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SUPERANNUATION LAWS AMENDMENT (CAPITAL GAINS TAX RELIEF AND OTHER EFFICIENCY MEASURES) ACT 2012 (NO. 158, 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;

during the period starting on 1 October 2011 and ending at the end of 1 July 2017.

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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