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TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2007 MEASURES NO. 4) ACT 2007 - SCHEDULE 7

Minor amendments

Part   1 -- Main amendments

A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

1   Section   41 (subparagraph   (e)(ii) of the definition of government entity )

Omit "enterprise", substitute " * enterprise".

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

2   Paragraph 38 - 90(2)(a)

Omit "a * Masters or Doctoral course,".

3   Section   195 - 1 (paragraph   (e) of the definition of education course )

Repeal the paragraph.

4   Section   195 - 1 (definition of Masters or Doctoral course )

Repeal the definition.

5   Section   195 - 1 (after paragraph   (a) of the definition of tertiary course )

Insert:

  (aa)   a course of study or instruction accredited at Masters or Doctoral level and supplied by a * higher education institution or a * non - government higher education institution; or

6   Section   195 - 1 (definition of tertiary residential college course )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

"tertiary residential college course" means a course supplied in connection with a * tertiary course at premises that are used to provide accommodation to students undertaking tertiary courses.

Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980

Note:   The headings to sections   5 and 7 are altered by omitting " old sales tax " and substituting " income tax ".

Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

7   Subsection 11(1AA)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

  (1AA)   The formula for working out the amount of B for the person and the car for subsection   (1) is:

    where:

"DV percentage" is the percentage applicable in using the diminishing value method (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 ) as at the start of the year of tax.

"effective life of the car" is the number of years in the period specified as the effective life of the car in a determination made by the Commissioner under section   40 - 100 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and in effect at the most recent time (before the end of the year of tax) the person became the owner of the car.

8   Application

The amendment made by item   7 applies to the FBT year starting on 1   April 2008 and to all later FBT years.

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

9   Section   23GA

Repeal the section.

10   Subsection 46A(8AA)

Omit "sections   23A and 23B", substitute "section   23A".

Note:   The heading to section   97A is altered by omitting " income equalization deposits or ".

11   Subsection 128B(3A)

Omit "or to a partnership", substitute "or a partnership".

12   Subsections 139E(2) and (4)

Omit "in a form approved by the Commissioner", substitute "in the approved form".

13   Paragraphs 139GA(3)(a) to (d)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

  (a)   a person who pays, or is liable to pay, work and income support related withholding payments and benefits; or

  (b)   a person who engages another person in foreign service.

14   Application

The amendment made by item   13 applies to assessments for the 2006 - 07 income year and later income years.

15   Section   202DDA

Repeal the section.

16   Paragraph 202EE(1)(d)

Omit "paragraph 128B(3)(a), (b) or (ga)", substitute "paragraph 128B(3)(a), (b), (ga) or (jb)".

17   Application

The amendment made by item   16 applies to income derived in the 2006 - 07 income year and later income years.

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

18   Section   11 - 10 (table item headed "interest")

Omit ", 23GA ".

19   Section   11 - 15 (table item headed "foreign aspects of income taxation")

Omit:

Defence Force member, non - resident, pay and
allowances of ..........................


842 - 105

substitute:

Defence Force member, foreign resident, pay and
allowances of ..........................


842 - 105

20   Section   12 - 5 (table item headed "dividends")

Omit:

franking credits, companies and non - residents ..

207 - 95(2), 207 - 95(3), 220 - 405(3)

substitute:

franking credits, companies and foreign residents ......

207 - 95(2), 207 - 95(3), 220 - 405(3)

21   Paragraphs 15 - 55(1)(b) and 15 - 60(4)(b)

Omit "320 - 15(k)", substitute "320 - 15(1)(k)".

22   Application

The amendments made by item   21 apply to assessments for the income year including 1   January 2003 and later income years.

23   Paragraph 30 - 60(c)

Omit "Secretary to the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Secretary".

24   Section   30 - 255

Omit "Secretary to the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Secretary".

25   Subsection 30 - 265(4)

Omit "Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Minister".

