Understand the sample facts
The manager provides strategic and asset-related management services to a GST-registered REIT. The trustee and manager agree a cash fee calculated on a defined basis, payable in cash, units or both. They are not connected, and the fee is benchmarked against market prices and comparable unrelated arrangements. These facts support valuing the services at the cash equivalent rather than automatically substituting the traded unit price.
Use it as an illustration
Section 17 requires open-market valuation for consideration not wholly in money. Preserve the fee agreement, relationship analysis and market benchmarking. The document uses placeholder ruling numbers and dates, so it is an example of a publication format, not a newly issued ruling for all managers. Published rulings bind only the named applicant and specified transaction, and are not updated automatically for later law or interpretation changes.
Official source
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