Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

You may get a tax offset under this Subdivision if:

(a) Medicare levy surcharge is payable by you for the current year; and

(b) a substantial lump sum was paid to you in the current year; and

(c) the lump sum accrued in whole or in part in a previous year.

The amount of the offset is the amount of additional Medicare levy surcharge payable by you for the current year because of your lump sums and your spouse ' s lump sums.

Alternatively, you may get a tax offset under this Subdivision if your spouse gets a tax offset under this Subdivision. The amount of the offset is the amount of additional Medicare levy surcharge payable by you for the current year because of your spouse ' s lump sums.