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Authorisation Number: 1051188379178

Date of advice: 8 March 2017

Ruling

Subject: Luxury car tax

Question

The ruling concerned whether a vehicle with modifications met the definition of a luxury car for the purposes of section 25-1 of the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 (LCT Act).

The Commissioner ruled that the vehicle with modifications did not meet the definition of a luxury car under LCT Act.

This ruling applies for the following periods:

2016-17 income year

The scheme commences on:

1 July 2016

Relevant legislative provisions

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 section 5-5

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 section 25-1

A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 section 27-1


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