9.

EFFECT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE, SUBJECT TO 10% CLAWBACK FOR THE YEARS OF ASSESSMENT 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1989/90:

1989/90

Married Taxpaver

Wife not

Personal Allowance

Additional Allowance

Working Wife Allowance (a)

No tax liability where income does not exceed (b) Additional Allowance

Single Taxpayer

$ 32,000 7,000

Working

Wife Working

$

$

66,000

66,000

14,000

14,000

15,000*

39,000

80,000

93,637

(c)

subject to 10% clawback where income is between (see examples below) No Additional Allowance

where income reaches

39,001 to

80,001 to

80,001 to

108,999

219,999

219,999

109,000

220,000

220,000

Restricted to the actual amount of wife's net assessable income or $15,000 whichever is the less.

Examples of the calculation of Salaries Tax under the CLAWBACK SYSTEM

Example 1 Single person earning $41,000 per annum

Income after outgoings and charitable

donations

Less: Personal Allowance

$41,000

$32,000

Additional Allowance

$ 7.000

$39,000 $2,000

Add: Clawback adjustment (Note A)

10%($41,000 - $32,000 - $7,000)

Net Chargeable Income

Tax payable thereon

$ 200 $2,200

$66

[Net Additional Allowance (Note B): $7,000

$200 = $6,800)

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