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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

Schedules

Schedule 1 - Family Tax Benefit Rate Calculator  

Part 2 - Part A rate (Method 1)  

Division 5 - Maintenance income test  

Subdivision B - Maintenance income credit balances  

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24C   Amount of accrual to a maintenance income credit balance  

(1)    

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This is how to work out the amount of the accrual under clause 24B, for a day in an income year, to a maintenance income credit balance for a registered entitlement of an individual who is, or is the partner of, an eligible person under subclause 24B(2): Method statement

Step 1:

Work out the global maintenance entitlement of the eligible person for the day using clause 24D.


Step 2:

Identify the lower of:

  • (a) that global maintenance entitlement; and
  • (b) the maintenance income free area that applied to the eligible person for the day.


    • Step 3:

    Subtract from the lower amount identified in step 2 the annualised amount of the maintenance income of the eligible person for the day.


    Step 4:

    Divide the result of step 3 by 365 and round the result of the division to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).


    Step 5:

    Unless subclause (2) applies to the individual, the amount that accrues to the maintenance income credit balance of the individual for the day is the amount worked out under step 4.

    If subclause (2) applies to the individual, take the amount worked out under step 4 and apply the method statement in subclause (2).

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    (2)    

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    If either or both of the following apply:


    (a) the individual has more than one registered entitlement for the day in respect of which the condition in subclause 24B(5) is met;


    (b) if the individual is a member of a couple on the day - the individual ' s partner has one or more registered entitlements for the day in respect of which the condition in subclause 24B(5) is met; this is how to work out the amount of the accrual under clause 24B, for a day in an income year, to each of the maintenance income credit balances (the relevant balances) for those entitlements: Method statement


    Step 1:

    Work out the daily cap for each relevant balance as follows:

  • (a) work out the annualised amount mentioned in paragraph 24D(1)(a) that is due in the income year from the registered entitlement to which the balance relates, and any related private collection entitlement;
  • (b) work out under subclause (4) the annualised amount of maintenance income received in the income year from that registered entitlement;
  • (c) the daily cap is the excess of the amount mentioned in paragraph (a) over the amount mentioned in paragraph (b), divided by 365 and rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).


    • Step 2:

    Distribute the amount worked out under step 4 of the method statement in subclause (1) equally among each relevant balance, up to the amount of the daily cap for the relevant balance.


    Step 3:

    Distribute any remaining amount equally among each relevant balance for which the daily cap has not been reached, up to the amount of the daily cap for the relevant balance.


    Step 4:

    Reapply step 3 to any remaining amount until:

  • (a) there is no remaining amount to distribute; or
  • (b) the daily cap for each relevant balance is reached.


    • Step 5:

    The amount that accrues to each of the relevant balances for the day is the sum of the amount distributed under step 2 and any additional amounts distributed under steps 3 and 4, with that sum rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

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    (3)    
    To avoid doubt, clauses 24B and 24C apply only once for a day in relation to any relevant balance.

    (4)    

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    For the purposes of step 1 of the method statement in subclause (2), the annualised amount of maintenance income received in an income year from a registered entitlement, and any related private collection entitlement, of an individual (or an individual ' s partner) is the amount worked out by using this formula:


      Amount of maintenance income received in the income year from the registered entitlement, and any related
    private collection entitlement
    Number of days in the income year for which the individual (or partner) had the registered entitlement, and any related private collection entitlement    		 × Number of days in the income year  

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    (5)    
    In this clause:

    related private collection entitlement
    , in relation to a registered entitlement, has the same meaning as in clause 24D .

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