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Policy

Unemployed

Social Security Guide, 1.1.U.30, Unemployed (JSP)

Social Security Guide, 3.2.2.40, Situations Involving Industrial Action

Self-employment and business assessments

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.20, Income from Employment or Independent Contracting

Social Security Guide, 4.7, Business Structures, Primary Production & pre-01/01/2002 Assessment of Trusts & Private Companies

How to assess income received - from employment, to cover expenses related to employment, deferred income, salary sacrifice, fringe benefits

Social Security Guide, 4.3.2.10, Income Received to Cover Expenses

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.30, Employment Income for Pensioners of Age Pension Age pre-20/09/2009

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.35, Employment Income for Pensioners Below Age Pension Age

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.40, Employment Income for Allowees

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.60, Deferred Income, Salary Sacrifice, Valuable Consideration & Fringe Benefits

Social Security Guide, 4.7.1, Assessing the Income & Assets of Sole Traders & Partnerships

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) tax system - Australian Business Numbers (ABNs) and business requirements

Social Security Guide, 4.7.5, A New Tax System (including GST) from 1 July 2000

Social Security Guide, 4.7.5.20, Pay As You Go (PAYG) Tax System

Social Security Guide, 4.7.5.30, Business Requirements & Fringe Benefits

How to assess income of a minister of religion

Social Security Guide, 1.1.M.150, Ministers of religion

How to assess income for benefit or pension

Social Security Guide, 4.3.1.10, Determining the Rate of Income for Benefits

Social Security Guide, 4.3.1.20, Determining the Rate of Income for Pensioners of Age Pension Age from 20/09/2009

Legislation

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Income definitions, permissible reductions for businesses, ordinary income

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 8, Income test definitions
  • section 1075, Permissible reductions of business income
  • section 1072, General meaning of ordinary income
  • section 1073(1), Certain amounts taken to be received over 12 months

Rates of the different types of Pension payment payable

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 1064, Rate of age, disability support, wife pensions and carer payment and of disability wage supplement (people who are not blind)
  • section 1065, Rate of age and disability support pension and of disability wage supplement (blind people)
  • section 1066A, Rate of Disability Support Pension (people under 21 who are not blind)
  • section 1066B, Rate of disability support pension and of disability wage supplement (people under 21 who are blind)
  • section 1068A, pension PP (single)

Rates of the different types of Allowance payments

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 1067G, Rate of Youth Allowance
  • section 1067L, Rate of Austudy Payment
  • section 1068, Rate of jobseeker payment
  • section 1068B, PP (partnered)