Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 6 - THE DICTIONARY  

PART 6-5 - DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS  

Division 995 - Definitions  

SECTION 995-1   Definitions  

995-1(1)    


In this Act, except so far as the contrary intention appears:

4% manner
has the meaning given by section 43-145 .

70% DFE rule
has the meaning given by section 394-35 .

95% services indirect value shift
has the meaning given by section 727-700 .

100% subsidiary
has the meaning given by section 975-505 .

165-CC tagged asset
has the meaning given by section 715-30 .

170-D deferred loss
has the meaning given by section 715-310 .

AAT
(Repealed by No 38 of 2024)

ABN
has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 .

abnormal income
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

abnormal trading
has the meaning given by Subdivision 960-H .

Aboriginal
(Repealed by No 84 of 2013)

above-average special professional income
has the meaning given by section 405-15 .

ACA
(Repealed by No 45 of 2005)

acceptable amount
of an instalment for an * instalment quarter has the meaning given by section 45-232 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

accountable membership interest
has the meaning given by section 208-30 .

accountable partial interest
has the meaning given by section 208-35 .

account-based annuity
has the meaning given by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 .

accounting principles :
A matter is in accordance with accounting principles if it is in accordance with:


(a) *accounting standards; or


(b) if there are no accounting standards applicable to the matter - authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board that apply to the preparation of financial statements.

accounting principles for tax cost setting
has the meaning given by:


(a) subsection 705-70(3) ; and


(b) subsection 711-45(1A) .

accounting standards
has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 .

accrued default amount
(Repealed by No 89 of 2013)

accrued leave transfer payment
has the meaning given by subsection 26-10(2) .

accumulated AASL debt
has the meaning given by section 35 of the Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014 .

accumulated ABSTUDY SSL debt
has the meaning given by section 9C of the Student Assistance Act 1973 .

accumulated HELP debt
has the meaning given by section 140-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

accumulated SSL debt
has the meaning given by section 1061ZVEC of the Social Security Act 1991 .

accumulated TSL debt
(Repealed by No 61 of 2023)

accumulated VETSL debt
has the same meaning as in the VET Student Loans Act 2016 .

accumulation phase value
of a *superannuation interest has the meaning given by subsection 307-205(2) .

ACNC type of entity
means an entity that meets the description of a type of entity in column 1 of the table in subsection 25-5(5) of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 .

acquire
:


(a) a * CGT asset: you acquire a CGT asset (in its capacity as a CGT asset) in the circumstances and at the time worked out under Division 109 (including under a provision listed in Subdivision 109-B ); and

Note:

A CGT asset acquired before 20 September 1985 may be treated as having been acquired on or after that day: see, for example, Division 149 .


(b) an item of * intellectual property: an entity does not acquire an item of intellectual property merely because a licence relating to a patent, design or copyright is surrendered to the entity.

acquisition time
has the meaning given by section 58-5 .

acquisition year
has the meaning given by section 58-5 .

active asset
has the meaning given by section 152-40 .

active foreign business asset
of a company that is a foreign resident has the meaning given by section 768-540 .

active foreign business asset percentage
of a company has the meaning given by section 768-510 .

active participant
:


(a) in a * scheme under which there is a * direct value shift, has the meaning given by subsection 725-65(2) ; and


(b) in a * scheme under which there is an * indirect value shift, has the meaning given by subsection 727-530(3) .

actual cost method
of working out the *value of a *registered emissions unit has the meaning given by section 420-53 .

actuary
means a Fellow or Accredited Member of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

additional investment requirements for ESVCLPs
has the meaning given by subsection 118-428(1) .

ADI
(authorised deposit-taking institution) means a body corporate that is an ADI for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 .

ADI equity capital
of an entity at a particular time means the total of the following:


(a) all the entity ' s * equity capital at that time; and


(b) the total value of all the * debt interests * issued by the entity that satisfy all of the following:


(i) at that time, the interests are * on issue and have been on issue for 90 days or more;

(ii) none of the interests gives rise to any cost, at any time, that is covered by paragraph 820-40(1)(a) .

A debt interest is treated as having satisfied subparagraph (b)(i) at that time if it was on issue at that time, and the total period for which it remains on issue is 90 days or more.

adjacent land
has the meaning given by subsection 118-120(2) .

adjacent structure
has the meaning given by subsection 118-120(6) .

adjustable value :

(a) of a * depreciating asset, has the meaning given by section 40-85 ; and


(ba) of an asset, for the purposes of determining the consequences of a choice under any of sections 715-100 , 715-105 , 715-125 , 715-130 and 715-185 , has the meaning given by section 715-145 ; and


(b) of an * equity or loan interest:


(i) for the purposes of determining the consequences of a * direct value shift - has the meaning given by sections 725-240 , 725-315 and 725-325 ; and

(ii) for the purposes of determining the consequences of an * indirect value shift - has the meaning given by sections 727-830 , 727-835 and 727-840 .

adjustable value method
means the method (for determining the effect of * indirect value shifts) for which Subdivision 727-H provides.

adjusted assessed tax
has the meaning given by section 45-375 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

adjusted assessed taxable income
has the meaning given by section 45-370 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

adjusted available frankable profits
has the meaning given by subsection 215-25(2) .

adjusted average debt
has the meaning given by sections 820-85 , 820-120 , 820-185 and 820-225 .

adjusted average equity capital
has the meaning given by sections 820-300 , 820-330 , 820-589 and 820-613 .

adjusted Division 6 percentage ,
in relation to a trust estate, has the same meaning as in Division 6 of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

adjusted net third party interest expense
has the meaning given by section 820-54 .

adjusted on-lent amount
has the meaning given by sections 820-100 , 820-200 and 820-210 .

adjusted tax
on * adjusted taxable income or on * adjusted withholding income has the meaning given by section 45-340 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

adjusted taxable income
has the meaning given by sections 45-330 and 45-480 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

adjusted taxable income for offsets
means adjusted taxable income for rebates within the meaning of subsection 6(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

adjusted unrealised loss
at an * alteration time for a company has the meaning given by section 165-115U .

adjusted withholding income
has the meaning given by sections 45-335 and 45-485 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

adopted child
of a person means someone the person has adopted:


(a) under a * State law or * Territory law about adoption of children; or


(b) under a * foreign law about adoption of children, if the adoption would be recognised as valid under a State law or Territory law.

affected interest :

(a) in the * losing entity for an * indirect value shift, has the meaning given by section 727-460 ; or


(b) in the * gaining entity for an indirect value shift, has the meaning given by section 727-465 .

affected owner :

(a) of * down interests, has the meaning given by section 725-80 ; and


(b) of * up interests, has the meaning given by section 725-85 ; and


(c) for an * indirect value shift, has the meaning given by section 727-530 .

affiliate
has the meaning given by section 328-130 .

