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Annuities

Deductible amount

Where an annuity is purchased, the assessable amount of an annuity may be reduced by any deductible amount

The deductible amount represents the undeducted purchase price of an annuity reduced by its residual capital value apportioned over the term of the annuity

Undeducted Purchase Price

The undeducted purchase price is essentially the amount paid in purchasing the annuity or to obtain the pension

Residual Capital Value (RCV)

The RCV of an annuity is the capital amount payable on termination of the annuity

Not all annuities have a RCV

Life Expectancy Table
See MTG 11-510 for full table from age 35 to age 90
Age when annuity
or Pension
commenced
Life expectation
factors
M F
55 25.92 29.91
56 25.05 29.00
57 24.19 28.10
58 23.3427.21
5922.49 26.32
6021.6625.44
Annuity defined

An annuity is a fixed sum payable periodically either for a fixed period of time or for the rest of the recipient’s life

An annuity may be:
  • Purchased by the recipient

  • Granted by a living person

  • Granted by a will

  • Combination of purchase and grant
The formula to calculate the deductible amount is:

Total undeducted purchase price - RCV
Life expectancy at beginning of annuity period

Alternatively, if an annuity is purchased for a fixed term of years, then the excluded portion is calculated as follows:

Total undeducted purchase price - RCV
Number of years in fixed term

Life expectancy

A person’s life expectancy is determined in accordance with the prescribed Life Tables prepared by the Australian Government Actuary. For an annuity or pension which first commenced to be paid on or after 1 January 2005, the life expectation factor is determined using the 2000 - 2002 Life Tables.

Rebatable annuities and superannuation pensions

A flat 15% rebate applies to recipients of:
  • Superannuation pensions paid from a complying superannuation fund, and

  • Annuities purchased wholly with roll-over eligible termination payments (ETP’s)
The rebate is available where a superannuation pension or annuity is:

Paid from a taxed source,

and

Received by taxpayers aged 55 years or more