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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

            

CHAPTER 1--Introduction and core provisions
            

   PART 1-1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1.1.    Short title [see Note 1]  
   1.2.    Commencement  
   1.3.    Differences in style not to affect meaning  

   PART 1-2--A GUIDE TO THIS ACT

           Division 2--How to use this Act

              Subdivision 2-A--How to find your way around

   2.1.    The design  

              Subdivision 2-B--How the Act is arranged

   2.5.    The pyramid  

              Subdivision 2-C--How to identify defined terms and find the definitions

   2.10.   When defined terms are identified  
   2.15.   When terms are not identified  
   2.20.   Identifying the defined term in a definition  

              Subdivision 2-D--The numbering system

   2.25.   Purposes  
   2.30.   Gaps in the numbering  

              Subdivision 2-E--Status of Guides and other non-operative material

   2.35.   Non-operative material  
   2.40.   Guides  
   2.45.   Other material  

           Division 3--What this Act is about

   3.1.    What this Act is about  
   3.5.    Annual income tax  
   3.10.   Your other obligations as a taxpayer  
   3.15.   Your obligations other than as a taxpayer  

   PART 1-3--CORE PROVISIONS

           Division 4--How to work out the income tax payable on your taxable income

   4.1.    Who must pay income tax  
   4.5.    Meaning of you  
   4.10.   How to work out how much income tax you must pay  
   4.15.   How to work out your taxable income  
   4.25.   Special provisions for working out your basic income tax liability  

           Division 6--Assessable income and exempt income

   6.1.    Diagram showing relationships among concepts in this Division  
   6.5.    Income according to ordinary concepts (ordinary income)  
   6.10.   Other assessable income (statutory income)  
   6.15.   What is not assessable income  
   6.20.   Exempt income  
   6.23.   Non-assessable non-exempt income  
   6.25.   Relationships among various rules about ordinary income  

           Division 8--Deductions

   8.1.    General deductions  
   8.5.    Specific deductions  
   8.10.   No double deductions  

   PART 1-4--CHECKLISTS OF WHAT IS COVERED BY CONCEPTS USED IN THE CORE PROVISIONS

           Division 9--Entities that must pay income tax

   9.1A.   Effect of this Division  
   9.1.    List of entities  
   9.5.    Entities that work out their income tax by reference to something other than taxable income  

           Division 10--Particular kinds of assessable income

   10.1.   Effect of this Division  
   10.5.   List of provisions about assessable income  

           Division 11--Particular kinds of non-assessable income

              Subdivision 11-A--Lists of classes of exempt income

   11.1A.  Effect of this Subdivision  
   11.1.   Overview  
   11.5.   Entities that are exempt, no matter what kind of ordinary or statutory income they have  
   11.10.  Ordinary or statutory income which is exempt, no matter whose it is  
   11.15.  Ordinary or statutory income which is exempt only if it is derived by certain entities [see Note 5]  

              Subdivision 11-B--Particular kinds of non-assessable non-exempt income

   11.50.  Effect of this Subdivision  
   11.55.  List of non-assessable non-exempt income provisions  

           Division 12--Particular kinds of deductions

   12.1.   Effect of this Division  
   12.5.   List of provisions about deductions [see Notes 2 and 6]  

           Division 13--Tax offsets

   13.1A.  Effect of this Division  
   13.1.   List of tax offsets  
            

CHAPTER 2--Liability rules of general application
            

   PART 2-1--ASSESSABLE INCOME

           Division 15--Some items of assessable income

   15.1.   What this Division is about  
   15.22.  Payments made to members of a copyright collecting society  
   15.2.   Allowances and other things provided in respect of employment or services  
   15.3.   Return to work payments  
   15.5.   Accrued leave transfer payments  
   15.10.  Bounties and subsidies  
   15.15.  Profit-making undertaking or plan  
   15.20.  Royalties  
   15.22.  Payments made to members of a copyright collecting society  
   15.25.  Amount received for lease obligation to repair  
   15.30.  Insurance or indemnity for loss of assessable income  
   15.35.  Interest on overpayments and early payments of tax  
   15.40.  Providing mining, quarrying or prospecting information  
   15.45.  Amounts paid under forestry agreements  
   15.46.  Amounts paid under forestry managed investment schemes  
   15.50.  Work in progress amounts  
   15.55.  Certain amounts paid under funeral policy  
   15.60.  Certain amounts paid under scholarship plan  
   15.65.  Sugar industry exit grants  
   15.70.  Reimbursed car expenses  
   15.75.  Bonuses  

           Division 17--Effect of GST etc

   17.1.   What this Division is about  
   17.30.  Special credits because of indirect tax transition  
   17.5.   GST and increasing adjustments  
   17.10.  Certain decreasing adjustments  
   17.15.  Elements in calculation of amounts  
   17.20.  GST groups and GST joint ventures  
   17.30.  Special credits because of indirect tax transition  
   17.35.  Certain sections not to apply to certain assets or expenditure  

           Division 20--Amounts included to reverse the effect of past deductions

   20.1.   What this Division is about  
   20.5.   Other provisions that reverse the effect of deductions  

              Subdivision 20-A--Insurance, indemnity or other recoupment for deductible expenses

   20.10.  What this Subdivision is about  
   20.15.  How to use this Subdivision  
   20.20.  Assessable recoupments  
   20.25.  What is recoupment?  
   20.30.  Tables of deductions for which recoupments are assessable  
   20.35.  If the expense is deductible in a single income year  
   20.40.  If the expense is deductible over 2 or more income years  
   20.45.  Effect of balancing charge  
   20.50.  If the expense is only partially deductible  
   20.55.  Meaning of previous recoupment law  
   20.60.  If you are the only entity that can deduct an amount for the loss or outgoing  
   20.65.  If 2 or more entities can deduct amounts for the loss or outgoing  

