Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 2 - LIABILITY RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION  

PART 2-5 - RULES ABOUT DEDUCTIBILITY OF PARTICULAR KINDS OF AMOUNTS  

Division 25 - Some amounts you can deduct  

Operative provisions  

SECTION 25-50   Payments of pensions, gratuities or retiring allowances  

25-50(1)    
You can deduct a payment of a pension, gratuity or retiring allowance that you make to:

(a) an employee; or

(b) a former employee; or

(c) a dependant of an employee or a former employee.

25-50(2)    
However, you can deduct it only to the extent that it is made in good faith in consideration of the past services of the employee, or former employee, in any ^* business that you carried on for the purpose of gaining or producing assessable income.

25-50(3)    
You cannot deduct a payment under this section if you can deduct it under any other provision of this Act.