Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Act 2007 (143 of 2007)

Schedule 4   Trustee beneficiary reporting rules

Part 1   Main amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

41   Sections 102UU and 102UV

Repeal the sections, substitute:

102UU Trustee beneficiary may quote tax file number to trustee of closely held trust

A trustee beneficiary in respect of:

(a) a share of the net income of a closely held trust for a year of income that is included in the assessable income of the trustee beneficiary of the trust under section 97; or

(b) a share of a tax-preferred amount of a closely held trust to which the trustee beneficiary of the trust is presently entitled at the end of a year of income;

may quote his or her tax file number to the trustee of the closely held trust in connection with that trustee making a correct TB statement about that share.

Note: Section 8WA of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 makes it an offence for a person to require or request another person to quote the other person's tax file number unless provision is made by a taxation law for the other person to quote the number.

102UV Trustee of closely held trust may record etc. tax file number

(1) This section applies if a trustee beneficiary in respect of:

(a) a share of the net income of a closely held trust for a year of income that is included in the assessable income of the trustee beneficiary of the trust under section 97; or

(b) a share of a tax-preferred amount of a closely held trust to which the trustee beneficiary of the trust is presently entitled at the end of a year of income;

quotes his or her tax file number to the trustee of the closely held trust in connection with that trustee making a correct TB statement about that share.

(2) Section 8WB of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 does not prohibit the trustee of the closely held trust from:

(a) recording the tax file number or maintaining such a record; or

(b) using the tax file number in a manner connecting it with the identity of the trustee beneficiary; or

(c) divulging or communicating the tax file number to a third person;

in connection with that trustee making a correct TB statement about that share.


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