Income Tax Assessment (1997 Act) Regulations 2021

CHAPTER 3 - SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES  

PART 3-30 - SUPERANNUATION  

Division 294 - Transfer balance cap  

Subdivision 294-B - Transfer balance account  

SECTION 294-25.02   CREDIT IN TRANSFER BALANCE ACCOUNT - COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN CAPPED DEFINED BENEFIT INCOME STREAMS  

294-25.02(1)    
For the purposes of item 5 of the table in subsection 294-25(1) of the Act, a transfer balance credit arises under this section in your transfer balance account if:

(a)    you receive a superannuation lump sum because a capped defined benefit income stream (the commuted stream ) covered by any of items 1 to 7 of the table in subsection 294-130(1) of the Act is commuted, in full or in part, on or after 1 July 2017; and

(b)    the superannuation lump sum is transferred directly to the purchase of a superannuation income stream (the commenced stream ) that is covered by an item of the following table and is in the retirement phase.


Covered superannuation income stream
Item Topic A superannuation income stream is covered if:
1 Life expectancy pension it is a pension for the purposes of the SIS Act that is provided under rules that meet the standards of subregulation 1.06(7) of the SIS Regulations
2 Life expectancy annuity it is an annuity for the purposes of the SIS Act that is provided under a contract that meets the standards of subregulation 1.05(9) of the SIS Regulations
3 Market linked pension it is a pension for the purposes of the SIS Act that is provided under rules that meet the standards of subregulation 1.06(8) of the SIS Regulations
4 Market linked annuity it is an annuity for the purposes of the SIS Act that is provided under a contract that meets the standards of subregulation 1.05(10) of the SIS Regulations
5 Market linked pension (RSA) it is a pension for the purposes of the RSA Act that is provided under terms and conditions that meet the standards of subregulation 1.07(3A) of the RSA Regulations


294-25.02(2)    
The amount of the credit is the value worked out under item 2 of the table in subsection 294-25(1) of the Act for the commenced stream as if that item applied to the commenced stream.

294-25.02(3)    
The credit arises immediately after the transfer balance debit arises in relation to the commutation under subsection 294-80.02A(3) of this instrument.

294-25.02(4)    
For the purposes of subsection 294-25(3) of the Act, item 2 of the table in subsection 294-25(1) of the Act does not apply to superannuation income streams that are purchased in circumstances resulting in transfer balance credits arising under this section.


 

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