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Bartercard Australia Pty Ltd and Commissioner of Taxation [2010] AATA 1058

March 10th, 2014

Regarding the matter of Bartercard Australia and Commissioner of Taxation, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) assessed what classified as income for Bartercard under the Income Tax Assessment (ITA) Act 1997 and whether expenditure by Bartercard on R&D was deductible under the special rules in s. 73B of the ITA Act 1936. Background: Bartercard received payments from terminating members in the total sum of $711,053.31 for the year ended 30 June 2002 and total $623,532.06 for the year ended 30 June […]

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Commissioner of Taxation and Zoffanies Pty Ltd [2002] AATA 758

March 6th, 2014

This matter concerns an application made by Zoffanies to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for the review of a decision of the Commissioner of Taxation to disallow Zoffanies objection against an Income Tax Assessment for the Substituted Accounting Period ending on 30 September 1992 (in lieu of the year ending on 30 June 1992). Background: Zoffanies, a subsidiary company of Macquarie Bank Ltd, claimed it was entitled to an allowable deduction of $109,947 which was part of a loss of […]

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Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Industry R&D Board [1995] AATA 133

March 5th, 2014

In the matter of Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Industry R&D Board, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) assessed whether activities undertaken by Mobil Oil met the eligibility requirements of R&D under s. 73B (1) of the Income Tax Assessment (ITA) Act 1986. Background: Mobil Oil Australia Ltd sought a review of part of a decision by the IR&D Board that the activities known as the Arab Light/Gippsland Crude project undertaken by Mobil Oil (“the refinery trial”) did not meet the […]

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Fermenter; Distiller v Industry Research and Development Board [2000] AATA 888

March 4th, 2014

In the matter of “Fermenter”, “Distiller” and Industry Research and Development (IR&D) Board, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) assessed the decision of the IR&D Board regarding the applicants entitlement to a favourable certificate under s. 39L of the Industry Research and Development (IR&D) Act 1986. Background: The first applicant, “Fermenter” was concerned in a project for the development of the manufacture of ethanol from wheat starch waste by fermentation. The second applicant, “Distiller”, was involved in a similar development using […]

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