Income Tax Rates Act 1986

PART I - PRELIMINARY  

SECTION 1  

1   SHORT TITLE  
This Act may be cited as the Income Tax Rates Act 1986.

SECTION 2  

2   COMMENCEMENT  
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

SECTION 3   INTERPRETATION  

3(1)    


In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

abnormal income amount
, in relation to the taxable income of a taxpayer of a year of income, means any above-average special professional income included in the taxpayer's taxable income for the year of income under section 405-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;

ADI
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

AD/RLA component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

AMIT
(short for attribution managed investment trust) has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

approved deposit fund
(Repealed by No 98 of 1989)

Assessment Act
means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936;

attribution managed investment trust
: see AMIT .

base rate entity
has the meaning given by section 23AA.

base rate entity passive income
has the meaning given by section 23AB.

capital gains amount
(Repealed by No 168 of 1999)

capital gains component
(Repealed by No 168 of 1999)

complying ADF
means a complying approved deposit fund as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

complying superannuation class
of the taxable income of a life insurance company has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

complying superannuation/FHSA class
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

complying superannuation fund
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;

corporate unit trust
(Repealed by No 53 of 2016)

CS/RA component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

determined member component
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

EC part of the taxable income
(Repealed by No 19 of 2007)

EIB component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

eligible ADF
means a fund that is a complying approved deposit fund or a non-complying approved deposit fund, as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

eligible part
, in relation to the special income component of the taxable income of a taxpayer, means so much of the special income component as is eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act.

eligible superannuation fund
means a fund that is a complying superannuation fund or a non-complying superannuation fund, as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

employment termination remainder
of taxable income means so much of the taxable income as:


(a) is included in assessable income under a maximum tax rate provision in Division 82 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 or Division 82 of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997; and


(b) does not give rise to an entitlement to a tax offset under that maximum tax rate provision.

ETP
(Repealed by No 19 of 2007)

FHSA component
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

FHSA provider
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

FHSA trust
(Repealed by No 70 of 2015)

friendly society
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

general fund component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

ineligible approved deposit fund
(Repealed by No 98 of 1989)

investment income
(Repealed by No 98 of 1989)

life assurance company
(Repealed by No 89 of 2000)

life insurance company
has the same meaning as in the Life Insurance Act 1995.

low tax component
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

managed investment trust
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

maximum tax rate provision
means any of the following provisions:


(a) section 82-10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;


(b) section 82-65 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;


(c) section 82-70 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;


(d) section 301-95 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;


(e) section 301-105 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;


(f) section 301-115 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;


(g) section 82-10A of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997;


(h) section 82-10C of the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.

NCS component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

net income phase-out limit
has the meaning given by subsection 14(3).

non-arm's length component
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

non-complying ADF
means a fund that, at all times during the year of income when the fund is in existence, is an approved deposit fund within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, but does not include a fund that is a complying ADF.

non-complying superannuation fund
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;

non-fund component
(Repealed by No 62 of 1997)

non-profit company
means-


(a) a company that is not carried on for the purposes of profit or gain to its individual members and is, by the terms of the company's constituent document, prohibited from making any distribution, whether in money, property or otherwise, to its members; or


(b) a friendly society dispensary;

non-resident beneficiary
, in relation to a year of income, means a beneficiary of a trust estate who is a prescribed non-resident in relation to that year of income;

non-resident phase-out limit
has the meaning given by subsection 15(8).

non-resident taxpayer
, in relation to a year of income, means a taxpayer who is a prescribed non-resident in relation to that year of income;

non-resident trust estate
, in relation to a year of income, means a trust estate that is not a resident trust estate in relation to that year of income;

no-TFN contributions income
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

ordinary class
of the taxable income of a life insurance company has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

ordinary taxable income
means the taxable income, reduced by the superannuation remainder of the taxable income and by the employment termination remainder of the taxable income;

PDF
(pooled development fund) has the same meaning as in the Assessment Act;

PDF component
has the same meaning as in the Assessment Act;

pooled superannuation trust
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;

post-June 83 component
(Repealed by No 19 of 2007)

prescribed non-resident
, in relation to a year of income, means a person who, at all times during the year of income, is a non-resident, not being a person to whom, at any time during the year of income, compensation or a pension, allowance or benefit is payable under-


(a) the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;


(b) subsection 4(6) of the Veterans' Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986; or


(ba) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004; or


(c) the Social Security Act 1991;


(d) (Repealed by No 48 of 1991)

being compensation or a pension, allowance or benefit in respect of which the person is liable to be assessed and to pay income tax in Australia;

prescribed unit trust
, in relation to a year of income, means a trust estate that is a public trading trust in relation to the year of income.

public trading trust
, in relation to a year of income, means a unit trust that is a public trading trust, within the meaning of Division 6C of Part III of the Assessment Act, in relation to the year of income;

reduced share
(Repealed by No 168 of 1999)

reduced taxable income
means the part (if any) of the taxable income other than the special income component;

registered organisation
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

resident beneficiary
, in relation to a year of income, means a beneficiary of a trust estate who is not a prescribed non-resident in relation to that year of income;

resident phase-out limit
has the meaning given by subsection 13(10).

resident taxpayer
, in relation to a year of income, means a taxpayer who is not a prescribed non-resident in relation to that year of income;

resident trust estate
, in relation to a year of income, means a trust estate that, under subsection 95(2) of the Assessment Act, is to be taken to be a resident trust estate in relation to that year of income;

retained amount
(Repealed by No 19 of 2007)

RSA category A component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

RSA category B component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

RSA combined component
(Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

RSA component
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

second resident personal tax rate
means the rate mentioned in item 2 of the table in clause 1 of Part I of Schedule 7 that is applicable to the year of income.

SME income component
has the same meaning as in Subdivision B of Division 10E of Part III of the Assessment Act;

sovereign entity
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

special component
(Repealed by No 19 of 2007)

special income component
, in relation to a taxable income for which there is an abnormal income amount, means:


(a) so much of the taxable income as does not exceed the abnormal income amount; or


(b) if the sum (the component sum ) of:


(i) the abnormal income amount; and

(ii) the superannuation remainder of the taxable income; and

(iii) the employment termination remainder of the taxable income;
is more than the taxable income - the abnormal income amount, reduced by the amount by which the component sum exceeds the taxable income.

standard component
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

superannuation fund
(Repealed by No 98 of 1989)

superannuation remainder
of taxable income means so much of the taxable income as:


(a) is included in assessable income under a maximum tax rate provision in Division 301 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; and


(b) does not give rise to an entitlement to a tax offset under that maximum tax rate provision.

tax
means income tax imposed as such by any Act other than income tax payable in accordance with section 121H, 126, 128B, 128N, 128NA, 128NB, 128T, 128V, 136A or 159C of the Assessment Act.

taxed element
(Repealed by No 19 of 2007)

tax-free threshold
means $18,200.

tax offset
has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

unregulated investment component
has the same meaning as in Subdivision B of Division 10E of Part III of the Assessment Act.

working holiday maker
has the meaning given by subsection 3A(1).

working holiday taxable income
has the meaning given by subsections 3A(2) and (3).


3(2)    
In this Act-


(a) a reference to net income, taxable income or reduced taxable income shall be read as a reference to net income, taxable income or reduced taxable income, as the case may be, of the year of income; and


(b) a reference to eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act shall be read as a reference to eligible taxable income of the year of income for the purposes of that Division.


3(3)    
A reference in this Act to the part to which Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies of the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate shall, if that Division applies to the whole of such a share, be read as a reference to the whole of that share.

