Income tax – sections GB 3B and GB 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 – temporary loss carry-back regime
The COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Other Regulatory Urgent Measures) Act 2020 introduced a temporary loss carry-back regime into the Income Tax Act 2007 as part of changes made because of COVID-19. The temporary loss carry-back regime enables a business to carry-back and offset a loss in a particular year against its taxable income for the 2018–19 or 2019–20 income years and receive a refund of any tax paid. This interpretation statement considers the potential application of the specific anti-avoidance provisions relevant to companies using the temporary regime (that is, the new s GB 3B and the amended s GB 4).
See the legislation article Public 2020 No 8 and No 10 on the COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Other Regulatory Urgent Measures) Act 2020 and COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act 2020.
COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Primary Industries Urgent Measures) Act 2020
Goods and Services Tax Act 1985, s 76
Income Tax Act 1976, s 64J(1)
Income Tax Act 2007, ss BG 1, GA 1, GB 3B, GB 4, GB 21, IZ 8, YA 1 (“arrangement”)
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