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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 960.85 Special rule about translation--events that happened before the current choice took effect

INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 960.85

Special rule about translation--events that happened before the current choice took effect

Australian resident required to prepare financial reports under section   292 of the Corporations Act 2001

  (1)   If:

  (a)   as the result of a choice (the current choice ) made by you under item   1 of the table in subsection   960 - 60(1), subsection   960 - 80(1) requires that an amount be translated to the * applicable functional currency; and

  (b)   the amount is attributable to an event that happened, or a state of affairs that came into existence, at a time (the event time ) before the current choice took effect;

the table has effect:

 

Special rule about translation

Item

In this case...

this is the result...

1

at the event time, no previous choice made by you under item   1 of the table in subsection   960 - 60(1) was in effect

the amount is to be translated first to Australian currency at the exchange rate applicable at the event time, and then to the * applicable functional currency at the exchange rate applicable when the current choice took effect.

2

at the event time, a previous choice made by you under item   1 of the table in subsection   960 - 60(1) was in effect

the amount is to be translated first to the previous * applicable functional currency at the exchange rate applicable at the event time, and then to the current applicable functional currency at the exchange rate applicable when the current choice took effect.

Permanent establishment, offshore banking unit, CFC or transferor trust

  (2)   If:

  (a)   as the result of a choice (the current choice ) made by you under item   2, 3, 4 or 5 of the table in subsection   960 - 60(1), subsection   960 - 80(1) requires that an amount be translated to the * applicable functional currency; and

  (b)   the amount is attributable to an event that happened, or a state of affairs that came into existence, at a time (the event time ) before the current choice took effect;

the table has effect:

 

Special rule about translation

Item

In this case...

this is the result...

1

at the event time, no previous choice made by you under section   960 - 60 in relation to the establishment, unit, CFC or trust was in effect

the amount is to be translated first to Australian currency at the exchange rate applicable at the event time, and then to the * applicable functional currency at the exchange rate applicable when the current choice took effect.

2

at the event time, a previous choice made by you under section   960 - 60 in relation to the establishment, unit, CFC or trust was in effect

the amount is to be translated first to the previous * applicable functional currency at the exchange rate applicable at the event time, and then to the current applicable functional currency at the exchange rate applicable when the current choice took effect.