Tax Law Improvement Act (No. 1) 1998 (46 of 1998)

4   Intellectual property (new Division 373)

2   Consequential amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

7   Section 40-30 (table item dealing with 'industrial property')

Repeal the item, substitute:

Industrial property (relating to a copyright in an Australian film)

Capital expenditure on acquiring a unit of industrial property to produce assessable income

Any entity

Effective life (2 years to 25 years)

Balancing adjustment required

Division 10B of Part III

Intellectual property

Capital expenditure on acquiring an item of intellectual property to produce assessable income

Any entity

Effective life (up to 25 years, depending on the kind of item)

Balancing adjustment required

Division 373