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Last updated 17 November 2025

[4072] When a private or public ancillary fund ‘provides’ a ‘benefit’ [updated]

Title

Final Taxation Determination

Income tax: when does a private or public ancillary fund ‘provide’ a ‘benefit’?

Purpose

This final Determination will provide the Commissioner’s view on when private or public ancillary funds are taken to have provided a ‘benefit’ for the purposes of subsections 15(4) and 22(3) of the Taxation Administration (Public Ancillary Fund) Guidelines 2022 and Taxation Administration (Private Ancillary Fund) Guidelines 2019. Subsection 15(4) provides that annual distributions to eligible deductible gift recipients may be made by providing benefits, while subsection 22 (3) prohibits benefits being provided to certain related entities.

Expected completion

To be advised

Comments

Draft Taxation Determination TD 2025/D3 Income tax: when does a private or public ancillary fund 'provide' a 'benefit'? published 12 November 2025. Comments period closes 30 January 2026.

Contact

Dexter Marcenko, Tax Counsel Network

Phone: (03) 6221 0000

Dexter.Marcenko@ato.gov.au

 

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