Section 52Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)

‑1  What this Division is about

Certain payments made under various Acts are wholly or partly exempt from income tax. This Division tells you if a payment is exempt and how much is exempt.

Table of Subdivisions

52‑A Exempt payments under the Social Security Act 1991

52‑B Exempt payments under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

52‑C Exempt payments made because of the Veterans’ Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986

52‑CA Exempt payments under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

52‑CB Exempt payments under the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006

52‑CC Exempt payments under the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019

52‑E Exempt payments under the ABSTUDY scheme

52‑F Exemption of Commonwealth education or training payments

52‑G Exempt payments under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

52‑H Other exempt payments

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