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Payroll Tax Act 1971
sec.72Groups arising from tracing of interests in corporations
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### sec.72 Groups arising from tracing of interests in corporations
A relevant entity and a corporation constitute a group if the entity has a controlling interest in the corporation.
Section 74 allows the commissioner to exclude, for payroll tax and mental health levy purposes, persons from a group constituted under this section in some circumstances.
For this section, a relevant entity has a controlling interest in a corporation if—
the corporation has share capital; and
the entity has an interest in the corporation; and
the value of the interest is more than 50%.
In this section—
interest means a direct interest, indirect interest or aggregate interest under section 74B .
relevant entity see section 74B .
s 72 ins 1975 No. 80 s 14
sub 2008 No. 16 s 15
amd 2009 No. 19 s 73 ; 2022 No. 30 s 48
(sec.72-ssec.1) A relevant entity and a corporation constitute a group if the entity has a controlling interest in the corporation. Section 74 allows the commissioner to exclude, for payroll tax and mental health levy purposes, persons from a group constituted under this section in some circumstances.
(sec.72-ssec.2) For this section, a relevant entity has a controlling interest in a corporation if— the corporation has share capital; and the entity has an interest in the corporation; and the value of the interest is more than 50%.
(sec.72-ssec.3) In this section— interest means a direct interest, indirect interest or aggregate interest under section 74B . relevant entity see section 74B .
- (a) the corporation has share capital; and
- (b) the entity has an interest in the corporation; and
- (c) the value of the interest is more than 50%.