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Edited version of your written advice

Authorisation Number: 1012878997169

Date of advice: 25 September 2015

Ruling

Subject: Income tax treatment in respect of arrangement involving an Offshore Banking Unit

In order to protect the privacy of this taxpayer and the commercial in-confidence components of this particular arrangement, the Edited Version is prepared in the following form.

The ruling concerns the income tax treatment in respect of an arrangement involving an Offshore Banking Unit and an overseas permanent establishment and the following provisions apply:

Relevant legislative provisions

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Division 9A

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 23AH

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121C

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121D

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121E

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121EA

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121EB

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121ED

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 121EE

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Subsection 121EG(3A)

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Subsection 128(1A)

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Subsection 128A(1AB)

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 128AE

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 128B

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 128GB

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 317

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 320

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 432

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 433

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 434

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 435

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 436

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Section 446

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Division 770

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Section 770-10

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Section 770-15

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Section 815-225