A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

Chapter 4 - The special rules  

Part 4-4 - Special rules mainly about net amounts and adjustments  

Note:

The special rules in this Part mainly modify the operation of Part 2-4 , but they may affect other Parts of Chapter 2 in minor ways.

Division 142 - Excess GST  

Subdivision 142-A - Excess GST unrelated to adjustments  

142-10   Refunding the excess GST  


For the purposes of each *taxation law, so much of the excess from subsection 142-5(1) (the excess GST ) as you have *passed on to another entity is taken to have always been:


(a) payable; and


(b) on a *taxable supply;

until you reimburse the other entity for the passed-on GST.

Note 1:

If you reimburse the passed-on GST so that this section ceases to apply there will be an adjustment event under paragraph 19-10(1)(b) or (c) . You will have a decreasing adjustment (see section 19-55 ) and the other entity may have an increasing adjustment (see section 19-80 ).

Note 2:

Any excess GST you have not passed on will be refunded as described in section 155-75 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

Note 3:

While this section applies, paragraph 11-5(b) (about taxable supplies) is satisfied for the corresponding acquisition by the other entity.




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