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Edited version of private advice

Authorisation Number: 1051791889685

Date of advice: 22 December 2020

Ruling

Subject: Section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

The Commissioner made a private ruling on the deductibility of damages awarded for infringing intellectual property rights under section 8-1 of the ITAA 1997.