Second Reading Speeches

Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2004

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to provide tax exemptions for Australian residents receiving Second World War compensation payments from overseas funds;
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: update and simplify the listing of specifically-listed deductible gift recipients; allow deductions for cash donations to deductible gift recipients to be spread over a period of up to 5 years; and provide an automatic capital gains tax roll-over for financial services providers during the financial services reform transitional period;
Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980
to correct a technical deficiency with the deeming mechanism; and clarify the interpretation of offences under the Criminal Code;
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to allow certain entities with foreign losses to be excluded from a consolidated group for a transitional period;
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
to ensure that certain supplies made as a result of the consolidation regime are not taxable supplies;
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to include imputation rules for life insurance companies;
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
to exclude from the overseas forces tax offset provisions periods of service for which an income tax exemption for foreign employment income is available; and
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
,
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to treat foreign hybrids as partnerships. Also makes technical amendments to 8 Acts to repeal redundant provisions and correct terminology, section references and cross-references and contains application and transitional provisions.

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