Explanatory Memorandum
Circulated By the Authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MpGlossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| ADIs | authorised deposit-taking institutions |
| AEST | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| AIFRS | Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| FBT | fringe benefits tax |
| FBTAA 1986 | Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 |
| GST | goods and services tax |
| GST Act | A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 |
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 |
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
| IWT | interest withholding tax |
| NAB case | National Australia Bank Ltd v FC of T 93 ATC 4914 |