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Q1 (Taxable income from Australian and foreign sources) Yvette Jankic, a resident single taxpayer aged 31, worked in New Zealand from 1 July 2017 until
Q1 (Taxable income from Australian and foreign sources)
Yvette Jankic, a resident single taxpayer aged 31, worked in New Zealand from 1 July 2017 until 15 November 2017 and has provided the following information for the 2017/18 tax year:
Receipts
$
Interest (net of TFN tax withheld$490)
510
Interest from United Kingdom (net of withholding tax$300)
2,700
Dividend from the U.S. state of Georgia (net of withholding tax$2,100)
3,900
Gross salary - Australian employment (PAYG tax $5,285withheld)
21,000
Reportable fringe benefit as per PAYGSummary
6,252
Net salary - New Zealand employment (tax withheld$2,540)
12,650
Bonus from Australian Employer for exceptionalperformance
2,000
Payments
$
Interest and Dividend deductions relating to United Kingdomand Georgiainvestments
250
Work-related deductions relating to Australianemployment
300
Note-Yvettedoesnothaveprivatehealthinsurance.
Required:
a.Calculate Yvette's taxable income for the 2017/18 taxyear.
Yvette's taxable income for the 2017/18 tax year :
Interest(510+TFN tax withheld$490)= 1000
Interest - United Kingdom(2700+net of withholding tax$300) =3000
Dividend - Georgia(3900 +net of withholding tax$2,100)= 6000
Gross Salary - Australia 21,000
Gross Salary - New Zealand (not exempt) (12,650 +tax withheld$2,540) =15,190
Bonus2,000
Gross taxable Income= 48,190
Less: Investment Deductions 250
Work-related Deductions 300
Total deduction =550
TAXABLE INCOME =47,640
b. Calculate Yvette's net tax payable or refundable for the2017/18 taxyear.
Taxable income 47,640
Tax on taxable income = 3,572 + 32.5%* (47,640 - 37,000) = 7,030
Add: Medicare levy = 2% * 47,640 =952.8
Less : Low income tax offset =445 - (1.5% *(47,640-37,000)) = 285.4
Less: PAYG tax withheld =5,285
Less : Foreign Income Tax Offset
Can you check part a if is right answer or not and also part b as well I haven't finish part b.
I need help with part b (show me your working ).
Q2 (Disposal of depreciatingassets)
Required: The following are all resident taxpayers. In each case, calculate the deduction available for decline in valueas well asany assessable income (if any) arising from the disposals during the 2017/18 taxyear.
1) Hannah sold equipment from her factory on 31 May 2018 for $9,200. The equipment had originally cost $11,000 and was depreciated using the prime cost method using an effective life of 5 years. The opening adjustable value was $6,000 on 1 July 2017. Decline in value on Hannah's other assets was$1,700.
2) Joe sold office equipment from his law practice on 1 November 2017 for $600.The office equipment had an original cost of $1,800 but was added to the low value pool in 2015 when it became a low value asset. The low value pool had an opening balance of $3,500 and there were no additions to the pool during the year.
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