Clash of the deeming provisions: pre-CGT concessions, tax consolidation and policy in the Federal Court
Source: Australian Tax Forum Journal Article
Published Date: 1 Oct 2016
The Federal Court of Australia in Financial Synergy Holdings Pty Ltd v FCT endeavoured to effectively reconcile complex and inconsistent deeming provisions in relation to capital gains tax (CGT) and tax consolidation. The interpretative approach that was adopted at first instance resolved the matter directly at hand, but also raised a number of problems that may not have been immediately apparent. In one view, these seemingly unforeseen complications would arise because of the special rules that govern tax consolidation, and might manifest themselves: (1) on the wholesale or staggered disposal of membership interests in a subsidiary member by a consolidated group; and (2) in terms of the potentially narrow scope of the CGT concession created by the pre?CGT proportion provisions.
This article therefore puts forward an alternative consideration of the interaction between the provisions at issue, an approach consistent with that adopted by the court on appeal and which addresses, to some extent, the problems that might be said to arise as a result of the approach that was accepted at trial.
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- Published By: Carlos Barros CTA, Sarah Hinchliffe, Eu Jin Teo
- Published On:1 Oct 2016
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