AFOF
means an * Australian venture capital fund of funds.

agent
: this Act applies to some entities that are not agents in the same way as it applies to agents: see section 960-105 .

aggregated turnover
has the meaning given by section 328-115 .

Agriculture Department
means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Farm Household Support Act 2014 .

Agriculture Minister
(Repealed by No 110 of 2014)

Agriculture Secretary
means the Secretary of the *Agriculture Department.

alienated personal services payment
has the meaning given by section 13-10 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

All Groups Consumer Price Index number
means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number (being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities) published by the Australian Statistician.

allocable cost amount
has the meaning given by section 705-60 and subsection 711-20(1) .

allocated annuity
means an * immediate annuity that satisfies the requirements of subregulation 1.05(4) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations.

allocated pension
means a * current pension that satisfies the requirements of subregulation 1.06(4) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations.

allowable capital expenditure
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

allowable OB deduction
has the meaning given by subsection 121EF(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

allowance component
(Repealed by No 96 of 2014)

alteration time :

(a) for a company has the meaning given by sections 165-115L , 165-115M , 165-115N , 165-115P , 165-115Q , 715-245 , 715-250 and 719-725 ; and


(b) for a trust, has the meaning given by section 715-270 .

AMIT
(short for attribution managed investment trust ) has the meaning given by section 276-10 .

AMIT cost base increase amount
has the meaning given by section 104-107E .

AMIT cost base net amount
has the meaning given by section 104-107C .

AMIT cost base reduction amount
has the meaning given by section 104-107D .

AMIT DIR payment
has the meaning given by section 12A-25 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

AMIT dividend payment
has the meaning given by section 12A-30 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

AMIT interest payment
has the meaning given by section 12A-35 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

AMIT member annual statement
: see AMMA statement .

AMIT royalty payment
has the meaning given by section 12A-40 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

AMMA statement
(short for AMIT member annual statement ) has the meaning given by section 276-460 .

amount
includes a nil amount.

amount arising
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

amount required to be withheld
by an entity from a *withholding payment means:


(a) the amount that the entity must withhold from the payment under Division 12 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 ; or


(aaa) the amount that Division 12A in that Schedule requires the entity to pay to the Commissioner in respect of the payment; or


(aa) the amount that Division 13 in that Schedule requires the entity to pay to the Commissioner in respect of the *alienated personal services payment to which the withholding payment relates; or


(b) the amount that Division 14 in that Schedule requires the entity to pay to the Commissioner in respect of the *non-cash benefit, *capital proceeds or *taxable supply to which the withholding payment relates;

or that amount as varied by the Commissioner under section 15-15 in the Schedule.

amount withheld
by an entity from a *withholding payment means:


(a) an amount that the entity withheld from the payment under Division 12 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 ; or


(aaa) an amount that the entity paid to the Commissioner under Division 12A in that Schedule in respect of the payment; or


(aa) an amount that the entity paid to the Commissioner under Division 13 in that Schedule in respect of the *alienated personal services payment to which the withholding payment relates; or


(b) an amount that the entity paid to the Commissioner under Division 14 in that Schedule in respect of the *non-cash benefit, *capital proceeds or *taxable supply to which the withholding payment relates.

ancillary activities
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

ancillary fund
means:


(a) a *public ancillary fund; or


(b) a *private ancillary fund.

ancillary mining activities
has the meaning given by section 40-740 .

ancillary or community charity trust fund
means:


(a) a *public ancillary fund; or


(b) a *private ancillary fund; or


(c) a *community charity trust.

annual exploration cap
for an income year has the meaning given by subsection 418-103(1) .

annual global income
has the meaning given by section 960-565 .

annual instalment component
of your *tax position has the meaning given by section 45-610 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

annual investment income report
means a report, relating to *Part VA investments, that an entity is required to give to the Commissioner, in respect of a *financial year, under section 393-10 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

annual payer
means an entity that has become an annual payer under section 45-140 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 , and has not since ceased to be an annual payer under section 45-150 or 45-155 or former section 45-180 in that Schedule.

annual tax period election
has the same meaning as in the * GST Act.

annual turnover
has the meaning given by section 328-120 .

annuity
includes:


(a) an annuity, within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 ; or


(b) a pension, within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 .

annuity instrument
means an instrument that secures the grant of an annuity (whether dependent on the life of an individual or not).

apartment building
has the meaning given by section 43-95 .

applicable functional currency
has the meaning given by section 960-70 .

applicable fund earnings
has the meaning given by section 305-75 .

applicable instalment rate
(Repealed by No 96 of 2014)

applicable insurance contracts accounting standard
means:


(a) unless paragraph (b) applies - *accounting standard AASB 17, as in force on 31 December 2022; or


(b) if the regulations prescribe another accounting standard (which may be AASB 17 as in force at another time) - that accounting standard.

applicable trust fund guidelines
means:


(a) in relation to a *public ancillary fund - the *public ancillary fund guidelines; or


(b) in relation to a *private ancillary fund - the *private ancillary fund guidelines; or


(c) in relation to a *community charity trust - the *community charity trust guidelines.

