Transurban Group Strategy Overview
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The majority of Transurban's Australian concessions are held via a company and a trust
Transurban
Transurban Holdings Limited (THL)
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THL is liable to pay income tax
Significant upfront capital expenditure is
required to construct or acquire assets.
Concession assets are amortised for tax
purposes on a straight line basis over 40 years
- The amortisation of this capital expenditure
can create initial tax losses, offsetting profits
derived from more mature projects
- Income tax is paid after all eligible tax losses
have been utilised to offset accumulated tax
profits
- Losses prevent the payment of dividends in
the early years of a project's life
Tolling income is generated by the companies
which hold the concession assets
Transurban continues to invest significant
amounts of capital into the road networks in
which it operates
Transurban Holdings Trust (THT)
• THT operates as a flow-through trust
and does not pay income tax itself
- Sub-trusts pay distributions to THT
which it then distributes to investors
- Investors pay tax on distributions
from THT based on their respective
tax rates
- Trusts allow distributions to be
made at the beginning of a project's
life
• Transurban's trust entities earn
passive income (e.g. rental income
from leasing land to the company
generating tolling income)
Transurban International Limited
(TIL)
TIL is liable to pay tax in Australia
- TIL is an Australian entity which
holds Transurban's US and
Canadian businesses
- Interest income is treated as
assessable income. It is reduced by
available Australian debt deductions
- Dividends received from US Groups
are generally tax exempt in Australia
TRANSURBAN OVERVIEW | AS AT 30 JUNE 2021
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