Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Act 2005 (160 of 2005)

Schedule 4   Wine equalisation tax

Part 1   Main amendments

A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999

15   After subsection 19-15(1)

Insert:

(1A) The amount of the *producer rebates to which you are entitled because of subsection 19-5(2) for the wine for the *financial year is an amount equal to 29% of the approved selling price for the wine.

(1B) In working out the amount of the *producer rebate to which you are entitled because of subsection 19-5(2), any component used to determine the approved selling price that is expressed in a currency other than Australian currency is to be treated as if it were an amount of Australian currency worked out in the manner determined, by legislative instrument, by the Commissioner.

(1C) In this section:

approved selling price , in relation to wine sold by a *New Zealand participant, means the participant's selling price for the wine net of any expenses unrelated to the production of the wine in *New Zealand, including but not limited to:

(a) expenses relating to transportation, freight and insurance, agent's fees and any other costs associated with exportation of the wine from New Zealand and importation of the wine into *Australia; and

(b) New Zealand and Australian taxes including customs duties.