Income Tax Act 2007

Income - Income from business or trade-like activities - Exclusion for land acquired from a co-owner on a partition or subdivision

CB 15E: Disposals of land subject to section CW 3C

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You dispose of land you got from a co-owner when the land was partitioned or subdivided. If you earn income from this disposal under section CB 15(1), it might be exempt. This happens if your end value proportion under section CW 3C is not more than 105% of your acquisition proportion. You calculate the exempt income using a formula if your end value proportion is more than 105% of your acquisition proportion. The formula uses the amount you derived, your acquisition proportion, and your end value proportion. These terms are defined in section CW 3C. If you are part of a company group, the exempt income rules still apply to you under section CV 1 or CV 2. This means you do not have to pay tax on that income. The rules help you work out how much income is exempt.

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Part CIncome
Income from business or trade-like activities: Exclusion for land acquired from a co-owner on a partition or subdivision

CB 15EDisposals of land subject to section CW 3C

  1. This section applies to a person for a disposal of land acquired from a co-owner on a partition or subdivision if—

  2. the person derives income from the disposal under section CB 15(1); and
    1. had the person disposed of their interest in the land that was partitioned or subdivided immediately before the partition or subdivision, section CB 15(1) would not have applied to the disposal.
      1. The amount of income the person derives under section CB 15(1) from disposing of the land is exempt income if the person’s end value proportion under section CW 3C (Certain partitions or subdivisions of land) is no more than 105% of their acquisition proportion under section CW 3C.

      2. If subsection (2) does not apply, the amount of income the person derives under section CB 15(1) from disposing of the land is exempt income to the extent given by the formula—

        amount derived x (acquisition proportion ÷ end value proportion).

        Where:

        • The items in the formula are defined in subsections (5) to (7).

        • Amount derived is the amount the person derives from disposing of the land.

        • Acquisition proportion is the person’s acquisition proportion as described in section CW 3C.

        • End value proportion is the person’s end value proportion as described in section CW 3C.

        • If subsection (2) or (3) applies to prevent an amount from being income of a person who is a member of a wholly-owned group of companies or a consolidated group, the amount is not income of the person under section CV 1 or CV 2 (which apply to group companies and consolidated groups).

        Notes
        • Section CB 15E: inserted (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 11 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Act 2024 (2024 No 11).
        • Section CB 15E(1)(a): replaced (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(1) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E(1)(b): replaced (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(2) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E(2) heading: replaced (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(3) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E(2): amended (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(4) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E(3) heading: replaced (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(5) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E(3): amended (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(6)(a) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E(3): amended (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(6)(b) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E list of defined terms acquisition proportion: inserted (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(7) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).
        • Section CB 15E list of defined terms end value proportion: inserted (with effect on 27 March 2021), on , by section 6(7) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9).