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Part 3 - Resident of another country

Last updated 3 February 2010

Use this part if you were a resident of a country other than Australia or Timor-Leste for tax purposes during 2008-09.

What you need

  • All your payment summaries for the 2007-08 income year.
  • Details of your JPDA income - from your employer or your payslips.
  • TaxPack and TaxPack supplement if you are completing a paper tax return. See More information to find out how to get copies of these publications.

You need to know

Your net income earned in the JPDA is taxed in Australia. You can claim a tax offset of 90% of Australian tax payable on that income. Your payer should have withheld Australian tax on 10% of your JPDA income.

What you need to do

Show all your Australian income (including all JPDA income) and deductions as instructed by TaxPack or e-tax. Use worksheet 4 or worksheet 5 to calculate your tax offset. Use worksheet 4 if the only Australian income you had was JPDA income; otherwise, use worksheet 5. If you are using worksheet 5, an example 3 will assist you.

Worksheet 4: JPDA tax offset for non -residents whose only Australian income is JPDA income

Your taxable income as shown on your tax return

$

(a)

Calculate your tax using the rates and calculators or e-tax*

$

(b)

Multiply (b) by 90

$

(c)

Divide (c) by 100

$

(d)

The amount at (d) is your JPDA tax offset. Transfer this amount to C item T15 Other tax offsets on your tax return (supplementary section).

*If using e-tax you must complete all your income, deductions and Medicare items first.

Example 3

Gavin, a chef, was a resident of Malaysia for the whole year. His Australian assessable income was $80,000, of which $70,000 was JPDA income. He had no other allowable deductions. He had no other amount to show at item T15. Gavin uses worksheet 5 below to calculate his JPDA tax offset.

Gavin's JPDA tax offset is $18,602. He transfers this amount to C item T15 on his tax return (supplementary section) and prints H in the claim type box at the right of C.

Worksheet 5: JPDA tax offset for non-residents who have JPDA income and other Australian income

99

 

Gavin

You

 

Your taxable income as shown on your tax return

$79,900

 

(a)

Calculate your tax using the rates and calculators or e-tax*

$23,630

 

(b)

Divide (b) by (a) (round to at least 3 decimal places)

0.2957

 

(c)

Net JPDA income (after any allowable deductions relating to JPDA income)

$69,900

 

(d)

Multiply (c) by (d)

$20,669.43

 

(e)

Multiply (e) by 90

$1,860,248.70

 

(f)

Divide (f) by 100

$18,602

 

(g)

The amount at (g) is your JPDA offset. Transfer this amount to C item T15 Other tax offsets on your tax return (supplementary section).

*If using e-tax you must complete all your income, deductions and Medicare items first.

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