apportionable deductions
are:


(a) amounts deducted or deductible under section 25-75 (which provides a deduction for rates and land tax); or


(b) amounts deducted or deductible under section 30-15 because of item 1, 2, 7 or 8 in the table in that section, except amounts deducted or deductible for gifts of * trading stock in cases where:


(i) the gifts are covered by section 70-90 (which has the effect that the giver ' s assessable income includes the market value of the gift); and

(ii) no election has been made, or is made, under Subdivision 385-E (which allows the giver to choose to spread the market value of a gift of live stock over the giver ' s assessable income for 5 income years or to reduce the amount included in the giver ' s assessable income by the cost of replacement live stock).

approved child care
(Repealed by No 49 of 2019)

approved child care fees
(Repealed by No 49 of 2019)

approved deposit fund
has the meaning given by section 10 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 .

approved deposit fund payment
has the meaning given by section 307-5 .

approved form
has the meaning given by section 388-50 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

approved investment plan,
of an * ESVCLP, has the meaning given by subsection 13-15(2) of the Venture Capital Act 2002 .

approved management plan
for land has the meaning given by section 40-640 .

approved occupational clothing guidelines
has the meaning given by subsection 34-55(1) .

approved stock exchange
means a stock exchange named in regulations made for the purposes of this definition.

APRA
means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

area covered by an international tax sharing treaty
: if, under an *international tax sharing treaty, Australia and another country share tax revenues from activities undertaken in an area identified by or under the treaty, that area is an area covered by an international tax sharing treaty .

arm ' s length :
in determining whether parties deal at arm ' s length , consider any connection between them and any other relevant circumstance.

arm ' s length capital amount :

(a) for an * outward investing entity (ADI) - has the meaning given by section 820-315 ; and


(b) for an * inward investing entity (ADI) - has the meaning given by section 820-410 .

arm ' s length conditions
has the meaning given by section 815-125 .

arm ' s length consideration
(Repealed by No 96 of 2014)

arm ' s length debt amount
(Repealed by No 23 of 2024)

arm ' s length profits
has the meaning given by section 815-225 .

arrangement
means any arrangement, agreement, understanding, promise or undertaking, whether express or implied, and whether or not enforceable (or intended to be enforceable) by legal proceedings.

arrangement payment
has the meaning given by section 240-65 .

arrangement payment period
has the meaning given by section 240-70 .

arrangement period
for a * tax preferred use of an asset has the meaning given by section 250-65 .

ART
means the Administrative Review Tribunal.

artistic support
has the meaning given by subsection 405-25(5) .

Arts Department
(Repealed by No 110 of 2014)

Arts Minister
means the Minister administering the National Gallery Act 1975 .

Arts Secretary
means the Secretary of the Department administered by the *Arts Minister.

artwork
means:


(a) a painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or photograph; or


(b) a reproduction of such a thing; or


(c) property of a similar description or use.

ASIC
means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

assessable amount
has the meaning given by subsection 155-5(2) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

assessable FHSS released amount
, for an income year, means the amount included in a person ' s assessable income for the income year under section 313-20 in respect of the person ' s *FHSS released amounts.

assessable film income
for an income year is so much of the amount, or the sum of the amounts, to which section 26AG of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 applies in relation to you for the income year as is assessable income.

assessable income
has the meaning given by sections 6-5 , 6-10 , 6-15 , 17-10 and 17-30 .

For the effect of GST-related amounts on assessable income, see Division 17 .

Note:

For income years before 1997-98, assessable income has the meaning given by section 6-3 of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 .

assessable non-primary production income
has the meaning given by subsection 392-85(2) .

assessable primary production income
has the meaning given by subsection 392-80(2) .

assessable professional income
has the meaning given by subsection 405-20(1) .

assessable recoupment
has the meaning given by section 20-20 .

assessed Division 293 tax
means * Division 293 tax, as assessed under Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

assessed excess transfer balance tax
means *excess transfer balance tax, as assessed under Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

assessed first home super saver tax
means *first home super saver tax, as assessed under Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

assessed GST
has the meaning given by the *GST Act.

assessed net amount
has the meaning given by the *GST Act.

assessed net fuel amount
has the meaning given by the Fuel Tax Act 2006 .

assessment
:


(a) of an *assessable amount, means an ascertainment of the assessable amount; and


(b) in relation to a *tax-related liability not covered by paragraph (a), has the meaning given by a *taxation law that provides for the assessment of the amount of the liability.

Note:

The table lists provisions of taxation laws that define assessment .


Taxation laws that define assessment
Item Taxation law Provision
1 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 subsection 6(1)
5 Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 subsection 136(1)
10 Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 section 2
15 Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 section 6
20 Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997 section 43
25 Superannuation Contributions Tax (Members of Constitutionally Protected Superannuation Funds) Assessment and Collection Act 1997 section 38
30 (Repealed by No 23 of 2018)  

assessment day
for an income year of a * life insurance company has the meaning given by section 219-45 .

asset
, of a *sub-fund of a *CCIV, means any of the assets of the sub-fund, ascertained in accordance with Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 8B.5 of the Corporations Act 2001 .

asset for insurance acquisition cash flows
has the same meaning as in the *applicable insurance contracts accounting standard.

asset-based income tax regime
has the meaning given by section 830-105 .

asset entity
has the meaning given by section 12-436 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

asset forming part of goodwill
(Repealed by No 99 of 2012)

asset included in the total assets
of a company that is a foreign resident has the meaning given by section 768-545 .

associate
has the meaning given by section 318 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

Note:

Under section 87-35 , Australian government agencies, and certain parts of Australian governments and authorities, are not treated as associates for the purposes of ascertaining whether an entity is conducting a personal services business.

associated enterprises article
has the meaning given by subsection 815-15(5) .

associated government entity
means:


(a) for the Commonwealth - each authority of the Commonwealth; or


(b) for an authority of the Commonwealth - each other authority of the Commonwealth; or


