Draft Taxation Determination

TD 93/D235

Income tax:

(i)
When is the cost of a media placement incurred for the purposes of subsection 51(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA), by an accredited advertising agency for an advertisement published or broadcast on behalf of an advertiser client?
(ii)
What amount is 'incurred' for the purposes of subsection 51(1) of the ITAA by the accredited advertising agency ?

  • Please note that the PDF version is the authorised version of this draft ruling.
    This document has been Withdrawn.
    View the Withdrawal notice for this document.

FOI status:

draft only - for comment

Preamble

Draft Taxation Determinations (TDs) present the preliminary, though considered, views of the ATO. Draft TDs may not be relied on; only final TDs are authoritative statements of the ATO.

(i) The deduction is 'incurred' for the purposes of subsection 51(1) when the advertisement is published or broadcast when for the first time the liability becomes one to which the advertising agency is definitely committed. Our view is based on the reasons for judgement given by Sweeney and Ryan JJ. of the Full Federal Court in Ogilvy & Mather Pty Ltd v. FC of T (1990) ATC 4836, 21 ATR 841.

(ii) The amount 'incurred' for the purposes of subsection 51(1) is the cost of the placement of the advertisement less any commission, or rebate, to which the agency is entitled.

Commissioner of Taxation
16 September 1993

References


BO SSOTD07

ISSN 1038 - 8982

Subject References:
advertising agencies
gross income

Legislative References:
ITAA 51(1)

Case References:
Ogilvy & Mather Pty Ltd v. FC of T
(1990) 90 ATC 4836
21 ATR 841

Copyright notice

© Australian Taxation Office for the Commonwealth of Australia

You are free to copy, adapt, modify, transmit and distribute material on this website as you wish (but not in any way that suggests the ATO or the Commonwealth endorses you or any of your services or products).