Appendix 1 Summary of CGT events
Disposal
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
A1  | 
Disposal of a CGT asset  | 
when the disposal contract is entered into or, if none, when the entity stops being the asset’s owner  | 
capital proceeds from disposal less the asset’s cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less capital proceeds  | 
Hire purchase and similar agreements
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
B1  | 
Use and enjoyment before title passes  | 
when use of the CGT asset passes  | 
capital proceeds less the asset’s cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less capital proceeds  | 
End of a CGT asset
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
C1  | 
Loss or destruction of a CGT asset  | 
when compensation is first received or, if none, when the loss is discovered or destruction occurred  | 
capital proceeds less the asset’s cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less capital proceeds  | 
C2  | 
Cancellation, surrender and similar endings  | 
when the contract ending an asset is entered into or, if none, when an asset ends  | 
capital proceeds from the ending less the asset’s cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less capital proceeds  | 
C3  | 
End of an option to acquire shares and so on  | 
when the option ends  | 
capital proceeds from granting the option less expenditure in granting it  | 
expenditure in granting the option less capital proceeds  | 
Bringing a CGT asset into existence
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
D1  | 
Creating contractual or other rights  | 
when the contract is entered into or the right is created  | 
capital proceeds from creating the right less incidental costs of creating the right  | 
incidental costs of creating the right less capital proceeds  | 
D2  | 
Granting an option  | 
when the option is granted  | 
capital proceeds from the grant less expenditure to grant it  | 
expenditure to grant the option less capital proceeds  | 
D3  | 
Granting a right to income from mining  | 
when the contract is entered into or, if none, when the right is granted  | 
capital proceeds from the grant of right less the expenditure to grant it  | 
expenditure to grant the right less capital proceeds  | 
D4  | 
Entering into a conservation covenant  | 
when covenant is entered into  | 
capital proceeds from covenant less cost base apportioned to the covenant  | 
reduce cost base apportioned to the covenant less capital proceeds from covenant  | 
Trusts
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
E1  | 
Creating a trust over a CGT asset  | 
when the trust is created  | 
capital proceeds from creating the trust less the asset’s cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less capital proceeds  | 
E2  | 
Transferring a CGT asset to a trust  | 
when the asset is transferred  | 
capital proceeds from the transfer less the asset’s cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less capital proceeds  | 
E3  | 
Converting a trust to a unit trust  | 
when the trust is converted  | 
market value of the asset at that time less its cost base  | 
asset’s reduced cost base less that market value  | 
E4  | 
Capital payment for trust interest  | 
when the trustee makes the payment  | 
non-assessable part of the payment less the cost base of the trust interest  | 
no capital loss  | 
E5  | 
Beneficiary becoming entitled to a trust asset  | 
when the beneficiary becomes absolutely entitled  | 
for a trustee, market value of the CGT asset at that time less its cost base; for a beneficiary, that market value less the cost base of the beneficiary’s capital interest  | 
for a trustee, reduced cost base of the CGT asset at that time less that market value; for a beneficiary, reduced cost base of the beneficiary’s capital interest less that market value  | 
E6  | 
Disposal to a beneficiary to end an income right  | 
the time of the disposal  | 
for a trustee, market value of the CGT asset at that time less its cost base; for a beneficiary, that market value less the cost base of the beneficiary’s right to income  | 
for a trustee, reduced cost base of the CGT asset at that time less that market value; for a beneficiary, reduced cost base of the beneficiary’s right to income less that market value  | 
E7  | 
Disposal to a beneficiary to end capital interest  | 
the time of the disposal  | 
for a trustee, market value of the CGT asset at that time less its cost base; for a beneficiary, that market value less the cost base of the beneficiary’s capital interest  | 
for a trustee, reduced cost base of the CGT asset at that time less that market value; for a beneficiary, reduced cost base of the beneficiary’s capital interest less that market value  | 