              Subdivision 20-B--Disposal of a car for which lease payments have been deducted

   20.100. What this Subdivision is about  
   20.105. Map of this Subdivision  
   20.110. Disposal of a leased car for profit  
   20.115. Working out the profit on the disposal  
   20.120. Meaning of notional depreciation  
   20.125. Disposal of a leased car for profit  
   20.130. Successive leases  
   20.135. No amount included if earlier disposal for market value  
   20.140. Reducing the amount to be included if there has been an earlier disposal  
   20.145. No amount included if you inherited the car  
   20.150. Reducing the amount to be included if another provision requires you to include an amount for the disposal  
   20.155. Exception for particular cars taken on hire  
   20.157. Exception for small business entities  
   20.160. Disposal of an interest in a car  

   PART 2-5--RULES ABOUT DEDUCTIBILITY OF PARTICULAR KINDS OF AMOUNTS

           Division 25--Some amounts you can deduct

   25.1.   What this Division is about  
   25.5.   Tax-related expenses  
   25.7.   Advice about family tax benefit  
   25.10.  Repairs  
   25.15.  Amount paid for lease obligation to repair  
   25.20.  Lease document expenses  
   25.25.  Borrowing expenses  
   25.30.  Expenses of discharging a mortgage  
   25.35.  Bad debts  
   25.40.  Loss from profit-making undertaking or plan  
   25.45.  Loss by theft etc.  
   25.50.  Payments of pensions, gratuities or retiring allowances  
   25.55.  Payments to associations  
   25.60.  Parliament election expenses  
   25.65.  Local government election expenses  
   25.70.  Deduction for election expenses does not extend to entertainment  
   25.75.  Rates and land taxes on premises used to produce mutual receipts  
   25.85.  Certain returns in respect of debt interests  
   25.90.  Deduction relating to foreign non-assessable non-exempt income  
   25.95.  Deduction for work in progress amounts  
   25.105. Deductions for United Medical Protection Limited support payments  
   25.100. Travel between workplaces  
   25.110. Capital expenditure to terminate lease etc.  

           Division 26--Some amounts you cannot deduct, or cannot deduct in full

   26.1.   What this Division is about  
   26.5.   Penalties  
   26.10.  Leave payments  
   26.15.  Franchise fees windfall tax  
   26.17.  Commonwealth places windfall tax  
   26.20.  Assistance to students  
   26.25.  Interest or royalty  
   26.26.  Non-share distributions and dividends  
   26.30.  Relative's travel expenses  
   26.35.  Reducing deductions for amounts paid to related entities  
   26.40.  Maintaining your family  
   26.45.  Recreational club expenses  
   26.47.  Non-business boating activities  
   26.50.  Expenses for a leisure facility  
   26.52.  Bribes to foreign public officials  
   26.53.  Bribes to public officials  
   26.54.  Expenditure relating to illegal activities  
   26.55.  Limit on deductions  
   26.60.  Superannuation contributions surcharge  
   26.65.  Termination payments surcharge  
   26.68.  Loss from disposal of eligible venture capital investments  
   26.70.  Loss from disposal of venture capital equity  
   26.75.  Excess contributions tax cannot be deducted  
   26.80.  Financing costs on loans to pay superannuation contribution  
   26.85.  Borrowing costs on loans to pay life insurance premiums  
   26.90.  Superannuation supervisory levy  
   26.95.  Superannuation guarantee charge  

           Division 27--Effect of input tax credits etc

   27.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 27-A--General

   27.5.   Input tax credits and decreasing adjustments  
   27.10.  Certain increasing adjustments  
   27.15.  GST payments  
   27.20.  Elements in calculation of amounts  
   27.25.  GST groups and GST joint ventures  
   27.35.  Certain sections not to apply to certain assets or expenditure  

              Subdivision 27-B--Effect of input tax credits etc

   27.80.  Cost or opening adjustable value of depreciating assets reduced for input tax credits  
   27.85.  Cost or opening adjustable value of depreciating assets reduced: decreasing adjustments  
   27.87.  Certain decreasing adjustments included in assessable income  
   27.90.  Cost or opening adjustable value of depreciating assets increased: increasing adjustments  
   27.92.  Certain increasing adjustments can be deducted  
   27.95.  Balancing adjustment events  
   27.100. Pooling  
   27.105. Other Division 40 expenditure  
   27.110. Input tax credit etc. relating to 2 or more things  

           Division 28--Car expenses

   28.1.   What this Division is about  
   28.5.   Map of this Division  

              Subdivision 28-A--Deductions for car expenses

   28.10.  Application of Division 28  
   28.12.  Car expenses  
   28.13.  Meaning of car expense  

              Subdivision 28-B--Choosing which method to use

   28.14.  What this Subdivision is about  
   28.15.  Choosing among the 4 methods  
   28.20.  Rules governing choice of method  

              Subdivision 28-C--The

   28.25.  How to calculate your deduction  
   28.30.  Capital allowances  
   28.35.  Substantiation  

              Subdivision 28-D--The

   28.45.  How to calculate your deduction  
   28.50.  Eligibility  
   28.55.  Capital allowances  
   28.60.  Substantiation  

              Subdivision 28-E--The

   28.70.  How to calculate your deduction  
   28.75.  Eligibility  
   28.80.  Substantiation  

              Subdivision 28-F--The

   28.90.  How to calculate your deduction  
   28.95.  Eligibility  
   28.100. Substantiation  

              Subdivision 28-G--Keeping a log book

   28.105. What this Subdivision is about  
   28.110. Steps for keeping a log book  
   28.115. Income years for which you need to keep a log book  
   28.120. Choosing the 12 week period for a log book  
   28.125. How to keep a log book  
   28.130. Replacing one car with another  

              Subdivision 28-H--Odometer records for a period

   28.135. What this Subdivision is about  
   28.140. How to keep odometer records for a car for a period  

              Subdivision 28-I--Retaining the log book and odometer records

   28.150. Retaining the log book for the retention period  
   28.155. Retaining odometer records  

              Subdivision 28-J--Situations where you cannot use, or don't need to use, one of the 4 methods

   28.160. What this Subdivision is about  
   28.165. Exception for particular cars taken on hire  
   28.170. Exception for particular cars used in particular ways  
   28.175. Further miscellaneous exceptions  
   28.180. Car expenses related to award transport payments  
   28.185. Application of Subdivision 28-J to recipients and payers of certain withholding payments  

