thread: Can inheritance money affect FTA or FTB or baby bonus/maternity leave payments?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Oct 2007
    Middle Victoria
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    Can inheritance money affect FTA or FTB or baby bonus/maternity leave payments?

    Can inheritance money affect FTA or FTB or baby bonus/maternity leave payments?

    My DH may have some inheritance money coming to him, not sure of when it will come through or how much it will be (could be $10,000 or could be up to 50,000). Just wondering if i have to consider it when working out whether to go for baby bonus or the other one.

    Also, does anyone know if it affect tax thresholds etc ? (i know that is not a centrelink qu)
    ta

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    Melbourne
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    I'm definately no expert, but I'm pretty certain that inheritance payments aren't taxed at all and aren't considered income (at least that was the case a few years ago).

    The only area where it is a bit muddied is when property is involved. If property of the deceased is sold 2 years (or more) after the person died then the estate may be liable for capital gains tax (there are host of factors in this though). But as far as I know it is the estate that pays the tax. Once the tax is paid/accounted for the remaining money is then paid to the beneficiaries.

    HTH

  3. #3

    Jun 2010
    District Twelve
    8,425

    https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-works-154593/

    There was a thread about this earier this year. Not sure about baby bonus or ppl though.