Tax and Structures
Individual taxation
Rebates
The gross tax payable may also be reduced by certain tax credits (also known as rebates), such as:
- low income tax offset
- low and middle income tax offset
- pension and annuity tax offset
- senior and pensioner tax offset
- dividend franking credits
- foreign tax credits.
The low income tax offset and low and middle income tax offset are briefly described below.
Eligibility for the low income tax offset (LITO) depends upon the level of taxable income. The maximum tax offset of $700 will apply if taxable income is $37,500 or less. This amount is reduced by 5 cents for each dollar between taxable incomes of $37,500 and $45,000, and then reduced by 1.5 cents for each dollar of taxable incomes between $45,001 and $66,667. The offset cuts out once taxable income exceeds $66,667.
Eligibility for the low and middle income tax offset (LMITO) also depends upon the level of taxable income. These thresholds apply for the financial years from 2018/2019 through to 2020/2021 years.
Rates for the Low & Middle Income Tax Offset are as follows:
|
Taxable income |
Maximum size of tax offset |
|
$0-$37,000 |
$255 |
|
$37,001-$48,000 |
$255 plus 7.5% of the amount in excess of $37,000, up to a maximum total of $1,080 |
|
$48,001-$90,000 |
$1,080 |
|
$90,001-$126,000 |
$1,080 minus 3% of the amount in excess of $90,000 |
Entitlement to the LMITO ceases once your taxable income exceeds $126,000.
To recap on our example of Fred, we’ve calculated Fred’s assessable income and his ultimate tax payable in the table opposite.
