WORKING IN AUSTRALIA

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Australian taxes

The Australian Taxation Office or ATO is the official department looking after all types of taxes. You can find further information on their website: www.ato.gov.au.

Taxes rates: taxe rates vary according to the amount of your wages and visa status. You have first to determine if you are resident for taxe purposes or not: according to the ATO, if you are not Australian and you want to be accepted as a resident for tax purposes, you must have lived in Australia for at least 6 months, be employed by one company and have lived at the same place during this time. If you are not a resident for tax purposes, you will be levied 50%. To sum up, all temporary visa holders such as student and sponsorship are automatically resident for tax purposes. If you are on a Working holiday visa, it varies according to the length of your employment in Australia.

Table indicating income taxes in 2006-07

Taxable income	Tax on this income
$0 – $6,000	Nil
$6,001 – $25,000	15c for each $1 over $6,000
$25,001 – $75,000	$2,850 plus 30c for each $1 over $25,000
$75,001 – $150,000	$17,850 plus 40c for each $1 over $75,000
Over $150,000	$47,850 plus 45c for each $1 over $150,000

The above rates do not include the Medicare levy of 1.5%.

Tax offsets reduce the tax payable. Tax offsets based on taxable income levels apply to a range of circumstances.

Please note that the financial year is from 1 july to 31 june each year.

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