SECTION 3A   WORKING HOLIDAY MAKERS AND WORKING HOLIDAY TAXABLE INCOME  

3A(1)    
An individual is a working holiday maker at a particular time if the individual holds at that time:

(a)    a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa; or

(b)    a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa; or

(c)    a bridging visa permitting the individual to work in Australia if:


(i) the bridging visa was granted under the Migration Act 1958 in relation to an application for a visa of a kind described in paragraph (a) or (b); and

(ii) the Minister administering that Act is still to make a decision in relation to the application; and

(iii) the most recent visa, other than a bridging visa, granted under that Act to the individual was a visa of a kind described in paragraph (a) or (b); or

(d)    

a COVID-19 pandemic event 408 visa (as defined by subclause 9204(1) of Schedule 13 to the Migration Regulations 1994).

3A(2)    
An individual's working holiday taxable income for a year of income is the individual's assessable income for the year of income derived:

(a)    from sources in Australia; and

(b)    while the individual is a working holiday maker;

less so much of any amount the individual can deduct for the year of income as relates to that assessable income.


3A(3)    
However, the individual's working holiday taxable income does not include any superannuation remainder, or employment termination remainder, of the individual's taxable income for the year of income.

SECTION 4  

4   INCORPORATION  


The Assessment Act is incorporated, and shall be read as one, with this Act.

PART II - RATES OF INCOME TAX PAYABLE UPON INCOMES OTHER THAN INCOMES OF COMPANIES, PRESCRIBED UNIT TRUSTS, SUPERANNUATION FUNDS AND CERTAIN OTHER TRUSTS  

Division 1 - Preliminary  

SECTION 5  

5   INTERPRETATION  


In this Part, tax means-


(a) tax payable by a natural person, other than-


(i) a person in the capacity of a trustee of an eligible superannuation fund; or

(ii) a person in the capacity of a trustee of a prescribed unit trust; or

(iii) a person in the capacity of a trustee of an eligible ADF; or

(iiia) a person in the capacity of a trustee of a pooled superannuation trust; or

(iv) a person in the capacity of a trustee of a trust estate, being a person who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under paragraph 98(3)(b) or subsection 98(4) of the Assessment Act; or

(v) a person in the capacity of a trustee of an AMIT, being a person who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under paragraph 276-105(2)(b) or (c) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; or


(b) tax payable by a company in the capacity of a trustee, other than-


(i) a company in the capacity of a trustee of an eligible superannuation fund; or

(ii) a company in the capacity of a trustee of a prescribed unit trust; or

(iii) a company in the capacity of a trustee of an eligible ADF; or

(iiia) a company in the capacity of a trustee of a pooled superannuation trust; or

(iv) a company in the capacity of a trustee of a trust estate, being a company that is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under paragraph 98(3)(b) or subsection 98(4) of the Assessment Act; or

(v) a company in the capacity of a trustee of an AMIT, being a company that is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under paragraph 276-105(2)(b) or (c) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

Former Division 2 - Financial Year Commencing on 1 July 1986  

Division 3 - Rates of tax  

Former Subdivision A - Application of Division  

Subdivision B - Rates of tax and notional rates  

SECTION 12   RATES OF TAX AND NOTIONAL RATES  

12(1)    
Except as otherwise provided by this Division, the rates of tax are as set out in Schedule 7.

12(2)    
The notional rates for the purposes of section 156 of the Assessment Act are as set out in Schedule 8.

12(3)    
(Repealed by No 41 of 1998)

12(4)    
For every dollar of so much of the net income of a trust estate as is equal to the deemed net income from primary production, the rate of complementary tax for the purposes of subsection 156(5A) of the Assessment Act is the amount ascertained by dividing the amount of the excess referred to in paragraph (b) of that subsection by the number of whole dollars in the eligible net income of the trust estate.


12(6)    


Subject to sections 13, 14 and 15, the rates of tax payable by a trustee under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act are as set out in Schedule 10.

12(6A)    
The rate of tax payable by a trustee under paragraph 276-105(2)(a) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is as set out in Schedule 10A.


12(7)    


The rate of further tax payable by a person under subsection 94(9) of the Assessment Act is:


(a) in respect of the part of the taxable income of the person that is the relevant part of that taxable income for the purposes of subsections 94(10A) and (10B) of the Assessment Act - the amount (if any) per dollar ascertained in accordance with the formula


  A − B ,
     C


where:

A is an amount equal to 45% of the taxable income of the person;

B is the amount of tax (if any) that, but for this subsection, section 12A and any rebate, credit or other tax offset (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) to which the person is entitled, would be payable by the person in respect of the taxable income of the person; and

C is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income of the person; and


(b) in respect of the part of the taxable income of the person that is the prescribed part of that taxable income for the purposes of subsection 94(10B) of the Assessment Act - the amount (if any) per dollar ascertained in accordance with the formula


  A − B ,
     C


where:

A is an amount equal to 45% of the taxable income of the person;

B is the amount of tax (if any) that would be payable by the person on the person's taxable income if:

  • (i) the comparison rate described in section 392-55 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 were the rate of tax payable by the person on that income; and
  • (ii) this subsection and section 12A did not apply; and
  • (iii) the person were not entitled to any rebate, credit or other tax offset (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997); and
  • C is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income of the person.


    12(8)    
    The rate of further tax payable by a trustee under subsection 94(11) or (12) of the Assessment Act is:


    (a) in respect of the part of the net income of the trust estate that is the relevant part of that net income for the purposes of subsections 94(12A) and (12B) of the Assessment Act - the amount (if any) per dollar ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A − B ,
         C


    where:

    A is an amount equal to 45% of the net income of the trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act;

    B is the amount of tax (if any) that, but for this subsection, subsection (4) and any rebate, credit or other tax offset (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) to which the trustee is entitled, would be payable by the trustee in respect of that net income; and

    C is the number of whole dollars in that net income; and


    (b) in respect of the part of the net income of the trust estate that is the prescribed part of that net income for the purposes of subsection 94(12B) of the Assessment Act - the amount (if any) per dollar ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A − B ,
         C


    where:

    A is an amount equal to 45% of the net income of the trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act;

    B is the amount of tax (if any) that, but for this subsection, subsection (4) and any rebate, credit or other tax offset (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) to which the trustee is entitled, would be payable by the trustee in respect of that net income if the notional rates declared by this Division for the purposes of section 156 of the Assessment Act were the rates of tax payable by the trustee in respect of that net income; and

    C is the number of whole dollars in that net income.


    12(9)    


    The rate of tax payable by a trustee in respect of the net income of a trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable, under section 99A of the Assessment Act, to be assessed and to pay tax is 45%.

    12(10)    


    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of a managed investment trust under subsection 275-605(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is 30%.

    12(11)    


    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of an AMIT under subsection 276-405(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is 45%.

    12(12)    


    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of an AMIT under subsection 276-415(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is 45%.

    12(13)    


    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of an AMIT under subsection 276-420(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is 45%.

    SECTION 12A   RATE OF EXTRA INCOME TAX FOR PRIMARY PRODUCERS  

    12A(1)   [Rate specified]  

    This section sets the rate of extra income tax payable under subsection 392-35(3) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 on every dollar of a taxpayer's averaging component for a year of income.

    12A(2)   [Calculation of rate]  

    The rate is worked out using the formula:


      Averaging adjustment
      Averaging component

    12A(3)    


    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    12A(4)    


    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    12A(5)    


    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    12A(6)   Rate if taxable income is less than tax-free threshold adjusted by family tax assistance.  

    In this section:

    "adjusted tax-free threshold"
    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    averaging adjustment
    means the taxpayer's smoothing adjustment, worked out for the year of income under section 392-75 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

    averaging component
    means the taxpayer's averaging component in whole dollars, worked out for the year of income under Subdivision 392-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

    "lowest marginal rate of tax"
    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    "taxable income"
    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    "tax-free threshold increase"
    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    12B   (Repealed) SECTION 12B RATE OF EXTRA INCOME TAX FOR RECOUPMENTS FOR R&D ACTIVITIES  
    (Repealed by No 92 of 2020)

    12C   (Repealed) SECTION 12C RATE OF TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY  
    (Repealed by No 15 of 2011)

    Subdivision C - Resident taxpayers, resident beneficiaries and resident trust estates  

    SECTION 13   RATES OF TAX WHERE DIVISION 6AA OF PART III OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT APPLIES  

    13(1)    
    The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a resident taxpayer:


    (a) who is a prescribed person in relation to the year of income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act; and


    (b) who has, for the purposes of that Division, an eligible taxable income of an amount exceeding $416;

    are as set out in Part I of Schedule 11.