E8  | 
Disposal by a beneficiary of capital interest  | 
when the disposal contract is entered into or, if none, when the beneficiary ceases to own the CGT asset  | 
capital proceeds less the appropriate proportion of the trust’s net assets  | 
appropriate proportion of the trust’s net assets less the capital proceeds  | 
E9  | 
Creating a trust over future property  | 
when the entity makes an agreement  | 
market value of the property (as if it existed when the agreement was made) less incidental costs in making the agreement  | 
incidental costs in making the agreement less the market value of the property (as if it existed when the agreement was made)  | 
Leases
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
F1  | 
Granting a lease  | 
for granting a lease, when the entity enters into the lease contract or, if none, at the start of the lease; for a lease renewal or extension, at the start of the renewal or extension  | 
capital proceeds less the expenditure on grant, renewal or extension  | 
expenditure on grant, renewal or extension less capital proceeds  | 
F2  | 
Granting a long-term lease  | 
for granting a lease, when the lessor grants the lease; for a lease renewal or extension, at the start of the renewal or extension  | 
capital proceeds from the grant, renewal or extension less the cost base of the leased property  | 
reduced cost base of the leased property less the capital proceeds from the grant, renewal or extension  | 
F3  | 
Lessor pays lessee to get lease changed  | 
when the lease term is varied or waived  | 
no capital gain  | 
amount of expenditure to get lessee’s agreement  | 
F4  | 
Lessee receives payment for changing a lease  | 
when the lease term is varied or waived  | 
capital proceeds less the cost base of lease  | 
no capital loss  | 
F5  | 
Lessor receives payment for changing a lease  | 
when the lease term is varied or waived  | 
capital proceeds less expenditure for variation or waiver  | 
expenditure for variation or waiver less capital proceeds  | 
Shares
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capital payment for shares  | 
when the company pays a non-assessable amount  | 
payment less cost base of shares  | 
no capital loss  | 
|
G3  | 
Liquidator or administrator declares shares or financial instruments worthless  | 
when declaration is made  | 
no capital gain  | 
shares’ or financial instruments’ reduced cost base  | 
Special capital receipts
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
H1  | 
Forfeiture of a deposit  | 
when the deposit is forfeited  | 
deposit less expenditure in connection with the prospective sale  | 
expenditure in connection with the prospective sale less deposit  | 
H2  | 
Receipt for an event relating to a CGT asset  | 
when the act, transaction or event occurred  | 
capital proceeds less the incidental costs  | 
incidental costs less capital proceeds  | 
Cessation of residency
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
I1  | 
Individual or company stops being an Australian resident  | 
when the individual or company stops being an Australian resident  | 
for each CGT asset the person owns, its market value less its cost base  | 
for each CGT asset the person owns, its reduced cost base less its market value  | 
I2  | 
Trust stops being a resident trust  | 
when the trust ceases to be a resident trust for CGT purposes  | 
for each CGT asset the trustee owns, its market value less its cost base  | 
for each CGT asset the trustee owns, its reduced cost base less its market value  | 
Reversal of rollover
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
J1  | 
Company stops being a member of a wholly owned group after a rollover  | 
when the company stops being a member of a wholly owned group after a rollover  | 
market value of the asset at the time of the event less its cost base  | 
reduced cost base of the asset less that market value  | 
J2  | 
Change for replacement asset or improved asset after a rollover under Subdivision 152-E  | 
when the change happens  | 
the amount mentioned in subsection 104-185(5)  | 
no capital loss  | 
J4  | 
Trust failing to cease to exist after rollover under Subdivision 124-N  | 
when the failure to cease to exist happens  | 
for the company, market value of the asset at the time the company acquired it less its cost base at that time for a shareholder, market value of the share at the time the shareholder acquired it less its cost base at that time  | 
for the company, reduced cost base of the asset at the time the company acquired it less its market value at that time for a shareholder, reduced cost base of the share at the time the shareholder acquired it less its market value at that time  | 
J5  | 
