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 |
| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board |
| ACA | allocable cost amount |
| CFC | controlled foreign company |
| CGT | capital gains tax |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| COT | continuity of ownership test |
| CTE | chosen transition entity |
| DWT | dividend withholding tax |
| FC(TAL) Act | Financial Corporations (Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Act 1993 |
| FDA | foreign dividend account |
| FIF | foreign investment fund |
| FLP | foreign life assurance policy |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GIC | general interest charge |
| GST | goods and services tax |
| GVSR | general value shifting regime |
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 |
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
| IT(TP) Act 1997 | Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 |
| June Consolidation Act | New Business Tax System (Consolidation, Value Shifting, Demergers and Other Measures) Act 2002 |
| LDPs | loss denial pools |
| LIM | loss integrity measure |
| LRM | loss reduction method |
| May Consolidation Act | New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Act (No. 1) 2002 |
| MEC | multiple entry consolidated |
| NCS | non-chosen subsidary |
| OB | offshore banking |
| OBU | offshore banking unit |
| PAYG | pay as you go |
| pooled development fund | |
| PST | pooled superannuation trust |
| R & D | research and development |
| RSA | retirement savings account |
| RUNL | residual unrealised net loss |
| SAP | substituted accounting period |
| SBT | same business test |
| September Consolidation Act | New Business Tax System (Consolidation and Other Measures) Act (No. 1) 2002 |
| September Consolidation Bill | New Business Tax System (Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2002 |
| SIS | simplified imputation system |
| Solvency Standard | Actuarial Standard 2.02 |
| TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 |
| TSA | tax sharing agreement |
| Valuation Standard | Actuarial Standard 1.02 |