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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 276.820

Effect of decrease

  (1)   This section applies if there is a decrease as mentioned in paragraph   276 - 810(2)(b).

  (2)   If the character mentioned in subsection   276 - 810(2) relates to assessable income:

  (a)   in the case of a character of:

  (i)   a * discount capital gain from a * CGT asset that is * taxable Australian property; or

  (ii)   a discount capital gain from a CGT asset that is not taxable Australian property;

    treat half the amount of the decrease as a * capital loss of the trust for the discovery year; or

  (b)   in the case of a character of:

  (i)   a * capital gain (other than a discount capital gain) from a CGT asset that is taxable Australian property; or

  (ii)   a capital gain (other than a discount capital gain) from a CGT asset that is not taxable Australian property;

    treat the amount of the decrease as a capital loss of the trust for the discovery year; or

  (c)   in any other case--treat the amount of the decrease as a deduction of the trust for the discovery year.

  (3)   If that character relates to * exempt income, treat the amount of the decrease as reducing the exempt income of the trust for the discovery year.

  (4)   If that character relates to * non - assessable non - exempt income, treat the amount of the decrease as reducing the non - assessable non - exempt income of the trust for the discovery year.

  (5)   If that character relates to a * tax offset, treat the amount of the decrease as reducing the tax offset or offsets (the existing offset or offsets ) of the trust for the discovery year of a kind corresponding to that character.

  (6)   If that character relates to a * tax offset and exceeds the total of the existing offset or offsets (before the reduction under subsection   (5)):

  (a)   unless paragraph   (b) applies--the trustee is liable to pay tax at the rate declared by the Parliament on the excess; or

Note:   The tax is imposed by the Income Tax (Attribution Managed Investment Trusts--Offsets) Act 2016 and the rate of the tax is set out in that Act.

  (b)   if that character is the character of * foreign income tax paid that counts towards a tax offset under Division   770--subsection   (7) applies.

  (7)   Increase the trust's assessable income for the discovery year by the sum of:

  (a)   the excess mentioned in subsection   (6); and

  (b)   the product of:

  (i)   that excess; and

  (ii)   the * corporate tax gross - up rate.

Treat the amount of that increase as assessable income from a source other than an * Australian source.

Table of sections

280 - 1   Effect of this Division

280 - 5   Overview

Contributions phase

280 - 10   Contributions phase--deductibility

280 - 15   Contributions phase--limits on superannuation tax concessions

Investment phase

280 - 20   Investment phase

Benefits phase

280 - 25   Benefits phase--different types of superannuation benefit

280 - 30   Benefits phase--taxation varies with age of recipient and type of benefit

280 - 35   Benefits phase--roll - overs

The regulatory scheme outside this Act

280 - 40   Other relevant legislative schemes


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