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Advice and guidance we are developing on capital gains tax issues.

Last updated 1 December 2025

[3953] Back-to-back CGT rollovers [updated]

Title

Draft Practical Compliance Guideline

Back-to-back CGT roll-overs and Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Purpose

This draft Guideline will explain when we are more likely to apply compliance resources to consider the application of Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (the general anti-avoidance provisions of the income tax law) to an arrangement that comprises multiple CGT rollovers.

Expected completion

Early 2026

Comments

Accompanying the draft Guideline will be a draft Taxation Determination (see 4259 below).

Contact

Tara McLachlan, Private Wealth

Phone: (07) 3149 5339

Tara.McLachlan@ato.gov.au

[4188] Deceased estates: 'double death' [updated]

Title

Draft Taxation Determination

CGT consequences under Division 128 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 when a beneficiary of a deceased estate dies before a CGT asset of the deceased estate passes to them.

Purpose

This draft Determination will clarify the Commissioner’s view on the application of the CGT rollover concession in Division 128 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 when a beneficiary of a deceased estate dies before a CGT asset of the deceased estate passes to them.

Expected completion

Early 2026

Comments

Targeted consultation is currently underway and is expected to be completed in early 2026 – see [202513] Deceased estates: 'double death'.

Contact

Danijela Jablanovic, Individuals and Intermediaries

Phone: (07) 3213 5864

Danijela.jablanovic@ato.gov.au

[4189] Deceased estates: right to occupy [updated]

Title

Draft Taxation Determination

What constitutes a right to occupy a dwelling 'under a deceased’s will' for the purpose of obtaining the CGT exemption in section 118-195 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997?

Purpose

This draft Determination will provide the Commissioner’s view on when an individual has a right to occupy a dwelling under a deceased’s will for the purposes of subsection 118-195(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to obtain a CGT main residence exemption.

Expected completion

January 2026

Contact

Penny Hextall, Individuals and Intermediaries

Phone: (03) 6221 0624

Penny.Hextall@ato.gov.au

[4259] Satisfying the conditions in 122-A when part of a back-to-back rollover [new]

Title

Draft Taxation Determination

Income tax: application of CGT rollover qualifying conditions when a rollover is part of a single arrangement that includes more than one CGT rollover

Purpose

This draft Determination will consider how the CGT provisions apply in circumstances where there are back-to-back CGT rollovers claimed under both Subdivision 122-A and Subdivision 124-M of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

This draft Taxation Determination is expected to publish with the draft Guideline.

Expected completion

Early 2026

Contact

Tara McLachlan, Private Wealth

Phone: (07) 3149 5339

Tara.McLachlan@ato.gov.au

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