If you were not an Australian resident for the whole 2014-15 year, we use the information you show at this item on your tax return to work out your tax-free threshold.
If you are not sure whether you are an Australian resident, read Are you an Australian resident for tax purposes?
In 2014–15 did you:
- become an Australian resident, or
- stop being an Australian resident?
No |
Go to question A3 Government super contributions 2015 |
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Yes |
Read on. |
Did you receive any Australian Government pension or allowance, which you showed at item 5 or item 6?
No |
Go to Completing your tax return. |
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Yes |
Read on. |
Was this amount only for:
- Youth allowance
- Newstart allowance
- a sickness allowance
- a special benefit, or
- a payment under the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) Scheme?
Yes |
Go to Completing your tax return. |
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No |
You are entitled to the full tax-free threshold. You do not need to answer this question. Go to question A3. |
Completing your tax return
Step 1
Write the date you became, or stopped being, an Australian resident for tax purposes in the Date box at item A2.
Step 2
Write the number of months that you were an Australian resident in 2014–15 (counting the first month during which you became, or stopped being, a resident) at N item A2.
For example, if you:
- became a resident in November 2014 and remained a resident for the rest of the income year, you would write 8
- stopped being a resident in September 2014, you would write 3.
Where to go next
- Go to question A3 Government super contributions 2015.
- Return to main menu Individual tax return instructions.
- Go back to question A1 Under 18.