Private ruling: Deductible amount in respect of your foreign pension
Date of advice: 8 August 2018
Published: September 2018

Ruling: Q1: Are you entitled to a deductible amount in respect of your foreign pension? | A1: Yes.

Relevant facts and circumstances: You are resident of Australia for income tax purposes The residual capital value of the pension is nil. Your pension is paid on a monthly basis. Assumptions No assumptions have been used in this ruling as it is given on the basis of the facts and circumstances stated above.

Relevant legislative provisions: Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Section 27H | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Subsection 27H(2) Other references: | Taxation Determination TD 2006/17 | Taxation Determination TD 2006/54

Reasons for decision: Summary: The part of your annual pension or annuity income which represents a return to you of your personal contributions is free from tax. The tax-free portion is called the deductible amount. It is calculated by dividing the UPP of your pension by either the term of the pension (if fixed), or a life expectancy factor - that applies to you or your spouse if they have a greater life expectancy - according to life expectancy statistics. The Australian life tables are published by the Australian Government Actuary, and the life expectancy is taken from when the pension first became payable. The annual deductible amount is calculated using the following formula: A (B – C) D A = relevant share of the pension payable to you (if all the pension is payable to you then A = 1) B = is the amount of the UPP of the pension C = is the residual capital value (if any) D = is the relevant number | Detailed Reasoning - Relevant facts and circumstances: You are resident of Australia for income tax purposes The residual capital value of the pension is nil. Your pension is paid on a monthly basis. | Detailed Reasoning - Assumptions: No assumptions have been used in this ruling as it is given on the basis of the facts and circumstances stated above. | Detailed Reasoning - Relevant legislative provisions: Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Section 27H Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Subsection 27H(2) | Detailed Reasoning - Other references:: Taxation Determination TD 2006/17 Taxation Determination TD 2006/54