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A NEW TAX SYSTEM (GOODS AND SERVICES TAX) ACT 1999 - SECT 136.30

Writing off bad debts (taxable supplies)

  (1)   The amount of a * decreasing adjustment that you have under section   21 - 5, relating to a * taxable supply that is * taxable at less than 1 / 11 of the price, is worked out under this section and not under section   21 - 5.

  (2)   This is how to work out the amount:

Method statement

Step 1.   Work out the amount of GST (if any) that was payable on the supply, taking into account any previous * adjustments for the supply. This amount is the previous GST amount .

Step 2.   Add together:

  (a)   the amount or amounts written off as bad from the debt to which the decreasing adjustment relates; and

  (b)   the amount of the debt that has been * overdue for 12 months or more (other than amounts already written off).

Step 3.   Subtract the step 2 amount from the * price of the supply.

Step 4.   Work out the amount of GST (if any), taking into account any previous * adjustments for the supply (but not adjustments relating to bad debts or debts overdue), that would be payable on the supply if the * price of the supply were the step 3 amount. This amount of GST is the adjusted GST amount .

Step 5.   Subtract the adjusted GST amount from the previous GST amount.



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