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1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020

2019–20 Low income superannuation tax offset report.

Last updated 4 September 2023

Report from the Commissioner of Taxation under subsection 12(G)(2) of the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 and related regulations on the working of the Act during the period:

The number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement with an adjusted taxable income

2,534,137

The number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement with an estimated adjusted taxable income

272,589

The total number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement

2,806,726

 

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an adjusted taxable income

$674,303,000

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an estimated adjusted taxable income

$37,527,000

The total amount of LISTO entitlements made

$711,830,000

 

The total amount of LISTO entitlements recovered

$10,121,000

Notes:

  1. A determination of entitlement occurs once both an individual’s eligibility and the amount of their entitlement have been established.
  2. Each beneficiary is only counted once regardless of the number of entitlements received for the financial year.
  3. The total amount recovered includes all amounts overpaid as a result of a subsequent amendment to an individual’s income tax assessment or a change to the superannuation contributions reported for that individual.
  4. Both the total amount of low income superannuation tax offset entitlements determined and the total amount recovered are rounded up to the next whole $1,000

The number of beneficiaries with an adjusted taxable income, or estimated adjusted taxable Income, in each of the following ranges

Adjusted Taxable Income Range

LISTO Beneficiaries relating to 2017–18

LISTO Beneficiaries relating to 2018–19

Total LISTO Beneficiaries determined in 2019–20

Under $0

37

346

383

$0 to $999

348,029

17,919

365,948

$1,000 to $1,999

2,628

13,347

15,975

$2,000 to $2,999

3,037

16,522

19,559

$3,000 to $3,999

3,276

19,417

22,693

$4,000 to $4,999

3,494

22,726

26,220

$5,000 to $5,999

3,713

25,564

29,277

$6,000 to $6,999

3,880

27,448

31,328

$7,000 to $7,999

3,865

30,775

34,640

$8,000 to $8,999

4,126

33,520

37,646

$9,000 to $9,999

4,173

36,353

40,526

$10,000 to $10,999

4,108

39,361

43,469

$11,000 to $11,999

3,957

41,876

45,833

$12,000 to $12,999

4,083

45,374

49,457

$13,000 to $13,999

3,994

48,805

52,799

$14,000 to $14,999

3,917

52,038

55,955

$15,000 to $15,999

4,096

55,513

59,609

$16,000 to $16,999

3,998

60,229

64,227

$17,000 to $17,999

4,059

65,313

69,372

$18,000 to $18,999

4,313

70,318

74,631

$19,000 to $19,999

4,370

73,179

77,549

$20,000 to $20,999

5,648

80,019

85,667

$21,000 to $21,999

4,187

91,417

95,604

$22,000 to $22,999

4,010

84,857

88,867

$23,000 to $23,999

3,977

83,394

87,371

$24,000 to $24,999

3,991

84,953

88,944

$25,000 to $25,999

4,029

86,383

90,412

$26,000 to $26,999

3,818

86,802

90,620

$27,000 to $27,999

3,845

87,418

91,263

$28,000 to $28,999

3,926

88,130

92,056

$29,000 to $29,999

3,807

89,195

93,002

$30,000 to $30,999

3,853

89,895

93,748

$31,000 to $31,999

3,801

90,608

94,409

$32,000 to $32,999

3,905

91,836

95,741

$33,000 to $33,999

3,912

92,125

96,037

$34,000 to $34,999

4,057

93,991

98,048

$35,000 to $35,999

4,445

94,959

99,404

$36,000 to $37,000

5,629

102,808

108,437

Total

491,993

2,314,733

2,806,726

Notes:

  1. The high volume of beneficiaries with an adjusted taxable income of between $0-$999 relates to the ATO's processing of non-lodger low income superannuation tax offset entitlements for prior years.

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