PART 2
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GOVERNMENT CO-CONTRIBUTION IN RESPECT OF LOW INCOME EARNERS
Division 1
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Government co-contribution
SECTION 6
PERSON IN RESPECT OF WHOM GOVERNMENT CO-CONTRIBUTION PAYABLE
6(1)
A Government co-contribution is payable under this Act in respect of a person for an income year of the person if:
(a)
the person makes one or more eligible personal superannuation contributions during the income year; and
(b)
10% or more of the person
'
s total income for the income year is attributable to either or both of the following:
(i)
the person engaging in activities covered under subsection (2);
(ii)
the person carrying on a business (within the meaning of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
); and
(c)
the person
'
s total income for the income year is less than the higher income threshold; and
(d)
an income tax return for the person for the income year is lodged; and
(da)
the person
'
s non-concessional contributions for the financial year corresponding to the income year do not exceed the person
'
s non-concessional contributions cap for the financial year; and
(db)
immediately before the start of that financial year, the person
'
s total superannuation balance is less than the general transfer balance cap for that financial year; and
(e)
the person is less than 71 years old at the end of the income year; and
(f)
the person:
(i)
is not the holder of a temporary visa under the
Migration Act 1958
at any time in the income year; or
(ii)
at all times when he or she holds such a temporary visa during the income year, is a New Zealand citizen or the holder of a visa prescribed for the purposes of subsection
20AA(2)
of the
Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
.
History
S 6(1) amended by No 81 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 3 item 7, by inserting para (da) and (db), effective 1 January 2017 and applicable in relation to the financial year starting on 1 July 2017 and later financial years.
S 6(1) amended by No 27 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 2 item 58, by substituting para (f), applicable in relation to:
(a) the 2009-10 income year; and
(b) later income years.
Para (f) formerly read:
(f)
the person does not hold an eligible temporary resident visa at any time during the income year.
S 6(1) amended by No 9 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 6 item 1, by substituting para (b), applicable in relation to income years starting on or after 1 July 2007. Para (b) formerly read:
(b)
10% or more of the person
'
s total income for the income year is attributable to eligible employment of the person; an
S 6(1) amended by No 92 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 4, by substituting para (b), applicable to determinations as to whether a Government co-contribution is payable in respect of a person for the 2003-2004 income year and for subsequent income years. Para (b) formerly read:
(b)
the person has employer-supported superannuation for the income year; and
6(2)
A person engages in activities covered under this subsection if:
(a)
the person engages in any of these activities in the income year in which the person makes the contribution:
(i)
holding an office or appointment;
(ii)
performing functions or duties;
(iii)
engaging in work;
(iv)
doing acts or things; and
(b)
the activities result in the person being treated as an employee for the purposes of the
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
(assuming that subsection
12(11)
of that Act had not been enacted).
History
S 6(2) substituted by No 9 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 6 item 2, applicable in relation to income years starting on or after 1 July 2007. S 6(2) formerly read:
6(2)
In this section:
eligible employment
has the same meaning as in Subdivision
AB
of Division
3
of Part
III
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
.
S 6(2) substituted by No 92 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 5, applicable to determinations as to whether a Government co-contribution is payable in respect of a person for the 2003-2004 income year and for subsequent income years. S 6(2) formerly read:
6(2)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the person
has employer-supported superannuation
for the income year if the person is not an eligible person in relation to the income year for the purposes of Subdivision
AB
of Division
3
of Part
III
of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
.
6(3)
(Repealed by No 118 of 2013)
History
S 6(3) repealed by No 118 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 27, effective 29 June 2013. S 6(3) formerly read:
6(3)
In working out the person
'
s total income (or 10
%
of that income) for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) of this section, disregard any excess concessional contributions (within the meaning of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997)
included in the person
'
s assessable income under paragraph
292-467(2)(a)
of that Act for the financial year corresponding to the income year.
S 6(3) inserted by No 75 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 4 item 11, applicable in relation to excess concessional contributions for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2011 and later financial years.