New Zealand Legislation: Acts

ME 1 Minimum family tax credit

• Tax credit

  (1) A person who qualifies under sections MC 3 to MC 6 (which relate to the qualifying criteria) is entitled to a tax credit (the minimum family tax credit) for an entitlement period equal to an amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2).

  Formula

  (2) The formula is—

  

  Definition of items in formula

  (3) In the formula,—

  • (a)  prescribed amount is $20,540:

  • (b)  net family scheme income is the net family scheme income, calculated using the formula in section ME 3, for a relationship period containing the entitlement period, of—

    • (i) the person; or

    • (ii) their spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner; or

    • (iii) the person and their spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner:

  • (c)  weekly periods is the number of periods of 1 week in the entitlement period for which the person is a fulltime earner.

  Order in Council increasing amount

  (4) In subsection (3)(a), the amount referred to may be increased as prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council under section MF 7 (Orders in Council).

  Relationship with section 80KW of the Tax Administration Act 1994

  (5) This section is overridden by section 80KW of the Tax Administration Act 1994.

  Defined in this Act: amount, civil union partner, de facto partner, entitlement period, full-time earner, minimum family tax credit, net family scheme income, relationship period, spouse, tax credit,

  Compare: 2004 No 35 s KD 3(2)–(5)

  Section ME 1 heading: substituted, on 1 April 2008, by section 480(1) of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).

  Section ME 1(1): amended, on 1 April 2008, by section 480(2) of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).

  Section ME 1(3)(a): amended, on 1 April 2009, by clause 3(1) of the Income Tax (Minimum Family Tax Credit) Order 2008 (SR 2008/384).

  Section ME 1(3)(b): amended, on 1 April 2008, by section 480(3) of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).

  Section ME 1 list of defined terms family tax credit: repealed, on 1 April 2008, by section 480(4)(b) of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).

  Section ME 1 list of defined terms minimum family tax credit: inserted, on 1 April 2008, by section 480(4)(a) of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).