ATO Interpretative Decision

ATO ID 2001/394 (Withdrawn)

Goods and Services Tax

GST, tax invoices and the margin scheme
FOI status: may be released

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Issue

Is the entity, a vendor of real property, required to issue a tax invoice under subsection 29-70(2) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act), when it applies the margin scheme to the sale of the real property and the purchaser requests a tax invoice for the supply?

Decision

No, the entity is not required to issue a tax invoice under subsection 29-70(2) of the GST Act when it applies the margin scheme to the sale of the real property and the purchaser requests a tax invoice for the supply.

Facts

The entity is a vendor of real property. In this case, the entity sold a freehold interest in land by way of a taxable supply under section 9-5 of the GST Act. The entity applied the margin scheme to the sale of the real property. The purchaser of the real property is requesting that the entity supply a tax invoice for the supply.

The entity is registered for goods and services tax (GST).

Reasons for Decision

Under subsection 29-70(2) of the GST Act, where a recipient of a taxable supply requests a tax invoice, the supplier of the taxable supply must provide the tax invoice within 28 days of the recipient's request.

However, section 29-99 of the GST Act states that there are special rules relating to tax invoices and the sale of freehold interests in land in Division 75 of the GST Act.

Subsection 75-30(1) of the GST Act provides that an entity is not required to issue a tax invoice for a taxable supply that is solely a supply of real property under the margin scheme. Subsection 75-30(2) of the GST Act deems this provision to have effect despite the rules contained in section 29-70 of the GST Act.

In this case, the entity is making a sole supply of real property to which it applied the margin scheme. As such, the entity is not required to issue a tax invoice under subsection 29-70(2) of the GST Act due to the operation of subsection 75-30(1) of the GST Act.

Date of decision: 9 August 2001

Legislative References:
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
   section 9-5
   section 29-70
   subsection 29-70(2)
   section 29-99
   Division 75
   subsection 75-30(1)
   subsection 75-30(2)

Related Public Rulings (including Determinations)
GSTR 2000/21

Other References:
Property and Construction Issues Log - Issue 15.1.10

Keywords
Goods & services tax
GST free
GST invoices
Tax invoices
GST property & construction
GST margin scheme
GST sale of real property
GST special rules

Business Line: GST

Date of publication: 29 September 2001

ISSN: 1445-2782

history

	Date:	Version:
	9 August 2001	Original statement
You are here	16 December 2005	Archived

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