Private ruling/Insurance – Special Tax Arrangement

• clarification is requested on the application of the legislation to a specific situation
• a new form of standard documentation has been drafted which will be widely used
• the circumstances are exceptional and the transaction is significant to the state economy.

A private ruling will not be issued

• to taxpayers, customers or their representatives who present hypothetical situations where all the relevant parties have not been fully identified, or where insufficient information is provided;
• to evaluate alternative options to advise which one results in the least liability for tax or duty;
• on redrafted or modified documents relating to the same matter on which a private ruling has already issued to the taxpayer, client or representative;
• where the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the application is made for the purposes of tax avoidance;
• where the application is frivolous or vexatious or the arrangement covered by the request is not seriously contemplated;
• where a decision or an assessment of duty or tax has already been made in relation to the matter or the dutiable transaction has occurred or the documents or instruments have been executed;
• for documents where preapproval are requested, such as corporate reconstruction or charitable and benevolent bodies exemptions.
• where a valid application is not submitted.

• Complete an application for a private ruling
• Provide a submission with your online application, detailing the reason for the ruling, outline all the facts of the transaction or arrangement, the applicant's interpretation of the application of the relevant legislation to the issue together with supporting arguments and any relevant case law.
• Provide draft or unexecuted documents where applicable.

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