Section RF 3 — Income Tax Act 2007: Obligation to withhold amounts of tax for non-resident passive income
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RF 3 Obligation to withhold amounts of tax for non-resident passive income Withholding amount of tax (1) A person who makes a payment of non-resident passive income must withhold the amount of tax for the payment and pay it to the Commissioner. The obligation to withhold arises under section RA 6(2) (Withholding and payment obligations for passive income) at the time of payment. Exclusion (2) Despite subsection (1), no obligation to withhold NRWT arises in relation to an amount treated as a dividend under section GB 1(3) (Arrangements involving dividend stripping). Defined in this Act: amount , amount of tax , Commissioner , dividend , non-resident passive income , NRWT , pay Compare: 2004 No 35 s NG 8(1) Section RF 3(1) heading: inserted (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 7 December 2009, by section 112(1) of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 63). Section RF 3(2) heading: added (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 7 December 2009, by section 112(2) of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 63). Section RF 3(2): added (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 7 December 2009, by section 112(2) of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 63). Section RF 3 list of defined terms amount : inserted (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 7 December 2009, by section 126 of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 63). Section RF 3 list of defined terms dividend : inserted (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 7 December 2009, by section 126 of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 63). Section RF 3 list of defined terms NRWT : inserted (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 7 December 2009, by section 126 of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 63).
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