A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
15‑10 Meaning of creditable purpose15‑10 Meaning of creditable purpose
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15‑10 Meaning of creditable purpose
(1) You import goods for a creditable purpose to the extent that you import the goods in *carrying on your *enterprise. (2) However, you do not import the goods for a creditable purpose to the extent that: (a) the importation relates to making supplies that would be *input taxed; or (b) the importation is of a private or domestic nature. (3) An importation is not treated, for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), as relating to making supplies that would be *input taxed to the extent that the supply is made through an *enterprise, or a part of an enterprise, that you *carry on outside the indirect tax zone. (4) An importation is not treated, for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), as relating to making supplies that would be *input taxed if: (a) the only reason it would (apart from this subsection) be so treated is because it relates to making *financial supplies; and (b) you do not *exceed the financial acquisitions threshold. (5) An importation is not treated, for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), as relating to making supplies that would be *input taxed to the extent that: (a) the importation relates to making a *financial supply consisting of a borrowing; and (b) the borrowing relates to you making supplies that are not input taxed.