S 469 repealed by No 114 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 1 item 37, applicable in relation to the 2010-11 year of income for a taxpayer and later years of income.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 469 formerly read:
SECTION 469 TAXPAYERS TO BE TAXED ON SHARE OF INCOME OF CERTAIN FOREIGN INVESTMENT FUNDS AND FOREIGN LIFE ASSURANCE POLICIES
469(1)
This Part applies to a taxpayer who has an interest or interests in what is referred to in this Part as a foreign investment fund (
"
FIF
"
). That expression refers to certain non-resident companies and non-resident trusts.
469(2)
This Part also applies to a taxpayer who has an interest in a foreign life assurance policy (
"
FLP
"
). That expression refers to certain life assurance policies issued by a non-resident. A taxpayer is regarded as having an interest in a FLP if, and only if, the taxpayer has the legal title to the FLP.
469(3)
The object of this Part is to include in a taxpayer
'
s assessable income of a year of income an amount (
"
foreign investment fund income
"
) that represents income attributable to an interest or interests in a FIF or a FLP held by the taxpayer during the accounting period (
"
notional accounting period
"
) of the FIF or FLP that ends in that year of income.
469(4)
The provision of this Act (
"
the operative provision
"
) that includes foreign investment fund income in a taxpayer
'
s assessable income is section
529
, which is contained in Division
16
.
469(5)
The operative provision does not apply, or its application is affected, in certain circumstances which are set out in:
(a)
Divisions
2 to 15
of this Part; and
(b)
section
768-965
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
.
History
S 469(5) substituted by No 32 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 1 item 14, applicable for an income year that begins on or after 1 July 2006. S 469(5) formerly read:
469(5)
The operative provision does not apply, or its application is affected, in certain circumstances, which are set out in Divisions 2 to 15.
469(6)
Division
18
contains the provisions for determining whether any foreign investment fund income accrued from a FIF or a FLP to a taxpayer in respect of a notional accounting period.
There are 3 methods provided for making a determination in respect of a FIF. These are called:
(a)
the market value method;
(b)
the deemed rate of return method;
(c)
the calculation method.
The method available to the taxpayer in respect of a particular notional accounting period of a FIF generally depends on the level of detailed information that the taxpayer has about the FIF
'
s income and on the method used by the taxpayer to determine whether foreign investment fund income accrued from that FIF in previous notional accounting periods.
There are 2 methods provided for making a determination in respect of a FLP. These are called:
(d)
the deemed rate of return method;
(e)
the cash surrender value method.
469(7)
Division
19
provides for the keeping of accounts to avoid double taxation in respect of interests in FIFs or FLPs.
469(8)
(Repealed by
No 143 of 2007
)
History
S 469(8) repealed by
No 143 of 2007
, s 3 and Sch 1 item 125, 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. For savings provisions, see note under s
559A
. S 469(8) formerly read:
469(8)
Division
20
provides for the recording of the amount of the foreign tax credits allowed in respect of foreign investment fund income.
469(9)
Division
21
contains provisions that apply in certain circumstances if an interest in a FIF or a FLP is disposed of.
469(10)
Division
22
provides for the keeping of records relating to interests in FIFs and FLPs.
S 469 inserted by No 190 of 1992.