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Income Tax Rates Act 1986
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#### 14 Limitation on tax payable by certain trustees
(1) Where:
(a) the trustee of a resident trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or a part of the net income of the trust estate;
(b) in the case of a trust estate of a deceased person, the deceased person died not less than 3 years before the end of the year of income; and
(c) that net income or that part of the net income of the trust estate does not exceed $416;
no tax is payable under subsection 12(6) in respect of that net income or that part of the net income, as the case may be.
(2) Where:
(a) the trustee of a resident trust estate is liable to be assessed and to pay tax under section 99 of the Assessment Act in respect of the net income or a part of the net income of the trust estate;
(b) in the case of a trust estate of a deceased person, the deceased person died not less than 3 years before the end of the year of income; and
(c) that net income or that part of the net income of the trust estate exceeds $416 but does not exceed the net income phase‑out limit;
the amount of tax payable by the trustee under subsection 12(6) in respect of that net income or that part of the net income shall not exceed 50% of the amount by which that net income or that part of the net income, as the case may be, exceeds $416, less any rebate or credit to which the trustee is entitled.
(3) The net income phase‑out limit is the following amount rounded down to the nearest dollar:
