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Annual reports – Low income superannuation tax offset

Low income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) annual reports from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

Last updated 4 September 2023

Report from the Commissioner of Taxation under subsection 12(G)(2) of the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 and related regulations on the working of the Act during the period:

1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023

The number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement with an adjusted taxable income

2,432,945

The number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement with an estimated adjusted taxable income

239,813

The total number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement

2,672,758

 

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an adjusted taxable income

$641,444,000

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an estimated adjusted taxable income

$32,286,000

The total amount of LISTO entitlements made

$673,730,000

 

The total amount of LISTO entitlements recovered

$12,538,000

Notes:

This report includes entitlements determined during the 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 financial year.

  1. A determination of entitlement occurs once both an individual’s eligibility and the amount of their entitlement have been established.
  2. Each beneficiary is only counted once regardless of the number of entitlements received for the financial year.
  3. The total amount recovered includes all amounts overpaid as a result of a subsequent amendment to an individual’s income tax assessment or a change to the superannuation contributions reported for that individual.
  4. Both the total amount of low income superannuation tax offset entitlements determined and the total amount recovered are rounded up to the next whole $1,000
The number of beneficiaries with an adjusted taxable income, or estimated adjusted taxable Income, in each of the following ranges:

Adjusted taxable income range

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2019–20 and earlier

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2020-21

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2021-22

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2022-23

Total LISTO beneficiaries determined

Under $0

10

30

480

0

520

$0 to $999

11,424

293,895

22,672

1

327,992

$1,000 to $1,999

196

1,862

14,210

0

16,268

$2,000 to $2,999

169

2,160

17,113

0

19,442

$3,000 to $3,999

167

2,253

19,984

0

22,404

$4,000 to $4,999

169

2,466

22,830

0

25,465

$5,000 to $5,999

175

2,486

25,611

0

28,272

$6,000 to $6,999

202

2,565

28,161

0

30,928

$7,000 to $7,999

202

2,504

30,347

0

33,053

$8,000 to $8,999

171

2,584

32,848

0

35,603

$9,000 to $9,999

197

2,559

34,901

0

37,657

$10,000 to $10,999

195

2,573

38,229

0

40,997

$11,000 to $11,999

203

2,361

40,417

0

42,981

$12,000 to $12,999

211

2,336

42,802

0

45,349

$13,000 to $13,999

211

2,379

45,610

0

48,200

$14,000 to $14,999

248

2,310

47,747

0

50,305

$15,000 to $15,999

253

2,324

51,308

0

53,885

$16,000 to $16,999

246

2,276

54,564

0

57,086

$17,000 to $17,999

266

2,372

59,208

0

61,846

$18,000 to $18,999

318

2,653

64,586

0

67,557

$19,000 to $19,999

326

2,658

68,150

0

71,134

$20,000 to $20,999

408

2,916

71,933

0

75,257

$21,000 to $21,999

428

2,930

74,714

0

78,072

$22,000 to $22,999

402

3,454

79,276

0

83,132

$23,000 to $23,999

305

3,926

88,768

0

92,999

$24,000 to $24,999

348

3,785

83,107

0

87,240

$25,000 to $25,999

316

3,942

87,360

0

91,618

$26,000 to $26,999

324

3,774

87,023

0

91,121

$27,000 to $27,999

325

3,593

87,924

0

91,842

$28,000 to $28,999

333

3,652

89,057

0

93,042

$29,000 to $29,999

334

3,839

90,104

0

94,277

$30,000 to $30,999

371

3,845

90,206

0

94,422

$31,000 to $31,999

363

3,855

91,328

0

95,546

$32,000 to $32,999

415

3,924

90,861

0

95,200

$33,000 to $33,999

521

3,877

92,181

0

96,579

$34,000 to $34,999

574

4,118

93,047

0

97,739

$35,000 to $35,999

713

4,326

93,294

0

98,333

$36,000 to $37,000

938

4,711

93,746

0

99,395

Total

22,977

404,073

2,245,707

1

2,672,758

Notes:

  1. The high volume of beneficiaries with an adjusted taxable income of between $0-$999 relates to the ATO's processing of non-lodger low income superannuation tax offset entitlements for prior years.

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