03 August 2018

Australia's Treasury releases draft law on thin capitalization asset valuations and inbound-outbound measures

The Australian Treasury released an exposure draft law (ED) on August 1, on the two thin capitalization measures announced in the 2018/19 Federal Budget. These measures are intended to further tighten Australia's thin capitalization debt deduction denial rules. In addition, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released two draft tax determinations (TDs) on thin capitalization valuation of debt capital and debt classification issues.

A Global Tax Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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Document ID: 2018-1568