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Commissioner of Taxation v Spotless Services Ltd

(1996) 186 CLR 404
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1996
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Part IVA ITAA 1936 applies where a scheme's dominant purpose is to obtain a tax benefit, even if a commercial purpose also exists.

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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