Treating periodic compensation payments as a direct deduction or income 108-03190040
This document outlines how to determine whether payments of periodic compensation are to be treated as direct deduction or ordinary income for a compensation recipient.
Classifying periodic compensation payments
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Check and update Incident Details in CMS Read more ... In Customer First workspace, search for the Compensation Management Summary. Go to the Claim Summary and select the relevant Claim ID. Under Incident Details, ensure the correct dates are recorded for:
See Resources for examples of the date of the compensable event. |
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Compensation affected payment (CAP) Read more ... Check if the compensation recipient was receiving a compensation affected payment (CAP) at the date of the accident. For a list of CAPs, see Compensation affected payments (CAP) Check the following screens:
Note: some payments can only be found in Customer First Workspace > Payment List Where the compensation recipient:
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Customer qualified for and receiving CAP on the date of compensable event Read more ... When recording periodic compensation on the Periodic Payment Details screen, update the following sections as follows:
If partnered, record the supplementary fields on the Periodic Payment Details screen as follows:
This may affect their partner under the relevant ordinary income test. See Coding and raising debts for periodic compensation payments. If the customer is receiving:
Procedure ends here. |
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Compensation recipient is receiving a saved compensation affected payment (SCAP) Read more ... The periodic compensation is:
This will affect the partner's CAP/SCAP only under the pensions combined income test, or for allowances, if the total income of the compensation recipient results in excess partner income. Periodic compensation is disregarded for the partner if:
See Effects of periodic compensation in partner’s income support payments. If the customer is receiving:
Procedure ends here. |
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Qualified for CAP but not receiving a CAP on the date of the compensable event Read more ... A customer is not in receipt of a CAP if a payment is:
Treat the periodic compensation as direct deductions for the compensation recipient. When recording periodic compensation on the Periodic Payment Details screen, update the following sections as follows:
If partnered, record the supplementary fields on the Periodic Payment Details screen as follows:
Any excess compensation once the compensation recipient’s entitlement has been reduced to NIL may affect their partner’s entitlement. This excess will be treated as part of their partner's ordinary income. See Coding and raising debts for periodic compensation payments. Procedure ends here. |
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Compensation recipient not receiving CAP on the date of the compensable event but subsequently claims a CAP Read more ... Treat the periodic compensation as a direct deduction for the customer. From the date the customer claims a CAP record periodic compensation on the Periodic Payment Details screen, update the following sections as follows:
If partnered, record the supplementary fields on the Periodic Payment Details screen as follows:
Any excess compensation once the compensation recipient’s entitlement has been reduced to NIL may affect their partner’s entitlement. This excess will be treated as part of their partner's ordinary income. See, Coding and raising debts for periodic compensation payments. Procedure ends here. |
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Compensation recipient has not received or claimed a CAP since the date of compensable event Read more ... This information should only be recorded if the compensation recipient is partnered to a customer in receipt of or is claiming a CAP. A determination cannot be made as to the compensation recipient’s qualification at the date of compensable event. A beneficial approach is given to the partner in this case. When recording periodic compensation on the Periodic Payment Details screen update the following sections as follows:
SeeCoding and raising debts for periodic compensation payments. Procedure ends here. |
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Compensation recipient has claimed a CAP since the date of the compensable event which has been rejected for reasons other than compensation Read more ... Only record this information if the compensation recipient is partnered to a customer in receipt of or is claiming a CAP. If a CAP claim has been rejected for reasons other than compensation, the compensation recipient is treated as not qualified for a CAP. A beneficial approach is given to the partner in this case. Record periodic compensation on the Periodic Payment Details screen, update the following sections:
See Coding and raising debts for periodic compensation payments for more information. Procedure ends here. |