(c) for a State - each authority of the State; or


(d) for an authority of a State - each other authority of the State; or


(e) for a Territory - each authority of the Territory; or


(f) for an authority of a Territory - each other authority of the Territory.

associate entity
has the meaning given by section 820-905 .

associate entity debt
has the meaning given by section 820-910 .

associate entity equity
has the meaning given by section 820-915 .

associate entity excess amount
has the meaning given by section 820-920 .

associate-inclusive control interest
in a company has the meaning given by section 975-160 .

associate-inclusive control interest
(Repealed by No 90 of 2002)

associate interest
has the meaning given by section 820-905 .

associate pair
: an entity is an associate pair of another entity if any of the following conditions are satisfied:


(a) the entity is an associate of the other entity;


(b) the other entity is an associate of the entity.

at risk
has the meaning given by section 118-430 .

attributable income
has the meaning given by Division 7 of Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

attributable taxpayer
has the meaning given by Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

attribution managed investment trust
: see AMIT .

attribution percentage
, in relation to a *CFC or a *CFT, has the meaning given by Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

audited consolidated financial statements
for an entity for a period has the meaning given by section 820-935 .

auditing principles
: a matter is in accordance with auditing principles if it is in accordance with:


(a) *auditing standards; or


(b) if there are no auditing standards applicable to the matter - authoritative pronouncements of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board that apply to the preparation of financial statements.

auditing standard
has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 .

Australia
has the meaning affected by section 960-505 .

Australian agricultural land for rent
has the meaning given by section 12-448 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

Australian Business Register
means the Australian Business Register established and maintained under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 .

Australian Business Registrar
means the Registrar of the *Australian Business Register.

Australian carbon credit unit
has the same meaning as in the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 .

Australian controlled foreign entity
has the meaning given by section 820-745 .

Australian controller :

(a) of a * controlled foreign company mentioned in paragraph 820-745(a) - has the meaning given by section 820-750 ; and


(b) of a * controlled foreign trust - has the meaning given by section 820-755 ; and


(c) of a * controlled foreign corporate limited partnership - has the meaning given by section 820-760 .

Australian corporate tax entity :
an entity is an Australian corporate tax entity at a particular time if the entity is:


(a) a *corporate tax entity at that time; and


(b) for a company or a *corporate limited partnership - an Australian resident at that time; and


(c) for a *public trading trust - a *resident unit trust for the income year in which that time occurs.

Australian entity
has the same meaning as in Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Australian financial market
means a financial market (within the meaning of Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 ) operating under an Australian market licence granted under subsection 795B(1) of that Act.

Australian financial services licence
has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 .

Australian fund
has the meaning given by section 74 of the Life Insurance Act 1995 .

Australian government agency
means:


(a) the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or


(b) an authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory.

Australian law
means a * Commonwealth law, a * State law or a * Territory law.

Australian legislature
means:


(a) the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia; or


(b) the Parliament of a State; or


(c) the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory; or


(d) the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory of Australia.

Australian/overseas fund
has the meaning given by section 74 of the Life Insurance Act 1995 .

Australian permanent establishment
, of an entity, means a * permanent establishment of the entity that is in Australia.

Australian resident
means a person who is a resident of Australia for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

Australian source :
without limiting when *ordinary income or *statutory income has an Australian source , it has an Australian source if it is * derived from a source in Australia for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

Australian-sourced amount
has the meaning given by the regulations mentioned in section 312-5 (about trans-Tasman portability of retirement savings).

Australian superannuation fund
has the meaning given by section 295-95 .

Australian trust
has the same meaning as in Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Australian venture capital fund of funds
has the meaning given by subsection 118-410(3) .

authorised ASIO officer
has the meaning given by section 355-70 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

authorised law enforcement agency officer
has the meaning given by section 355-70 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

available assessable income
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

available expense
has the meaning given by section 175-30 .

available fraction
for a * bundle of losses has the meaning given by sections 707-320 , 719-310 and 719-315 .

available frankable profits
has the meaning given by section 215-20 and affected by subsection 215-25(1) .

available income
has the meaning given by section 175-30 .

available loss exposure amount
has the meaning given by paragraph 830-50(1)(a) .

average equity capital
has the meaning given by sections 820-395 , 820-420 and 820-615 .

average income
has the meaning given in subsection 392-45(1) .

average taxable professional income
has the meaning given by subsections 405-50(1) and (2) .

average turnover
(Repealed by No 80 of 2007 )

averaging adjustment
has the meaning given in section 392-75 .

averaging component
has the meaning given in subsection 392-90(1) .

award transport payment
has the meaning given by section 900-220 .

balancing adjustment event
has the meaning given by section 40-295 .

Note:

Subsection 417-30(1) provides that certain events (connected with Timor Sea petroleum) are taken not to be balancing adjustment events.

BAS amount
means any debt or credit that arises directly under the *BAS provisions.

Note:

BAS stands for Business Activity Statement.

BAS amounts
(Repealed by No 12 of 2012)

base assessment
has the meaning given by sections 45-320 and 45-470 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

base interest rate
has the meaning given by section 8AAD of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

base penalty amount
: the base penalty amount for calculating the amount of an administrative penalty is worked out under the relevant provision in this table:


Base penalty amount
Item For a penalty for this: See:
1 False or misleading statement Section 284-90 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953
  Position not reasonably arguable  
2 * Schemes Section 284-160 in that Schedule
3 Failure to lodge returns etc. Section 286-80 in that Schedule

base value
, of a *depreciating asset, has the meaning given by subsection 40-70(1) .

base year
, in relation to an income year, has the meaning given by sections 45-320 and 45-470 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

base year †
, for your entitlement to a * tax offset under Subdivision 61-I , has the meaning given by section 61-430 .

basic assessable income
has the meaning given by subsection 392-45(2) .

basic concessional contributions cap
means the concessional contributions cap under subsection 291-20(2) , disregarding any increase under subsection 291-20(3) .

basic rates
has the meaning given by subsection 392-35(4) .

basic taxable income
has the meaning given by section 392-15 .

