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Part 2 -Resident of Timor-Leste

Last updated 28 June 2010

Use this part if you were a resident of Timor-Leste for tax purposes during 2009-10. Otherwise, proceed to Part 3 - Resident of another country.

What you need

  • Details of your JPDA income from your PAYG payment summary - foreign employment or your PAYG payment summary - individual non-business for the 2009-10 income year, or 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

A proportion of 10% of your income earned for work or services performed in the JPDA is taxed in Australia. Your payer should have deducted Australian tax at the minimum rate of 29% on 10% of your JPDA income.

When completing items D1 to D5, you show only 10% of your expenses relating to your work in the JPDA.

What you need to do

Before you start on item 1 on your tax return, complete worksheet 3. First, add up the gross amounts shown on all your payment summaries that are JPDA income. Example 2 below has been provided to help you fill in worksheet 3.

Example 2

Peter, a labourer, was a resident of Timor-Leste for the whole year. His PAYG payment summary - foreign employment shows a gross payment of $120,000 and tax withheld of $3,480. His sole source of income was from the JPDA. Peter had work-related expenses of $200.

Peter will claim $20 (that is, 10% of $200) as his work-related expenses at D5Other work-related expenses on his tax return.

Peter's taxable income is $11,980. His Australian tax payable is $3,474.20. Therefore, he will receive a tax refund of $5.80, that is, $3,474.20 (tax payable) minus $3,480 (tax withheld).

Peter uses worksheet 3.

Worksheet 3: assessable JPDA income for resident of Timor-Leste

 

Peter

You

Total gross JPDA income included on your payment summary

$120,000

$

(a)

Divide (a) by 10

$12,000

$

(b)

Include the amount at (b) at item 1 on your tax return.

Include 10% of any work-related expenses that relate to your JPDA income at items D1-D5.

Go to Part 3 - Resident of another country if you printed X in the D box on the schedule of additional information. Otherwise, go to Check that you have ...

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