A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

Schedules

Schedule 1 - Family Tax Benefit Rate Calculator  

Part 2 - Part A rate (Method 1)  

Division 5 - Maintenance income test  

Subdivision A - Maintenance income test  

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22   How to calculate an individual ' s maintenance income free area  
An individual ' s maintenance income free area is worked out using the following table. Work out which family situation in the table applies to the individual. The maintenance income free area is the corresponding amount in column 2 plus an additional corresponding amount in column 3 for each FTB child after the first, disregarding any child:

(a) for whom maintenance income is disregarded under paragraph (a) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 20; or

(b) in respect of whom neither the individual, nor the individual ' s partner, is entitled to apply for maintenance income.

Maintenance income free area (Part A-Method 1)
	Column 1 Individual ' s family situation	Column 2 Basic amount	Column 3 Additional amount
1	Not a member of a couple	$952.65	$317.55
2	Partnered (both the individual and the partner have an annualised amount of maintenance income)	$1,905.30	$317.55
3	Partnered (only one has an annualised amount of maintenance income)	$952.65	$317.55