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Section 100A, Part IVA and Guardian: insights from the Full Court
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Section 100A, Part IVA and Guardian: insights from the Full Court
7 March 2023
This is a CPD from the Tax Bar Association on the recent Full Federal Court decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Guardian AIT Pty Ltd ATF Australian Investment Trust [2023] FCAFC 3. This session will take a detailed look at the case, and consider its significance for the application of section 100A and Part IVA in future disputes.
BHP Billiton Limited v Commissioner of Taxation – “Sufficient Influence in Commercial Dealings” – the High Court rules on the associate definition in s 318 ITAA 1936
$77.00BHP Billiton Limited v Commissioner of Taxation – “Sufficient Influence in Commercial Dealings” – the High Court rules on the associate definition in s 318 ITAA 1936
On 11 March 2020, the High Court unanimously dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal from the Full Federal Court regarding attribution of income under Part X of the ITAA 1936.
Key to the decision was the High Court’s reasoning that each of BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc exercised ‘sufficient influence’ over the other within the meaning of s 318(6) of the ITAA 1936.
An expert panel – including two counsel who appeared in the matter before the High Court – discuss the decision and key implications for taxpayers.
When is a taxpayer subject to ‘double taxation’?: The Full Court’s decision in Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141
$77.00When is a taxpayer subject to ‘double taxation’?: The Full Court’s decision in Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141
The Full Federal Court in Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141 considered an appeal by an Australian resident taxpayer from a test case concerning his claim for a Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO) for the full amount of US tax on a discount…
The Full Federal Court judgment in Commissioner of Taxation v Resource Capital Fund IV LP [2019] FCAFC 51
$77.00The Full Federal Court judgment in Commissioner of Taxation v Resource Capital Fund IV LP [2019] FCAFC 51
A five-member bench of the Full Federal Court has unanimously overturned the first instance decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Resource Capital Fund IV LP [2018] FCA 18. This judgment will have significant implications for the classification of legal entities for tax purposes, entitlement to…
Double Tax Agreements: A Shield or a Sword
$77.00Double Tax Agreements: A Shield or a Sword
THE IMPLICATIONS OF TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED v CoT and
SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED v CoTIt is commonly stated that a double tax agreement is a shield to protect taxpayers from double taxation and cannot of itself give rise to taxation liabilities. However, the October 2018 decisions of the Full Federal Court in Tech Mahindra Limited and Satyam Computer Services Limited mean that the “source of income provisions” found in many of Australia’s double tax agreements have “what amounts to some ‘sword-like effect in practice”. The decisions have immediate implications for Indian-resident taxpayers in receipt of payments for ‘technical services’ from Australian customers, but the possible implications are much broader.