ACN 154 520 199 Pty Ltd (In Liq) and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2019] AATA 5981

TAXATION – GST – input tax credits – gold industry – creditable acquisition – whether applicant made first supply of that precious metal after its refining – meaning of precious metal – meaning of refining – whether ordinary or trade meaning – interpretation of word in statutory context – general anti-avoidance provisions – whether taxpayer engaged in scheme – whether taxpayer obtained a GST benefit – whether an entity that entered into or carried out the scheme or part of the scheme did so with the sole or dominant purpose of the taxpayer getting a GST benefit from the scheme – whether the principal effect of the scheme or of part of the scheme is that the taxpayer gets the GST benefit from the scheme – round robin arrangement – objection decision regarding assessments of net amount of GST affirmed

TAXATION – ADMINISTRATION – administrative penalty – recklessness – failure to take reasonable care – objection decision regarding rates of penalty and decision not to remit penalty affirmed

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