The Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) is levied on payers of Australian tax who do not have private hospital cover and who earn above a certain income. The surcharge aims to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover, and where possible, to use the private system to reduce the demand on the public Medicare system.
MLS 是对于不选择私立医疗保险的惩罚性收费。
The surcharge is calculated at the rate of 1% of taxable income. It is in addition to the Medicare Levy of 1.5%, which is paid by most Australian taxpayers.
a single person with an annual taxable income for MLS purposes greater than $77,000 in the 2010-11 financial year (previously $73,000 in 2009-10); or
今年的起点是7,700 比去年有提高了一些,
a family or couple with a combined taxable income for MLS purposes greater than $154,000 in the 2010-11 financial year (previously $146,000 in 2009-10). The family income threshold increases by $1,500 for each dependent child after the first;
and do not have an approved hospital cover with a registered health fund.作者: seth_chen 时间: 4-4-2011 09:12
记得MLS也可以以家庭收入为单位吧?家庭年收入低于14w还是多少也不用交?作者: aareon 时间: 4-4-2011 10:39
我一直就没搞明白。。ATO怎么知道你是单身收入还是家庭收入,如果报税没放在一起的话作者: zhufang1 时间: 4-4-2011 10:42
还是买个保险比较放心。公立医院有事的会等很久.作者: aareon 时间: 4-4-2011 10:56 标题: 回复 #4 zhufang1 的帖子 私立也一样要预约,也要等。。也别想得太好了作者: Komodo 时间: 4-4-2011 12:05
刚买hospital cover,主要也是怕孩子生病什么的作者: shurman 时间: 4-4-2011 12:06