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Duties Act 2001
sec.246AFReassessment of pre-incorporation contract—company becomes foreign corporation within 3 years
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### sec.246AF Reassessment of pre-incorporation contract—company becomes foreign corporation within 3 years
This section applies if—
transfer duty is not imposed on a dutiable transaction because of section 116 (4) ; and
AFAD is not imposed on the agreement for the transfer of the dutiable property; and
the dutiable property is AFAD residential land; and
the company is not a foreign corporation when the dutiable property is transferred to the company.
The commissioner must make a reassessment under subsection (3) if, within 3 years after the dutiable property is transferred to the company, the company becomes a foreign corporation.
The commissioner must make a reassessment to impose AFAD on the agreement as if the company were a foreign corporation.
Within 28 days after the event mentioned in subsection (2) happens, the company must—
give notice in the approved form to the commissioner; and
ensure the instruments required for the assessment of duty on the agreement are lodged for a reassessment of duty on the agreement.
Failure to give the notice is an offence under the Administration Act , section 120 .
s 246AF ins 2017 No. 20 s 14
(sec.246AF-ssec.1) This section applies if— transfer duty is not imposed on a dutiable transaction because of section 116 (4) ; and AFAD is not imposed on the agreement for the transfer of the dutiable property; and the dutiable property is AFAD residential land; and the company is not a foreign corporation when the dutiable property is transferred to the company.
(sec.246AF-ssec.2) The commissioner must make a reassessment under subsection (3) if, within 3 years after the dutiable property is transferred to the company, the company becomes a foreign corporation.
(sec.246AF-ssec.3) The commissioner must make a reassessment to impose AFAD on the agreement as if the company were a foreign corporation.
(sec.246AF-ssec.4) Within 28 days after the event mentioned in subsection (2) happens, the company must— give notice in the approved form to the commissioner; and ensure the instruments required for the assessment of duty on the agreement are lodged for a reassessment of duty on the agreement. Failure to give the notice is an offence under the Administration Act , section 120 .
- (a) transfer duty is not imposed on a dutiable transaction because of section 116 (4) ; and
- (b) AFAD is not imposed on the agreement for the transfer of the dutiable property; and
- (c) the dutiable property is AFAD residential land; and
- (d) the company is not a foreign corporation when the dutiable property is transferred to the company.
- (a) give notice in the approved form to the commissioner; and
- (b) ensure the instruments required for the assessment of duty on the agreement are lodged for a reassessment of duty on the agreement.