Were you under 18 years old on 30 June 2017?
No |
Go to question A2 Part-year tax-free threshold 2017. |
Yes |
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As you were under 18 years old on 30 June 2017, you must complete this item or you may be taxed at a higher rate than necessary.
If you are in any of the categories below, you can use the low-income tax offset to reduce the tax payable on the income you see listed at step 2.
However, you cannot use this low-income tax offset to reduce tax payable on unearned income such as trust distributions, dividends, interest and rent.
Answering this question
Did any of the following categories apply to you?
On 30 June 2017 were you:
- working full time, or had worked full time for three months or more in 2016-17 (ignoring full-time work followed by full-time study), and you were intending to
- work full time for most or all of 2017-18, and
- not study full time in 2017-18
- entitled to a disability support pension or someone was entitled to a carer allowance to care for you
- permanently blind
- disabled and were likely to suffer from that disability permanently or for an extended period
- entitled to a double orphan pension, and you received little or no financial support from your relatives
- unable to work full time because of a permanent mental or physical disability, and you received little or no financial support from your relatives
- the main beneficiary of a special disability trust?
No |
Go to step 2. |
Yes |
Your income is taxed at normal rates. Go to step 1. |
Completing your tax return
Step 1
Write 0 at J item A1.
Print A in the Type box at the right of J item A1.
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Step 2
Add up any of the following income amounts which you have shown on your tax return:
- employment income
- taxable pensions or payments from Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs
- compensation, superannuation or pension fund benefits
- income from a deceased person's estate
- income from property transferred to you
- as a result of another's death or family breakdown, or
- to satisfy a claim for damages for an injury you suffered
- income from your own business
- income from a partnership in which you were an active partner
- net capital gains from the disposal of any of the property or investments referred to above
- income from investment of amounts referred to above.
Step 3
Add up all your deductions that relate to the income from step 2 (see Claiming deductions 2017). Take away the total of those deductions from the total income you worked out at step 2.
Step 4
Write the amount from step 3 at J item A1. This amount is taxed at normal rates.
Write 0 at J item A1 if:
- you do not have any of the income listed at step 2, or
- the amount from step 3 is $0 or less.
Step 5
Print M in the Type box at the right of J item A1.
Step 6
Did you receive any primary production income?
No |
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Yes |
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If the amount from step 4 included income from primary production you will need to provide additional information.
- On a separate sheet of paper print
- Schedule of additional information – Item A1
- your name, address, tax file number
- 'Excepted primary production income' and write the amount of primary production income that is included in the total at step 4
- 'Eligible primary production income' and write the amount of any primary production income that you have not included at item A1.
- Attach your schedule to page 3 of your tax return.
- Print X in the Yes box at Taxpayer's declaration question 2 on page 10 of your tax return.
Tax tips
If you received a distribution from a trust, read question 13 Partnerships and trusts 2017
Where to go next
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