Taxation Determination

TD 2008/13

Income tax: capital gains: what is the improvement threshold for the 2008-09 income year under section 108-85 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997?

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Ruling

1. For the 2008-09 income year, the improvement threshold is $119,594.

Date of effect

2. This Determination applies for the 2008-09 income year.

Commissioner of Taxation
21 May 2008

Appendix 1 - Explanation

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Explanation

3. For the 2008-09 income year, the improvement threshold is $119,594.

4. The improvement threshold is determined for the purposes of section 108-70 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) (about when a capital improvement to a pre-CGT asset is a separate asset) and section 108-75 of the ITAA 1997 (about capital improvements to CGT assets for which a rollover may be available).

5. Subsection 108-85(2) of the ITAA 1997 provides that the improvement threshold must be indexed annually. Subdivision 960-M of the ITAA 1997 (about indexation) provides guidance on how to index the amounts and how to calculate the indexation factor - see sections 960-270 and 960-275 of the ITAA 1997.

6. Subsection 108-85(3) of the ITAA 1997 requires that this Determination must be published before the 2008-09 financial year begins.

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References

ATO references:
NO 2004/6081

Previous Rulings/Determinations:
TD 94/56
TD 95/23
TD 96/30
TD 97/12
TD 98/13
TD 1999/29
TD 2000/25
TD 2001/12
TD 2002/12
TD 2003/13
TD 2004/15
TD 2005/20
TD 2006/41
TD 2007/19

ISSN: 1038-8982

Subject References:
capital gains
CGT assets
CGT separate assets
indexation
separate CGT asset

Legislative References:
ITAA 1997 108-70
ITAA 1997 108-75
ITAA 1997 108-85
ITAA 1997 108-85(2)
ITAA 1997 108-85(3)
ITAA 1997 Subdiv 960-M
ITAA 1997 960-270
ITAA 1997 960-275
TAA 1953

TD 2008/13 history

	Date:	Version:	Change:
You are here	21 May 2008	Original ruling
	25 May 2016	Withdrawn

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