PAYROLL TAX ACT 2007 - SECT 76 Direct interest

PAYROLL TAX ACT 2007 - SECT 76

76 Direct interest

(1) An entity has a
"direct interest" in a corporation if--

(a) in the case of an entity that is a person--the person can, directly or indirectly, exercise, control the exercise of, or substantially influence the exercise of, the voting power attached to any voting shares issued by the corporation, or

(b) in the case of an entity that is 2 or more persons who are associated persons--each of the associated persons can, directly or indirectly, exercise, control the exercise of, or substantially influence the exercise of, the voting power attached to any voting shares issued by the corporation.

(2) The value of the direct interest of the entity in the corporation is the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of the voting power of all voting shares issued by the corporation that--

(a) in the case of an entity that is a person--the person can directly or indirectly exercise, control the exercise of, or substantially influence the exercise of, as referred to in subsection (1), or

(b) in the case of an entity that is 2 or more persons who are associated persons--the associated persons can, if acting together, directly or indirectly exercise, control the exercise of, or substantially influence the exercise of, as referred to in subsection (1).