myTax 2019 Income tests

How to complete the Income tests section of your return using myTax.

Last updated 25 June 2019

We use income tests to work out whether you:

can claim certain tax offsets and the amount you are entitled to receive
can receive some government benefits or concessions
are entitled to a rebate for your private health insurance
must pay tax
must pay Medicare levy surcharge
have a Higher Education Loan Program, Student Financial Supplement Scheme, Student Start-up Loan, ABSTUDY Student Start-up Loan or Trade Support Loan repayment liability.

We may also pass this information to other government agencies, such as Services Australia, to ensure you are receiving your correct entitlement to government benefits. It will also be used to correctly determine any child support payments.

Total reportable fringe benefit amounts

Information for employees who receive reportable fringe benefits from their employer.

Reportable employer superannuation contributions

How to complete the reportable employer superannuation contributions section in myTax.

Tax-free government pensions or benefits

What you need to include in the Tax-free government pensions or benefits section in myTax.

Target foreign income

Types of foreign income that you need to include in your tax return.

Net financial investment loss

How we calculate net loss from any financial investments you owned.

Net rental property loss

How we work out the net rental property loss from any rental property you owned.

Child support you paid

How to complete the Child support you paid section in myTax.

Number of dependent children

Work out if you maintained a dependent child and how to complete this section.

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