Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
SECTION 52-114 How much of a payment under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act is exempt? 52-114(1)
The table in this section tells you about the income tax treatment of payments under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 . References in the table to provisions are to provisions of that Act.
52-114(2)
Expressions used in this Subdivision that are also used in the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 have the same meanings as in that Act.
52-114(3)
Ordinary payment means a payment other than a payment made because of a person ' s death.
Income tax treatment of Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act payments | |||
Item | Category of payment and provision under which it is paid | Ordinary payment | Payment because of a person ' s death |
1 | Alterations to aids and appliances relating to rehabilitation (section 57) | Exempt | Not applicable |
2 | Compensation for journey and accommodation costs (sections 47, 290, 291 and 297 and subsection 328(4)) | Exempt | Not applicable |
3 | Compensation for permanent impairment (sections 68, 71, 75 and 80) | Exempt | Exempt |
4 | Compensation for financial advice or legal advice (sections 81, 205 and 239) | Exempt | Not applicable |
5 | Compensation for incapacity for Permanent Forces member or continuous full-time Reservist (section 85) | See section 51-32 | Exempt |
6 | Compensation for incapacity for part-time Reservists (section 86) | See section 51-33 | Exempt |
7 | Compensation by way of Special Rate Disability Pension (section 200) | Exempt | Not applicable |
8 | Compensation under the Motor Vehicle Compensation Scheme (section 212) | Exempt | Not applicable |
9 | Compensation for household services and attendant care services (sections 214 and 217) | Exempt | Not applicable |
10 | MRCA supplement (sections 221, 245 and 300) | Exempt | Not applicable |
11 | Compensation for loss or damage to medical aids (section 226) | Exempt | Not applicable |
12 | Compensation for a wholly dependent partner for a member ' s death (section 233) | Not applicable | Exempt |
13 | Continuing permanent impairment and incapacity etc. compensation for a wholly dependent partner (subparagraphs 242(1)(a)(i) and (iii)) | Not applicable | Exempt |
14 | Compensation for eligible young persons who were dependent on deceased member (section 253) | Not applicable | Exempt |
15 | Continuing permanent impairment and incapacity etc. compensation for eligible young persons (subparagraphs 255(1)(c)(i) and (iii)) | Not applicable | Exempt |
16 | Education and training, or a payment, under the education scheme for certain eligible young persons (section 258) | Exempt if:
(a) provided for or made to a person under 16; or (b) a clean energy payment |
Exempt |
16A | (Repealed by No 96 of 2014) | ||
17 | Compensation for other persons who were dependent on deceased member (section 262) | Not applicable | Exempt |
18 | Compensation for cost of a funeral (section 266) | Not applicable | Exempt |
19 | Compensation for treatment costs (sections 288A, 288B and 288C) | Exempt | Not applicable |
20 | (Repealed by No 81 of 2009) | ||
21 | Special assistance (section 424) | Exempt | Exempt |
22 | Clean energy payment (sections 83A, 209A and 238A) | Exempt | Not applicable |
Note:
The supplementary amount of a payment covered by item 16 of the table made to a person aged 16 or over is also exempt from income tax (see section 52-140 ).
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