Section MC 5 — Income Tax Act 2007: Third requirement: residence

MC 5 Third requirement: residence Third requirement (1) The third requirement is that either the person referred to in section MC 2 or the child referred to in section MC 4 meets the residence requirements of subsections (2) and (3), as applicable. When person meets residence requirements (2) The person meets the residence requirements of subsection (1) if the person— (a) has been— (i) both a New Zealand resident and present in New Zealand for a continuous period of 12 months at any time; and (ii) resident in New Zealand under section YD 1 (Residence of natural persons) on the days for which a tax credit arises under section MD 1 (Abating WFF tax credit) or ME 1 (Minimum family tax credit); and (b) is not a transitional resident, and has not made an election under section HR 8(4) (Transitional residents),

and is not the spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner of a transitional resident. When child meets residence requirements (3) The child meets the residence requirements of subsection (1) if the child is both a New Zealand resident and present in New Zealand for the entitlement period. Defined in this Act: child , civil union partner , de facto partner , entitlement period , New Zealand , New Zealand resident , spouse , tax credit , transitional resident , Compare: 2004 No 35 ss KD 3(1) , OB 1 “ qualifying person ” (a)(iii) Section MC 5(1): substituted (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 6 October 2009, by section 354(1) of the Taxation (International Taxation, Life Insurance, and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 34). Section MC 5(2)(a): replaced (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 2 November 2012, by section 124 of the Taxation (Annual Rates, Returns Filing, and Remedial Matters) Act 2012 (2012 No 88). Section MC 5(3): amended (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 29 August 2011 (applying for the 2008–09 and later income years), by section 108(2) of the Taxation (Tax Administration and Remedial Matters) Act 2011 (2011 No 63). Section MC 5 list of defined terms resident : repealed (with effect on 1 April 2008), on 29 August 2011, by section 108(3) of the Taxation (Tax Administration and Remedial Matters) Act 2011 (2011 No 63).