           Division 30--Gifts or contributions

   30.1.   What this Division is about  
   30.5.   How to find your way around this Division  
   30.10.  Index  

              Subdivision 30-A--Deductions for gifts or contributions

   30.15.  Table of gifts or contributions that you can deduct  
   30.17.  Requirements for certain recipients  

              Subdivision 30-B--Tables of recipients for deductible gifts

   30.20.  Health  
   30.25.  Education  
   30.30.  Gifts that must be for certain purposes  
   30.35.  Gifts to a public fund established to benefit a rural school hostel building must satisfy certain requirements  
   30.37.  Scholarship etc. funds [see Note 4]  
   30.40.  Research  
   30.45.  Welfare and rights  
   30.46.  Australian disaster relief funds  
   30.50.  Defence  
   30.55.  The environment  
   30.60.  Gifts to a National Parks body or conservation body must satisfy certain requirements  
   30.65.  Industry, trade and design  
   30.70.  The family  
   30.75.  Marriage education organisations must be approved  
   30.80.  International affairs  
   30.85.  Developing country relief funds  
   30.86.  Developed country disaster relief funds  
   30.90.  Sports and recreation  
   30.95.  Philanthropic trusts  
   30.100. Cultural organisations  
   30.102. Fire and emergency services  
   30.105. Other recipients  

              Subdivision 30-BA--Endorsement of deductible gift recipients

   30.115. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.120. Endorsement by Commissioner  
   30.125. Entitlement to endorsement  
   30.130. Maintaining a gift fund  
   30.180. How this Subdivision applies to government entities  

              Subdivision 30-C--Rules applying to particular gifts of property

   30.200. Getting written valuations  
   30.205. Proceeds of the sale would have been assessable  
   30.210. Approved valuers  
   30.212. Valuations by the Commissioner  
   30.215. How much you can deduct  
   30.220. Reducing the amount you can deduct  
   30.225. Gift of property by joint owners  

              Subdivision 30-CA--Administrative requirements relating to ABNs

   30.226. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.227. Entities to which this Subdivision applies  
   30.228. Content of receipt for gift or contribution  
   30.229. Australian Business Register must show deductibility of gifts to deductible gift recipient  

              Subdivision 30-D--Testamentary gifts under the Cultural Bequests Program

   30.230. Testamentary gifts of property  
   30.235. Getting a certificate  
   30.240. Limit on total value of gifts for an income year  

              Subdivision 30-DA--Donations to political parties and independent candidates and members

   30.241. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.242. Deduction for political contributions and gifts  
   30.243. Amount of the deduction  
   30.244. When an individual is an independent candidate  
   30.245. When an individual is an independent member  

              Subdivision 30-DB--Spreading certain gift and covenant deductions over up to 5 income years

   30.246. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.247. Gifts and covenants for which elections can be made  
   30.248. Making an election  
   30.249. Effect of election  
   30.249A.Requirements--environmental property gifts  
   30.249B.Requirements--heritage property gifts  
   30.249C.Requirements--certain cultural property gifts  
   30.249D.Requirements--conservation covenants  

              Subdivision 30-E--Register of environmental organisations

   30.250. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.255. Establishing the register [see Note 8]  
   30.260. Meaning of environmental organisation  
   30.265. Its principal purpose must be protecting the environment  
   30.270. Other requirements it must satisfy [see Note 8]  
   30.275. Further requirement for a body corporate or a co-operative society  
   30.280. What must be on the register [see Note 8]  
   30.285. Removal from the register [see Note 8]  

              Subdivision 30-EA--Register of harm prevention charities

   30.286. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.287. Establishing the register  
   30.288. Meaning of harm prevention charity  
   30.289. Principal activity--promoting the prevention or control of harm or abuse  
   30.289A.Other requirements  
   30.289B.What must be on the register  
   30.289C.Removal from the register  

              Subdivision 30-F--Register of cultural organisations

   30.290. What this Subdivision is about  
   30.295. Establishing the register  
   30.300. Meaning of cultural organisation  
   30.305. What must be on the register  
   30.310. Removal from the register  

              Subdivision 30-G--Index to this Division

   30.315. Index  
   30.320. Effect of this Subdivision  

           Division 31--Conservation covenants

   31.1.   What this Division is about  
   31.5.   Deduction for entering into conservation covenant  
   31.10.  Requirements for fund, authority or institution  
   31.15.  Valuations by the Commissioner  

           Division 32--Entertainment expenses

   32.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 32-A--No deduction for entertainment expenses

   32.5.   No deduction for entertainment expenses  
   32.10.  Meaning of entertainment  
   32.15.  No deduction for property used for providing entertainment  

              Subdivision 32-B--Exceptions

   32.20.  The main exception--fringe benefits  
   32.25.  The tables set out the other exceptions  
   32.30.  Employer expenses  
   32.35.  Seminar expenses  
   32.40.  Entertainment industry expenses  
   32.45.  Promotion and advertising expenses  
   32.50.  Other expenses  

              Subdivision 32-C--Definitions relevant to the exceptions

   32.55.  In-house dining facility (employer expenses table items 1.1 and 1.2)  
   32.60.  Dining facility (employer expenses table item 1.3)  
   32.65.  Seminars (seminar expenses table item 2.1)  

              Subdivision 32-D--In-house dining facilities

   32.70.  $30 is assessable for each meal provided to non-employee in an in-house dining facility  

              Subdivision 32-E--Anti-avoidance

   32.75.  Commissioner may treat you as having incurred entertainment expense  

              Subdivision 32-F--Special rules for companies and partnerships

   32.80.  Company directors  
   32.85.  Directors, employees and property of wholly-owned group company  
   32.90.  Partnerships  

           Division 34--Non-compulsory uniforms

   34.1.   What this Division is about  
   34.3.   What you need to read  

              Subdivision 34-C--(which is about registering the design of a non-compulsory uniform), starting at section 34-25; and

              Subdivision 34-D--(which is about appeals from Industry Secretary's decision), starting at section 34-40.

