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National Tax Equivalent Regime Manual

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January 2008
(Version 6)

The PDF version is available as a download: Manual for the National Tax Equivalent Regime (PDF, 245KB)

[History:
Version 1 of the Manual released in June 2001
Version 2 of the Manual released in July 2002
Version 3 of the Manual released in March 2004
Version 4 of the Manual released in February 2005
Version 5 of the Manual released in January 2006]

PRELIMINARY

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Manual for the NTER

  1. This is a Manual of the administrative and technical operating features of the National Tax Equivalent Regime (the NTER).
     
  2. The Manual facilitates the establishment of the NTER, as foreshadowed in the Inter-Governmental Agreement on the Reform of Commonwealth-State Financial Relations, and is consistent with:

    i)  the November 2000 Final Report of the Heads of Treasuries Working Party on NTER; and

    ii)  the Memorandum of Understanding on NTER (the Memorandum), between the Commonwealth of Australia, the Commissioner of Taxation (the Commissioner) and all of the States and Territories.

Application

  1. This Manual applies on or after 1 July 2001 to the State and Territory government-owned enterprises (the NTER entities) listed in the NTER entity register.

    [History: Paragraph 3 amended by January 2008 (Version 6), with effect from 1 January 2008, by replacing reference to ‘at Attachment 1’ with reference to ‘in the NTER entity register’.]

Amending the Manual

  1. This Manual may be amended only as set out in the Memorandum.

    [History: Paragraph 4 amended by January 2008 (Version 6) with effect from 1 January 2008.

    Paragraph 4 formerly read:

    This Manual may be amended as follows:

    (i)  a State or Territory at any time may amend that part of Attachment 1 which concerns the NTER entities of that State or Territory, subject to the amendment being consistent with an amendment by the State or Territory to schedule 1 of the Memorandum;

    (ii)  the Commissioner at any time may amend Attachment 5 which concerns the Commissioner's address and the ATO contact officers in relation to NTER matters; and

    (iii)  all other amendments to this Manual may be made only with the unanimous agreement of the Commissioner and all of the States and Territories. ]

Interpretation

  1. In this Manual, unless a contrary intention appears:

    'ATO' means the Australian Taxation Office;

    'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of Taxation;

    'ITAA 1936' means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936;

    'ITAA 1997' means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;

    'Memorandum' means the Memorandum of Understanding on NTER between the Commonwealth of Australia, the Commissioner and all of the States and Territories;

    'NTER' means the National Tax Equivalent Regime;

    'NTER entity' means a State or Territory government-owned enterprise listed in the NTER entity register;

    [History: Meaning of ‘NTER entity’ amended by January 2008 (Version 6), with effect from 1 January 2008, to replace reference to ‘Attachment 1’ with reference to ‘the NTER entity register’.]

    'NTER entity register' means the register of the NTER entities referred to in the Memorandum;

    [History: Paragraph 5 amended by January 2008 (Version 6), with effect from 1 January 2008, to insert meaning of ‘NTER entity register’.]

    'NTER related activities' means the activities of NTER administration, to be undertaken by the Commissioner, which are set out in Attachment 2;

    ‘NTER Work Plan’ means a work plan as described in clause 12 of the Memorandum;

    [History: Paragraph 5 amended by January 2008 (Version 6), with effect from 1 January 2008, to insert meaning of ‘NTER Work Plan’.]

    'PAYG instalment report' means the form provided at Attachment 3 on which NTER entities advise the Commissioner of their quarterly NTER income and quarterly instalment of expected income tax equivalent liability;

    'Relevant taxation laws' means the federal income tax laws listed in Attachment 4, modified in accordance with this Manual. The relevant taxation laws constitute the administrative and technical rules of the NTER;

    'TAA 1953' means the Taxation Administration Act 1953; and

    'TER' means a tax equivalent regime of a State or Territory.

Last Modified: Tuesday, 14 October 2008

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