BAS provisions
means:


(a) Part VII of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 ; and


(b) the *indirect tax law; and


(c) Parts 2-5 and 2-10 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (which are about the PAYG system); and


(d) Division 389 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 ; and


(e) the Major Bank Levy Act 2017 .

Note:

BAS stands for Business Activity Statement.

behaviour that is harmful or abusive
means one or more of the following:


(a) emotional abuse;


(b) sexual abuse;


(c) physical abuse;


(d) suicide;


(e) self-harm;


(f) substance abuse;


(g) harmful gambling.

benchmark franking percentage
has the meaning given by section 203-30 .

benchmark instalment rate
has the meaning given by sections 45-360 and 45-530 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

benchmark rate of return
for an interest has the meaning given by section 974-145 .

benchmark rule
is the rule in section 203-25 .

benchmark tax
has the meaning given by sections 45-365 and 45-535 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

beneficiary
, of a *CCIV sub-fund trust, means a *member of the *sub-fund who is taken because of subsection 195-110(1) to be a beneficiary of the trust.

bereavement Subdivision
has the meaning given by section 52-20 .

bid period
has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 .

borrowed securities amount
of an entity at a particular time means the total of the liabilities of the entity, to the extent that they meet these conditions:


(a) the value of the liability at that time is worked out by reference to the value at that time of securities that the entity has short sold;


(b) as at that time, the entity has settled the sale using securities it acquired under one or more of these * arrangements:


(i) a reciprocal purchase agreement (otherwise known as a repurchase agreement);

(ii) a sell-buyback arrangement;

(iii) a securities loan arrangement.

borrowing
means any form of borrowing, whether secured or unsecured, and includes the raising of funds by the issue of a bond, debenture, discounted security or other document evidencing indebtedness.

branch hybrid
has the meaning given by section 832-485 .

branch hybrid mismatch
has the meaning given by section 832-470 .

bribe to a foreign public official
has the meaning given by section 26-52 .

bribe to a public official
has the meaning given by section 26-53 .

bundle
of losses has the meaning given by section 707-315 .

business
includes any profession, trade, employment, vocation or calling, but does not include occupation as an employee.

business continuity test
has the meaning given by Subdivision 165-E .

business continuity test period
has the meaning given by sections 165-13 , 165-15 , 165-35 , 165-40 , 165-45 , 165-126 , 165-129 , 165-132 , 166-5 , 166-20 , 166-40 , 707-125 , 707-135 , 715-50 , 715-55 , 715-60 , 715-70 , 715-95 , 715-355 and 715-360 , and affected by sections 415-35 , 415-40 and 707-400 .

business day
means a day other than:


(a) a Saturday or a Sunday; or


(b) a day which is a public holiday for the whole of:


(i) any State; or

(ii) the Australian Capital Territory; or

(iii) the Northern Territory.

business exemption threshold
(Repealed by No 165 of 1999)

business kilometres
has the meaning given by sections 28-25 and 28-90 .

business meeting
has the meaning given by subsections 32-65(3) and (4) .

business profits article
has the meaning given by subsection 815-15(6) .

business travel expense
has the meaning given by section 900-95 .

business use percentage
has the meaning given by section 28-90 .

capital allowance
means a deduction under:


(a) Division 40 (capital allowances) of this Act; or


(ab) Division 43 (capital works) of this Act; or


(ac) Subdivision 328-D (capital allowances for small business entities) of this Act; or


(b) - (c) (Repealed by No 101 of 2006)


(d) former Division 10BA of Part III of that Act (Australian films); or


(e) former Division 10B of Part III of that Act (copyright in Australian films).


(f) (Repealed by No 93 of 2011)

capital gain :
for each * CGT event a capital gain is worked out in the way described in that event.

Note 1:

There are some CGT events for which there is no capital gain.

Note 2:

For income years before 1998-99, capital gain has the meaning given by section 102-20 of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 .

capital loss :
for each * CGT event a capital loss is worked out in the way described in that event.

Note 1:

There are some CGT events for which there is no capital loss.

Note 2:

For income years before 1998-99, capital loss has the meaning given by section 102-20 of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 .

capital proceeds
has the meaning given by Division 116 .

capital protected borrowing
has the meaning given by section 247-10 .

capital protection
has the meaning given by section 247-10 .

capital shareholding of less than 1%
(Repealed by No 147 of 2005)

capital stake
has the meaning given by section 166-235 .

capital unitholding of less than 1%
(Repealed by No 94 of 1999)

capped defined benefit income stream
has the meaning given by section 294-130 .

capped life
of a *depreciating asset has the meaning given by section 40-102 .

car
means a *motor vehicle (except a motor cycle or similar vehicle) designed to carry a load of less than 1 tonne and fewer than 9 passengers.

carbon sequestration
has the meaning given by section   40-1015 .

carbon service provider
means an entity that carries on the *business of providing services wholly or mainly relating to offsets projects (within the meaning of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 ), including services involving the entity carrying out such projects as the project proponent (within the meaning of that Act).

carbon unit
(Repealed by No 83 of 2014)

car depreciation limit
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

car expense
has the meaning given by section 28-13 .

car fringe benefit
has the meaning given by subsection 136(1) of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 .

car-less day
(Repealed by No 162 of 2015)

car limit
has the meaning given by section 40-230 .

carried interest :

(a) of a *general partner in a *VCLP, an *ESVCLP or an *AFOF - has the meaning given by subsections 104-255(4) and (6); and


(b) of a *limited partner in a *VCMP - has the meaning given by subsections 104-255(5) and (6) .

carried on in Australia
(Repealed by No 66 of 2003)

carry back
: you carry back to an income year so much of a *tax loss for a later income year as you specify, in a *loss carry back choice, to be carried back to the earlier income year.

