Reclaiming Tax

JimLahey

Is it possible to reclaim tax before the end of the financial year if you leave the country? For example if i took a trip to Bali, I'm currently in Perth, for a week can i claim my tax back and then return to the Australia?

I am here on my first year WHV fwiw. Thanks for any response.

hussey

Yes, but if you do claim you can no longer work, you fill out a 2011 form, at the top cross off the 2011, use a 'apply early' cover form and hey presto it's done

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.aspx?doc=/content/14747.htm

We accept early lodgment of tax returns for individuals before the end of the income year only in certain circumstances. We will accept your tax return before the end of the income year if you are:

a foreign resident for tax purposes and you
are leaving Australia permanently
will no longer derive Australian-sourced income (other than interest, dividend and royalty income)

or

an Australian resident for tax purposes and you
are leaving Australia
are ceasing to be an Australian resident for tax purposes
will no longer derive Australian-sourced income (other than interest, dividend and royalty income).

jamiecoins

sorry to hijack do you have to claim every year or can you claim after 2 years work whv+1 so 2 years tax then leave to go home for good:(
is there taxt year in june
basically ill be there in november so if i start working do i have to lodge a return say for example in june the next year. then work again hopefully get a 2nd visa and claim in june the next year then claim a few months again later before i leave in november 2 years from arriving

hussey

jamiecoins wrote: »

sorry to hijack do you have to claim every year or can you claim after 2 years work whv+1 so 2 years tax then leave to go home for good:(
is there taxt year in june
basically ill be there in november so if i start working do i have to lodge a return say for example in june the next year. then work again hopefully get a 2nd visa and claim in june the next year then claim a few months again later before i leave in november 2 years from arriving

Every worker in Australia needs to submit a tax return per year

Mellor

hussey wrote: »

Every worker in Australia needs to submit a tax return per year

Which means arriving in November, you'll have to do 3 tax returns over a 2 years on a WHV.

chrispym

Hi i started work yesterday does this mean that ill have to lodge a tax return at the end of the month haha??

hussey

chrispym wrote: »

Hi i started work yesterday does this mean that ill have to lodge a tax return at the end of the month haha??

It does

jred23

Hey,

I was just wondering can anyone recommend a an accountant/agency in Sydney with reasonable fees to help with my tax return?

Cheers

NoelAPM

I think H&R Block are Australia wide....

You can do it with them online for 50 Bucks, the website will guide ya through and ask you all the appropriate questions, and they'll look over it before its sent off.

Or if your return is gonna be a complicated 1 you can go into them, which is $100 i think.

Slidey

I submitted expenses to my company for tools I bought and they paid me back. Presuming they will put them down as tax deductibles does this mean I will not be able to put the original copies i have down as deductibles for myself?