Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 2 - LIABILITY RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION  

PART 2-15 - NON-ASSESSABLE INCOME  

Division 59 - Particular amounts of non-assessable non-exempt income  

Operative provisions  

SECTION 59-30   Amounts you must repay  

59-30(1)    
An amount you receive is not assessable income and is not *exempt income for an income year if:

(a) you must repay it; and

(b) you repay it in a later income year; and

(c) you cannot deduct the repayment for any income year.

59-30(2)    
It does not matter if:

(a) you received the amount as part of a larger amount; or

(b) the obligation to repay existed when you received the amount or it came into existence later.

59-30(3)    
This section does not apply to an amount you must repay because you received a lump sum as compensation or damages for a wrong or injury you suffered in your occupation.