    13(2)    


    Where the eligible taxable income of a resident taxpayer for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act exceeds $416 but does not exceed the resident phase-out limit, the amount of tax payable under subsection (1) in respect of that eligible taxable income shall not exceed:


    (a) 66% of the amount by which that eligible taxable income exceeds $416; or


    (b) the amount ascertained by deducting from the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer if the rates set out in Part I of Schedule 7 were applied to the taxable income of the taxpayer the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer if those rates were applied to the taxable income of the taxpayer reduced by the amount of that eligible taxable income;

    whichever is the greater.


    13(3)    
    Where:


    (a) a trustee of a trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of the share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate;


    (b) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part of that share; and


    (c) the part of that share to which that Division applies exceeds $416;

    the rates of tax payable by the trustee in respect of that share of the net income of the trust estate are as set out in Part I of Schedule 12.


    13(4)    
    Where:


    (a) a trustee of a trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of the share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate;


    (b) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part of that share;


    (c) the part of that share to which that Division applies does not exceed $416;


    (d) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act also applies to a part of the share of the beneficiary of the net income of another trust estate or to parts of the shares of the beneficiary of the net incomes of other trust estates; and


    (e) the sum of the part referred to in paragraph (b) and the part or parts referred to in paragraph (d) exceeds $416;

    the trustee of the trust estate referred to in paragraph (a) is liable to pay tax in respect of the share of the net income of the trust estate referred to in that paragraph at the rates set out in Part I of Schedule 12.


    13(5)    
    Where:


    (a) the amount of tax that a trustee of a trust estate is liable to pay in respect of the share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate is, by virtue of subsection (4), to be calculated in accordance with Part I of Schedule 12; and


    (b) the sum of:


    (i) the part of that share to which Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies; and

    (ii) the part of the share of the beneficiary of the net income of the other trust estate or the parts of the shares of the beneficiary of the net incomes of the other trust estates, as the case may be, to which that Division applies;
    does not exceed the resident phase-out limit;

    the tax that, apart from this subsection, would be payable by the trustee in respect of the share referred to in paragraph (a) shall be reduced by such amount (if any) as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is fair and reasonable.


    13(6)    
    Subject to subsection (7), where:


    (a) the trustee of a trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of the share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate;


    (b) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part (in this subsection referred to as the eligible part ) of that share; and


    (c) the eligible part of that share exceeds $416 but does not exceed the resident phase-out limit;

    the amount of tax payable under subsection (3) in respect of the eligible part of that share shall not exceed:


    (d) 66% of the amount by which the eligible part of that share exceeds $416; or


    (e) the amount ascertained by deducting from the amount of tax that would be payable by the trustee if the rates referred to in Part I of Schedule 10 were applied to that share of that net income the amount of tax that would be payable by the trustee if those rates were applied to that share of that net income reduced by the amount of the eligible part of that share;

    whichever is the greater.


    13(7)    
    Subsection (6) does not apply in relation to the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate if Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part of a share of the beneficiary of the net income of another trust estate or to parts of the shares of the beneficiary of the net incomes of other trust estates.

    13(8)    
    Where:


    (a) by reason of the application of subsection (7), subsection (6) does not apply in relation to the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act; and


    (b) the sum of:


    (i) the part of that share to which Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies; and

    (ii) the part of the share of the beneficiary of the net income of the other trust estate or the parts of the shares of the beneficiary of the net incomes of the other trust estates, as the case may be, to which that Division applies;
    does not exceed the resident phase-out limit;

    the tax that, apart from this subsection, would be payable by the trustee in respect of the share referred to in paragraph (a) shall bereduced by such amount (if any) as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is fair and reasonable.


    13(9)    
    In forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection (5) or (8) (in this subsection referred to as the relevant subsection ) in relation to the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate of a year of income, the Commissioner shall have regard to:


    (a) any limitation that would be applicable under subsection (6) on the amount of tax that would be payable by a trustee in accordance with Part I of Schedule 12 in respect of a share of the net income of a trust estate of the year of income of an amount equal to the sum of the shares referred to in paragraph (b) of the relevant subsection if:


    (i) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applied to so much of that share as is equal to the sum of the parts of the shares referred to in paragraph (b) of the relevant subsection; and

    (ii) that share were a share of a resident beneficiary who is not presently entitled to a share of the income of the year of income of any other trust estate;


    (b) the amount of any reduction previously granted by the Commissioner under subsection (5) or (8) in relation to the share of the beneficiary of the net income of the year of income of any other trust estate; and


    (c) such other matters (if any) as the Commissioner thinks fit.

    13(10)    


    The resident phase-out limit is the following amount rounded down to the nearest dollar:


            $416 × 66%         
    66% − Highest rate in the table in Part I of Schedule 7


    SECTION 14   LIMITATION ON TAX PAYABLE BY CERTAIN TRUSTEES  

    14(1)    
    Where-


    (a) the trustee of a resident trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or a part of the net income of the trust estate;


    (b) in the case of a trust estate of a deceased person, the deceased person died not less than 3 years before the end of the year of income; and


    (c) that net income or that part of the net income of the trust estate does not exceed $416;

    no tax is payable under subsection 12(6) in respect of that net income or that part of the net income, as the case may be.


    14(2)    
    Where-


    (a) the trustee of a resident trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or a part of the net income of the trust estate;


    (b) in the case of a trust estate of a deceased person, the deceased person died not less than 3 years before the end of the year of income; and


    (c) that net income or that part of the net income of the trust estate exceeds $416 but does not exceed the net income phase-out limit;

    the amount of tax payable by the trustee under subsection 12(6) in respect of that net income or that part of the net income shall not exceed 50% of the amount by which that net income or that part of the net income, as the case may be, exceeds $416, less any rebate or credit to which the trustee is entitled.


    14(3)    


    The net income phase-out limit is the following amount rounded down to the nearest dollar:


            $416 × 50%        
    50% − Lowest rate in the table in Part I of Schedule 7


    Subdivision D - Non-resident taxpayers, non-resident beneficiaries and non-resident trust estates  

    SECTION 15   RATES OF TAX WHERE DIVISION 6AA OF PART III OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT APPLIES  

    15(1)   [Eligible taxable income of non-resident]  

    The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a non-resident taxpayer:


    (a) who is a prescribed person in relation to the year of income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act; and


    (b) who has, for the purposes of that Division, an eligible taxable income;

    are as set out in Part II of Schedule 11.

    15(2)   [Shading in]  

    Where the eligible taxable income of a non-resident taxpayer for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act:


    (a) does not exceed $416 - the amount of tax payable under subsection (1) in respect of that eligible taxable income shall not exceed:


    (i) the amount ascertained by applying the second resident personal tax rate to that eligible taxable income; or

    (ii) the amount ascertained by deducting from the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer if the rates set out in Part II of Schedule 7 were applied to the taxable income of the taxpayer the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer if those rates were applied to the taxable income of the taxpayer reduced by the amount of that eligible taxable income;
    whichever is the greater; or


    (b) exceeds $416 but does not exceed the non-resident phase-out limit - the amount of tax payable under subsection (1) in respect of that eligible taxable income shall not exceed:


    (i) the amount ascertained by applying the second resident personal tax rate to $416, and then adding 66% of the amount by which that eligible taxable income exceeds $416; or

    (ii) the amount ascertained by deducting from the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer if the rates set out in Part II of Schedule 7 were applied to the taxable income of the taxpayer the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer if those rates were applied to the taxable income of the taxpayer reduced by the amount of that eligible taxable income;
    whichever is the greater.

