Taxation Determination TD 2017/1
Date of effect: 25 January 2017

What this ruling is about: This publication (excluding appendixes) is a public ruling for the purposes of the Taxation Administration Act 1953. A public ruling is an expression of the Commissioner's opinion about the way in which a relevant provision applies, or would apply, to entities generally or to a class of entities in relation to a particular scheme or a class of schemes. If you rely on this ruling, the Commissioner must apply the law to you in the way set out in the ruling (unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the ruling is incorrect and disadvantages you, in which case the law may be applied to you in a way that is more favourable for you - provided the Commissioner is not prevented from doing so by a time limit imposed by the law). You will be protected from having to pay any underpaid tax, penalty or interest in respect of the matters covered by this ruling if it turns out that it does not correctly state how the relevant provision applies to you. Ruling 1. Yes. For the purposes of subsections 108-70(2) or (3), intangible capital improvements can be a separate CGT asset from the pre-CGT asset to which those improvements are made if the relevant thresholds are satisfied. Example 2. A farmer, holding pre-CGT land, obtains council approval to rezone and subdivide the land. Those improvements may be separate CGT assets from the land. Date of effect 3. This Determination applies to years of income commencing both before and after its date of issue. However, this Determination will not apply to taxpayers to the extent that it conflicts with the terms of a settlement of a dispute agreed to before the date of issue of this Determination (see paragraphs 75 and 76 of Taxation Ruling TR 2006/10). Commissioner of Taxation 25 January 2017




Appendix: 4. Subdivision 108-D contains rules that treat certain buildings, structures and other capital improvements as separate CGT assets from the asset to which they are affixed or made. 5. Subsection 108-70(2) deems a capital improvement (that is not related to another capital improvement) to be a separate CGT asset if the following conditions are met: 6. Subsection 108-70(3) operates similarly in relation to 'related' capital improvements; except that all such improvements are taken to be one, separate CGT asset. Section 108-80 outlines factors to be considered in deciding whether capital improvements are related. 7. There is nothing in either provision which confines their operation to tangible capital improvements. © AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA You are free to copy, adapt, modify, transmit and distribute this material as you wish (but not in any way that suggests the ATO or the Commonwealth endorses you or any of your services or products). Not previously issued as a draft




Related rulings: TR 2000/1 TR 2006/10
Legislative references: ITAA 1997 ITAA 1997 Subdiv 108-D ITAA 1997 108-70(2) ITAA 1997 108-70 (3) ITAA 1997 108-80 ITAA 1997 108-85