The AER has released its proposed amendments to the transmission and distribution roll forward models (RFMs) under the National Electricity Rules. The proposed amendments give effect to the changes to tax depreciation set out in AER’s final report on the review of the regulatory tax approach. The amendments allow for the recognition of immediate expensing of certain capex for tax purposes and applies the diminishing value method for tax depreciation to new depreciable assets.
The RFMs also now include a default approach to year-by-year depreciation tracking and other minor changes.
The explanatory statement explains the proposed amendments, and the reasons for our proposed approach. These proposed amendments are implemented in the amended RFMs and revised RFM handbooks.
Invitation for submissions
We invite stakeholders to make written submissions on our proposed amendments by 20 January 2020. Submissions should be emailed to ModelReviews
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (subject: Submission%20-%202019%20PTRM%20amendments) (ModelReviews[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au).
Alternatively, written submissions can also be sent to:
Mr Warwick Anderson
General Manager, Networks Finance and Reporting
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 3131
Canberra ACT 2601
We prefer all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed, transparent and robust consultation process. Accordingly, submissions will be treated as public documents unless prior arrangements are made with the AER to treat the submission, or portions of it, as confidential. We request parties wishing to submit confidential information to:
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