26   Subsection 30 - 270(4)

Omit "Secretary to the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Secretary".

27   Paragraph 30 - 275(c)

Omit "Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Minister".

28   Subsection 30 - 280(1)

Omit "Secretary to the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Secretary".

29   Subsection 30 - 280(1)

Omit "Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Minister".

30   Subsection 30 - 280(4)

Omit "Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Minister".

31   Subsection 30 - 285(1)

Omit "Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Minister".

32   Subsection 30 - 285(1)

Omit "Secretary to the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories", substitute " * Environment Secretary".

33   Paragraph 31 - 5(5)(c)

Omit "Minister for the Environment and Heritage", substitute " * Environment Minister".

34   Section   50 - 70 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

50 - 70   Special conditions for items   1.7, 2.1, 9.1 and 9.2

35   Subsection 51 - 57(1)

Omit "a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory", substitute "an * Australian law".

36   Section   61 - 560 (note)

Omit "have you", substitute "you have".

37   After subparagraph 118 - 12(2)(a)(i)

Insert:

  (ia)   section   59 - 35 (amounts that would be mutual receipts but for prohibition on distributions to members);

38   Application

The amendment made by item   37 applies to assessments for income years commencing on or after 1   July 2000.

39   Paragraph 165 - 12(7)(b)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interests", substitute " * direct equity interests or * indirect equity interests".

40   Subsection 165 - 12(8)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interest", substitute " * direct equity interest or * indirect equity interest".

41   Subsection 165 - 12(9)

Repeal the subsection.

42   Paragraph 165 - 37(4)(b)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interests", substitute " * direct equity interests or * indirect equity interests".

43   Subsection 165 - 37(5)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interest", substitute " * direct equity interest or * indirect equity interest".

44   Subsection 165 - 37(6)

Repeal the subsection.

45   Paragraph 165 - 115C(4)(b)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interests", substitute " * direct equity interests or * indirect equity interests".

46   Subsection 165 - 115C(5)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interest", substitute " * direct equity interest or * indirect equity interest".

47   Subsections 165 - 115C(6) and (7)

Repeal the subsections.

48   Paragraph 165 - 115GB(2)(a)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interest", substitute " * direct equity interest or * indirect equity interest".

49   Paragraph 165 - 123(7)(b)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interests", substitute " * direct equity interests or * indirect equity interests".

50   Subsection 165 - 123(8)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interest", substitute " * direct equity interest or * indirect equity interest".

51   Subsections 165 - 123(9) and (10)

Repeal the subsections.

52   Paragraph 166 - 272(8)(b)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interests", substitute " * direct equity interests or * indirect equity interests".

53   Subsection 166 - 272(8) (note)

Repeal the note.

54   Subsection 166 - 272(10)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interest", substitute " * direct equity interest or * indirect equity interest".

55   Subsection 166 - 272(10) (note)

Repeal the note.

56   Subsection 166 - 272(11)

Repeal the subsection.

57   Paragraph 197 - 20(b)

Omit "a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory,", substitute "an * Australian law".

58   Subsection 320 - 85(1) (note 1)

Omit "320 - 15(h)", substitute "320 - 15(1)(h)".

59   Subsection 713 - 545(6) (definition of ordinary class tax rate )

Omit "subparagraph 23A(a)(ii)", substitute "paragraph 23A(a)".

60   Paragraph 727 - 95(b)

Omit "direct or indirect equity interests", substitute " * direct equity interests or * indirect equity interests".

61   Subsections 820 - 37(2) and (3)

Omit " * foreign permanent establishments", substitute " * overseas permanent establishments".

62   Subsection 820 - 946(3)

Omit "that time", substitute "the particular time mentioned in subsection   (2) or (2A)".

63   Subsection 995 - 1(1)

Insert:

"direct equity interests" in a company are * shares in the company.

64   Subsection 995 - 1(1)

Insert:

"Environment Minister" means the Minister administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .

