ATO Interpretative Decision

ATO ID 2002/156 (Withdrawn)

Superannuation

Superannuation, retirement & employment termination: Eligible termination payment (ETP) and ETP Rollover
FOI status: may be released

This ATO ID is withdrawn from the database because it contains a view in respect of sections 27A and 27D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. These sections do not apply for the 2007-08 income year and later income years. This ATO ID continues to be a precedential view in respect of decisions for income years up to, and including, the 2006-07 income year.

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Issue

Can the taxpayer's 'legal personal representative' roll over the taxpayer's benefit to an approved deposit fund (ADF) and is such a rollover an eligible termination payment (ETP)?

Decision

Yes. The taxpayer's legal personal representative is able to make the election under section 27D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA 1936) on behalf of the taxpayer and the payment to the ADF would be an ETP under paragraph 27A(1)(b) of the ITAA 1936.

Reasons for Decision

When a member of a superannuation fund is under a legal disability, the member's 'legal personal representative' (as defined in section 10 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 has the legal authority to act on the member's behalf.

Assuming the legal personal representative wishes to roll over the taxpayer's benefits to an ADF, it is necessary, first, for the taxpayer to make an election under section 27D of the ITAA 1936. The section allows a taxpayer to elect to treat a qualifying termination payment as a rollover. Paragraphs 27A(12)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the ITAA 1936 determine what constitutes a 'qualifying eligible termination payment'. The payment rolled over to the ADF will be an ETP under paragraph 27A(1)(c) of the ITAA 1936.

Date of decision: 27 July 1998

Legislative References:
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
section 10

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
   subsection 27A(1)
   paragraph 27A(1)(b)
   paragraph 27A(1)(c)
   paragraph 27A(12)(a)
   paragraph 27A(12)(b)
   paragraph 27A(12)(c)
   paragraph 27A(12)(d)
   subsection 27D(1)
   paragraph 27A(12)(c)

Other References:
Previously released as CDS10142

Keywords
Eligible termination payments
ETP rollover

Business Line: Superannuation

Date of publication: 8 February 2002

ISSN: 1445-2782

history

	Date:	Version:
	27 July 1998	Original statement
You are here	14 December 2007	Archived

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