Failure to acquire replacement asset and to incur fourth element expenditure after a rollover under Subdivision 152-E  | 
at the end of the replacement asset period  | 
the amount of the capital gain that you disregarded under Subdivision 152-E  | 
no capital loss  | 
J6  | 
Cost of acquisition of replacement asset or amount of fourth element expenditure, or both, not sufficient to cover disregarded capital gain  | 
at the end of the replacement asset period  | 
the amount mentioned in subsection 104-198(3)  | 
no capital loss  | 
Other CGT events
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
K2  | 
Bankrupt pays an amount for debt  | 
when payment is made  | 
no capital gain  | 
that part of the payment that relates to the denied part of a net capital loss  | 
K3  | 
Asset passing to a tax-advantaged entity  | 
when an individual dies  | 
market value of the asset at death less its cost base  | 
reduced cost base of the asset less that market value  | 
K4  | 
CGT asset starts being trading stock  | 
when the asset starts being trading stock  | 
market value of asset less its cost base  | 
reduced cost base of asset less that market value  | 
K5  | 
Special capital loss from a collectable that has fallen in market value  | 
when CGT event A1, C2 or E8 happens to shares in the company, or an interest in the trust, that owns the collectable  | 
no capital gain  | 
market value of the shares or interest (as if the collectable had not fallen in market value) less the capital proceeds from CGT event A1, C2 or E8  | 
K6  | 
Pre-CGT shares or trust interest  | 
when another CGT event involving the shares or interest happens  | 
capital proceeds from the shares or trust interest that are attributable to post-CGT assets owned by the company or trust, less the assets’ cost bases  | 
no capital loss  | 
Balancing adjustment occurs for a depreciating asset that you used for purposes other than taxable purposes  | 
when the balancing adjustment event occurs  | 
termination value less cost times fraction  | 
cost less termination value times fraction  | 
|
K8  | 
Direct value shifts affecting your equity or loan interests in a company or trust  | 
the decrease time for the interests  | 
the capital gain worked out under section 725-365  | 
no capital loss  | 
K9  | 
Entitlement to receive payment of a carried interest  | 
when you become entitled to receive the payment  | 
capital proceeds from the entitlement  | 
no capital loss  | 
K10  | 
You make a forex realisation gain as a result of forex realisation event 2 and item 1 of the table in subsection 775-70(1) applies  | 
when the forex realisation event happens  | 
equal to the forex realisation gain  | 
no capital loss  | 
K11  | 
You make a forex realisation loss as a result of forex realisation event 2 and item 1 of the table in subsection 775-75(1) applies  | 
when the forex realisation event happens  | 
no capital gain  | 
equal to the forex realisation loss  | 
K12  | 
Foreign hybrid loss exposure adjustment  | 
just before the end of the income year  | 
no capital gain  | 
the amount stated in subsection 104-270(3)  | 
Consolidations
CGT event  | 
Time of event  | 
Capital gain  | 
Capital loss  | 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
L1  | 
Reduction under section 705-57 in tax cost setting amount of assets of entity becoming subsidiary member of consolidated group or MEC group  | 
just after entity becomes subsidiary member  | 
no capital gain  | 
amount of reduction  | 
L2  | 
Amount remaining after step 3A etc of ‘joining allocable cost amount is negative’  | 
just after entity becomes subsidiary member  | 
amount remaining  | 
no capital loss  | 
L3  | 
Tax cost setting amounts for retained cost base assets exceed joining allocable cost amount  | 
just after entity becomes subsidiary member  | 
amount of excess  | 
no capital loss  | 
L4  | 
No reset cost base assets against which to apply excess of net allocable cost amount on joining  | 
just after entity becomes subsidiary member  | 
no capital gain  | 
amount of excess  | 
L5  | 
Amount remaining after step 4 of ‘leaving allocable cost amount is negative’  | 
when entity ceases to be subsidiary member  | 
amount remaining  | 
no capital loss  | 
L6  | 
Error in calculation of tax cost setting amount for joining entity’s assets  | 
start of the income year when the Commissioner becomes aware of the errors  | 
the net overstated amount resulting from the errors, or a portion of that amount  | 
the net understated amount resulting from the errors, or a portion of that amount  | 
L8  | 
Reduction in tax cost setting amount for reset cost base assets on joining cannot be allocated  | 
just after entity becomes subsidiary member  | 
no capital gain  | 
amount of reduction that cannot be allocated  |