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SUPERANNUATION LAWS AMENDMENT (CAPITAL GAINS TAX RELIEF AND OTHER EFFICIENCY MEASURES) ACT 2012 - SCHEDULE 1

Merging superannuation funds

Part   1 -- Extending the application of Division   310

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

1   Section   310 - 1 (note 1)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note 1:   This Division applies to mergers happening between 24   December 2008 and 30   June 2011 (or, in certain cases, 30   September 2011), or between 1   October 2011 and 1   July 2017 (see Part   3 of Schedule   2 to the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No.   6) Act 2010 ).

2   Section   310 - 1 (note 2)

Omit "1   July 2013", substitute "1   July 2019".

Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No.   6) Act 2010

3   Subsection   2(1) (table item   4)

Repeal the item, substitute:

4.   Schedule   2, Parts   4 and 5

1   July 2019.

1   July 2019

4   Subitem   11(1) of Schedule   2

After "30   June 2011", insert ", or during the period starting on 1   October 2011 and ending at the end of 1   July 2017".

Part   2 -- Further amendments of Division   310

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

5   Subsection   310 - 10(1)

Omit " * complying superannuation fund", substitute " * complying superannuation fund (other than a * self managed superannuation fund)".

6   Subparagraphs   310 - 35(1)(b)(i) and (ii)

Omit "for that earlier year", substitute "for the transfer year".

7   Paragraph 310 - 40(1)(b)

Omit "an amount", substitute "for the purposes of section   36 - 15, an amount".

8   Subparagraphs   310 - 40(1)(b)(i) and (ii)

Omit "for that earlier year", substitute "for the income year immediately prior to the transfer year".

9   At the end of subsection   310 - 40(1)

Add:

  ; and (c)   for all other purposes of this Act, an amount equal to the transferred amount is taken to be:

  (i)   if the receiving entity is a life insurance company--a tax loss of the complying superannuation/FHSA class incurred by the receiving entity for the transfer year; and

  (ii)   otherwise--a tax loss incurred by the receiving entity for the transfer year.

10   Section   310 - 50

Repeal the section, substitute:

310 - 50   Choosing the form of the assets roll - over

  (1)   An entity that chooses a roll - over under this Subdivision must choose the form of the roll - over that applies to each of the following:

  (a)   the original assets that are not * revenue assets;

  (b)   the original assets that are revenue assets.

  (2)   In respect of original assets that are not * revenue assets, the entity choosing the roll - over must choose either section   310 - 55 (global asset approach) or 310 - 60 (individual asset approach) to apply to the original assets and the corresponding received assets.

  (3)   In respect of original assets that are * revenue assets, the entity choosing the roll - over must choose either section   310 - 65 (global asset approach) or 310 - 70 (individual asset approach) to apply to the original assets and the corresponding received assets.

Note:   The entity choosing the form of the roll - over may choose different forms of roll - over for its CGT assets and revenue assets.

11   Subsection   310 - 55(1) (note)

Omit "subsection   310 - 50(1)", substitute "subsection   310 - 50(2)".

12   Subsection   310 - 60(1)

Omit " * capital loss", substitute " * capital gain or * capital loss".

13   Subsection   310 - 60(1) (note)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note:   This section only applies if it is chosen to apply under subsection   310 - 50(2).

14   Subsection   310 - 60(2)

Omit " * capital loss", substitute " * capital gain or * capital loss".

15   Subsection   310 - 60(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

  (3)   The transferring entity's * capital proceeds from the transfer event are taken to be an amount equal to:

  (a)   if, apart from this subsection, the event would result in a * capital gain--the asset's * cost base just before the event; or

  (b)   if, apart from this subsection, the event would result in a * capital loss--the asset's * reduced cost base just before the event.

16   Subsection   310 - 65(1) (note)

Omit "subsection   310 - 50(2)", substitute "subsection   310 - 50(3)".

17   Subsection   310 - 70(1)

Omit "incurs a * tax loss", substitute "derives assessable income (other than a * capital gain) or incurs a * tax loss".

18   Subsection   310 - 70(1) (note)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note:   This section only applies if it is chosen to apply under subsection   310 - 50(3).

Part   3 -- Application provision

19   Application provision

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to a transferring entity and a receiving entity if:

  (a)   the condition in subsection   310 - 10(3), 310 - 15(3) or 310 - 20(3) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for those entities is satisfied; and

  (b)   all the transfer events (if any) referred to in subsection   310 - 45(2) of that Act for those entities happen;

on or after 1   October 2011 .

Note 1:   The effect of paragraph   ( a) is that all of the members of the original fund will need to become members of a continuing fund during this period.

Note 2:   The effect of paragraph   ( b) is that the transferring fund needs to cease to hold all relevant assets during this period.



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