Preamble
No. Know-how is not a CGT asset because it is not a form of property nor a legal or equitable right.
Know-how is knowledge or information rather than a CGT asset.
A right in respect of know-how, such as a contractual right to require the disclosure or non-disclosure of know how, is a CGT asset under subsection 108-5(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 . Similarly, a licence to use know-how is a CGT asset.
There may be implications under the revenue provisions of the income tax law for receipts for supplying or imparting knowledge or information: see section 6-5.
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