    15(3)   [Div 6AA income from single trust]  

    Where:


    (a) a trustee of a trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of the share of a non-resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate; and


    (b) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part of that share;

    the rates of tax payable by the trustee in respect of that share of the net income of the trust estate are as set out in Part II of Schedule 12.

    15(4)   [Shading in: subsec (3)]  

    Subject to subsection (5), where:


    (a) the trustee of a trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of the share of a non-resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate; and


    (b) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part (in this subsection referred to as theeligible part ) of that share;

    the amount of tax payable under subsection (3) in respect of the eligible part of that share shall not exceed:


    (c) where the eligible part of that share does not exceed $416:


    (i) the amount ascertained by applying the second resident personal tax rate to the amount of the eligible part of that share; or

    (ii) the amount ascertained by deducting from the amount of tax that would be payable by the trustee if the rates referred to in Part II of Schedule 10 were applied to that share of that net income the amount of tax that would be payable by the trustee if those rates were applied to that share of that net income reduced by the amount of the eligible part of that share;
    whichever is the greater; or


    (d) where the eligible part of that share exceeds $416 but does not exceed the non-resident phase-out limit:


    (i) the amount ascertained by applying the second resident personal tax rate to $416, and then adding 66% of the amount by which the eligible part of that share exceeds $416; or

    (ii) the amount ascertained by deducting from the amount of tax that would be payable by the trustee if the rates referred to in Part II of Schedule 10 were applied to that share of that net income the amount of tax that would be payable by the trustee if those rates were applied to that share of that net income reduced by the amount of the eligible part of that share;
    whichever is the greater.

    15(5)   [Div 6AA income where 2 or more trusts]  

    Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate if Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to a part of a share of the beneficiary of the net income of another trust estate or to parts of the shares of the beneficiary of the net incomes of other trust estates.

    15(6)   [Reduction of tax where Div 6AA income not exceeding non-resident phase-out limit]  

    Where:


    (a) by reason of the application of subsection (5), subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act; and


    (b) the sum of:


    (i) the part of that share to which Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applies; and

    (ii) the part of the share of the beneficiary of the net income of the other trust estate or the parts of the shares of the beneficiary of the net incomes of the other trust estates, as the case may be, to which that Division applies;
    does not exceed the non-resident phase-out limit;

    the tax that, apart from this subsection, would be payable by the trustee in respect of the share referred to in paragraph (a) shall be reduced by such amount (if any) as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, isfair and reasonable.

    15(7)   [Commissioner's discretion as to share of net income]  

    In forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection (6) in relation to the share of a beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate of a year of income, the Commissioner shall have regard to:


    (a) any limitation that would be applicable under subsection (4) on the amount of tax that would be payable by a trustee in accordance with Part II of Schedule 12 in respect of a share of the net income of a trust estate of the year of income of an amount equal to the sum of the shares referred to in paragraph (6)(b) if:


    (i) Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act applied to so much of that share as is equal to the sum of the parts of the shares referred to in paragraph (6)(b); and

    (ii) that share were a share of a non-resident beneficiary who is not presently entitled to a share of the income of the year of income of any other trust estate;


    (b) the amount of any reduction previously granted by the Commissioner under subsection (6) in relation to the share of the beneficiary of the net income of the year of income of any other trust estate; and


    (c) such other matters (if any) as the Commissioner thinks fit.

    15(8)    


    The non-resident phase-out limit is the following amount rounded down to the nearest dollar:


    Division 4 - Pro-rating of the tax-free threshold  

    SECTION 16  

    16   INTERPRETATION  


    In this Division:

    beneficiary
    , in relation to a trust estate, includes a person who is capable (whether by the exercise of a power of appointment or otherwise) of benefiting under the trust;

    eligible pensioner
    , in relation to a year of income, means a person to whom, at any time during the year of income, compensation or a pension, allowance or benefit is payable under:


    (a) the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;


    (b) subsection 4(6) of the Veterans' Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986; or


    (ba) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004; or


    (c) a provision of the Social Security Act 1991 other than Part 2.11, 2.12, 2.15 or 3.15A of that Act;


    (d) (Omitted by No 48 of 1991)

    being compensation or a pension, allowance or benefit in respect of which the person is liable to be assessed and to pay income tax in Australia.

    partial threshold allowance month
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)

    related deductions
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)

    salary or wages
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)

    study period
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)

    16(2)    
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)


    16A   (Repealed) SECTION 16A DIVISION TO APPLY BEFORE ANY TAX-FREE THRESHOLD INCREASE UNDER DIVISION 5  
    (Repealed by No 83 of 1999)

    17   (Repealed) SECTION 17 PART-YEAR WORKFORCE PERIOD  
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)

    SECTION 18   PART-YEAR RESIDENCY PERIOD  

    18(1)   [When part-year residency period arises]  

    Subject to subsection (2), the following periods are part-year residency periods in relation to a person in relation to a year of income:


    (a) where the person was a resident at the beginning of the first month of the year of income and continued to be a resident until a time during a subsequent month in the year of income when the person ceased to be a resident - the period from the beginning of the year of income until the end of that subsequent month;


    (b) where the person commenced to be a resident during a month of the year of income and continued to be a resident until the end of the year of income - the period from the beginning of that month until the end of the year of income;


    (c) where the person commenced to be a resident during a month of the year of income and continued to be a resident until a time during a subsequent month of the year of income when the person ceased to be a resident - the period from the beginning of that first-mentioned month until the end of that subsequent month.

    18(2)   [Period not part-year residency period]  

    A period shall not be taken to be a part-year residency period in relation to a person in relation to a year of income if:


    (a) the person is an eligible pensioner in relation to the year of income; or


    (b) the period is the whole of the year of income.

    19   (Repealed) SECTION 19 PRE-WORKFORCE INCOME  
    (Repealed by No 110 of 2006)

    SECTION 20   PRO-RATING OF THE TAX-FREE THRESHOLD  
    Part-year residency periods

    20(1)    


    This Act applies in relation to a person and a year of income as if the reference in the table applicable to the year of income in Part I of Schedule 7 to the tax-free threshold were a reference to the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula, if there are one or more part-year residency periods in relation to the person in relation to the year of income:




    Trustees

    20(1A)    


    Subsection (1) does not apply in calculating the tax payable by the trustee of a trust estate under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate of a year of income.

    20(2)    


    However, this Act applies in calculating the tax payable by the trustee in respect of that share as if the reference in the table applicable to the year of income in Part I of Schedule 7 to the tax-free threshold were a reference to the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula, if there are one or more part-year residency periods in relation to the beneficiary in relation to the year of income:



    20(3)    
    Subsection (1) does not apply in calculating the tax payable by the trustee of a trust estate under section 99 of the Assessment Act.

