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Qld Tax Symposium 2011
Islamic Finance: Australia reacts belatedly. And impetuously?
Associate Professor Justin DabnerLaw School, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
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Introduction The growth of Islamic Finance
The Shariah
The prohibitions
The structures
The tax implications
The opportunity
The Australian response
Islamic Finance: Australia reacts belatedly. And impetuously?
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Murabaha (cost plus)
Mudharabah (profit sharing limited partnership)
Ijara wa-igtina (lease-purchase)
Musharakah (joint venture) and sukuk (securitization)
The Shariah and finance structures
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Stamp duty GST/VAT CGT Income tax
Tax implications of Islamic finance
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MalaysiaoPositive discrimination
United Kingdom
oNo special favours
Responses by other countries
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Australian tax implications of Islamic finance
Inward Islamic foreign investment
Developments in Australia
o2004 Victorian stamp duty amendments
o2009 Financial Centre Forum report
o2010 Australian Trade Commission report
o2010 Board of Taxation Discussion paper
Islamic finance in Australia
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In substance interest or in lieu of interest?
Should Australia cater for Islamic finance?oThe Islamic interest / The national interest
Are reforms benefitting one religious group permissible?
Should artificial / complex financial arrangements be endorsed?
Critique of the Australian response: threshold questions
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Are tax concessions a desirable policy tool?
Acceptability of tax integrity risks?
How significant is Islamic finance? Is tax important to Islamic financiers? `Level playing field` concession or global finance centre?
Critique of the Australian response: threshold questions (cont’d)
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Stamp duty?
GST?
Income tax?
Finance sector incentives?
What reforms might be adopted?
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Reform process failure?
Conclusion