65   Subsection 995 - 1(1) (definition of GST joint venture ) (the definition inserted by item   59 of Schedule   3 to the A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 )

Repeal the definition.

66   Subsection 995 - 1(1)

Insert:

"indirect equity interests" : an entity has indirect equity interests in a company if it has * shares or other interests in entities interposed between the entity and the company.

67   Subsection 995 - 1(1) (paragraph   (d) of the definition of member )

Omit "person who" (wherever occurring), substitute "entity that".

68   Subsection 995 - 1(1) (all the definitions of share )

Repeal the definitions, substitute:

"share" :

  (a)   in a company means a share in the capital of the company, and includes stock; and

  (b)   of an * exempting credit has the meaning given by section   208 - 180; and

  (c)   of a * franked distribution has the meaning given by section   207 - 55; and

  (d)   of a * franking credit has the meaning given by section   207 - 57.

Income Tax (Dividends, Interest and Royalties Withholding Tax) Act 1974

69   Section   3

Repeal the section.

70   Section   4

Omit " Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 - 1974 ", substitute " Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ".

71   Paragraph 7(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

  (a)   in respect of income to which subsection 128B(4) of the Assessment Act applies--30%; and

72   Section   8

Repeal the section.

Income Tax Rates Act 1986

73   Subsection 3(1) (definition of AD/RLA component )

Repeal the definition.

74   Subsection 3(1) (definition of CS/RA component )

Repeal the definition.

75   Subsection 3(1) (definition of EIB component )

Repeal the definition.

76   Subsection 3(1) (definition of general fund component )

Repeal the definition.

77   Subsection 3(1) (definition of NCS component )

Repeal the definition.

78   Subsection 3(1) (definition of registered organisation )

Repeal the definition.

79   Subsection 3(1) (definition of RSA category A component )

Repeal the definition.

80   Subsection 3(1) (definition of RSA category B component )

Repeal the definition.

81   Subsection 3(1) (definition of RSA combined component )

Repeal the definition.

82   Subsection 3(1) (definition of RSA component )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

"RSA component" has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 .

83   Subsection 3(1) (definition of standard component )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

"standard component" has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 .

84   Subsection 23(1A)

Omit "sections   23A, 23B and 23C", substitute "section   23A".

85   Paragraphs 23(2)(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs.

86   Paragraphs 23(2)(c), (ca) and (d)

Reletter as paragraphs   (a), (b) and (c).

87   Subsections 23(3), (4), (4A) and (4B)

Repeal the subsections.

88   Subsection 23(4BA)

Omit "or a registered organization".

89   Subsections 23(4BA), (4C), (4D), (5) and (6)

Renumber as subsections   (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7).

90   Subsection 23(6) (as renumbered)

Omit ", not being a registered organization,".

91   Section   23A

Omit "Subject to sections   23B and 23C, the", substitute "The".

92   Paragraphs 23A(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

  (a)   in respect of the ordinary class--30%; and

  (b)   in respect of the complying superannuation class--15%.

93   Sections   23B and 23C

Repeal the sections.

94   Subparagraph 29(2)(c)(iii)

Omit "paragraph 23(4BA)(a)", substitute "paragraph 23(3)(a)".

95   Subparagraph 29(2)(c)(iv)

Omit "paragraph 23(4A)(ba)", substitute "paragraph 23A(b)".

96   Application

The amendments made by items   73 to 95 apply to assessments for the 2007 - 08 income year and later income years.

Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

97   Division   136 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Division   136 -- Foreign residents

Note 1:   The heading to section   701C - 10 is replaced by the heading " Additional membership rules where entities are interposed between the head company and a subsidiary member--case where an interposed entity is a foreign resident and the subsidiary member is a company ".

Note 2:   The heading to section   701C - 15 is replaced by the heading " Additional membership rules where entities are interposed between the head company and a subsidiary member--case where an interposed entity is a foreign resident and the subsidiary member is a trust or partnership ".