    Division 5 - Family tax assistance: increased tax-free threshold for certain taxpayers with dependent children  

    20A   (Repealed) SECTION 20A OBJECT OF DIVISION  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20B   (Repealed) SECTION 20B DEFINITIONS  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20C   (Repealed) SECTION 20C INCREASE IN TAX-FREE THRESHOLD  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20D   (Repealed) SECTION 20D FURTHER INCREASE IN TAX-FREE THRESHOLD  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20E   (Repealed) SECTION 20E WHERE ADJUSTED TAX-FREE THRESHOLD EXCEEDS $20,000  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20F   (Repealed) SECTION 20F WHERE TAXABLE INCOME INCLUDES SPECIAL INCOME  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20G   (Repealed) SECTION 20G COMPLEMENTARY TAX  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20H   (Repealed) SECTION 20H NOTIONAL INCOME  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20J   (Repealed) SECTION 20J TRUSTEE ASSESSMENT WHERE SECTION 20C OR 20D APPLIES TO BENEFICIARY  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20K   (Repealed) SECTION 20K DEPENDANTS  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20L   (Repealed) SECTION 20L WHERE A PERSON IS A DEPENDANT OF 2 OR MORE PERSONS WHO DO NOT RESIDE TOGETHER  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20M   (Repealed) SECTION 20M WHERE A PERSON IS A DEPENDANT OF 2 OR MORE PERSONS WHO RESIDE TOGETHER AND SECTION 20D APPLIES TO ONE ONLY OF THEM  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20N   (Repealed) SECTION 20N WHERE A PERSON TO WHOM SECTION 20M DOES NOT APPLY IS A DEPENDANT OF 2 OR MORE PERSONS WHO RESIDE TOGETHER AND MAKE AN AGREEMENT ABOUT DEPENDENCY  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20P   (Repealed) SECTION 20P WHERE A PERSON IS A DEPENDANT OF 2 OR MORE PERSONS WHO RESIDE TOGETHER AND DO NOT MAKE AN AGREEMENT ABOUT DEPENDENCY  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20Q   (Repealed) SECTION 20Q FAMILY INCOME CEILING  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20R   (Repealed) SECTION 20R TAXPAYER'S INCOME CEILING  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20S   (Repealed) SECTION 20S PERSON A DEPENDANT FOR PART ONLY OF RELEVANT PERIOD  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20T   (Repealed) SECTION 20T TAXPAYER QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 20D FOR PART ONLY OF RELEVANT PERIOD  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20U   (Repealed) SECTION 20U PROVISION APPLYING WHERE FAMILY TAX PAYMENTS RECEIVED UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY ACT  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    20V   (Repealed) SECTION 20V QUOTATION OF SPOUSE'S TAX FILE NUMBER  
    (Repealed by No 82 of 1999)

    PART III - RATES OF INCOME TAX PAYABLE UPON INCOMES OF COMPANIES, PRESCRIBED UNIT TRUSTS, SUPERANNUATION FUNDS, CERTAIN OTHER TRUSTS AND SOVEREIGN ENTITIES  

    SECTION 21  

    21   INTERPRETATION  
    In this Part, ``tax'' does not include tax within the meaning of Part II.

    22   (Repealed) SECTION 22 ACT TO BE DEEMED TO BE THE ACT DECLARING RATES OF INCOME TAX  
    (Repealed by No 12 of 2012)

    SECTION 23   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY COMPANIES  

    23(1A)    


    This section has effect subject to section 23A.

    23(1)    
    The rates of tax payable by a company, other than a company in the capacity of a trustee, are as set out in the following provisions of this section.

    23(2)    


    The rate of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company is:


    (a) if the company is a base rate entity for a year of income - 25%; or


    (b) otherwise - 30%;

    if subsections (3) to (5) and section 23A do not apply to the company.


    23(3)    


    The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company (other than a life insurance company) that is an RSA provider are:


    (a) in respect of the RSA component - 15%; and


    (aa) (Repealed by No 70 of 2015)


    (b) in respect of the standard component:


    (i) if the company is a base rate entity for a year of income - 25%; or

    (ii) otherwise - 30%.

    23(3A)    
    (Repealed by No 70 of 2015)


    23(4)    


    The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company that becomes a PDF during a year of income and is still a PDF at the end of the year of income are:


    (a) in respect of the SME income component - 15%; and


    (b) in respect of the unregulated investment component - 25%; and


    (c) in respect of so much of the taxable income as exceeds the PDF component:


    (i) if the company is a base rate entity for a year of income - 25%; or

    (ii) otherwise - 30%.

    23(4A)    
    (Repealed by No 143 of 2007)


    23(4B)    
    (Repealed by No 143 of 2007)


    23(5)    


    The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a company that is a PDF throughout the year of income are:


    (a) in respect of the SME income component - 15%; and


    (b) in respect of the unregulated investment component - 25%.


    23(6)    


    The amount of tax payable by a company (before applying any rebate, credit or other tax offset (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997)) must not be greater than 55% of the amount (if any) by which the taxable income of the company exceeds $416, if:


    (a) the company is a non-profit company; and


    (b) the taxable income is not greater than:


    (i) if the company is a base rate entity for a year of income - $762; or

    (ii) otherwise - $915.

    23(7)    


    The amount of tax payable by a company (before applying any rebate, credit or other tax offset (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997)) must not be greater than:


    (a) if the company is a base rate entity for a year of income - 37.5%; or


    (b) otherwise - 45%;

    of the amount by which the taxable income of the company exceeds $49,999, if the company is a recognised medium credit union in relation to the year of income.


    SECTION 23AA  

    23AA   MEANING OF BASE RATE ENTITY  


    An entity is a base rate entity for a year of income if:


    (a) no more than 80% of its assessable income for the year of income is base rate entity passive income; and


    (b) its aggregated turnover (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) for the year of income, worked out as at the end of that year, is less than $50 million.

    SECTION 23AB   MEANING OF BASE RATE ENTITY PASSIVE INCOME  

    23AB(1)    
    Base rate entity passive income is assessable income that is any of the following:

    (a)    a distribution (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) by a corporate tax entity (within the meaning of that Act), other than a non-portfolio dividend (within the meaning of section 317 of the Assessment Act);

    (b)    an amount of a franking credit (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) on such a distribution;

    (c)    a non-share dividend (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) by a company;

    (d)    interest (or a payment in the nature of interest), royalties and rent;

    (e)    a gain on a qualifying security (within the meaning of Division 16E of Part III of the Assessment Act);

    (f)    a net capital gain (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997);

    (g)    an amount included in the assessable income of a partner in a partnership or of a beneficiary of a trust estate under Division 5 or 6 of Part III of the Assessment Act, to the extent that the amount is referable (either directly or indirectly through one or more interposed partnerships or trust estates) to another amount that is base rate entity passive income under a preceding paragraph of this subsection.

    23AB(2)    
    However, if an entity has assessable income that is interest (or a payment in the nature of interest):

    (a)    

    treat the assessable income as not being interest (or a payment in the nature of interest) of the entity for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d) if:

    (i) the entity is a financial institution (within the meaning of section 202A of the Assessment Act); or

    (ii) the entity is a registered entity (within the meaning of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001) that carries on a general business of providing finance (within the meaning of that Act) on a commercial basis; or

    (iii) the entity holds an Australian credit licence (within the meaning of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009), or is a credit representative (within the meaning of that Act) of another entity that holds such an Australian credit licence; or

    (iv) the entity is a financial services licensee (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) whose licence covers dealings in financial products mentioned in paragraph 764A(1)(a) of that Act (securities), or is an authorised representative (within the meaning of that Act) of such a financial services licensee; or

    (v) the entity is an entity of a kind specified in a legislative instrument made under subsection (3); and

    (b)    treat the assessable income as not being interest (or a payment in the nature of interest) of the entity for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d) to the extent that it is a return on an equity interest in a company.


    23AB(3)    
    The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify one or more kinds of entities for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(a)(v).

    SECTION 23A  

    23A   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES  


    The rates of tax in respect of the taxable income of a life insurance company are:


    (a) in respect of the ordinary class - 30%; and


    (b) in respect of the complying superannuation class - 15%.


    23B   (Repealed) SECTION 23B SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES OTHER THAN FRIENDLY SOCIETIES  
    (Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

    23C   (Repealed) SECTION 23C SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY FRIENDLY SOCIETIES THAT ARE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES  
    (Repealed by No 143 of 2007)

    24   (Repealed) SECTION 24 RATE OF TAX PAYABLE BY TRUSTEES OF CORPORATE UNIT TRUSTS  
    (Repealed by No 53 of 2016)

    SECTION 25  

    25   RATE OF TAX PAYABLE BY TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRADING TRUSTS  


    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of a public trading trust in respect of the net income of the public trading trust in respect of which the trustee is liable, under section 102S of the Assessment Act, to be assessed and to pay tax is:


    (a) if the trust is a base rate entity for a year of income - 25%; or


    (b) otherwise - 30%.

