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Completing your Australian income tax return

Last updated 28 June 2011

To ensure that your tax return is filled out correctly and to prevent delays with your assessment, you need to complete your tax return by following these instructions.

Step 1

Complete the Schedule of additional information - item 20 - Joint Petroleum Development Area.

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Usinge-tax 

To complete the schedule using e-tax, select Tools in the Menu bar and then choose 'Additional information'. This option is only enabled on the Spouse details screen (click on Spouse details in the Navigator). A blank notepad will be displayed. Enter the heading SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - ITEM 20 - JOINT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT AREA followed by the appropriate sentence on the schedule of additional information (A, B, C or D). For example, if you were a resident of Australia for the whole year you complete the schedule as follows:

SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - ITEM 20 - JOINT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT AREA

I was a resident of Australia for the whole year.

Step 2

If using TaxPack, attach your completed schedule to page 3 of your tax return. Print X in the YES box at Taxpayer's declaration question 2a on page 12 of your tax return.
 

Step 3

Read the instructions below and go to the parts that apply to you:

  • If you printed X in the A box on the schedule of additional information go to Part 1 - Resident of Australia.
  • If you printed X in the B box on the schedule of additional information go to Part 2 - Resident of Timor-Leste.
  • If you printed X in the C box on the schedule of additional information go to Part 3 - Resident of another country.
  • If you printed X in the D box on the schedule of additional information you may need to apportion your JPDA income and complete more than one part. You will need to follow the instructions in
    • Part 1 for the period that you were a resident of Australia
    • Part 2 for the period that you were a resident of Timor-Leste
    • Part 3 for the period that you were a resident of another country.
     
 

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