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Authorisation Number: 1012740681232

Ruling

Subject: GST and mixed supply of property

Question

Will you be required to pay goods and services tax (GST) on the commercial portion of your mixed use property when you sell?

Answer

No.

Relevant facts and circumstances

Relevant legislative provisions

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Section 9-5

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Section 9-40

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Section 23-5

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Section 188-10

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Paragraph 188-25(a)

Reasons for decision

You must pay the GST on any taxable supply that you make.

Section 9-5 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act) provides that you make a taxable supply if:

However, the supply is not a taxable supply to the extent that it is GST-free or input taxed.

You are carrying on a leasing enterprise and will sell the property in Australia for consideration. Therefore, you will satisfy requirements (a), (b) and (c) of a taxable supply above. However, as you are not registered for GST, the main issue is to determine if you would be required to be registered.

You are required to be registered for GST under section 23-5 of the GST Act if your GST annual turnover meets or exceeds the registration turnover threshold of $75,000.

Your expected income from the leasing enterprise is below $75,000. However, it is necessary to determine if the expected sale proceeds from the portion of property relating to the shop would be are included when calculating your GST registration turnover threshold.

Paragraph 188-10(1)(a) of the GST Act provides that your GST turnover will meet the registration turnover threshold if your current GST turnover is at or above the turnover threshold, and the Commissioner is not satisfied that your projected GST turnover is below the turnover threshold.

Of relevance to your circumstances is whether the Commissioner is satisfied that your projected GST turnover is below the turnover threshold, due to the proposed sale of the property.

Paragraph 188-25(a) of the GST Act provides that in working out your projected GST turnover, any supply made or likely to be made by you by way of transfer of ownership of a capital asset is disregarded when working out your projected GST turnover.

As the property is a capital asset, the sale will be disregarded when calculating your projected GST turnover.

Therefore, on the basis of the information provided your projected GST turnover will be below $75,000 and you will not be required to be registered for GST.

As one of the requirements of section 9-5 is not satisfied, the sale of the property is not a taxable supply.

You will not be required to pay GST on the sale of the commercial portion of your mixed-use property.


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