INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936 (ARCHIVE)

PART IIIAA - FRANKING OF DIVIDENDS  

Division 1AA - Interpretative provisions relating to exempting companies and former exempting companies  

SECTION 160APHBI   MEMBERSHIP OF SAME EFFECTIVELY WHOLLY-OWNED GROUP OF COMPANIES  

160APHBI(1)   [When companies are both members of group]  

2 companies are members of the same effectively wholly-owned group of companies on a particular day if:


(a) throughout that day, not less than 95% of the accountable shares in each of the companies, and not less than 95% of the accountable interests in shares in each of the companies, are held by, or are held indirectly for the benefit of, the same persons; or


(b) paragraph (a) does not apply but it would nevertheless be reasonable to conclude, having regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (2), that, throughout that day, the risks involved in, and the opportunities resulting from, holding accountable shares, or accountable interests in shares, in each of the companies are substantially borne by, or substantially accrue to, the same persons.

160APHBI(2)   [Matters to be regarded]  

The matters to which regard is to be had as mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) are:


(a) any special or limited rights attaching to accountable shares, or accountable interests in shares, in each of the companies held by persons other than the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates; and


(b) any special rights attaching only to accountable shares, or accountable interests in shares, in each of the companies held by the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates; and


(c) the respective proportions:


(i) that accountable shares in each of the companies held by the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates, and other accountable shares in the company concerned, bear to all the accountable shares in that company; and

(ii) that accountable interests in shares in each of the companies held by the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates, and other accountable interests in shares in the company concerned, bear to all the accountable interests in shares in that company; and


(d) the respective proportions that:


(i) the total value of accountable shares in each of the companies held by the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates, and the total value of other accountable shares in the company concerned, bear to the total value of all the accountable shares in that company; and

(ii) the total value of accountable interests in shares in each of the companies held by the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates, and the total value of other accountable interests in shares in the company concerned, bear to the total value of all the accountable interests in shares in that company; and


(e) the purposes for which accountable shares, or accountable interests in shares, in each of the companies were issued or granted to persons other than the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates; and


(f) any arrangement in respect of accountable shares, or accountable interests in shares, in each of the companies held by persons other than the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) or their associates (including any derivatives held or issued in connection with those shares or interests) of which the company concerned is aware.


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