              Subdivision 34-A--Application of Division 34

   34.5.   This Division applies to employees and others  
   34.7.   This Division applies to employers and others  

              Subdivision 34-B--Deduction for your non-compulsory uniform

   34.10.  What you can deduct  
   34.15.  What is a non-compulsory uniform?  
   34.20.  What are occupation specific clothing and protective clothing?  

              Subdivision 34-C--Registering the design of a non-compulsory uniform

   34.25.  Application to register the design  
   34.30.  Industry Secretary's decision on application  
   34.33.  Written notice of decision  
   34.35.  When uniform becomes registered  

              Subdivision 34-D--Appeals from Industry Secretary's decision

   34.40.  Review of decisions by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  

              Subdivision 34-E--The Register of Approved Occupational Clothing

   34.45.  Keeping of the Register  
   34.50.  Changes to the Register  

              Subdivision 34-F--Approved occupational clothing guidelines

   34.55.  Approved occupational clothing guidelines  

              Subdivision 34-G--The Industry Secretary

   34.60.  Industry Secretary to give Commissioner information about entries  
   34.65.  Delegation of powers by Industry Secretary  

           Division 35--Deferral of losses from non-commercial business activities

   35.1.   What this Division is about  
   35.5.   Object  
   35.10.  Deferral of deductions from non-commercial business activities  
   35.15.  Modification if you have exempt income  
   35.20.  Modification if you become bankrupt  
   35.25.  Application of Division to certain partnerships  
   35.30.  Assessable income test  
   35.35.  Profits test  
   35.40.  Real property test  
   35.45.  Other assets test  
   35.50.  Apportionment  
   35.55.  Commissioner's discretion  

           Division 36--Tax losses of earlier income years

   36.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 36-A--Deductions for tax losses of earlier income years

   36.15.  How to deduct tax losses of entities other than corporate tax entities  
   36.17.  How to deduct tax losses of corporate tax entities  
   36.10.  How to calculate a tax loss for an income year  
   36.15.  How to deduct tax losses of entities other than corporate tax entities  
   36.17.  How to deduct tax losses of corporate tax entities  
   36.20.  Net exempt income  
   36.25.  Special rules about tax losses  

              Subdivision 36-B--Effect of you becoming bankrupt

   36.30.  What this Subdivision is about  
   36.35.  No deduction for tax loss incurred before bankruptcy  
   36.40.  Deduction for amounts paid for debts incurred before bankruptcy  
   36.45.  Limit on deductions for amounts paid  

              Subdivision 36-C--Excess franking offsets

   36.50.  What this Subdivision is about  
   36.55.  Converting excess franking offsets into tax loss  

   PART 2-10--CAPITAL ALLOWANCES

           Division 40--Capital allowances

   40.1.   What this Division is about  
   40.10.  Simplified outline of this Division  

              Subdivision 40-A--Objects of Division

   40.15.  Objects of Division  

              Subdivision 40-B--Core provisions

   40.20.  What this Subdivision is about  
   40.25.  Deducting amounts for depreciating assets  
   40.30.  What a depreciating asset is  
   40.35.  Jointly held depreciating assets  
   40.40.  Meaning of hold a depreciating asset  
   40.45.  Assets to which this Division does not apply  
   40.50.  Assets for which you deduct under another Subdivision  
   40.53.  Alterations etc. to certain depreciating assets  
   40.55.  Use of certain car methods  
   40.60.  When a depreciating asset starts to decline in value  
   40.65.  Choice of methods to work out the decline in value  
   40.70.  Diminishing value method  
   40.72.  Diminishing value method for post-9 May 2006 assets  
   40.75.  Prime cost method  
   40.80.  When you can deduct the asset's cost  
   40.85.  Meaning of adjustable value and opening adjustable value of a depreciating asset  

              Subdivision 27-B;--

   40.90.  Debt forgiveness  
   40.95.  Choice of determining effective life  
   40.100. Commissioner's determination of effective life  
   40.102. Capped life of certain depreciating assets  
   40.105. Self-assessing effective life  
   40.110. Recalculating effective life  
   40.115. Splitting a depreciating asset  
   40.120. Replacement spectrum licences  
   40.125. Merging depreciating assets  
   40.130. Choices  
   40.135. Certain anti-avoidance provisions  
   40.140. Getting tax information from associates  

              Subdivision 40-C--Cost

   40.170. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.175. Cost  

              Subdivision 27-B;--

   40.180. First element of cost  
   40.185. Amount you are taken to have paid to hold a depreciating asset or to receive a benefit  
   40.190. Second element of cost  
   40.195. Apportionment of cost  
   40.200. Exclusion from cost  
   40.205. Cost of a split depreciating asset  
   40.210. Cost of merged depreciating assets  
   40.215. Adjustment: double deduction  
   40.220. Cost reduced by amounts not of a capital nature  
   40.225. Adjustment: acquiring a car at a discount  
   40.230. Adjustment: car limit  

              Subdivision 40-D--Balancing adjustments

   40.280. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.285. Balancing adjustments  
   40.290. Reduction for non-taxable use  
   40.292. Adjustments where deductions for decline in value also allowable under section 73BA or 73BH of Income Tax Assessment Act 1936  
   40.295. Meaning of balancing adjustment event  
   40.300. Meaning of termination value  
   40.305. Amount you are taken to have received under a balancing adjustment event  
   40.310. Apportionment of termination value  
   40.320. Car to which section 40-225 applies  
   40.325. Adjustment: car limit  
   40.335. Deduction for in-house software where you will never use it  
   40.340. Roll-over relief  
   40.345. What the roll-over relief is  
   40.350. Additional consequences  
   40.360. Notice to allow transferee to work out how this Division applies  
   40.365. Involuntary disposals  
   40.370. Balancing adjustments where there has been use of different car expense methods  

