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Authorisation Number: 1051243829082
Date of advice: 05 July 2017
Ruling
Subject: Non-commercial losses
Question
Will the Commissioner exercise the discretion in paragraph 35-55(1)(b) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) to allow you to include any losses from your primary production activity in your calculation of taxable income for the 2016-17 financial year?
Answer
Yes
Having regard to your full circumstances, it is accepted that it is in the nature of the business activity that has prevented one of the four tests being passed. It is also accepted that you will pass one of the four tests or make a tax profit within the commercially viable period for your industry. Consequently the Commissioner will exercise his discretion in the 2016-17 financial year.
For more information on non-commercial losses, please visit our website at ato.gov.au and search for quick code QC 33774.
This ruling applies for the following period(s)
Year ending 30 June 2017
The scheme commences on
1 July 2016
Relevant facts and circumstances
Your income for non-commercial loss purposes for the financial year 2016-17 is less than $250,000.
You are carrying on a business (the activity) which commenced on a specific date.
You have provided your business plan and projected cash flow statement for the 2017-18 financial year.
The lead time for your industry 1-2 years.
You intend to pass the $20,000 assessable income test in the 2017-18 financial year.
Relevant legislative provisions
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 subsection 35-10(1)
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 subsection 35-10(2)
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 subsection 35-10(2E)
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 paragraph 35-55(1)(b)