Taxation Determination

TD 92/118

Income tax: insurance: can a life assurance company get a deduction for expenditure incurred in deriving foreign income which is exempt under the former section 112B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936?

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may be releasedFOI number: I 1212859

This Determination, to the extent that it is capable of being a 'public ruling' in terms of Part IVAAA of the Taxation Administration Act 1953, is a public ruling for the purposes of that Part. Taxation Ruling TR 92/1 explains when a Determination is a public ruling and how it is binding on the Commissioner. Unless otherwise stated, the Determination applies to transactions entered into both before and after its date of issue.

1. No. Foreign income which is excluded from assessable income by the former section 112B is 'exempt income' as defined in subsection 6(1). A life assurance company is not entitled to a deduction for expenditure incurred in deriving the foreign income because subsection 51(1) excludes outgoings incurred in relation to the gaining or production of exempt income.

2. Section 112B operated for the 1987-88 to 1989-90 income years only.

Commissioner of Taxation
16 July 1992

References

ATO references:
NO Insurance Industry Cell

ISSN 1038 - 3158

Related Rulings/Determinations:

TD 92/117

Subject References:
life assurance companies
deduction of expenditure incurred in deriving exempt income

Legislative References:
ITAA 6(1)
ITAA 51(1)
ITAA 112B

TD 92/118 history
  Date: Version: Change:
You are here 16 July 1992 Original ruling  
  18 August 1999 Withdrawn  

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