              Subdivision 40-E--Low-value and software development pools

   40.420. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.425. Allocating assets to a low-value pool  
   40.430. Rules for assets in low-value pools  
   40.435. Private or exempt use of assets  
   40.440. How you work out the decline in value of assets in low-value pools  
   40.445. Balancing adjustment events  
   40.450. Software development pools  
   40.455. How to work out your deduction  
   40.460. Your assessable income includes consideration for pooled software  

              Subdivision 40-F--Primary production depreciating assets

   40.510. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.515. Water facilities and horticultural plants  
   40.530. When a water facility or horticultural plant starts to decline in value  
   40.515. Water facilities and horticultural plants  
   40.520. Meaning of water facility and horticultural plant  
   40.525. Conditions  
   40.530. When a water facility or horticultural plant starts to decline in value  
   40.535. Meaning of horticulture and commercial horticulture  
   40.540. How you work out the decline in value for water facilities  
   40.545. How you work out the decline in value for horticultural plants  
   40.555. Amounts you cannot deduct  
   40.560. Non-arm's length transactions  
   40.565. Extra deduction for destruction of a horticultural plant  
   40.570. How this Subdivision applies to partners and partnerships  
   40.575. Getting tax information if you acquire a horticultural plant  

              Subdivision 40-G--Capital expenditure of primary producers and other landholders

   40.625. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.630. Landcare operations  
   40.635. Meaning of landcare operation  
   40.640. Meaning of approved management plan  
   40.645. Electricity and telephone lines  
   40.650. Amounts you cannot deduct under this Subdivision  
   40.655. Meaning of connecting power to land or upgrading the connection and metering point  
   40.660. Non-arm's length transactions  
   40.665. How this Subdivision applies to partners and partnerships  
   40.670. Approval of persons as farm consultants  
   40.675. Review of decisions relating to approvals  

              Subdivision 40-H--Capital expenditure that is immediately deductible

   40.725. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.730. Deduction for expenditure on exploration or prospecting  
   40.735. Deduction for expenditure on mining site rehabilitation  
   40.740. Meaning of ancillary mining activities and mining building site  
   40.745. No deduction for certain expenditure  
   40.750. Deduction for payments of petroleum resource rent tax  
   40.755. Environmental protection activities  
   40.760. Limits on deductions from environmental protection activities  
   40.765. Non-arm's length transactions  

              Subdivision 40-I--Capital expenditure that is deductible over time

   40.825. What this Subdivision is about  
   40.830. Project pools  
   40.832. Project pools for post-9 May 2006 projects  
   40.835. Reduction of deduction  
   40.840. Meaning of project amount  
   40.845. Project life  
   40.855. When you start to deduct amounts for a project pool  
   40.860. Meaning of mining capital expenditure  
   40.865. Meaning of transport capital expenditure  
   40.870. Meaning of transport facility  
   40.875. Meaning of processed minerals and minerals treatment  
   40.880. Business related costs  
   40.885. Non-arm's length transactions  

           Division 43--Deductions for capital works

   43.1.   What this Division is about  
   43.2.   Key concepts used in this Division  

              Subdivision 43-A--Key operative provisions

   43.5.   What this Subdivision is about  
   43.10.  Deductions for capital works  
   43.15.  Amount you can deduct  
   43.20.  Capital works to which this Division applies  
   43.25.  Rate of deduction  
   43.30.  No deduction until construction is complete  
   43.35.  Requirement for body corporate to be registered under the Industry Research and Development Act  
   43.40.  Deduction for destruction of capital works  
   43.45.  Certain anti-avoidance provisions  
   43.50.  Links and signposts to other parts of the Act  
   43.55.  Anti-avoidance--arrangement etc. with tax-exempt entity  

              Subdivision 43-B--Establishing the deduction base

   43.60.  What this Subdivision is about  
   43.65.  Explanatory material  
   43.70.  What is construction expenditure?  
   43.72.  Meaning of forestry road, timber operation and timber mill building  
   43.75.  Construction expenditure area  
   43.80.  When capital works begin  
   43.85.  Pools of construction expenditure  
   43.90.  Table of intended use at time of completion of construction  
   43.95.  Meaning of hotel building and apartment building  
   43.100. Certificates by Innovation Australia  

              Subdivision 43-C--Your area and your construction expenditure

   43.105. What this Subdivision is about  
   43.110. Explanatory material  
   43.115. Your area and your construction expenditure--owners  
   43.120. Your area and your construction expenditure--lessees and quasi-ownership right holders  
   43.125. Lessees' or right holders' pools can revert to owner  
   43.130. Identifying your area on acquisition or disposal  

              Subdivision 43-D--Deductible uses of capital works

   43.135. What this Subdivision is about  
   43.140. Using your area in a deductible way  
   43.145. Using your area in the 4% manner  
   43.150. Meaning of industrial activities  

              Subdivision 43-E--Special rules about uses

   43.155. What this Subdivision is about  
   43.160. Your area is used for a purpose if it is maintained ready for use for the purpose  
   43.165. Temporary cessation of use  
   43.170. Own use--capital works other than hotel and apartment buildings  
   43.175. Own use--hotel and apartment buildings  
   43.180. Special rules for hotel and apartment buildings  
   43.185. Residential or display use  
   43.190. Use of facilities not commonly provided, and of certain buildings used to operate a hotel, motel or guest house  
   43.195. Use for research and development activities must be in connection with a business  

              Subdivision 43-F--Calculation of deduction

   43.200. What this Subdivision is about  
   43.205. Explanatory material  
   43.210. Deduction for capital works begun after 26 February 1992  
   43.215. Deduction for capital works begun before 27 February 1992  
   43.220. Capital works taken to have begun earlier for certain purposes  

              Subdivision 43-G--Undeducted construction expenditure

   43.225. What this Subdivision is about  
   43.230. Calculating undeducted construction expenditure--common step  
   43.235. Post-26 February 1992 undeducted construction expenditure  
   43.240. Pre-27 February 1992 undeducted construction expenditure  

              Subdivision 43-H--Balancing deduction on destruction of capital works

   43.245. What this Subdivision is about  
   43.250. The amount of the balancing deduction  
   43.255. Amounts received or receivable  
   43.260. Apportioning amounts received for destruction  

