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This Division applies to members on long-term
posting, with dependent children attending school in the |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 126. |
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A member who uses consultancy services to help with student placement is entitled to be reimbursed the costs, up to the limits in subclause 2. Example: The Independent Schools Information Services or a similar organisation. |
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The member is entitled to be reimbursed these amounts. |
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For the first school at which the child is placed, up to GBP 60. |
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b. |
For each other school, GBP 30. |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 127. |
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The benchmark school is the Government school (if any) at the location where the member lives, which offers these services. |
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At least 15 hours of part-time tuition a week. This applies to children who are under five by 31 December in the current school year. |
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Full time tuition, for any other child. |
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The CDF may decide that a suitable benchmark school is not available for a child because the member has been directed to live in a district. This table lists the maximum annual compulsory tuition fees that may be reimbursed to the member. |
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If the member is... |
then the compulsory tuition fees in USD are... |
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Preschool |
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directed to live on Manhattan Island |
12,311 |
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not directed to live on Manhattan Island |
6,799 |
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Primary school |
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directed to live on Manhattan Island |
20,990 |
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not directed to live on Manhattan Island, and lives in New York State |
15,848 |
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directed to live in the District of Columbia |
18,121 |
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living elsewhere in the USA |
13,586 |
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Secondary school |
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directed to live on Manhattan Island |
24,792 |
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not directed to live on Manhattan Island, and lives in New York State |
15,848 |
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directed to live in the District of Columbia |
18,121 |
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living elsewhere in the USA |
13,586 |
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If a member's child attends pre-school, but they will not turn five by 31 December in the current school year, the member is only reimbursed the cost of five half-days of tuition a week. |
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A child may intend to begin a course of study at a university or similar tertiary institution in Australia. In order to obtain admission, the child must attend freshman year at a junior college or similar tertiary institution in the USA. In this case, attendance is treated as secondary school. Both these conditions must be met. |
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The child lived or intends to live with a member at the posting location for a substantial part of the posting period. |
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The child has completed high school in the USA. |
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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.B, item 128. |
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This clause applies only to members who meet both these conditions. |
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They are directed to live on Manhattan Island, USA. |
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They are entitled to child allowance for a child. |
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The member is entitled to be reimbursed mandatory fees for summer camps for the child, including day camps. |
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Reimbursement must not be more than these amounts. |
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For a child attending pre-school, USD 805 a year. |
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For a child attending primary or secondary school, USD 2,530 a year. |