A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge - Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

PART 3 - AMOUNT OF SURCHARGE PAYABLE  

Division 4 - Amount of surcharge for married person  

SECTION 16   AMOUNT OF SURCHARGE IF THIS DIVISION APPLIES FOR PART OF THE YEAR  
When this section applies

16(1)    
The amount of surcharge payable on a person ' s reportable fringe benefits total for a year of income includes the amount worked out using the formula in subsection (4) if:

(a)    this Division applies to the person for only part of the year of income; and

(b)    either subsection (2) or (3) applies to the person.

Person married for whole year of income

16(2)    
This subsection applies to the person if:

(a)    the person is married for the whole of the year of income; and

(b)    

the sum of the person ' s income for surcharge purposes, and the person ' s spouse ' s income for surcharge purposes, for the year of income exceeds the person ' s family tier 1 threshold for the year of income; and

(c)    

the person ' s income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds $26,000.

Person married for part of the year of income

16(3)    
This subsection applies to the person if:

(a)    the person is married for only part of the year of income; and

(b)    

the person ' s income for surcharge purposes for the year of income exceeds the person ' s family tier 1 threshold for the year of income.

Amount of surcharge

16(4)    
The amount of surcharge payable on the person ' s reportable fringe benefits total for the year of income includes the amount worked out using the formula:


  (1% of the person ' s reportable
fringe benefits total for the
year of income)
× Number of applicable days
Number of days in the
year of income
 

where:

number of applicable days
is the number of days in the year of income for which this Division applies to the person.


16(4A)    


Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (4) by 0.25 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 2 earner for the year of income.

16(4B)    


Increase the amount of the percentage mentioned in subsection (4) by 0.5 of a percentage point if the person is a tier 3 earner for the year of income.

Special rule if person ' s spouse is a presently entitled beneficiary in a trust estate

16(5)    


In working out whether subsection (2) applies to a person whose spouse is a beneficiary presently entitled to a share in the net income of a trust estate in respect of which the trustee is liable to be assessed under section 98 of the Assessment Act, assume that:

(a)    

the spouse ' s income for surcharge purposes included that share; and

(b)    subsection 271-105(1) in Schedule 2F to that Act did not apply in working out the net income of the trust estate.





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