           Division 45--Disposal of leases and leased plant

   45.1.   What this Division is about  
   45.5.   Disposal of leased plant or lease  
   45.10.  Disposal of interest in partnership  
   45.15.  Disposal of shares in 100% subsidiary that leases plant  
   45.20.  Disposal of shares in 100% subsidiary that leases plant in partnership  
   45.25.  Group members liable to pay outstanding tax  
   45.30.  Reduction for certain plant acquired before 21.9.99  
   45.35.  Limit on amount included for plant for which there is a CGT exemption  
   45.40.  Meaning of plant and written down value  

   PART 2-15--NON-ASSESSABLE INCOME

           Division 50--Exempt entities

              Subdivision 50-A--Various exempt entities

   50.1.   Entities whose ordinary income and statutory income is exempt  
   50.5.   Charity, education, science and religion  
   50.10.  Community service  
   50.15.  Employees and employers  
   50.20.  Funds contributing to other funds  
   50.25.  Government  
   50.30.  Health  
   50.35.  Mining  
   50.40.  Primary and secondary resources, and tourism  
   50.45.  Sports, culture, film and recreation  
   50.50.  Special conditions for items 1.1 and 1.2  
   50.52.  Special condition for items 1.1, 1.5, 1.5A, 1.5B and 4.1  
   50.55.  Special conditions for items 1.3, 1.4, 6.1 and 6.2  
   50.57.  Special condition for item 1.5  
   50.60.  Special conditions for items 1.5A and 1.5B  
   50.65.  Special conditions for item 1.6  
   50.70.  Special conditions for items 1.7, 2.1, 9.1 and 9.2  
   50.72.  Special condition for item 4.1  
   50.75.  Certain distributions may be made overseas  
   50.80.  Testamentary trusts may be treated as 2 trusts  

              Subdivision 50-B--Endorsing charitable entities as exempt from income tax

   50.100. What this Subdivision is about  
   50.105. Endorsement by Commissioner  
   50.110. Entitlement to endorsement  

           Division 51--Exempt amounts

   51.1.   Amounts of ordinary income and statutory income that are exempt  
   51.5.   Defence  
   51.10.  Education and training  
   51.30.  Welfare  
   51.32.  Compensation payments for loss of tax exempt payments  
   51.33.  Compensation payments for loss of pay and/or allowances as a Defence reservist  
   51.35.  Payments to a full-time student at a school, college or university  
   51.40.  Payments to a secondary student  
   51.43.  Income collected or derived by a copyright collecting society  
   51.50.  Maintenance payments to a spouse or child  
   51.52.  Income derived from eligible venture capital investments by ESVCLPs  
   51.54.  Gain or profit from disposal of eligible venture capital investments  
   51.55.  Gain or profit from disposal of venture capital equity  
   51.60.  Prime Minister's Prizes  

           Division 52--Certain pensions, benefits and allowances are exempt from income tax

   52.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 52-A--Exempt payments under the Social Security Act 1991

   52.5.   What this Subdivision is about  
   52.10.  How much of a social security payment is exempt?  
   52.15.  Supplementary amounts of payments  
   52.20.  Tax-free amount of an ordinary payment after the death of your partner  
   52.25.  Tax-free amount of certain bereavement lump sum payments  
   52.30.  Tax-free amount of certain other bereavement lump sum payments  
   52.35.  Tax-free amount of a lump sum payment made because of the death of a person you are caring for  
   52.40.  Provisions of the Social Security Act 1991 under which payments are made  

              Subdivision 52-B--Exempt payments under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

   52.60.  What this Subdivision is about  
   52.65.  How much of a veterans' affairs payment is exempt?  
   52.70.  Supplementary amounts of payments  
   52.75.  Provisions of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 under which payments are made  

              Subdivision 52-C--Exempt payments made because of the Veterans' Entitlements

   52.100. What this Subdivision is about  
   52.105. Supplementary amount of a payment made under the Repatriation Act 1920 is exempt  
   52.110. Other exempt payments  

              Subdivision 52-CA--Exempt payments under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

   52.112. What this Subdivision is about  
   52.114. How much of a payment under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act is exempt?  

              Subdivision 52-CB--Exempt payments under the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests

   52.117. Payments of travelling expenses are exempt  

              Subdivision 52-D--Exempt payments made by the Commonwealth to reimburse certain expenditure

   52.125. Private health insurance incentive payments are exempt  

              Subdivision 52-E--Exempt payments under the ABSTUDY scheme

   52.130. What this Subdivision is about  
   52.131. Payments under ABSTUDY scheme  
   52.132. Supplementary amount of payment  
   52.133. Tax-free amount of ordinary payment on death of partner if no bereavement payment payable  
   52.134. Tax-free amount if you receive a bereavement lump sum payment  

              Subdivision 52-F--Exemption of Commonwealth education or training payments

   52.140. Supplementary amount of a Commonwealth education or training payment is exempt  
   52.145. Meaning of Commonwealth education or training payment  

              Subdivision 52-G--Exempt payments under the A New Tax System

   52.150. Family assistance payments are exempt  

           Division 53--Various exempt payments

   53.1.   What this Division is about  
   53.10.  Exemption of various types of payments  
   53.15.  Supplementary amount of exceptional circumstances relief payment or farm help income support  
   53.20.  Exemption of similar Australian and United Kingdom veterans' payments  
   53.25.  Amounts of farm household support converted into grants  

           Division 54--Exemption for certain payments made under structured settlements and structured orders

   54.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 54-A--Definitions

   54.5.   Definitions  
   54.10.  Meaning of structured settlement and structured order  

              Subdivision 54-B--Tax exemption for personal injury annuities

   54.15.  Personal injury annuity exemption for injured person  
   54.20.  Lump sum compensation etc. would not have been assessable  
   54.25.  Requirements of the annuity instrument  
   54.30.  Requirements for payments of the annuity  
   54.35.  Payments during the guarantee period on the death of the injured person  
   54.40.  Requirement for minimum monthly level of support  

