BIM60301 - Land transactions: ICTA88/S776: Introduction

The guidance on ICTA88/S776 is arranged as follows:

BIM60305Summary
BIM60310 onwardsConditions
BIM60340 onwardsCommon situations
BIM60370 onwardsExemptions
BIM60380Computation
BIM60385Assessments
BIM60390Non-residents
BIM60395 onwardsClearance applications
BIM60450 onwardsDefinitions
BIM60480Tax cases

This guidance is concerned with ICTA88/S776 and the supplemental provisions at ICTA88/S777. It describes what ICTA88/S776 seeks to achieve, outlines the statutory provisions and provides examples of where it may be applied. It does not set out to describe exhaustively the full detail and potential application of this complex anti-avoidance legislation.

Any case where an Inspector considers that ICTA88/S776 should be invoked must be submitted to Business Tax (Technical) before the matter is raised with the taxpayer or agent.