Section 703Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)

‑1  What this Division is about

A consolidated group and a consolidatable group each consists of a head company and all the companies, trusts and partnerships that:

(a) are resident in Australia; and

(b) are wholly‑owned subsidiaries of the head company (either directly or through other companies, trusts and partnerships).

A consolidatable group becomes consolidated at a time chosen by the company that was the head company at the time.

Table of sections

Basic concepts

703‑5 What is a consolidated group?

703‑10 What is a consolidatable group?

703‑15 Members of a consolidated group or consolidatable group

703‑20 Certain entities that cannot be members of a consolidated group or consolidatable group

703‑25 Australian residence requirements for trusts

703‑30 When is one entity a wholly‑owned subsidiary of another?

703‑33 Transfer time for sale of shares in company

703‑35 Treating entities as wholly‑owned subsidiaries by disregarding employee shares

703‑37 Disregarding certain preference shares following an ADI restructure

703‑40 Treating entities held through non‑fixed trusts as wholly‑owned subsidiaries

703‑45 Subsidiary members or nominees interposed between the head company and a subsidiary member of a consolidated group or a consolidatable group

Choice to consolidate a consolidatable group

703‑50 Choice to consolidate a consolidatable group

Consolidated group created when MEC group ceases to exist

703‑55 Creating consolidated groups from certain MEC groups

Notice of events affecting consolidated group

703‑58 Notice of choice to consolidate

703‑60 Notice of events affecting consolidated group

Effects of choice to continue group after shelf company becomes new head company

703‑65 Application

703‑70 Consolidated group continues in existence with interposed company as head company and original entity as a subsidiary member

703‑75 Interposed company treated as substituted for original entity at all times before the completion time

703‑80 Effects on the original entity’s tax position

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