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Taxation Determination

TD 95/40

Income tax: is the premium payable on a trauma insurance policy, sold with a life assurance policy rider, assessable income of a life assurance company?

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FOI status:

may be releasedFOI number: I 1014453

This Determination, to the extent that it is capable of being a 'public ruling' in terms of Part IVAAA of the Taxation Administration Act 1953, is a public ruling for the purposes of that Part . Taxation Ruling TR 92/1 explains when a Determination is a public ruling and how it is binding on the Commissioner. Unless otherwise stated, this Determination applies to years commencing both before and after its date of issue. However, this Determination does not apply to taxpayers to the extent that it conflicts with the terms of a settlement of a dispute agreed to before the date of issue of the Determination (see paragraphs 21 and 22 of Taxation Ruling TR 92/20).

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1. Yes. The premium payable on the trauma insurance policy sold by a life assurance company constitutes assessable income of the life company. As a trauma insurance policy is an accident and disability policy (see Taxation Determination TD 95/39), the decision in National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd. v. FC of T (1959) 102 CLR 29 applies to treat the premiums as assessable income of the company.

2. The premium payable by the insured for the trauma insurance cover can, in all circumstances, be separately calculated from the premium payable for the life assurance cover.

3. If it were the case that the premium for the trauma insurance and the premium for the life assurance could not be separately calculated, then the whole of the premium is assessable income of the life company: see National Mutual case supra per Windeyer J at 50.

Note: the Addendum to this Determination that issued on 18 August 1999 applies in relation to the 1997-98 or a later income year.

Commissioner of Taxation
9 August 1995

Previously issued as Draft TD 94/D50

References

ATO references:
NO Insurance Industry Cell; NAT 95/5952-3

ISSN 1038 - 8982

Related Rulings/Determinations:

TD 95/39
TD 95/41
TD 95/42
TD 95/43

Subject References:
accident and disability insurance policies
life assurance companies
trauma insurance policies

Legislative References:
ITAA 1997 6-5

Case References:
National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v. FC of T
(1959) 102 CLR 29

TD 95/40 history
  Date: Version: Change:
  9 August 1995 Original ruling  
You are here 18 August 1999 Consolidated ruling Addendum

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