You are a tax agent and on 2 November 2011one of your clients,Rebecca Organised,has come to you for assistance.

Rebecca is employed as a computer systems engineer and, due to her heavy work commitments, has not yet sorted out her tax matters. She currently earns $80 000 and has had $17 850 PAYG withheld from her gross income.Rebecca also received anunfranked dividend from BHP shares of $600

After sorting through the shoebox that holds all of Rebeccas paperwork,you uncover the following receipts and expenses.

Software Programmer annual subscription $300

3 Mobile accounts totaling $800

Boffins Technical Book shop receipts totaling $650

Home office expenses (stationery, electricity20%internet, printer consumables) $3500

Bank interest $1000

-Rebecca also advised that she had additional self-education expenses of $3500, but could not locate the receipts.

- Rebecca has no private health insurance and she is single and has no dependents.

- Rebecca often works from her home office and she is also required to travel on a daily basis to various work clients to service their computer systems. Rebecca has not kept a log book with her kilometres. Rebecca drives a Toyota Corolla which has a1300-cc engine.

-Among her papers, you find a daily work log which details her client appointments, times and locations.

Required:

1.As her tax agent, what advice can you give Rebecca about the ATOs lodgment process and deadlines?

2. What are Rebeccas lodgment options?

3. What can you tell Rebecca about the self-assessment process?

4. What range of powers does the AT O have for auditing and reviewing a taxpayers tax affairs?

5. What advice can you give Rebecca about future tax preparation?