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1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021

2020–21 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

2,402,270

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

258,589

The total number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement

2,660,859

 

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an adjusted taxable income

$634,524,000

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

$35,206,000

The total amount of LISTO entitlements made

$669,730,000

 

The total amount of LISTO entitlements recovered

$13,075,000

Notes:

This report includes entitlements determined during the 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 financial year.

  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

LISTO Beneficiaries relating to 2019–20

Total LISTO Beneficiaries determined in 2020–21

Under $0

12

29

425

466

$0 to $999

1,102

321,992

20,767

343,861

$1,000 to $1,999

113

2,119

12,841

15,073

$2,000 to $2,999

98

2,369

15,157

17,624

$3,000 to $3,999

119

2,629

16,972

19,720

$4,000 to $4,999

122

2,713

19,049

21,884

$5,000 to $5,999

135

3,026

21,457

24,618

$6,000 to $6,999

132

2,965

23,575

26,672

$7,000 to $7,999

135

2,966

26,303

29,404

$8,000 to $8,999

142

3,016

28,465

31,623

$9,000 to $9,999

152

3,016

30,713

33,881

$10,000 to $10,999

160

3,036

33,086

36,282

$11,000 to $11,999

151

2,946

35,655

38,752

$12,000 to $12,999

194

2,818

38,667

41,679

$13,000 to $13,999

163

2,742

42,474

45,379

$14,000 to $14,999

197

2,609

44,842

47,648

$15,000 to $15,999

220

2,740

48,030

50,990

$16,000 to $16,999

206

2,677

51,431

54,314

$17,000 to $17,999

231

2,760

55,835

58,826

$18,000 to $18,999

231

2,876

61,082

64,189

$19,000 to $19,999

251

2,820

65,619

68,690

$20,000 to $20,999

376

3,163

72,303

75,842

$21,000 to $21,999

269

3,528

84,536

88,333

$22,000 to $22,999

269

2,892

80,869

84,030

$23,000 to $23,999

242

2,774

80,924

83,940

$24,000 to $24,999

234

2,764

82,962

85,960

$25,000 to $25,999

245

2,732

85,698

88,675

$26,000 to $26,999

263

2,537

87,892

90,692

$27,000 to $27,999

266

2,694

89,528

92,488

$28,000 to $28,999

288

2,620

90,811

93,719

$29,000 to $29,999

265

2,644

92,920

95,829

$30,000 to $30,999

262

2,741

93,379

96,382

$31,000 to $31,999

292

2,685

94,697

97,674

$32,000 to $32,999

292

2,754

96,085

99,131

$33,000 to $33,999

329

2,733

97,104

100,166

$34,000 to $34,999

415

2,927

98,196

101,539

$35,000 to $35,999

481

3,205

99,851

103,537

$36,000 to $37,000

726

4,035

106,586

111,347

Total

9,780

424,292

2,226,784

2,660,859

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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