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Annie Croft checks the throat of a Rwandan in 1995.
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by CPL Robin White
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RWANDA
veterans waiting for tax exemption refunds should see them shortly
now that an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) review has been completed.
On
July 30, the ATO confirmed that ADF personnel who served in Rwanda
would be eligible for tax exemption on foreign service income
under section 23AG of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, provided
they meet the 91-day criteria.
Director
Defence Tax Management Office (DTMO) Diva Divakaran said he had
contacted some affected members when the ATO first released its
decision and those he spoke to were pleased to know that the matter
was resolved.
“The
ATO has also set about contacting affected ADF members to advise
them of the decision. This is a very good outcome for the current
and former members who served on Operation Tamar,” Mr Divakaran
said.
“We
released the Rwanda Tax Supplement in February 2004, advising
members who were deployed on Operation Tamar that they may be
eligible for a tax exemption on income received while in Rwanda.
This tax supplement was released after extensive research by DTMO.
“The
ATO started reviewing the eligibility of tax exemption for ADF
members on this deployment in early June this year. As a result,
the processing of refunds was temporarily stopped by the ATO.
“DTMO
assisted ATO in their review by providing the necessary information
to them.
The
ATO’s decision allowed DTMO to reinstate the related Defence documentation
on the subject.
Defgram
415/2004 – Rwanda Tax Supplement has been issued.
Rwanda
remembered 10 years on
