Taxation Administration Act 1953
SCHEDULE 1
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COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF INCOME TAX AND OTHER LIABILITIES
An entity must withhold an amount from interest (within the meaning of Division 11A of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ) it pays to an entity, or to entities jointly, if:
(a) the recipient or any of the recipients has an address outside Australia according to any record that is in the payer ' s possession, or is kept or maintained on the payer ' s behalf, about the transaction to which the interest relates; or
(b) the payer is authorised to pay the interest at a place outside Australia (whether to the recipient or any of the recipients or to anyone else).
Note: See section 3AA .
Chapter 2 - Collection, recovery and administration of income tax
PART 2-5
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PAY AS YOU GO (PAYG) WITHHOLDING
Division 12
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Payments from which amounts must be withheld
Subdivision 12-F
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Dividend, interest and royalty payments
Interest
SECTION 12-245
12-245
INTEREST PAYMENT TO OVERSEAS PERSON
An entity must withhold an amount from interest (within the meaning of Division 11A of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ) it pays to an entity, or to entities jointly, if:
(a) the recipient or any of the recipients has an address outside Australia according to any record that is in the payer ' s possession, or is kept or maintained on the payer ' s behalf, about the transaction to which the interest relates; or
(b) the payer is authorised to pay the interest at a place outside Australia (whether to the recipient or any of the recipients or to anyone else).
For limits on the amount to be withheld, see section 12-300 .
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