This event had a number of sessions that used practical examples to examine the complexities of these new concepts, including the unique additional two year amendment period which will expire in June 2012. Examined in greater detail was the interaction of tax consolidation in a number of specialist areas, including mining, M&A, TOFA and SMEs.
There was also a focus on the future, with the Australian Taxation Office providing insight into their compliance approach to tax consolidation, with particular focus on the ATO experience on "rights to future income deductions"?. In our final session a Board of Taxation member considered consolidation beyond the immediate and shared his thoughts on the shape of the tax consolidation regime in the future.