Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The single entity rule determines how the income tax liability of a consolidated group will be ascertained. The basic principle is contained in the Core Rules in Division 701.
(2) Essentially, a consolidated group consists of an Australian resident head company and all of its Australian resident wholly - owned subsidiaries (which may be companies, trusts or partnerships). Special rules apply to foreign - owned groups with no single Australian resident head company.
(3) An eligible wholly - owned group becomes a consolidated group after notice of a choice to consolidate is given to the Commissioner.
(4) This Part also contains rules which set the cost for income tax purposes of assets of entities when they become subsidiary members of a consolidated group and of membership interests in those entities when they cease to be subsidiary members of the group.
(5) Certain tax attributes (such as losses and franking credits) of entities that become subsidiary members of a consolidated group are transferred under this Part to the head company of the group. These tax attributes remain with the group after an entity ceases to be a subsidiary member.