A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
Schedules
Schedule 1 - Family Tax Benefit Rate CalculatorNote: See subsection 58(1) .
Subject to clause 29AA , the individual ' s Part B rate is the amount worked out by adding the following amounts if the individual is not a member of a couple:
(a) the individual ' s standard rate under Division 2 (clauses 30 and 31 );
(b) the individual ' s FTB Part B supplement under Division 2A (clause 31A );
(c) the individual ' s energy supplement (Part B) under Division 2B (clause 31B ).
Note:
Paragraph (c) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 29AA .
(2)
The individual ' s Part B rate is worked out using the following method statement if the individual is a member of a couple: Method statement
Step 1.
Add the following amounts:
Note:
Paragraph (c) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 29AA .
The result is the individual ' s maximum rate .
Step 2.
Work out the individual ' s reduction for adjusted taxable income using Division 3 (clauses 32 and 33 ).
Step 3.
The individual ' s Part B rate is the maximum rate less the reduction for adjusted taxable income.
Note:
An individual who is a member of a couple works out his or her Part B rate under Subdivision B if the secondary earner of the couple returns to paid work after the birth of a child etc.
(2A)
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a method for working out the extent to which Part B rates under subclause (2) are attributable to the amounts referred to in step 1 of the method statement in subclause (2).
(3)
In applying this Part to an individual, disregard an FTB child who has turned 16 years of age unless the FTB child is a senior secondary school child. If disregarding the FTB child means that neither item 1 nor item 2 in the table in clause 30 applies to the individual, the individual ' s Part B rate is nil.
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