Product Ruling

PR 2005/29A3 - Addendum

Income tax: 2005 Swan Hill Almond Grower Project - 2006 Growers

FOI status:

may be released

Addendum

This Addendum amends Product Ruling PR 2005/29 to reflect changes to simplified tax system legislation from 2005-06 onwards.

PR 2005/29 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 49

Replace the paragraph with:

49. To be an 'STS taxpayer' a Grower must be eligible to be an 'STS taxpayer' and must have elected to be an 'STS taxpayer'. Changes to the STS rules apply from 1 July 2005. From that date, STS taxpayers may use the accruals accounting method. For a Grower participating in the Project, the recognition of income and the timing of tax deductions under the STS where the Grower uses the cash accounting method is different.

2. Paragraph 52

Replace the paragraph with:

52. Other than Growers referred to in paragraph 53, a Grower will be assessable on ordinary income from carrying on their business of horticulture at the time that income is derived.

3. Paragraph 53

Replace the paragraph with:

53. A Grower who is an 'STS taxpayer' using the cash accounting method will be assessable on ordinary income from carrying on their business of horticulture at the time the income is received.

4. Paragraph 54

Replace the table with:

Fee Type Year ended 30 June 2006 Year ended 30 June 2007 Year ended 30 June 2008
'Growing and Management Fee' $1,630 - See Notes (i), (ii) & (iii) $3,407 - See Notes (i), (ii) & (iii) $3,475 - See Notes (i), (ii) & (iii)
'Land and Asset Rent' Nil $794 - See Notes (i), (ii) & (iii) $863 - See Notes (i), (ii) & (iii)
Interest on loans with Almond Investors Finance Ltd As incurred (Non-STS taxpayers & STS taxpayers using accruals accounting) Or as paid (STS taxpayers using cash accounting) See Notes (iii) & (iv) As incurred (Non-STS taxpayers & STS taxpayers using accruals accounting) Or as paid (STS taxpayers using cash accounting) See Notes (iii) & (iv) As incurred (Non-STS taxpayers & STS taxpayers using accruals accounting) Or as paid (STS taxpayers using cash accounting) See Notes (iii) & (iv)
Loan Application Fee for loans with Almond Investors Finance Ltd Must be calculated - see Note (v) Must be calculated - see Note (v) Must be calculated - see Note (v)

5. Paragraph 54

Replace Note (ii) with:

(ii) The 'Growing and Management Fees' and the 'Land and Asset Rent' shown in the Allotment Management Agreement and the Sub-lease are deductible in full in the year that they are incurred (where the Grower is not an 'STS taxpayer' or an 'STS taxpayer' using the accruals accounting method) and in the year in which they are paid (where the Grower is an 'STS taxpayer' using the cash accounting method).

6. Paragraph 85

Replace the paragraph with:

85. If the Grower is not an 'STS taxpayer' or an 'STS taxpayer' using accruals accounting method (for the 2005-06 to 2007-08 income years), 'Growing and Management Fees' and 'Land and Asset Rent' are deductible in the year in which they are incurred.

7. Paragraph 86

(a) In the first sentence, after 'If the Grower is an STS taxpayer' insert:

using the cash accounting method.

(b) Omit from the first sentence, ', or are paid for the Grower (paragraph 328-105(1)(b))'.

(c) Omit from the second sentence, 'or is paid for the Grower'.

This Addendum applies on and from 1 July 2005.

Commissioner of Taxation
19 October 2005

References

ATO references:
NO 2003/11684

ISSN: 1441-1172

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