Note:

You can make a loss carry back choice only for the 2020-21, 2021-22 or 2022-23 income year.

carry-forward trust component deficit
, of a particular character, has the meaning given by section 276-330 .

carrying on
an * enterprise includes doing anything in the course of the commencement or termination of the enterprise.

cash bidding exploration or prospecting authority
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

cash management trust
means a trust that satisfies these requirements:


(a) the trust is of a kind commonly known as a cash management trust;


(b) each unit in the trust carries the same rights as every other unit in the trust.

cash settlable
has the meaning given by subsection 230-45(2) .

CBC reporting entity
: see country by country reporting entity .

CBC reporting group
: see country by country reporting group .

CBC reporting parent
: see country by country reporting parent .

CCIV
: see corporate collective investment vehicle .

CCIV sub-fund trust
has the meaning given by subsection 195-110(2) .

cessation event
, in relation to a * provisional head company of a * MEC group, has the meaning given by subsection 719-60(6) .

cessation time
(Repealed by No 133 of 2009)

CFC
has the meaning given by Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

CFT
has the meaning given by section 342 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

CGT asset
has the meaning given by section 108-5 .

CGT cap amount
has the meaning given by section 292-105 .

CGT concession stakeholder
has the meaning given by subsection 152-60 .

CGT event
means any of the CGT events described in Division 104 . A CGT event described by number (for example: CGT event A1 ) refers to the relevant event in that Division.

CGT exempt amount
has the meaning given by section 152-315 .

CGT retirement exemption limit
has the meaning given by section 152-320 .

CGT small business entity
has the meaning given by subsection 152-10(1AA) .

chain of trusts
has the meaning given by section 104-71 .

changeover time
for a company has the meaning given by sections 165-115C , 165-115D and 719-705 .

child
: without limiting who is a child of an individual, each of the following is the child of an individual:


(a) the individual ' s *adopted child, stepchild or exnuptial child;


(b) a child of the individual ' s *spouse;


(c) someone who is a child of the individual within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975 .

child care base week
(Repealed by No 49 of 2019)

child care offset limit
(Repealed by No 49 of 2019)

child event
(Repealed by No 49 of 2019)

child recipient
of a *superannuation income stream has the meaning given by section 294-175 .

class
of a taxable income or a * tax loss of a * life insurance company has the meaning given by section 320-133 .

class
: * membership interests in a company or trust form a class if the interests have the same, or substantially the same, rights.

clean building
has the meaning given by section 12-430 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

clean building managed investment trust
has the meaning given by section 12-425 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

Climate Change Department
(Repealed by No 110 of 2014)

Climate Change Minister
means the Minister administering the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 .

Climate Change Secretary
means the Secretary of the Department administered by the *Climate Change Minister.

closing pool balance
has the meaning given by:


(a) for a low-value pool - section 40-440 ; or


(b) for a * general small business pool - section 328-200 .

closing pool value
has the meaning given by section 40-830 .

club
(Repealed by No 121 of 1997)

collectable
has the meaning given by section 108-10 .

commencing day
of a * CFC has the meaning given by section 406 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

commencing day asset
of a * CFC has the meaning given by section 406 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

commercial horticulture
has the meaning given by section 40-535 .

commercial residential premises
has the same meaning as in the *GST Act.

Commissioner
means the Commissioner of Taxation.

Note:

The office of Commissioner of Taxation is created by section 4 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

Commissioner assessment
(Repealed by No 161 of 2005)

Commissioner ' s instalment rate
has the meaning given by section 45-115 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

committed capital
of a partnership has the meaning given by section 118-445 .

common ownership
: see under common ownership .

common-ownership nexus :
see section 727-400 .

common stake
has the meaning given by sections 124-783 and 124-783A .

common stakeholder
has the meaning given by section 124-783 .

Commonwealth education or training payment
has the meaning given by subsection 52-145(1) .

Commonwealth labour market program
has the meaning given by subsection 52-145(2) .

Commonwealth law
means a law of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Nations country
means:


(a) a foreign country that is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; or


(b) a colony, overseas territory or protectorate of such a member; or


(c) a territory for whose international relations such a member is responsible;

other than one declared by the regulations not to be a Commonwealth of Nations country.

Commonwealth public sector superannuation scheme
has the same meaning as in the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999 .

community charity corporation
has the meaning given by section 426-180 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

community charity corporation guidelines
has the meaning given by section 426-185 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

community charity trust
has the meaning given by section 426-117 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

community charity trust guidelines
has the meaning given by section 426-118 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

community shed
means a public institution that satisfies all of the following requirements:


(a) the institution ' s dominant purposes are advancing mental health and preventing or relieving social isolation;


(b) the institution seeks to achieve those purposes principally by providing a physical location where it supports individuals to undertake activities, or work on projects, in the company of others;


(c) either:


(i) there are no particular criteria for membership of the institution; or

(ii) the criteria for membership of the institution relate only to an individual ' s gender or Indigenous status (in that membership is, for cultural reasons, open only to *Indigenous persons) or both.

company
means:


(a) a body corporate; or


(b) any other unincorporated association or body of persons;

but does not include a partnership or a * non-entity joint venture.

Note 1:

Division 830 treats foreign hybrid companies as partnerships.

