CHAPTER 8
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ADMINISTRATION AND SAFE HARBOURS
History
Ch 8 heading amended by FRLI No F2026L00908, s 4 and Sch 1 item 24, by inserting
"
and safe harbours
"
, effective 2 July 2026 and applicable in relation to Fiscal Years starting on and after 1 January 2024.
PART 8-2
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SAFE HARBOURS
Division 2
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Transitional CbCR Safe Harbour
Subdivision F
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Special rules for particular circumstances
SECTION 8-95
TRANSITIONAL CbCR SAFE HARBOUR
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SPECIAL RULES FOR INVESTMENT ENTITIES AND THEIR CONSTITUENT ENTITY-OWNERS
8-95(1)
Subsections
(3)
,
(4)
and
(5)
apply in relation to a Fiscal Year if:
(a)
one or more Constituent Entities of an MNE Group that are Investment Entities are CbCR Residents of a jurisdiction for the Fiscal Year; and
(b)
subsection
(6)
does
not
apply in relation to the Investment Entities and the Fiscal Year.
8-95(2)
Subsections
(3)
,
(4)
and
(6)
apply in relation to a Fiscal Year if:
(a)
a Constituent Entity of an MNE Group is an Investment Entity; and
(b)
all of the following are satisfied in relation to the Investment Entity:
(i)
an election under subsection
7-125(1)
(Investment Entity Transparency Election) does
not
apply to the Investment Entity and the Fiscal Year;
(ii)
an election under subsection
7-145(1)
(Taxable Distribution Method Election) does
not
apply to the Investment Entity and the Fiscal Year;
(iii)
each Constituent Entity-owner of the Investment Entity is a CbCR Resident of the same jurisdiction as the Investment Entity; and
(c)
subsection
8-10(1)
applies in relation to the MNE Group, the jurisdiction and the Fiscal Year.
Allocation of amounts between Investment Entity and Constituent Entity-owner
8-95(3)
For the purposes of section
8-10
, apply the principles in subsection
(4)
of this section in computing the MNE Group
'
s:
(a)
Profit (Loss) before Income Tax; and
(b)
Total Revenue; and
(c)
Simplified Covered Taxes;
for the Fiscal Year for each of the following jurisdictions (the
relevant jurisdictions
):
(d)
each jurisdiction of which an Investment Entity mentioned in subsection
(1)
or
(2)
is a CbCR Resident;
(e)
each jurisdiction of which a Constituent Entity-owner of an Investment Entity mentioned in subsection
(1)
or
(2)
is a CbCR Resident.
8-95(4)
For the purposes of subsection
(3)
, the principles are as follows:
(a)
include an amount of each Investment Entity
'
s profit or loss before income tax for the Fiscal Year in the profit or loss before income tax for the Fiscal Year of each Constituent Entity-owner of the Investment Entity in proportion to the Ownership Interests in the Investment Entity held by the Constituent Entity-owner;
(b)
include an amount of each Investment Entity
'
s total revenues for the Fiscal Year in the total revenues for the Fiscal Year of each Constituent Entity-owner of the Investment Entity in proportion to the Ownership Interests in the Investment Entity held by the Constituent Entity-owner;
(c)
include an amount of each Investment Entity
'
s associated taxes for the Fiscal Year in the associated taxes for the Fiscal Year of each Constituent Entity-owner of the Investment Entity in proportion to the Ownership Interests in the Investment Entity held by the Constituent Entity-owner;
(d)
exclude so much of each Investment Entity
'
s profit or loss before income tax, total revenues and associated taxes for the Fiscal Year as is attributable to Direct Ownership Interests in the Investment Entity that are held by Entities that are
not
Group Entities of the MNE Group;
(e)
adjust the MNE Group
'
s Profit (Loss) before Income Tax, Total Revenue and Simplified Covered Taxes for the relevant jurisdictions as necessary to ensure that the income and associated taxes of each Investment Entity are only taken into account in the jurisdiction where the Constituent Entity-owner is a CbCR Resident for the Fiscal Year.
Computing Investment Entity Top-up Tax
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Main case
8-95(5)
If section
8-10
applies in relation to the MNE Group, the jurisdictions in which the Investment Entities are located, and the Fiscal Year, compute the Top-up Tax of the Investment Entities for the Fiscal Year in accordance with Parts
7-4
,
7-5
and
7-6
and in doing so:
(a)
disregard section
8-10
; and
(b)
take into account amounts only to the extent that they are attributable to the Investment Entities.
Computing Investment Entity Top-up Tax
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Co-location with Constituent Entity-owner
8-95(6)
For the purposes of section
8-10
, treat the Investment Entity as being a Constituent Entity of the MNE Group that is
not
an Investment Entity.
Interpretation
8-95(7)
For the purposes of this section, treat an Insurance Investment Entity as if it were an Investment Entity.
8-95(8)
For the purposes of this section, treat each reference to a Constituent Entity-owner of an Investment Entity as only including Constituent Entity-owners that hold a Direct Ownership Interest in the Investment Entity.
