EC 2015/1

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Commonwealth of Australia

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

I, Jeremy Hirschhorn, Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, make this instrument as a delegate of the Commissioner of Taxation under subsection 418-90(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

1. Name of Determination

This instrument is the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 - Exploration Development Incentive Modulation Factor - Declaration Instrument (No. 1) 2015.

2. Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after its registration.

3. Application

The modulation factor for the purposes of working out an entity's maximum exploration credit amount for the 2015-16 income year is 1.

4. Determination (Who is covered by this Determination)

This instrument applies to an entity that may create exploration credits under Subdivision 418-D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for the 2015-16 income year and calculates its maximum exploration credit amount for that income year in accordance with the method statement in subsection 418-85(2) to subsection 418-85(5) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

5. Definitions

Terms used in this instrument have the same meaning as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

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Dated 12 November 2015

Signed by Jeremy Hirschhorn
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation

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Registration Number: F2015L01857

Registration Date: 27 November 2015

EC 2015/1 - Explanatory statement

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