ATO Interpretative Decision
ATO ID 2003/940
Excise
Wine Equalisation Tax: calculation of credit for WET paid on wine that is exportedFOI status: may be released
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Issue
How is the amount of credit for Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) determined where wine is purchased from persons not registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST) and exported while still remaining the property of the exporter?
Decision
The amount of credit available is the amount of WET borne on the wine. The amount of WET borne on the wine must be determined by reference to documentary evidence showing the amount of WET actually borne on the wine.
Facts
A wine exporting business which is registered for GST purchases wine from a person not registered for GST and exports the wine while still retaining ownership of the wine.
Reasons for Decision
The Wine Tax Credit Table contained in section 17-5 of the A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999 (the WET Act) sets out the situations in which an entitlement to a credit of WET arises. The credit ground relevant to this situation is Credit Ground CR10 which is set out below:
| No. | Summary of ground | Details of ground | Amount of WET credit | Time WET credit arises |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR10 | Wine exported by you while still assessable wine | Wine on which you have borne WET has been exported by you while still assessable wine | the WET borne | time of export |
Credit Ground CR10 provides a credit entitlement for WET borne on wine that has been exported. The credit ground applies where the exporter retains ownership of the wine.
Section 31-10 of the WET Act states that a person is taken to have borne WET if:
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- they have become liable to WET on an assessable dealing with the wine (the WET for which they have become liable is not counted to the extent to which it has been the basis of a WET credit entitlement), or
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- they purchased wine for a price that included WET (the amount of WET borne is reduced by an amount of WET included in that price that has been refunded or an amount of WET that has been credited to them).
Where wine is purchased from a person not registered for GST (for example wine was purchased at auction from a private individual not registered for GST) it is not possible to accurately estimate the amount of WET borne on the wine. This is because it is difficult to determine the point where WET was paid in the chain of transactions that occurred before the wine was purchased.
Accordingly, where the wine was purchased from persons not registered for GST the amount of WET must be determined using documentary evidence which shows the actual amount of WET charged on the wine at some point in the chain of transactions. In these circumstances, where documentary evidence of the WET borne cannot be supplied, a credit claim will not be allowed.
Date of decision: 1 October 2003
Legislative References:
A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999
section 17-5
section 31-10
Related Public Rulings (including Determinations)
Wine Equalisation Tax Ruling WETR 2002/2
ATO ID 2001/407
Keywords
WET credit
Wine equalisation tax
ISSN: 1445-2782
| Date: | Version: | |
| You are here | 1 October 2003 | Original statement |
| 16 January 2004 | Archived |