              Subdivision 54-C--Tax exemption for personal injury lump sums

   54.45.  Personal injury lump sum exemption for injured person  
   54.50.  Lump sum compensation would not have been assessable  
   54.55.  Requirements of the instrument under which the lump sum is paid  
   54.60.  Requirements for payments of the lump sum  

              Subdivision 54-D--Miscellaneous

   54.65.  Exemption for certain payments to reversionary beneficiaries  
   54.70.  Special provisions about trusts  
   54.75.  Minister to arrange for review and report  

           Division 55--Payments that are not exempt from income tax

   55.1.   What this Division is about  
   55.5.   Occupational superannuation payments  
   55.10.  Education entry payments  

           Division 58--Capital allowances for depreciating assets previously owned by an exempt entity

   58.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 58-A--Application

   58.5.   Application of Division  
   58.10.  When an asset is acquired in connection with the acquisition of a business  

              Subdivision 58-B--Calculating decline in value of privatised assets under Division 40

   58.60.  Purpose of rules in this Subdivision  
   58.65.  Choice of method to work out cost of privatised asset  
   58.70.  Application of Division 40  
   58.75.  Meaning of notional written down value  
   58.80.  Meaning of undeducted pre-existing audited book value  
   58.85.  Pre-existing audited book value of depreciating asset  
   58.90.  Method and effective life for transition entity  

           Division 59--Particular amounts of non-assessable non-exempt income

   59.1.   What this Division is about  
   59.5.   Bonus payments made to certain older Australians  
   59.10.  Compensation under firearms surrender arrangements  
   59.15.  Mining payments  
   59.20.  Taxable amounts relating to franchise fees windfall tax  
   59.25.  Taxable amounts relating to Commonwealth places windfall tax  
   59.30.  Amounts you must repay  
   59.35.  Amounts that would be mutual receipts but for prohibition on distributions to members  

   PART 2-20--TAX OFFSETS

           Division 61--Generally applicable tax offsets

              Subdivision 61-G--Private health insurance offset complementary to Part 2-2 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007

   61.200. What this Subdivision is about  
   61.205. Entitlement to the private health insurance tax offset  
   61.210. Amount of the private health insurance tax offset  
   61.215. Tax offset after a person 65 years or over ceases to be covered by policy  
   61.220. How to work out the incentive amount  

              Subdivision 61-I--First child tax offset

   61.350. What this Subdivision is about  
   61.355. Who is entitled to a tax offset under this section  
   61.360. What is a child event?  
   61.365. First child only  
   61.370. Another carer with entitlement for another child  
   61.375. Selection rules  
   61.380. Special rules for death of first child  
   61.385. You may transfer your entitlement to a tax offset  
   61.390. Transfer is irrevocable  
   61.395. Transferor is not entitled to tax offset  
   61.400. Transferee is entitled to tax offset  
   61.405. How to claim a tax offset for a child  
   61.410. Claim is irrevocable  
   61.415. Formula for working out amount of tax offset  
   61.420. Component of formula--entitlement amount  
   61.425. Component of formula--total of the entitlement days  
   61.430. What is your base year?  
   61.440. Additional tax offset if a child is in your care before you legally adopt the child  
   61.445. When a child is first in your care  
   61.450. What is your base year if a child is in your care before you legally adopt the child?  
   61.455. Old Subdivision applies if you would be worse off  

              Subdivision 61-IA--Child care tax offset

   61.460. What this Subdivision is about  
   61.465. Object of this Subdivision  
   61.470. Who is entitled to the tax offset  
   61.475. Meaning of approved child care  
   61.480. Meaning of entitled to child care benefit and entitlement to child care benefit  
   61.485. Amount of the child care tax offset  
   61.490. Component of formula--approved child care fees  
   61.495. Component of formula--child care offset limit  
   61.496. Entitlement to transfer  
   61.497. Form of transfer  

              Subdivision 61-J--25

   61.500. What this Subdivision is about  
   61.505. 25% entrepreneurs' tax offset: individual or company  
   61.510. 25% entrepreneurs' tax offset: partner in a partnership  
   61.515. 25% entrepreneurs' tax offset: trustee of a trust  
   61.520. 25% entrepreneurs' tax offset: beneficiary of a trust  
   61.525. Meaning of net small business income and small business entity turnover  

              Subdivision 61-K--Mature age worker tax offset

   61.550. What this Subdivision is about  
   61.555. Object of this Subdivision  
   61.560. Entitlement to the mature age worker tax offset  
   61.565. The amount of the tax offset  
   61.570. Definition of net income from working  

              Subdivision 61-L--Tax offset for Medicare levy surcharge

   61.575. What this Subdivision is about  
   61.580. Entitlement to a tax offset  
   61.585. The amount of a tax offset  
   61.590. Definition of MLS lump sums  

           Division 63--Common rules for tax offsets

   63.1.   What this Division is about  
   63.10.  Priority rules  

           Division 65--Tax offset carry forward rules

   65.10.  What this Division is about  
   65.30.  Amount carried forward  
   65.35.  How to apply carried forward tax offsets  
   65.40.  When a company cannot apply a tax offset  

              Subdivision 165-A--would prevent the company from deducting it for the current year.

