking amount
Class A required franking
        amount

where:

`` Gross required franking amount '' means the required franking amount for the dividend;

`` Class A required franking amount '' means the class A required franking amount for the dividend.

160AQDB(3)   [Nil class B required franking amount]  

For the purposes of this Part, if the beginning of the reckoning day is after the company's class C conversion time, the class B required franking amount for a dividend paid to a shareholder in the company is nil.

160AQDB(4)   [Class C required franking amount]  

For the purposes of this Part, if the beginning of the reckoning day is after the company's class C conversion time, the class C required franking amount for a dividend paid to a shareholder in the company is worked out using the formula:


Gross required  
franking amount
Class A required franking
        amount

where:

Gross required franking amount means the required franking amount for the dividend.

Class A required franking amount means the class A required franking amount for the dividend.

160AQDB(5)   [Nil class C required franking amount]  

For the purposes of this Part, if the beginning of the reckoning day is before the company's class C conversion time, the class C required franking amount for a dividend paid to a shareholder in the company is nil.


 

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.