    SECTION 26   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY TRUSTEES OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS  

    26(1)   [Complying superannuation fund]  

    The rates of tax payable by a trustee of a complying superannuation fund in respect of the taxable income of the fund are:


    (a) in respect of the low tax component - 15%; and


    (b) in respect of the non-arm's length component - 45%.

    26(2)   [Non-complying superannuation fund]  

    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of a non-complying superannuation fund in respect of the taxable income of the fund is 45%.

    SECTION 27   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY TRUSTEES OF APPROVED DEPOSIT FUNDS  

    27(1)   [Complying ADF]  

    The rates of tax payable by a trustee of a complying ADF in respect of the taxable income of the fund are:


    (a) in respect of the low tax component - 15%; and


    (b) in respect of the non-arm's length component - 45%.

    27(2)   [Non-complying ADF]  

    The rate of tax payable by a trustee of a non-complying ADF in respect of the taxable income of the fund is 45%.

    SECTION 27A  

    27A   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY TRUSTEES OF POOLED SUPERANNUATION TRUSTS  


    The rates of tax payable by a trustee of a pooled superannuation trust in respect of the taxable income of the trust are:


    (a) in respect of the low tax component - 15%; and


    (b) in respect of the non-arm's length component - 45%.


    SECTION 28  

    28   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY CERTAIN TRUSTEES TO WHOM SECTION 98 OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT APPLIES  


    The rates of tax payable by a trustee of a trust estate in respect of a share of the net income of the trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax are:


    (a) if paragraph 98(3)(b) of the Assessment Act (about beneficiaries that are companies) applies:


    (i) if the beneficiary is a company to which paragraph 23(2)(a) of this Act applies - the rate specified in paragraph 23(2)(a); or

    (ii) otherwise - the rate specified in paragraph 23(2)(b); and


    (b) if subsection 98(4) of the Assessment Act applies - the maximum rate specified in column 3 of the table applicable to the year of income in Part II of Schedule 7 to this Act that applies for the year of income.

    Note:

    If paragraph 98(3)(a) of the Assessment Act applies, see subsection 12(6).


    SECTION 28A  

    28A   RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY TRUSTEES OF AMITs UNDER PARAGRAPH 276-105(2)(b) or (c) OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997  


    The rates of tax payable by a trustee of an AMIT under paragraph 276-105(2)(b) or (c) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 are:


    (a) if paragraph 276-105(2)(b) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 applies - the rate specified in paragraph 23(2)(b) of this Act; and


    (b) if paragraph 276-105(2)(c) of that Act applies - the maximum rate specified in column 3 of the table applicable to the year of income in Part II of Schedule 7 to this Act that applies for the year of income.

    Note:

    If paragraph 276-105(2)(a) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 applies, see subsection 12(6A).

    SECTION 29   RATE OF TAX ON NO-TFN CONTRIBUTIONS INCOME  

    29(1)    
    This section sets the rate of tax payable:


    (a) by a trustee of a complying superannuation fund in respect of the no-TFN contributions income of the fund; and


    (b) by a trustee of a non-complying superannuation fund in respect of the no-TFN contributions income of the fund; and


    (c) by a company that is an RSA provider in respect of no-TFN contributions income.


    29(2)    


    The rate of tax is worked out in the following way:


    (a) first, work out the maximum rate specified in column 3 of the table applicable to the year of income in Part I of Schedule 7 to this Act that applies for the year of income;


    (b) next, add 2%;


    (c) next, subtract the rate of tax:


    (i) for a trustee of a complying superannuation fund - set out in paragraph 26(1)(a); or

    (ii) for a trustee of a non-complying superannuation fund - set out in subsection 26(2); or

    (iii) for a company (other than a life insurance company) that is an RSA provider - set out in paragraph 23(3)(a); or

    (iv) for a life insurance company that is an RSA provider - set out in paragraph 23A(b).


    SECTION 30  

    30   RATE OF TAX PAYABLE BY SOVEREIGN ENTITIES  


    The rate of tax payable in respect of the taxable income of a sovereign entity is 30%, unless another provision of this Part sets the rate of tax in respect of that taxable income.

    31   (Repealed) SECTION 31 RATE OF EXTRA INCOME TAX FOR RECOUPMENTS FOR R&D ACTIVITIES  
    (Repealed by No 92 of 2020)

    (Repealed) PART IV - TEMPORARY BUDGET REPAIR LEVY  

    32   (Repealed) SECTION 32 INTERPRETATION  
    (Repealed by No 47 of 2018)

    33   (Repealed) SECTION 33 APPLICATION  
    (Repealed by No 47 of 2018)

    34   (Repealed) SECTION 34 EXTRA INCOME TAX FOR TEMPORARY BUDGET REPAIR LEVY  
    (Repealed by No 47 of 2018)

    35   (Repealed) SECTION 35 TEMPORARY BUDGET REPAIR LEVY FOR OTHER INCOME TAX RATES  
    (Repealed by No 47 of 2018)

    36   (Repealed) SECTION 36 RATE WHERE DIVISION 6AA OF PART III OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT APPLIES  
    (Repealed by No 47 of 2018)

    37   (Repealed) SECTION 37 OPERATION OF THIS PART  
    (Repealed by No 47 of 2018)

    Schedules

    (Repealed) SCHEDULES 1-6  

    (Repealed by No 70 of 1989)

    SCHEDULE 7 - GENERAL RATES OF TAX  

    Subsection 12(1)


    PART I - RESIDENT TAXPAYERS  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    


    Subject to clauses 2, 3 and 4, the rates of tax on the taxable income of a resident taxpayer are as follows:


    (a) 45% for the superannuation remainder (if any) of the taxable income;


    (aa) 45% for the employment termination remainder (if any) of the taxable income;


    (b) for each part of the ordinary taxable income specified in the table applicable to the year of income - the rate applicable under that table.


    Tax rates for resident taxpayers for the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 or 2023-24 year of income
    Item For the part of the ordinary taxable income of the taxpayer that: The rate is:
    1 exceeds the tax-free threshold but does not exceed $45,000 19%
    2 exceeds $45,000 but does not exceed $120,000 32.5%
    3 exceeds $120,000 but does not exceed $180,000 37%
    4 exceeds $180,000 45%

    Note:

    The above table will be repealed on 1 July 2024 by the Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Act 2020.


    Tax rates for resident taxpayers for the 2024-25 year of income or a later year of income
    Item For the part of the ordinary taxable income of the taxpayer that: The rate is:
    1 exceeds the tax-free threshold but does not exceed $45,000 19%
    2 exceeds $45,000 but does not exceed $200,000 30%
    3 exceeds $200,000 45%

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    Where-


    (a) the taxable income of a resident taxpayer consists of or includes a special income component; and


    (b) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act does not apply to the income of the taxpayer; and


    (c) Division 392 (Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 does not apply to the taxpayer's assessment;

    the rate of tax for every $1 of the taxable income is the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A+B ,
      C  

    where-

    A is the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income;

    B is 5 times the difference between-

  • (c) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the sum of-
  •  (i) the reduced taxable income; and
  •  (ii) 20% of the special income component of the taxable income; and
  • (d) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income; and
  • C is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income.

    In applying the formula, component B is to be worked out on the assumption that the whole of the taxable income is ordinary taxable income.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    Where-


    (a) the taxable income of a resident taxpayer consists of or includes a special income component; and


    (b) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to the income of the taxpayer or Division 392 (Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 applies to the taxpayer's assessment;

    the rate of tax for every $1 of the taxable income is the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A+B ,
      C  

    where-

    A is the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income;

    B is 5 times the difference between-

  • (c) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the sum of-
  •  (i) the average income; and
  •  (ii) 20% of the special income component of the taxable income; and
  • (d) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the average income; and
  • C is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income.

