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TREASURY LAWS AMENDMENT (FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE SUPERANNUATION) ACT 2016 (NO. 81, 2016) - SCHEDULE 8

Innovative income streams and integrity

Part 1 -- Amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

1  Paragraph 295-385(3)(a)

Omit " * superannuation income stream benefits that are payable by the fund at that time", substitute " * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund at that time".

2  Paragraph 295-385(4)(a)

Omit "that are payable by the fund at that time", substitute "that are * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund at that time".

3  Subsection 295-385(5)

Omit " * superannuation income stream benefits payable by the fund", substitute " * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund".

4  At the end of section 295-385

Add:

             (7)  Also, * disregarded small fund assets are not segregated current pension assets.

5  After section 295-385

Insert:

295-387   Disregarded small fund assets

             (1)  The assets of a * complying superannuation fund are disregarded small fund assets at all times in an income year if the fund is covered by subsection (2) for the income year.

             (2)  A * complying superannuation fund is covered by this subsection for an income year if:

                     (a)  any of these requirements are satisfied:

                              (i)  the fund is a * self managed superannuation fund at a time during the income year;

                             (ii)  there are less than 5 * members of the fund at a time during the income year; and

                     (b)  at a time during the income year, there is at least one * superannuation interest in the fund that is in the * retirement phase; and

                     (c)  just before the start of the income year:

                              (i)  a person has a * total superannuation balance that exceeds $1.6 million; and

                             (ii)  the person is the * retirement phase recipient of a * superannuation income stream (whether or not the fund is the * superannuation income stream provider for the superannuation income stream); and

                     (d)  at a time during the income year, the person has a superannuation interest in the fund (whether or not the superannuation interest is the superannuation interest mentioned in paragraph (b)).

6  Subsection 295-390(3) (definition of average value of current pension liabilities )

Omit " * superannuation income stream benefits that are payable by the fund in that year", substitute " * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund at any time in that year".

7  Subsection 295-390(7)

Omit " * superannuation income stream benefits payable at those times", substitute " * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund at those times".

8  Subsection 295-395(2)

Omit " * superannuation income stream benefits payable by the fund at that time", substitute " * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund at that time".

9  At the end of section 295-395

Add:

             (3)  However, * disregarded small fund assets are not segregated non-current assets.

10  Section 295-405

Repeal the section, substitute:

295-405   Other exempt income

                   The * ordinary income or * statutory income of an entity is exempt from income tax as set out in this table.

Note:          For an explanation of the acronyms used, see section 295-35.

 

Exempt income

Item

For this entity:

This is exempt:

1

CSF

N-CSF

CADF

N-CADF

A grant of financial assistance under Part 23 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

2

* RSA provider

Amount credited to the * RSA where a * superannuation income stream covered by section 295-407 was paid from the RSA for all of the period in the income year that the RSA existed

3

* RSA provider

Part of an amount credited to the * RSA (worked out under section 295-410) where a * superannuation income stream covered by section 295-407 was paid from the RSA for part of the period in the income year that the RSA existed

295-407   Covered superannuation income streams--RSAs

                   A * superannuation income stream is covered by this section if:

                     (a)  it is a pension (within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 ); and

                     (b)  it is in the * retirement phase.

11  Paragraph 295-410(a)

Omit "pension (within the meaning of the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 )", substitute "pension covered by section 295-407".

12  Section 307-65

Before "A" insert "(1)".

13  At the end of section 307-65

Add:

             (2)  Treat a lump sum payment arising from a partial commutation of a * superannuation income stream as a superannuation lump sum for the purposes of this Act (other than Subdivision 295-F).

14  Paragraph 307-125(3)(c)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (c)  despite paragraphs (a) and (b), if the superannuation benefit arises from the commutation of a superannuation income stream:

                              (i)  if subparagraph (ii) does not apply--when the relevant superannuation income stream commenced; or

                             (ii)  if the superannuation income stream is a * deferred superannuation income stream that had not commenced before the time the commutation happened--just before the time the commutation happened;

15  Paragraph 320-137(3)(d)

After " * annuity", insert "covered by subsection (3A)".

16  Paragraph 320-137(3)(e)

After "an annuity", insert "covered by subsection (3A)".

17  Paragraph 320-137(3)(e) (formula)

After " * annuity", insert "covered by subsection (3A)".

18  After subsection 320-137(3)

Insert:

          (3A)  An * annuity is covered by this subsection if it is a * superannuation income stream that is in the * retirement phase.

19  Subsection 320-185(4)

Omit "and subsection 320-180(3)", substitute "and subsections 320-180(3) and 320-250(1A)".

20  Paragraph 320-246(1)(a)

Omit "that are currently payable by the fund", substitute "that are currently * RP superannuation income stream benefits of the fund".

21  Subparagraph 320-246(1)(b)(i)

Omit "that are currently payable by complying superannuation funds", substitute "that are currently * RP superannuation income stream benefits of complying superannuation funds".

22  Subparagraph 320-246(1)(e)(ii)

After "is a * superannuation income stream", insert "that is in the * retirement phase".

23  After paragraph 320-246(1)(e)

Insert:

                    (ea)  that provides for an * annuity that:

                              (i)  is not an * immediate annuity; and

                             (ii)  is a superannuation income stream that is in the retirement phase; or

24  Paragraph 320-247(1)(a)

Omit "that are currently payable by a * complying superannuation fund", substitute "that are currently * RP superannuation income stream benefits of a * complying superannuation fund".

25  Paragraph 320-247(2)(a)

Omit "that are currently payable by complying superannuation funds", substitute "that are currently * RP superannuation income stream benefits of * complying superannuation funds".

26  Before subsection 320-250(1)

Insert:

          (1A)  If:

                     (a)  a * life insurance policy issued by a * life insurance company becomes a policy referred to in subsection 320-190(1); and

                     (b)  immediately before the policy became a policy referred to in subsection 320-190(1), the policy was an * exempt life insurance policy;

the company can transfer from its * segregated exempt assets, to a * complying superannuation asset pool, assets of any kind whose total * transfer value does not exceed the company's liabilities in respect of the policy.

27  Paragraph 320-255(1)(a)

Omit "320-250(1) or (2)", substitute "320-250(1A), (1) or (2)".

Part 2 -- Application

28  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to the 2017-18 income year and later income years.



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