   65.50.  Effect of bankruptcy  
   65.55.  Deduction for amounts paid for debts incurred before bankruptcy  

           Division 67--Refundable tax offset rules

   67.10.  What this Division is about  
   67.20.  Which tax offsets this Division applies to  
   67.25.  Tax offsets that are subject to the refundable tax offset rules  

   PART 2-25--TRADING STOCK

           Division 70--Trading stock

   70.1.   What this Division is about  
   70.5.   The 3 key features of tax accounting for trading stock  

              Subdivision 70-A--What is trading stock

   70.10.  Meaning of trading stock  

              Subdivision 70-B--Acquiring trading stock

   70.15.  In which income year do you deduct an outgoing for trading stock?  
   70.20.  Non-arm's length transactions  
   70.25.  Cost of trading stock is not a capital outgoing  
   70.30.  Starting to hold as trading stock an item you already own  

              Subdivision 70-C--Accounting for trading stock you hold at the start or end of the income year

   70.35.  You include the value of your trading stock in working out your assessable income and deductions  
   70.40.  Value of trading stock at start of income year  
   70.45.  Value of trading stock at end of income year  
   70.50.  Valuation if trading stock obsolete etc.  
   70.55.  Working out the cost of natural increase of live stock  
   70.60.  Valuation of horse breeding stock  
   70.65.  Working out the horse opening value and the horse reduction amount  
   70.70.  Valuing interests in FIFs  

              Subdivision 70-D--Assessable income arising from disposals of trading stock and certain other assets

   70.75.  What this Subdivision is about  
   70.80.  Why the rules in this Subdivision are necessary  
   70.85.  Application of this Subdivision to certain other assets  
   70.90.  Assessable income on disposal of trading stock outside the ordinary course of business  
   70.95.  Purchase price is taken to be market value  
   70.100. Notional disposal when you stop holding an item as trading stock  
   70.105. Death of owner  
   70.110. You stop holding an item as trading stock but still own it  
   70.115. Compensation for lost trading stock  

              Subdivision 70-E--Miscellaneous

   70.120. Deducting capital costs of acquiring trees  

   PART 2-40--RULES AFFECTING EMPLOYEES AND OTHER TAXPAYERS RECEIVING PAYG WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS

           Division 80--General rules

   80.1.   What this Division is about  
   80.5.   Holding of an office  
   80.10.  Application to the termination of employment  
   80.15.  Transfer of property  
   80.20.  Payments for your benefit or at your direction or request  

           Division 82--Employment termination payments

   82.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 82-A--Employment termination payments

   82.5.   What this Subdivision is about  
   82.10.  Taxation of life benefit termination payments  

              Subdivision 82-B--Employment termination payments

   82.60.  What this Subdivision is about  
   82.65.  Death benefits for dependants  
   82.70.  Death benefits for non-dependants  
   82.75.  Death benefits paid to trustee of deceased estate  

              Subdivision 82-C--Key concepts

   82.125. What this Subdivision is about  
   82.130. What is an employment termination payment?  
   82.135. Payments that are not employment termination payments  
   82.140. Tax free component of an employment termination payment  
   82.145. Taxable component of an employment termination payment  
   82.150. What is an invalidity segment of an employment termination payment?  
   82.155. What is a pre-July 83 segment of an employment termination payment?  
   82.160. What is the ETP cap amount?  

           Division 83--Other payments on termination of employment

   83.1.   What this Division is about  

              Subdivision 83-A--Unused annual leave payments

   83.5.   What this Subdivision is about  
   83.10.  Unused annual leave payment is assessable  
   83.15.  Entitlement to tax offset  

              Subdivision 83-B--Unused long service leave payments

   83.65.  What this Subdivision is about  
   83.70.  Application--long service leave  
   83.75.  Meaning of unused long service leave payment  
   83.80.  Taxation of unused long service leave payments  
   83.85.  Entitlement to tax offset  
   83.90.  Meaning of pre-16/8/78 period , pre-18/8/93 period , post-17/8/93 period and long service leave employment period  
   83.95.  How to work out amount of payment attributable to each period  
   83.100. How to work out unused days of long service leave for each period  
   83.105. How to work out long service leave accrued in each period  
   83.110. Leave accrued in pre-16/8/78, pre-18/8/93 and post-17/8/93 periods--employment full-time and part-time  
   83.115. Working out used days of long service leave if leave taken at less than full pay  

              Subdivision 83-C--Genuine redundancy payments and early retirement scheme payments

   83.165. What this Subdivision is about  
   83.170. Tax-free treatment of genuine redundancy payments and early retirement scheme payments  
   83.175. What is a genuine redundancy payment?  
   83.180. What is an early retirement scheme payment?  

              Subdivision 83-D--Foreign termination payments

   83.230. What this Subdivision is about  
   83.235. Termination payments tax free--foreign resident period  
   83.240. Termination payments tax free--Australian resident period  

              Subdivision 83-E--Other payments

   83.290. What this Subdivision is about  
   83.295. Termination payments made more than 12 months after termination etc.  

   PART 2-42--PERSONAL SERVICES INCOME

           Division 84--Introduction

   84.1.   What this Part is about  
   84.5.   Meaning of personal services income  
   84.10.  This Part does not imply that individuals are employees  

           Division 85--Deductions relating to personal services income

   85.1.   What this Division is about  
   85.5.   Object of this Division  
   85.10.  Deductions for non-employees relating to personal services income  
   85.15.  Deductions for rent, mortgage interest, rates and land tax  
   85.20.  Deductions for payments to associates etc.  
   85.25.  Deductions for superannuation for associates  
   85.30.  Exception: personal services businesses  
   85.35.  Exception: employees, office holders and religious practitioners  
   85.40.  Application of Subdivision 900-B to individuals who are not employees  

           Division 86--Alienation of personal services income

   86.1.   What this Division is about  
   86.5.   A simple description of what this Division does  

              Subdivision 86-A--General

   86.10.  Object of this Division  
   86.15.  Effect of obtaining personal services income through a personal services entity  
   86.20.  Offsetting the personal services entity's deductions against personal services income  
   86.25.  Apportionment of entity maintenance deductions among several individuals  
   86.27.  Deduction for net personal services income loss  
   86.30.  Assessable income etc. of the personal services entity  
   86.35.  Later payments of, or entitlements to, personal services income to be disregarded for income tax purposes  
   86.40.  Salary payments shortly after an income year  

              Subdivision 86-B--Entitlement to deductions

   86.60.  General rule for deduction entitlements of personal services entities  
   86.65.  Entity maintenance deductions  
   86.70.  Car expenses  
   86.75.  Superannuation  
   86.80.  Salary or wages promptly paid  
   86.85.  Deduction entitlements of personal services entities for amounts included in an individual's assessable income  
   86.87.  Personal services entity cannot deduct net personal services income loss  
   86.90.  Application of Divisions 28 and 900 to personal</