Tax back headache

loriexxx

I am trying to do my tax back myself through etax and its such a pain. Im here on a whv and have paid 2800 tax but when i get to the end its says my estimated tax return is 2400 and it wont let me claim the 300 dollars for work clothing expenses. so im losing out on 700 dollars which is so annoying.

Has anyone any idea what i am doing wrong or would i be better off going to an accountant and getting them to do it for me.

s.c

Assuming you are from the Rebublic and not Northern Ireland, have you claimed the medicare levy? And you don't get an extra 300 back for clothing expenses. The max you can get back is what you paid.

hussey

loriexxx wrote: »

I am trying to do my tax back myself through etax and its such a pain. Im here on a whv and have paid 2800 tax but when i get to the end its says my estimated tax return is 2400 and it wont let me claim the 300 dollars for work clothing expenses. so im losing out on 700 dollars which is so annoying.

Has anyone any idea what i am doing wrong or would i be better off going to an accountant and getting them to do it for me.

Your Maths is wrong for a start. The max you can get back is 2800. Also you get 300 off your pay not 300 tax free.

NoelAPM

loriexxx wrote: »

I am trying to do my tax back myself through etax and its such a pain. Im here on a whv and have paid 2800 tax but when i get to the end its says my estimated tax return is 2400 and it wont let me claim the 300 dollars for work clothing expenses. so im losing out on 700 dollars which is so annoying.

Has anyone any idea what i am doing wrong or would i be better off going to an accountant and getting them to do it for me.

Are you claiming as a resident for tax purposes?

hussey

NoelAPM wrote: »

loriexxx wrote: »

I am trying to do my tax back myself through etax and its such a pain. Im here on a whv and have paid 2800 tax but when i get to the end its says my estimated tax return is 2400 and it wont let me claim the 300 dollars for work clothing expenses. so im losing out on 700 dollars which is so annoying.

Has anyone any idea what i am doing wrong or would i be better off going to an accountant and getting them to do it for me.

Are you claiming as a resident for tax purposes?

Yes, He/she couldn't get 2400 back without being a non-resident

manlad

when starting a new job and in order to pay lower tax I ticked the box saying I am a resident for tax purposes. From this I've paid a lower rate but I'm wondering when I do the tax return should I say I am a resident for tax purposes?

Diddler82

It's a Tax Assessment. There is no guarantee you get anything back.

In this case assuming you have completely everything correctly this is what you are entitled to back.

Mellor

manlad wrote: »

when starting a new job and in order to pay lower tax I ticked the box saying I am a resident for tax purposes. From this I've paid a lower rate but I'm wondering when I do the tax return should I say I am a resident for tax purposes?

You most likely are a resident for tax purposes

sjoyce87

Hey , save me starting a new thread , I will be doing my tax returns very soon , I have been working for close to 5 months. I have paid roughly 6 grand tax . I ticked non resident when I started work. But basically what I want to know is do I say the same or say I am a resident for tax purposes . I know its an assesment but I would like to get as much money back as possible . I am planning on travelling soon . Thanks and sorry for hijacking haha

Mellor

Asumming you are planning on being here at least 1 month longer you are a resident for tax purposes.

see here
http://calculators.ato.gov.au/scripts/axos/axos.asp?CONTEXT=&KBS=Resident.XR4&go=ok

loriexxx

Thanks for all the replies. Yes im Australian for tax purposes and it says im exempt from the Medicare levy for 366 days. I just don’t understand why when I paid 2800 tax they are only giving me back 2400!! As for the 300 for clothing expenses I had to buy a uniform for my last job and was told I could claim it back at tax time so im confused as what this meant as I thought I would get the money I paid back! I should probably stop being so tight and go pay an accountant

s.c

loriexxx wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies. Yes im Australian for tax purposes and it says im exempt from the Medicare levy for 366 days. I just don’t understand why when I paid 2800 tax they are only giving me back 2400!! As for the 300 for clothing expenses I had to buy a uniform for my last job and was told I could claim it back at tax time so im confused as what this meant as I thought I would get the money I paid back! I should probably stop being so tight and go pay an accountant

How much you get back really depend on how much you get paid. Australian Tax returns are usually quite straight forward and there is really any need to go to an accountant.

hussey

loriexxx wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies. Yes im Australian for tax purposes and it says im exempt from the Medicare levy for 366 days. I just don’t understand why when I paid 2800 tax they are only giving me back 2400!! As for the 300 for clothing expenses I had to buy a uniform for my last job and was told I could claim it back at tax time so im confused as what this meant as I thought I would get the money I paid back! I should probably stop being so tight and go pay an accountant

if you tell us:
How much you earnt, how much you are claiming on expenses, I can give you a rough estimate on what you should be getting back

Mellor

loriexxx wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies. Yes im Australian for tax purposes and it says im exempt from the Medicare levy for 366 days. I just don’t understand why when I paid 2800 tax they are only giving me back 2400!! As for the 300 for clothing expenses I had to buy a uniform for my last job and was told I could claim it back at tax time so im confused as what this meant as I thought I would get the money I paid back! I should probably stop being so tight and go pay an accountant

Why are you expecting to get it all back?
The 300 you put down for expenses contributes towards the 2400 value. If you didn't have it in there you'd get less.

loriexxx

I just thought you get all your tax back if its less than 3,000.
my income was 18583.
i am claiming 300 in expenses
I have paid 2801 in tax
It says: tax on taxable income 1887.45
tax offset used 1500 (tax offset available 1500)
tax offsets and credits subtracted 4,301
your estimated tax refund for 2011/12 is 2413.55

I just want to know if this is right and i am not loosing out on any money as travelling in oz is so expensive and every dollar counts:)

hussey

that looks about right, they have changed the low-income tax offset, you now get $1500 low income tax offset as you earned under 30,000k , so your 300 expenses is included in this.

http://calculators.ato.gov.au/scripts/axos/axos.asp?CONTEXT=&KBS=lowinc.XR4&go=ok

People often mistakenly think they get all their tax back, this is usually only the case when they earn very little money.