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TAX AND SUPERANNUATION LAWS AMENDMENT (2014 MEASURES NO. 7) ACT 2015 (NO. 21, 2015) - SCHEDULE 4

Providing certainty for superannuation fund mergers

Part 1 -- Main amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

1  After section 306-10

Insert:

306-12   Involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit

                   A * roll-over superannuation benefit is an involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit if it is:

                     (a)  a payment transferring a * superannuation interest of:

                              (i)  a member of a * superannuation fund; or

                             (ii)  a depositor with an * approved deposit fund; or

                            (iii)  a holder of an * RSA;

                            to a * successor fund (other than a * self managed superannuation fund) without the consent of the member, depositor or holder; or

                     (b)  a payment transferring an * accrued default amount of a member (within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 ) of a * complying superannuation fund to another complying superannuation fund:

                              (i)  as a result of an election under paragraph 29SAA(1)(b) of that Act; or

                             (ii)  under section 388 of that Act;

                            if:

                            (iii)  that member becomes a member (within the meaning of that Act) of the other fund immediately after the transfer; and

                            (iv)  the transfer happens during the period beginning on 1 July 2015 and ending on 1 July 2017; or

                     (c)  a payment of consideration for the issue to a person of a beneficial interest in an eligible rollover fund (within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 ) in accordance with an application on behalf of that person under section 243 of that Act.

2  At the end of subsection 307-125(3)

Add:

                   ; (d)  despite paragraphs (a) and (b), if:

                              (i)  the superannuation benefit is an * involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit paid from a superannuation interest; and

                             (ii)  that interest was supporting a superannuation income stream immediately before that benefit was paid;

                            when that superannuation income stream commenced.

3  After subparagraph 307-220(2)(a)(i)

Insert:

                            (ia)  disregard the * tax free component of an * involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit paid into the interest from another superannuation interest (the earlier interest ) (other than an earlier interest that was supporting a * superannuation income stream immediately before that benefit was paid); and

                            (ib)  if subparagraph (ia) applies--include as a contribution an amount equal to the amount referred to in subsection (5); and

4  At the end of section 307-220

Add:

             (5)  For the purposes of subparagraph (2)(a)(ib), the amount is:

                     (a)  if the * involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit is covered by paragraph 306-12(a) or (c)--the sum of the contributions segment, and crystallised segment, of the earlier interest immediately before the benefit was paid; or

                     (b)  if the benefit is covered by paragraph 306-12(b)--the proportion of that sum that the benefit was to the * value of the earlier interest immediately before the benefit was paid.

5  Subsection 995-1(1)

Insert:

"involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit " has the meaning given by section 306-12.

Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

6  At the end of subsection 307-125(1)

Add:

Note:          This section also applies to an income stream replacing an earlier one because of an involuntary roll-over (see section 307-127).

7  After section 307-125

Insert:

307-127   Extension--income stream replacing an earlier one because of an involuntary roll-over

             (1)  Section 307-125 also applies to a superannuation income stream (the later income stream ) if:

                     (a)  the later income stream commenced using only the amount of an involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit:

                              (i)  covered by paragraph 306-12(a) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 ; and

                             (ii)  paid from a superannuation interest (the earlier interest ); and

                     (b)  immediately before that benefit was paid:

                              (i)  the earlier interest was supporting another superannuation income stream (the earlier income stream ); and

                             (ii)  section 307-125 of this Act applied to the earlier income stream because of subsection (1) of that section.

             (2)  Section 307-125 applies to the later income stream as if:

                     (a)  references in that section to the later income stream (in relation to a time, or event happening, before the payment of that involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit) include references to the earlier income stream; and

                     (b)  references in that section to the superannuation interest supporting the later income stream (in relation to a time, or event happening, before the payment of that benefit) include references to the earlier interest.

Taxation Administration Act 1953

8  Paragraph 390-10(2)(b) in Schedule 1

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (b)  unless the benefit is an * involuntary roll-over superannuation benefit, give the individual in respect of whom the benefit is paid a statement in relation to the benefit within 30 days after the day on which the benefit is paid.

9  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to involuntary roll-over superannuation benefits paid on or after 1 July 2015.

Part 2 -- Other amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

10  Paragraph 307-125(3)(c)

Omit " * superannuation income stream", substitute "superannuation income stream".

11  Section 307-210

Before "The", insert "(1)".

12  Section 307-210 (note)

Repeal the note.

13  At the end of section 307-210

Add:

Tax free component reduces if a benefit is paid

             (2)  If a * superannuation benefit is paid from the * superannuation interest:

                     (a)  the * crystallised segment of the interest is reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to the * tax free component of the benefit; and

                     (b)  if any of that amount remains, the * contributions segment of the interest is reduced (but not below zero) by that remaining amount.

Note:          This has the effect of reducing the interest's tax free component by the amount of the benefit's tax free component.

14  Subsection 307-220(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

             (1)  The contributions segment of a * superannuation interest is the total amount of the contributions to the interest:

                     (a)  that were made after 30 June 2007; and

                     (b)  to the extent that they have not been and will not be included in the assessable income of the * superannuation provider in relation to the * superannuation plan in which the interest is held.

This section has effect subject to subsection 307-210(2).

Note:          This segment may be reduced if a superannuation benefit is paid from the superannuation interest: see subsection 307-210(2).

15  Subsection 307-225(2)

Omit "so much of the * value of the interest as consists of the total of", substitute "the total amount of".

16  At the end of subsection 307-225(2)

Add:

This section has effect subject to subsection 307-210(2).

Note:          This segment may be reduced if a superannuation benefit is paid from the superannuation interest: see subsection 307-210(2).

17  Subsection 995-1(1) (definition of successor fund )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

"successor fund " , in relation to a transfer of a * superannuation interest of:

                     (a)  a member of a * superannuation fund; or

                     (b)  a depositor with an * approved deposit fund; or

                     (c)  a holder of an * RSA;

means another superannuation fund, approved deposit fund or RSA if the following conditions are met:

                     (d)  that other fund or RSA confers on that member, depositor or holder equivalent rights to the rights he or she had under the first-mentioned fund or RSA in respect of the interest;

                     (e)  the conferral of these equivalent rights was agreed, before the transfer, between:

                              (i)  the * superannuation provider of that other fund or RSA; and

                             (ii)  the superannuation provider of the first-mentioned fund or RSA.



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