Note 2:

A reference to a company includes a reference to a corporate limited partnership: see section 94J of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

company law
(Repealed by No 41 of 2005)

company ' s share :

(a) of a partnership ' s * notional loss or * notional net income - has the meaning given by sections 165-80 and 165-85 ; and


(b) of a partnership ' s * full year deductions - has the meaning given by sections 165-90 .

comparison rate
has the meaning given by section 392-55 .

compensable work-related trauma
has the meaning given by subsection 136(1) of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 .

completed
:


(a) in relation to a *film, has the meaning given by subsection 376-55(2) ; and


(b) in relation to a *digital game, has the meaning given by subsection 378-25(2) .

complying approved deposit fund
means a complying approved deposit fund within the meaning of section 47 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 .

complying health insurance policy
has the meaning given by the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 .

complying superannuation asset
has the meaning given by subsection 320-170(6) .

complying superannuation asset pool
has the meaning given by subsection 320-170(6) .

complying superannuation class
:


(a) for a taxable income of a *life insurance company - has the meaning given by section 320-137 ; or


(b) for a *tax loss of a *life insurance company - has the meaning given by section 320-141 .

complying superannuation class
(Repealed by No 45 of 2008)

complying superannuation class
(Repealed by No 45 of 2008)

complying superannuation entity
means:


(a) a * complying superannuation fund; or


(b) a * complying approved deposit fund; or


(c) a * pooled superannuation trust.

complying superannuation/FHSA asset
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

complying superannuation/FHSA asset pool
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

complying superannuation/FHSA class
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

complying superannuation/FHSA liabilities
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

complying superannuation/FHSA life insurance policy
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

complying superannuation fund
means a complying superannuation fund within the meaning of section 45 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 .

complying superannuation liabilities
of a *life insurance company means liabilities of the company under *life insurance policies referred to in subsection 320-190(1) .

complying superannuation life insurance policy
means a *life insurance policy that:


(a) is held by the trustee of a *complying superannuation entity; or


(b) is held by an individual and:


(i) provides for an *annuity that is not presently payable, if the annuity was purchased out of a *superannuation lump sum or an *employment termination payment; or

(ia) provides for an *immediate annuity, if the annuity is a *superannuation income stream that is not in the *retirement phase; or

(ii) is so held in the benefit fund of a *friendly society, being a fund that is a *regulated superannuation fund; or


(c) is held by another *life insurance company and is a *complying superannuation asset of that company;

and is not an *excluded complying superannuation life insurance policy.

complying superannuation plan
means:


(a) a *complying superannuation fund; or


(b) a *public sector superannuation scheme that is:


(i) a *regulated superannuation fund; or

(ii) an exempt public sector superannuation scheme (within the meaning of section 10 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 ); or


(c) a *complying approved deposit fund; or


(d) an *RSA.

component
of your * tax position has the meaning given by section 45-610 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

concentration
(Repealed by No 77 of 2001)

concessional contributions
has the meaning given by sections 291-25 and 291-165 .

concessional contributions cap
has the meaning given by section 291-20.

concessional cross staple rent cap
has the meaning given by sections 12-443 and 12-444 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .

conduit foreign income
has the meaning given by Subdivision 802-A .

connected entity
of an entity means:


(a) an * associate of the entity; or


(b) another member of the same * wholly owned group if the entity is a company and is a member of such a group.

connected with :
an entity is connected with you in the circumstances described in section 328-125 .

Note:

This meaning is affected by section 152-78 .

connecting power to land or upgrading the connection
has the meaning given by section 40-655 .

conservation covenant
has the meaning given by section 31-5 .

consideration
, for a *taxable supply, has the same meaning as in the *GST Act.

consideration receivable :

(a) consideration receivable on the disposal of a leased * car has the meaning given by section 20-115 ; and


(b) consideration receivable for * trading stock changing hands has the meaning given by subsection 70-100(11) .

consolidatable group
has the meaning given by section 703-10 .

consolidated group
has the meaning given by section 703-5 .

Note 1:

Part 3-90 contains rules relating to the tax treatment of consolidated groups. Division 719 (of that Part) applies those rules to MEC groups with modifications (see section 719-2 ).

Note 2:

Provisions in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (other than in Part 3-90 ) referring only to consolidated groups do not apply to MEC groups.

consolidation transitional year
for a * member of a * consolidated group or a member of a * MEC group, is an income year for that member that satisfies both of the following conditions:


(a) the group is in existence during all or any part of that year;


(b) Subdivision 45-Q in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (including that Subdivision as applied under Subdivision 45-S in that Schedule):


(i) does not apply at all to the * head company or the * provisional head company of the group during that year; or

(ii) starts to apply at any time during that year to the head company or the provisional head company of the group because of subsection 45-705(2) or subparagraph 45-705(3)(c)(ii) , (4)(d)(ii) or (iv), or subsection 45-915(2) or subparagraph 45-915(3)(c)(ii) , (4)(b)(ii) or (iv), in that Schedule.

constitution
of a company means the memorandum and articles of association of the company, or any other rules or document constituting the company or governing its activities.

constitutional corporation
means:


(a) a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or


(b) a body corporate that is incorporated in a Territory.

constitutionally protected fund
means a fund that is declared by the regulations to be a constitutionally protected fund.

construction expenditure
has the meaning given by section 43-70 .

construction expenditure area
has the meaning given by section 43-75 .

contingent on aspects of the economic performance
has the meaning given by section 974-85 .

contingent on the economic performance
(Repealed by No 10 of 2016)

continuing shareholders
has the meaning given by sections 175-10 , 175-20 , 175-25 , 175-45 , 175-60 , 175-65 and 175-85 .

continuous disability policy
has the meaning given by section 9A of the Life Insurance Act 1995 .

contract of reinsurance ,
in respect of *life insurance policies, does not include a contract of reinsurance in respect of:


(a) the parts of *complying superannuation life insurance policies in respect of which the liabilities of the company that issued the policies are to be discharged out of a *complying superannuation asset pool; or


(b) policies that are *exempt life insurance policies.

contributions segment
has the meaning given by section 307-220 .

contributions-splitting superannuation benefit
has the meaning given by the regulations.

control a non-fixed trust
has the meaning given by Subdivision 269-E in Schedule 2F to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

control (for value shifting purposes)
has the meaning given by sections 727-355 , 727-360 , 727-365 and 727-375 .

controlled foreign company
has the same meaning as in Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

controlled foreign corporate limited partnership
has the meaning given by section 820-760 .

controlled foreign entity debt
has the meaning given by section 820-885 .

controlled foreign entity equity
has the meaning given by section 820-890 .

controlled foreign trust
has the same meaning as in Part X of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

controller (for CGT purposes)
: an entity is a controller (for CGT purposes) of a company in the circumstances mentioned in section 975-155 .

