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 |