Private ruling: Reduced input tax credits
Published: October 2012

Ruling: Q1: Does the recovery of management costs by Entity B from Entity A represent consideration for an acquisition made by Entity A that falls wholly within item 32(b)(iii) of the table in subregulation 70-5.02(2) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Regulations 1999 (GST Regulations), and thus solely give rise to a reduced input tax credit (RITC) of 75%? | A1: No, the recovery of management costs by Entity B from Entity A does not represent consideration for an acquisition made by Entity A that falls wholly within item 32(b)(iii) of the table in subregulation 70-5.02(2) of the GST Regulations, which solely gives rise to a RITC of 75%. Instead the acquisition by Entity A for which "management costs" are paid as consideration is a reduced credit acquisition that qualifies for a RITC at the rate of 55% to the extent it is covered by item 32 and a RITC at the rate of 75% to the extent it is covered by another item of the table in subregulation 70-5.02(2) of the GST Regulations.

Relevant facts and circumstances: In order to protect the privacy and commercial in-confidence components of this private binding ruling the following summary is provided: This ruling concerned GST and entitlement to reduced input tax credits in response to the application of item 32 of the table in subregulation 70-5.02(2). The Commissioner has ruled on the specific question.

Relevant legislative provisions: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 section 11-5. | A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 section 40-5. | A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 section 70-5. | A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Regulations 1999 Subregulation 40-5.09(1) and (3) | A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Regulations 1999 Subregulation 70-5.02(2)


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