controller (for imputation purposes)
has the meaning given by subsections 207-130(5) and (6) .

controlling individual
(Repealed by No 55 of 2007 )

convertible interest
means a convertible interest in a company or in a trust or unit trust and:


(a) a convertible interest in a company is an interest of the kind referred to in item 4 of the table in subsection 974-75(1) ; and


(b) a convertible interest in a trust or unit trust is an interest that has the same or a similar effect in relation to the trust or unit trust.

convertible note :

(a) a convertible note of a company has the meaning given by section 82L of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ; and


(b) a convertible note of a trust or unit trust means a note that has the same or a similar effect in relation to the trust or unit trust.

co-operative company
has the same meaning as in Division 9 of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

copyright collecting society
means either of the following bodies:


(a) a body that satisfies all of the following conditions:


(i) a declaration under the Copyright Act 1968 is in force in respect of the body;

(ii) the body is a company whose * constitution contains provisions about the distribution of amounts collected or * derived by it, including a requirement that a * member of the society cannot direct the body to pay an amount at a particular time;

(iii) other conditions prescribed by the regulations (if any) for the purposes of this subparagraph are met;


(b) a company that satisfies all of the following conditions:


(i) the company is incorporated under an *Australian law relating to companies;

(ii) the company has and maintains the purpose of collective administration of copyrights;

(iii) if the company has other purposes - these purposes are incidental to the purpose described in subparagraph (ii) or, if the company is the * resale royalty collecting society, relate to the company ' s functions or duties as resale royalty collecting society;

(iv) the company collects or derives, and distributes, income of a kind mentioned in paragraph 51-43(2)(a) or (b) ;

(v) the company ' s constitution allows any copyright owner, or his or her * agent, to be a member of the society, or allows all copyright owners of a particular type to be members;

(vi) the company ' s constitution prohibits the payment of * dividends;

(vii) the company ' s constitution contains provisions about the payment, out of amounts collected or derived by it, of the administrative costs of collecting those amounts;

(viii) the company ' s constitution contains provisions about the distribution of amounts collected or derived by it, including a requirement that an amount must be paid to a member as soon as is reasonably possible after the allocation of the amount to the member, as well as a requirement that a member cannot direct the company to pay an amount at a particular time;

(ix) the company ' s constitution, or contracts with members, contains such other provisions as are prescribed by the regulations (if any), being provisions necessary to ensure that the interests of members or their agents are protected adequately;

(x) the company ' s constitution requires the company to hold amounts on trust for copyright owners who are not members, or for members pending the payment of amounts to them;

(xi) the company ' s constitution, or contracts with members, allows all members to access the company ' s records;

(xii) other conditions prescribed by the regulations (if any) for the purposes of this subparagraph are met.

copyright income
(Repealed by No 126 of 2009)

core R & D activities
has the meaning given by section 355-25 .

core shipping activities
has the meaning given by section 51-110 .

corporate change
has the meaning given by section 166-175 .

corporate collective investment vehicle
or CCIV
has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 .

corporate limited partnership
has the meaning given by section 94D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 .

corporate tax entity
has the meaning given by section 960-115 .

corporate tax gross-up rate
, of an entity for an income year, means the amount worked out using the following formula:


  100% − *Corporate tax rate for imputation purposes of the entity for the income year  
  *Corporate tax rate for imputation purposes of the entity for the income year  

corporate tax rate
:


(a) in relation to a company to which paragraph 23(2)(a) of the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 applies - means the rate of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company covered by that paragraph; or


(b) in relation to another entity - means the rate of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company covered by paragraph 23(2)(b) of that Act.

corporate tax rate for imputation purposes
, of an entity for an income year, means:


(a) unless paragraph (b) applies - the entity ' s *corporate tax rate for the income year, worked out on the assumptions that:


(i) the entity ' s *aggregated turnover for the income year is equal to its aggregated turnover for the previous income year; and

(ii) the entity ' s base rate entity passive income (within the meaning of the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 ) for the income year is equal to its base rate entity passive income for the previous income year; and

(iii) the entity ' s assessable income for the income year is equal to its assessable income for the previous income year; or


(b) if the entity did not exist in the previous income year - the rate of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company covered by paragraph 23(2)(a) of the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 .

corporate unit trust
(Repealed by No 53 of 2016)

cost :

(a) cost of a * depreciating asset has the meaning given by Subdivision 40-C ; and


(b) cost of an item of * trading stock, in the case of an animal that you acquired by natural increase, has the meaning given by section 70-55 ; and

Note:

The cost of an animal acquired by natural increase before the 1997-98 income year is the cost price of the animal under former section 34 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 . See subsection 70-55(2) of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 .


(c) cost of a *registered emissions unit has the meaning given by section 420-60 .

cost base
of a * CGT asset has the meaning given by Subdivision 110-A .

cost-free debt capital
has the meaning given by section 820-946 .

COT transfer
of a loss has the meaning given by section 707-210 .

country by country reporting entity
has the meaning given by section 815-370 .

country by country reporting group
has the meaning given by section 815-380 .

country by country reporting parent
has the meaning given by section 815-375 .

CRC program
means the program administered by the Commonwealth known as the Cooperative Research Centres Program.

created :

(a) a * consolidated group is created from a * MEC group if the consolidated group comes into existence under section 703-55 at the time the MEC group ceases to exist (as mentioned in that section); and


(b) a MEC group is created from a consolidated group if:


(i) the MEC group comes into existence under section 719-40 when a * special conversion event happens to a * potential MEC group derived from an * eligible tier-1 company of a * top company; and

(ii) the eligible tier-1 company was the * head company of the consolidated group (as mentioned in paragraph 719-40(1)(b) ).

creditable acquisition
has the meaning given by section 195-1 of the * GST Act.

creditable importation
has the meaning given by section 195-1 of the * GST Act.

creditable purpose
has the meaning given by section 195-1 of the * GST Act.

credit absorption tax
has the meaning given by section 770-15 .