Taxation

Section 51-10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 provides an income tax exemption in relation to payments to a full-time student at a university; made by way of a scholarship, bursary, educational allowance or educational assistance; on the conditions that the student will not become an employee of, or enter into a labour contract with the payer and payments made under a scholarship is provided principally for educational purposes.

To find out if you are liable to pay tax on your scholasrship, please visit the Australian Tax Office (ATO) website

You may also see the Is your Scholarship Taxable? questionnaire for further information or telephone
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