Show at R3 all employer contributions received that were for a member who has not quoted a TFN, unless an exception applies under subsection 295-610(2) of the ITAA 1997. If zero write zero.
The fund will be liable for an additional tax at a rate of 31.5% on these contributions for complying superannuation funds and 1.5% for non-complying superannuation funds. The effect of the additional tax is that the no-TFN quoted contribution is subject to an overall tax rate of 46.5%.This additional tax must be paid regardless of any tax offsets and amounts the fund may have transferred under R6.
See Example 5 for an illustration of how this additional tax must be applied.
R3 is used to determine R Assessable contributions.
Show additional tax payable as a result of a member not providing a TFN at JTax on no-TFN quoted contributions item 12 and include it at B Gross tax item 12.
If a member subsequently quotes their TFN, a tax offset can be claimed at E2 No-TFN tax offset, but only for the additional tax paid on no-TFN quoted contributions (31.5% for complying superannuation funds and 1.5% for non-complying superannuation funds) in one of the most recent three income years. See instructions at E2 for details.