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An advance tax ruling is a written confirmation by a tax authority of its interpretation of the tax law applying to a proposed transaction.
Advance tax rulings are sometimes also known as 'tax clearance', 'pre-clearance', 'non-statutory business clearance' or 'clearance'.
 
 
They are designed to enable the parties to a proposed transaction to obtain reassurance (before committing to the transaction) about its tax effects.
 
An advance tax ruling or clearance is a written confirmation by a tax authority of its interpretation of the tax law applying to a proposed transaction.


In relation to major transactions, the parties may make the obtaining of a favourable advance tax ruling a precondition to completing the transaction.
In relation to major transactions, the parties may make the obtaining of a favourable advance tax ruling a precondition to completing the transaction.


Sometimes also known as 'tax clearance' or 'pre-clearance'.





Revision as of 10:53, 3 March 2016

(ATR).

Advance tax rulings are sometimes also known as 'tax clearance', 'pre-clearance', 'non-statutory business clearance' or 'clearance'.


They are designed to enable the parties to a proposed transaction to obtain reassurance (before committing to the transaction) about its tax effects.

An advance tax ruling or clearance is a written confirmation by a tax authority of its interpretation of the tax law applying to a proposed transaction.

In relation to major transactions, the parties may make the obtaining of a favourable advance tax ruling a precondition to completing the transaction.


See also