    In applying the formula, component B is to be worked out on the assumption that the whole of the taxable income is ordinary taxable income.

    SECTION 4.  

    4.    


    If the resident taxpayer is a working holiday maker at any time during the year of income:


    (a) count the taxpayer's working holiday taxable income for the year of income as the first parts (starting from $0) of the taxpayer's ordinary taxable income for the purposes of the table in clause 1 that is applicable to the year of income; and


    (b) do not apply the rates in that table to that working holiday taxable income; and


    (c) do not count that working holiday taxable income when working out the taxpayer's taxable income for the purposes of clause 2 or 3.

    Note:

    The rates for the taxpayer's working holiday taxable income for the year of income are set out in Part III.

    PART II - NON-RESIDENT TAXPAYERS  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    


    Subject to clauses 2, 3 and 4, the rates of tax on the taxable income of a non-resident taxpayer are as follows:


    (a) 45% for the superannuation remainder (if any) of the taxable income;


    (aa) 45% for the employment termination remainder (if any) of the taxable income;


    (b) for each part of the ordinary taxable income specified in the table applicable to the year of income - the rate applicable under that table.


    Tax rates for non-resident taxpayers for the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 or 2023-24 year of income
    Item For the part of the ordinary taxable income of the taxpayer that: The rate is:
    1 does not exceed $120,000 The second resident personal tax rate
    2 exceeds $120,000 but does not exceed $180,000 37%
    3 exceeds $180,000 45%

    Note:

    The above table will be repealed on 1 July 2024 by the Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Act 2020.


    Tax rates for non-resident taxpayers for the 2024-25 year of income or a later year of income
    Item For the part of the ordinary taxable income of the taxpayer that: The rate is:
    1 does not exceed $200,000 The second resident personal tax rate
    2 exceeds $200,000 45%

    SECTION 1A.  

    1A.    
    (Repealed by No 147 of 2011)

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    Where-


    (a) the taxable income of a non-resident taxpayer consists of or includes a special income component; and


    (b) Division16 of Part III of the Assessment Act does not apply to the income of the taxpayer; and


    (c) Division 392 (Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 does not apply to the taxpayer's assessment;

    the rate of tax for every $1 of the taxable income is the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A+B ,
      C  

    where-

    A is the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income;

    B is 5 times the difference between-

  • (c) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the sum of-
  •  (i) the reduced taxable income; and
  •  (ii) 20% of the special income component of the taxable income; and
  • (d) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income; and
  • C is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income.

    In applying the formula, component B is to be worked out on the assumption that the whole of the taxable income is ordinary taxable income.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    Where-


    (a) the taxable income of a non-resident taxpayer consists of or includes a special income component; and


    (b) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies to the income of the taxpayer or Division 392 (Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 applies to the taxpayer's assessment;

    the rate of tax for every $1 of the taxable income is the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A+B ,
      C  

    where-

    A is the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income;

    B is 5 times the difference between-

  • (c) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the sum of-
  •  (i) the average income; and
  •  (ii) 20% of the special income component of the taxable income; and
  • (d) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 on a taxable income equal to the average income; and
  • C is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income.

    In applying the formula, component B is to be worked out on the assumption that the whole of the taxable income is ordinary taxable income.

    SECTION 4.  

    4.    


    If the non-resident taxpayer is a working holiday maker at any time during the year of income:


    (a) count the taxpayer's working holiday taxable income for the year of income as the first parts (starting from $0) of the taxpayer's ordinary taxable income for the purposes of the table in clause 1 applicable to the year of income; and


    (b) do not apply the rates in that table to that working holiday taxable income; and


    (c) do not count that working holiday taxable income when working out the taxpayer's taxable income for the purposes of clause 2 or 3.

    Note:

    The rates for the taxpayer's working holiday taxable income for the year of income are set out in Part III.

    PART III - WORKING HOLIDAY MAKERS  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    


    The rates of tax on a taxpayer's working holiday taxable income for a year of income are as set out in the table that is applicable to the year of income.


    Tax rates for working holiday makers for the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 or 2023-24 year of income
    Item For the part of the taxpayer's working holiday taxable income that: The rate is:
    1 does not exceed $45,000 15%
    2 exceeds $45,000 but does not exceed $120,000 32.5%
    3 exceeds $120,000 but does not exceed $180,000 37%
    4 exceeds $180,000 45%

    Note:

    The above table will be repealed on 1 July 2024 by the Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Act 2020.


    Tax rates for working holiday makers for the 2024-25 year of income or a later year of income
    Item For the part of the taxpayer's working holiday taxable income that: The rate is:
    1 does not exceed $45,000 15%
    2 exceeds $45,000 but does not exceed $200,000 30%
    3 exceeds $200,000 45%


    SCHEDULE 8 - NOTIONAL RATES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 156 OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT  

    Subsection 12(2)


    PART I - RESIDENT TAXPAYERS, RESIDENT BENEFICIARIES AND RESIDENT TRUST ESTATES  

    Division 1 - Normal notional rate  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    This Division applies to the income of a resident taxpayer, other than income in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act, if Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies in relation to that income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    Subject to clause 3, the notional rate in respect of income to which this Division applies is, for every $1 of the taxable income, the amount ascertained by determining the tax that would be payable if the rates set out in Part I of Schedule 7 were applied to a taxable income equal to the taxpayer's average income and dividing the resultant amount by a number equal to the number of whole dollars in that average income.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    The notional rate in respect of income to which this Division applies is to be calculated under clause 2 as if Division 5 of Part II had not been enacted.

    Division 2 - Notional rates in respect of certain trust income  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    This Division applies-


    (a) to a share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate, if-


    (i) the trustee of the trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of that share; and

    (ii) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies in relation to that share; and


    (b) to the net income or a part of the net income of a resident trust estate, if-


    (i) the trustee of the trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of that net income or that part of that net income of the trust estate; and

    (ii) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies in relation to that net income or that part of that net income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    The notional rate in respect of income to which this Division applies is-


    (a) in a case where the income is-


    (i) a share of the net income of a trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act; or

    (ii) the net income or a part of the net income of a trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act, being the net income or a part of the net income of the estate of a deceased person who died less than 3 years before the end of the year of income;
    the rate that would be calculated in accordance with Division 1 if that income were the taxable income of one individual and were not income in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act; and


    (b) in any other case - the rate that would be calculated in accordance with Division 1 in respect of a taxable income equal to the income if-


    (i) that income were the taxable income of one individual and were not income in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act; and

    (ii) the words "exceeds the tax-free threshold but" were omitted from item 1 of the table applicable to the year of income in Part I of Schedule 7.

    PART II - NON-RESIDENT TAXPAYERS, NON-RESIDENT BENEFICIARIES AND NON-RESIDENT TRUST ESTATES  

    Division 1 - Normal notional rate  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    This Division applies to the income of a non-resident taxpayer, other than income in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act, if Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies in relation to that income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    The notional rate in respect of income to which this Division applies is, for every $1 of the taxable income, the amount ascertained by determining the tax that would be payable if the rates set out in Part II of Schedule 7 were applied to a taxable income equal to the taxpayer's average income and dividing the resultant amount by a number equal to the number of whole dollars in that average income.

    Division 2 - Notional rates in respect of certain trust income  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    This Division applies-


    (a) to a share of a non-resident beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate if-


    (i) the trustee of the trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of that share; and

    (ii) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies in relation to that share; and


    (b) to the net income or a part of the net income of a non-resident trust estate if-


    (i) the trustee of the trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of that net income or that part of that net income of the trust estate; and

    (ii) Division 16 of Part III of the Assessment Act applies in relation to that net income or that part of that net income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    The notional rate in respect of income to which this Division applies is the rate that would be calculated in accordance with Division 1 in respect of a taxable income equal to the income if that income were the taxable income of one individual and were not income in respect of which a trustee is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 or 99 of the Assessment Act.

