Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 2 - LIABILITY RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION  

PART 2-40 - RULES AFFECTING EMPLOYEES AND OTHER TAXPAYERS RECEIVING PAYG WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS  

Division 82 - Employment termination payments  

Subdivision 82-A - Employment termination payments: life benefits  

Guide to Subdivision 82-A

SECTION 82-5  

82-5   What this Subdivision is about  


If you receive a life benefit termination payment, part of the payment may be tax free (the tax free component).

You are entitled to a tax offset on the remaining part of the payment (the taxable component), subject to limitations.

The extent of your entitlement to the offset depends on your age in the year you receive the offset, on the total amount of payments you receive in the same year, and on the total amount of payments you receive in consequence of the same employment termination.


TABLE OF SECTIONS
TABLE OF SECTIONS
Operative provisions
82-10 Taxation of life benefit termination payments


 

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