A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

Chapter 4 - The special rules  

Part 4-2 - Special rules mainly about supplies and acquisitions  

Note:

The special rules in this Part mainly modify the operation of Part 2-2 , but they may affect other Parts of Chapter 2 in minor ways.

Division 66 - Second-hand goods  

Subdivision 66-A - Input tax credits for acquiring second-hand goods  

66-5   Creditable acquisitions of second-hand goods  

(1)    


If you acquire * second-hand goods for the purposes of sale or exchange (but not for manufacture) in the ordinary course of * business , the fact that the supply of the goods to you is not a * taxable supply does not stop the acquisition being a * creditable acquisition .

(2)    
However, this section does not apply, and is taken never to have applied, to the acquisition if:


(a) the supply of the goods to you was a * taxable supply , or was * GST-free ; or


(b) you * imported the goods; or


(c) the supply of the goods to you was a supply by way of hire; or


(d) Subdivision 66-B applies to the acquisition; or


(e) you make a supply of the goods that is not a taxable supply.


(3)    
This section has effect despite section 11-5 (which is about what is a creditable acquisition).




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