Item 1 - Ultimate holding company name and ABN or country code

Shows the name of the ultimate holding company in the group. This is the company that has ownership and controlling interest over the whole group of companies of which the company lodging the current year Company tax return and the immediate holding company forms part.

For a consolidated or MEC group, show the name of the ultimate holding company of the head company.

If the ultimate holding company is registered on the Australian Business Register, show the ABN of the ultimate holding company.

If it is resident in another country, give the code for that country-select the code from those listed.

Immediate holding company name and ABN

If the company has no immediate holding company, do not complete this item. Otherwise show the name of the immediate holding company (the company that has the largest share of the controlling interest in the operations of the company lodging the company tax return, and that is immediately above that company in the company group).

If it is registered on the Australian Business Register show the ABN of the immediate holding company.

For a consolidated or MEC group show the name of the immediate holding company (if any) of the head company.

The names for these entities are provided by selecting tax returns from the [F10] list. The Name must conform to ATO naming requirements for field lengths and valid characters.