Goods and Services Tax Advice GSTA TPP 013 - Goods and services tax: Where new residential premises are sold with certain chattels included (for example, a furniture package and moveable dishwasher), should the supplier apportion the 'real property' element of the sale (which can be subject to the margin scheme) and the 'chattels' element (which may not)?

What this ruling is about: Answer Yes, the supplier should apportion the real property element and the chattels element when calculating the margin in this situation. Background An entity is selling new residential premises with chattels included (for example, a furniture package and moveable dishwasher). The entity chooses to apply the margin scheme under section 75-5 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act). Explanation The sale of new residential premises with chattels included is a transaction that consists of separate supplies of the new residential premises and the chattels. This is because, as a matter of commercial reality, the sale of the real property and the chattels are separately identifiable in the sale contract and from the circumstances surrounding the transaction. Otherwise, the purchaser buying the property with the chattels is not able to ensure the legal transfer of the chattels from the vendor given that the chattels, by their nature, are not affixed to the real property. Commissioner of Taxation 14 June 2005 Not previously issued as a draft




Appendix: The sale of new residential premises with chattels included is a transaction that consists of separate supplies of the new residential premises and the chattels. This is because, as a matter of commercial reality, the sale of the real property and the chattels are separately identifiable in the sale contract and from the circumstances surrounding the transaction. Otherwise, the purchaser buying the property with the chattels is not able to ensure the legal transfer of the chattels from the vendor given that the chattels, by their nature, are not affixed to the real property. Commissioner of Taxation 14 June 2005 Not previously issued as a draft


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Related rulings: TR 2006/10
Legislative references: ANTS(GST)A 1999 75-5 TAA 1953 Sch 1 Div 358
Subject references: residential premises separate supplies mixed supplies composite supplies