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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 405.50

Working out your average taxable professional income

It is generally a 4-year average

             (1)  Work out your average taxable professional income for the * current year by:

                     (a)  adding up your * taxable professional income for each of the last 4 income years before the current year; and

                     (b)  dividing the total by 4.

Phasing-in arrangements for new professionals

             (2)  However, if the * current year is less than 4 income years after * professional year 1, work out your average taxable professional income using the table in subsection (5).

             (3)  Professional year 1 is the first income year:

                     (a)  during which you were an Australian resident (for all or part of the income year); and

                     (b)  for which your * taxable professional income was more than $2,500.

             (4)  Professional year 2 , professional year 3 and professional year 4 are respectively the next 3 income years after * professional year 1.

             (5)  The table is as follows:

 

Average taxable professional income during phase-in period






Item





Current year

Average taxable professional income if you were an Australian resident for all or part of the income year immediately before professional year 1

Average taxable professional income if you were a foreign resident for any of the income year immediately before professional year 1

1

Professional year 1

Nil

Your * taxable professional income for *professional year 1

2

Professional year 2

1 /3 of your *taxable professional income for *professional year 1

Your * taxable professional income for *professional year 1

3

Professional year 3

1 /4 of the sum of your *taxable professional income for each of * professional years 1 and 2

1 /2 of the sum of your *taxable professional income for each of * professional years 1 and 2

4

Professional year 4

1 /4 of the sum of your *taxable professional income for each of * professional years 1, 2 and 3

1 /3 of the sum of your *taxable professional income for each of * professional years 1, 2 and 3

Note:          If you were a foreign resident for any part of the income year immediately before professional year 1, the effect of item 1 of the table is that your taxable income for professional year 1 will not include above-average special professional income.


 

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