    SCHEDULE 10 - RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY A TRUSTEE UNDER SECTION 98 OR 99 OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT  

    Subsection 12(6)


    PART I - RESIDENT BENEFICIARIES AND RESIDENT TRUST ESTATES  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    In the case of a trustee who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax-


    (a) under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate; or


    (b) under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or part of the net income of a resident trust estate, being the net income or part of the net income of the estate of a deceased person who died less than 3 years before the end of the year of income;

    the rate of tax in respect of that share of the net income or that net income or that part of that net income is the rate that would be payable under Part I of Schedule 7 if one individual were liable to be assessed and to pay tax on that income as his or her taxable income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    In the case of a trustee who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or part of the net income of a resident trust estate, other than income to which clause 1 applies, the rate of tax is the rate that would be payable under Part I of Schedule 7 in respect of a taxable income equal to that net income or that part of the net income if-


    (a) one individual were liable to be assessed and to pay tax on that income; and


    (b) the words "exceeds the tax-free threshold but" were omitted from item 1 of the table applicable to the year of income in Part I of Schedule 7.

    PART II - NON-RESIDENT BENEFICIARIES AND NON-RESIDENT TRUST ESTATES  

    In the case of a trustee who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax-

  • (a) under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a non-resident beneficiary of the net income of a trust estate; or
  • (b) under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or part of the net income of a non-resident trust estate,
  • the rate of tax in respect of that share of the net income or that net income or that part of that net income is the rate that would be payable under Part II of Schedule 7 if one individual were liable to be assessed and to pay tax on that income as his or her taxable income.


    SCHEDULE 10A - RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY AN AMIT TRUSTEE UNDER PARAGRAPH 276-105(2)(a) OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997  

    Note:

    See subsection 12(6A).


    In the case of a trustee who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under paragraph 276-105(2)(a) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 in respect of an amount mentioned in subsection 276-105(3) of that Act, the rate of tax in respect of that amount is the rate that would be payable under Part II of Schedule 7 if one individual were liable to be assessed and to pay tax on that amount as his or her taxable income.

    SCHEDULE 11 - RATES OF TAX PAYABLE ON ELIGIBLE TAXABLE INCOME  

    Subsections 13(1) and 15(1)


    PART I - RESIDENT TAXPAYERS  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    In the case of a resident taxpayer whose eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act exceeds $416 and whose taxable income does not consist of or include a special income component, the rates of tax in respect of that part (in this clause referred to as the relevant part ) of the taxable income of the taxpayer other than the eligible taxable income of the taxpayer are the rates that would be payable under Part I of Schedule 7 if the relevant part of that taxable income were the taxable income of the taxpayer.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    In the case of a resident taxpayer whose eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act exceeds $416 and whose taxable income does not consist of or include a special income component, the rate of tax in respect of the eligible taxable income of the taxpayer is 45%.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    For every $1 of the taxable income of a resident taxpayer-


    (a) whose eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act exceeds $416; and


    (b) whose taxable income consists of or includes a special income component;

    the rate of tax is the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A+B+C ,
      D  

    where-

    A is the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clauses 1 and 2 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income;

    B is 5 times the difference between-

  • (c) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 of Part I of Schedule 7 on a taxable income equal to the sum of-
  • (i) whichever of the following amounts is applicable:
  • (A) if Division 392 (Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 applies - the average income worked out under section 392-45 of that Act;
  • (B) if sub-subparagraph (A) does not apply - the reduced taxable income; and
  • (C) (Repealed by No 101 of 2006)
  • (ii) 20% of the part of the special income component other than the eligible part of the special income component; and
  • (d) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 of Part I of Schedule 7 on a taxable income equal to the average income worked out under section 392-45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 or reduced taxable income, as the case may be;
  • C is 45% of the eligible part of the special income component; and

    D is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income.

    In applying the formula, component B is to be worked out on the assumption that the whole of the taxable income is ordinary taxable income.

    PART II - NON-RESIDENT TAXPAYERS  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    In the case of a non-resident taxpayer who has an eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act and whose taxable income does not consist of or include a special income component, the rates of tax in respect of that part (in this clause referred to as the relevant part ) of the taxable income of the taxpayer other than the eligible taxable income of the taxpayer are the rates that would be payable under Part II of Schedule 7 if the relevant part of that taxable income were the taxable income of the taxpayer.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    In the case of a non-resident taxpayer who has an eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act and whose taxable income does not consist of or include a special income component, the rate of tax in respect of the eligible taxable income of the taxpayer is 45%.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    For every $1 of the taxable income of a non-resident taxpayer-


    (a) who has an eligible taxable income for the purposes of Division 6AA of Part III of the Assessment Act; and


    (b)whose taxable income consists of or includes a special income component;

    the rate of tax is the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula


      A+B+C ,
      D  

    where-

    A is the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clauses 1 and 2 on a taxable income equal to the reduced taxable income;

    B is 5 times the difference between-

  • (c) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 of Part II of Schedule 7 on a taxable income equal to the sum of-
  • (i) whichever of the following amounts is applicable:
  • (A) if Division 392 (Long-term averaging of primary producers' tax liability) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 applies - the average income worked out under section 392-45 of that Act;
  • (B) if sub-subparagraph (A) does not apply - the reduced taxable income; and
  • (C) (Repealed by No 101 of 2006)
  • (ii) 20% of the part of the special income component other than the eligible part of the special income component; and
  • (d) the amount of tax that would be payable by the taxpayer under clause 1 of Part II of Schedule 7 on a taxable income equal to the average income worked out under section 392-45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 or reduced taxable income, as the case may be;
  • C is 45% of the eligible part of the special income component; and

    D is the number of whole dollars in the taxable income.

    In applying the formula, component B is to be worked out on the assumption that the whole of the taxable income is ordinary taxable income.

    SCHEDULE 12 - RATES OF TAX PAYABLE BY A TRUSTEE UNDER SECTION 98 OF THE ASSESSMENT ACT WHERE DIVISION 6AA OF PART III OF THAT ACT APPLIES  

    Subsections 13(3) and (4) and 15(3)


    PART I - RESIDENT BENEFICIARIES  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    In the case of a trustee of a trust estate who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate where Division 6AA of Part III of that Act applies to a part (in this clause referred to as the eligible part ) of that share, the rates of tax in respect of the part (in this clause referred to as the relevant part ) of that share other than the eligible part of that share are the rates that would be payable under Part I of Schedule 7 in respect of a taxable income equal to the relevant part of that share if one individual were liable to be assessed and to pay tax on that income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    In the case of a trustee of a trust estate who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate where Division 6AA of Part III of that Act applies to a part of that share, the rate of tax in respect of that part of that share is 45%.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    (Repealed by No 168 of 1999)

    PART II - NON-RESIDENT BENEFICIARIES  

    SECTION 1.  

    1.    
    In the case of a trustee of a trust estate who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a non-resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate where Division 6AA of Part III of that Act applies to a part (in this clause referred to as the eligible part ) of that share, the rates of tax in respect of the part (in this clause referred to as the relevant part ) of that share other than the eligible part of that share are the rates that would be payable under Part II of Schedule 7 in respect of a taxable income equal to the relevant part of that share if one individual were liable to be assessed and to pay tax on that income.

    SECTION 2.  

    2.    
    In the case of a trustee of a trust estate who is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 98 of the Assessment Act in respect of a share of a non-resident beneficiary of the net income of the trust estate where Division 6AA of Part III of that Act applies to a part of that share, the rate of tax in respect of that part of that share is 45%.

    SECTION 3.  

    3.    
    (Repealed by No 168 of 1999)