ATO Interpretative Decision

ATO ID 2002/358 (Withdrawn)

Income Tax

Excluded exempt income - Specified Management Fees exempt from tax
FOI status: may be released

This ATO ID has been withdrawn as the relevant provisions have been repealed and replaced with retrospective effect.

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Issue

Are specified management fees of a life insurance company which are exempt from tax under section 320-40 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) excluded exempt income for the purposes of subsection 36-20(3) of the ITAA 1997?

Decision

No, specified management fees of a life insurance company which are exempt from tax under section 320-40 of the ITAA 1997 are not excluded exempt income for the purposes of subsection 36-20(3) of the ITAA 1997.

Facts

Section 320-40 of the ITAA 1997 provides for the exemption of one third of certain management fees received by life insurance companies under contracts made before 1 July 2000.

Reasons for Decision

Subsection 36-20(3) of the ITAA 1997 includes as excluded exempt income amounts of exempt income to which specific provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA 1936) apply. Subsection 36-20(3) of the ITAA 1997 does not list exempt income under section 320-40 of the ITAA 1997 as excluded exempt income.

( Note: this issue has been referred to Government)

Date of decision: 5 July 2001

Year of income: Year ended 30 June 2001 and subsequent years

Legislative References:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
subsection 36-20(3)
section 320-40

Related ATO Interpretative Decisions
ATO ID 2002/314
ATO ID 2002/356
ATO ID 2002/357

Keywords
Life assurance income
Life assurance
Precedent

Business Line: Public Groups and International

Date of publication: 28 March 2002

ISSN: 1445-2782

history

	Date:	Version:
	5 July 2001	Original statement
You are here	10 February 2006	Archived

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