Draft bill released on tax changes to military super benefits

Following the Full Federal Court decision, Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas, the government this week has released a draft bill to ensure that the decision only affects the schemes and benefits specifically outlined in the decision.

The Douglas decision found that certain veterans’ invalidity pension payments in the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) and Military Superannuation Benefits (MSB) schemes are superannuation lump sums for income tax purposes rather than superannuation income stream benefits.

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