Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Peter Costello, MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition | 
| A Platform for Consultation | Review of Business Taxation: A Platform for Consultation | 
| A Tax System Redesigned | Review of Business Taxation: A Tax System Redesigned | 
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office | 
| AVM | adjustable value method | 
| CFC | controlled foreign company | 
| CGT | capital gains tax | 
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation | 
| Consolidation Bill | New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Bill (No. 1) 2002 | 
| DVS | direct value shifting | 
| FDT | franking deficit tax | 
| FIF | foreign investment fund | 
| FLP | foreign life assurance policy | 
| GST | goods and services tax | 
| GVSR | general value shifting regime | 
| Imputation Bill | New Business Tax System (Imputation) Bill 2002 | 
| IT(TP) Act 1997 | Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 | 
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 | 
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 | 
| IVS | indirect value shifting | 
| MEC | multiple entry consolidated | 
| SAP | substituted accounting period | 
| STS | simplified tax system | 
| TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 | 
