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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 115.215

Assessing presently entitled beneficiaries

Purpose

  (1)   The purpose of this section is to ensure that appropriate amounts of the trust estate's net income attributable to the trust estate's * capital gains are treated as a beneficiary's capital gains when assessing the beneficiary, so:

  (a)   the beneficiary can apply * capital losses against gains; and

  (b)   the beneficiary can apply the appropriate * discount percentage (if any) to gains.

Extra capital gains

  (3)   If you are a beneficiary of the trust estate, for each * capital gain of the trust estate, Division   102 applies to you as if you had:

  (a)   if the capital gain was not reduced under either step 3 of the method statement in subsection   102 - 5(1) (discount capital gains) or Subdivision   152 - C (small business 50% reduction)--a capital gain equal to the amount mentioned in subsection   115 - 225(1); and

  (b)   if the capital gain was reduced under either step 3 of the method statement or Subdivision   152 - C but not both (even if it was further reduced by the other small business concessions)--a capital gain equal to twice the amount mentioned in subsection   115 - 225(1); and

  (c)   if the capital gain was reduced under both step 3 of the method statement and Subdivision   152 - C (even if it was further reduced by the other small business concessions)--a capital gain equal to 4 times the amount mentioned in subsection   115 - 225(1).

Note:   This subsection does not affect the amount (if any) included in your assessable income under Division   6 of Part   III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 because of the capital gain of the trust estate . However, Division   6E of that Part may have the effect of reducing the amount included in your assessable income under Division   6 of that Part by an amount related to the capital gain you have under this subsection.

  (4)   For each * capital gain of yours mentioned in paragraph   (3)(b) or (c):

  (a)   if the relevant trust gain was reduced under step 3 of the method statement in subsection   102 - 5(1)--Division   102 also applies to you as if your capital gain were a * discount capital gain, if you are the kind of entity that can have a discount capital gain; and

  (b)   if the relevant trust gain was reduced under Subdivision   152 - C--the capital gain remaining after you apply step 3 of the method statement is reduced by 50%.

Note:   This ensures that your share of the trust estate's net capital gain is taxed as if it were a capital gain you made (assuming you made the same choices about cost bases including indexation as the trustee).

  (4A)   To avoid doubt, subsection   (3) treats you as having a * capital gain for the purposes of Division   102, despite section   102 - 20.

Section   118 - 20 does not reduce extra capital gains

  (5)   To avoid doubt, section   118 - 20 does not reduce a * capital gain that subsection   (3) treats you as having for the purpose of applying Division   102.


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