Private ruling: Capital gains tax
Published: April 2012
Ruling period: Year ending 30 June 2012
Date scheme commenced: 1 July 2011

Ruling: Question and answer | Was CGT event A1 triggered when you transferred a percentage of your ownership to your family member in each of a number of rental properties? | Yes.

Relevant facts and circumstances: You transferred a percentage of your ownership in a number of rental properties to a family member. You were required to do this as part of a loan agreement.

Relevant legislative provisions: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 102-20 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 104-10 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 110-25 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 116-30 Reasons for decision | Capital gains tax | Section 102-20 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) provides that a taxpayer makes a capital gain or loss as a result of a capital gains tax (CGT) event happening to a CGT asset. CGT assets include real estate acquired on or after 20 September 1985. | A taxpayer makes a capital gain if their capital proceeds from the sale of a CGT asset are greater than the cost base for the purchase of that asset, for example, if a taxpayer received more for an asset than they paid for it. | A taxpayer makes a capital loss if their reduced cost base for the purchase of that asset is greater than the capital proceeds resulting from the sale of that asset. | Capital gains tax is not a separate tax, it forms part of a taxpayer's assessable income and is taxed at each taxpayer's marginal tax rate. | The transfer of a share in a property results in a CGT event occurring. This is CGT event A1. | You have transferred a percentage of your ownership in each of your properties to a family member, this transfer has triggered CGT event A1.


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