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CSUM 21/09
Issued
28 Oct 2021
Decision
01 Oct 2021
Court
NZTRA
Appeal Status
Not appealed

Taxation Review Authority confirms that backdated ACC weekly compensation is taxed in the year of receipt

The disputant challenged her income tax assessment for the tax year ended 31 March 2018 (the Period in Dispute).  The Accident Compensation Corporation (“ACC”) made a gross payment of $180,951.22 (the Weekly Compensation Payment) to the disputant in the Period in Dispute.  The Commissioner of Inland Revenue (“the Commissioner”) taxed the entire Weekly Compensation Payment in the Period in Dispute when the disputant received it.

Tax Information Bulletin Vol 33 No 10 - November 2021

Case
Disputant v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2021] NZTRA 3
Legal terms
Backdated ACC weekly compensation, Income, derive, cash or accruals basis

Income Tax Act 2007, s BD 3; Accident Compensation Act 2001, s 252.

Disputant v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2021] NZTRA 3