This initiative invests $97.9 million over the forward estimates to provide an increase to the fortnightly Special Rate payments under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 MRCA) from 1 January 2023. This...
Veterans’ Invalidity Payments
Time to Breach the Silos! – Treatment of military invalidity benefits following Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas (2020) FCAFC 220
Thursday 17th Jun 2021
Below is a comment from Liz Cosson, Secretary DVA, regarding this recent Full Federal Court decision. The decision does not affect any DVA payments as such, but it highlights a broader concern that DFWA has with the connectivity between the various government agencies...
Update on DFRDB and MSBS Invalidity Benefits Taxation Case
Tuesday 16th Mar 2021
ATO has released details of a streamlined process to identify veterans affected by the Federal Court decision that Class A and B Invalidity Benefits from DFRDB and MSBS which commenced on or after 20 Sep 2007 may have been incorrectly taxed. ATO will require that the...
Taxation of DFRDB/MSBS Class A/B Invalidity Benefits Paid by CSC
Tuesday 14th Jul 2020
In March 2020, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in Brisbane upheld the objections of the three Veterans against the Australian Tax Office (ATO) treatment of their DFRDB and MSBS Class A and B Invalidity Benefits paid by the Commonwealth Superannuation...