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Commissioner of Taxation v Spotless Services Ltd

(1996) 186 CLR 404
JurisdictionAustralia
Year1996
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The HCA held that the general anti-avoidance provision (Part IVA of the ITAA 1936) applies where a scheme is entered into for the dominant purpose of obtaining a tax benefit, even if there is also a commercial purpose.

Area of Law

tax

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