History
S 8-95 substituted by FRLI No F2026L00908, s 4 and Sch 1 item 36, effective 2 July 2026 and applicable in relation to Fiscal Years starting on and after 1 January 2024. S 8-95 formerly read:
SECTION 8-95 TRANSITIONAL CbCR SAFE HARBOUR
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SPECIAL RULES FOR INVESTMENT ENTITIES AND THEIR CONSTITUENT ENTITY-OWNERS
Non-qualifying Investment Entities
8-95(1)
Subsections (2), (3) and (4) apply in relation to a Fiscal Year if both of the following apply to one or more Constituent Entities of an MNE Group that are Investment Entities (the
non-qualifying Investment Entities
):
(a)
the non-qualifying Investment Entities are CbCR Residents of a jurisdiction (the
Investment Entity Jurisdiction
) for the Fiscal Year;
(b)
an election under subsection (7) does not apply in relation to the non-qualifying Investment Entities and the Fiscal Year.
8-95(2)
For the purposes of section 8-10, apply the principles in subsection (3) in computing the MNE Group
'
s:
(a)
Profit (Loss) before Income Tax; and
(b)
Total Revenue; and
(c)
Simplified Covered Taxes;
for the Fiscal Year for each of the following jurisdictions (the
relevant jurisdictions
):
(d)
the Investment Entity Jurisdiction;
(e)
each jurisdiction of which a Constituent Entity-owner of a non-qualifying Investment Entity is a CbCR Resident.
8-95(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), the principles are as follows:
(a)
include a proportion of each non-qualifying Investment Entity
'
s profit or loss before income tax for the Fiscal Year in the profit or loss before income tax for the Fiscal Year of each Constituent Entity-owner of the non-qualifying Investment Entity;
(b)
include a proportion of each non-qualifying Investment Entity
'
s total revenues for the Fiscal Year in the total revenues for the Fiscal Year of each Constituent Entity-owner of the non-qualifying Investment Entity;
(c)
include a proportion of each non-qualifying Investment Entity
'
s associated taxes for the Fiscal Year in the associated taxes for the Fiscal Year of each Constituent Entity-owner of the non-qualifying Investment Entity;
(d)
exclude so much of each non-qualifying Investment Entity
'
s profit or loss before income tax, total revenues and associated taxes for the Fiscal Year as is attributable to Direct Ownership Interests in the non-qualifying Investment Entity that are held by Entities that are not Group Entities of the MNE Group;
(e)
adjust the MNE Group
'
s Profit (Loss) before Income Tax for the relevant jurisdictions as necessary to ensure that the income and associated taxes of each non-qualifying Investment Entity are only taken into account in the MNE Group
'
s Profit (Loss) before Income Tax for the jurisdictions of which the Constituent Entity-owner is a CbCR Resident for the Fiscal Year.
For the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), the proportion, for a particular Constituent Entity-owner of a non-qualifying Investment Entity, is the proportion of the Ownership Interests in the non-qualifying Investment Entity held by the Constituent Entity-owner.
8-95(4)
If section 8-10 applies in relation to the MNE Group, the jurisdictions in which the non-qualifying Investment Entities are located, and the Fiscal Year, compute the Top-up Tax of the non-qualifying Investment Entities for the Fiscal Year in accordance with Parts 7-4, 7-5 and 7-6. In doing so:
(a)
disregard section 8-10; and
(b)
in computing amounts under Parts 7-4, 7-5 or 7-6 in relation to the non-qualifying Investment Entities for the Fiscal Year, take into account amounts only to the extent that they are attributable to the non-qualifying Investment Entities.
Qualifying Investment Entities
8-95(5)
Subsection (6) applies in relation to a Fiscal Year if:
(a)
a Constituent Entity of an MNE Group is an Investment Entity (the
qualifying Investment Entity
); and
(b)
an election under subsection (7) applies in relation to the qualifying Investment Entity and the Fiscal Year.
8-95(6)
For the purposes of section 8-10, treat the qualifying Investment Entity as being a Constituent Entity of the MNE Group that is not an Investment Entity.
Election
8-95(7)
A Filing Constituent Entity for an MNE Group may make an election for the MNE Group under this subsection that applies to a specified Constituent Entity of the MNE Group and a specified Fiscal Year covered by the Transition Period if:
(a)
the Constituent Entity is an Investment Entity; and
(b)
an election under subsection 7-125(1) (Investment Entity Transparency Election) does not apply to the Investment Entity and the Fiscal Year; and
(c)
an election under subsection 7-145(1) (Taxable Distribution Method Election) does not apply to the Investment Entity and the Fiscal Year; and
(d)
each Constituent Entity-owner of the Investment Entity is a CbCR Resident of the same jurisdiction as the Investment Entity.
Interpretation
8-95(8)
For the purposes of this section, treat an Insurance Investment Entity as if it were an Investment Entity.
8-95(9)
For the purposes of this section, treat each reference to a Constituent Entity-owner of an Investment Entity as only including Constituent Entity-owners that hold a Direct Ownership Interest in the Investment Entity.