98   The whole of the Act

Omit " * " (wherever occurring).

Taxation Administration Act 1953

99   Section   14ZQ (paragraph   (b) of the definition of delayed administration (trustee) objection )

Reletter as paragraph   (a).

100   Section   14ZQ (paragraphs   (c) to (f) of the definition of delayed administration (trustee) objection )

Repeal the paragraphs.

101   Section   14ZQ (paragraph   (g) of the definition of delayed administration (trustee) objection )

Reletter as paragraph   (b).

102   Subsection 288 - 80(4) in Schedule   1 (definition of applicable withholding tax rate )

Omit "subparagraph 7(a)(ii)", substitute "paragraph 7(a)".

Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983

103   Paragraph 9(6)(b)

After "at a later", insert "time".


Part   2 -- Penalty unit conversion

104   Penalty unit conversion

(1)   The provisions of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 listed in the table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Penalty unit conversion

Item

Provision

Omit:

Substitute:

1

Subsection 121(1) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

2

Subsection 121(2) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

3

Subsection 121(2B) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

4

Subsection 122(1) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

5

Section   135

$500

5 penalty units

(2)   The provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 listed in the table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Penalty unit conversion

Item

Provision

Omit:

Substitute:

1

Section   16 (penalty)

$10,000

100 penalty units

2

Subsection 124ZADA(3) (penalty)

$200

2 penalty units

3

Subsection 124ZADB(1) (penalty)

$200

2 penalty units

4

Subsection 202CD(1) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

5

Subsection 202CD(4) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

6

Subsection 202EE(2) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

7

Subsection 202EF(4) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

8

Subsection 213(2) (penalty)

$2,000

20 penalty units

9

Section   251A (sub-subparagraph   (c)(ii)(A) of the definition of serious taxation offence )

$2,000

20 penalty units

10

Subsection 251KG(1) (penalty)

$500

5 penalty units

11

Subsection 251KH(1) (penalty)

$500

5 penalty units

12

Section   251KJ (penalty)

$500

5 penalty units

13

Subsection 251KK(2) (penalty)

$500

5 penalty units

14

Subsections 251N(1), (2) and (2B) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

15

Subsection 251O(1) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

16

Subsection 252(3)

$50

1 penalty unit

17

Subsection 252A(1)

$50

1 penalty unit

18

Section   266

$500

5 penalty units

(3)   The provisions of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 listed in the table are amended as set out in the table.

 

Penalty unit conversion

Item

Provision

Omit:

Substitute:

1

Subsection 3D(21)

$10,000

100 penalty units

2

Subsection 8E(1)

$2,000

20 penalty units

3

Subsection 8E(2)

$4,000

40 penalty units

4

Subsection 8E(3)

$5,000

50 penalty units

5

Subsection 8H(1)

$5,000

50 penalty units

6

Subsection 8M(1)

$2,000

20 penalty units

7

Subsection 8M(2)

$4,000

40 penalty units

8

Subsection 8R(1)

$3,000

30 penalty units

9

Subsection 8R(2)

$5,000

50 penalty units

10

Subsection 8V(1)

$5,000

50 penalty units

11

Subsection 8V(2)

$10,000

100 penalty units

12

Subsection 8WA(1) (penalty)

$10,000

100 penalty units

13

Subsection 8WB(1) (penalty)

$10,000

100 penalty units

14

Subsection 8WC(1) (penalty)

$10,000

100 penalty units

15

Section   8XA (penalty)

$10,000

100 penalty units

16

Subsection 8XB(1) (penalty)

$10,000

100 penalty units

17

Subsection 13F(4) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

18

Subsection 14J(3) (penalty)

$1,000

10 penalty units

19

Subsection 14R(1) (penalty)

$5,000

50 penalty units

20

Subsection 14ZA(1) (penalty)

$500

5 penalty units




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