scuffythetugboat

It's not income so it's not taxed.

As an Australian Tax Resident you are required to declare all your income from the known universe. Some people don't declare it and have so far escaped justice.

Apparently the bones of bank managers are being dug up alongside the bones of the Triceratops.

I was working in Perth back in 2013 for a company that laid off some people on 457 visas. One of them had a car on finance that was only a few months old. He drove it to the Airport then flew out leaving the car in the car park.

Remain calm. We've shipped clothing 4 times now and no harm has come to any of it. Larger items can be hung up in a wardrobe type box which is then sealed up with the usual packing tape. Other clothes are folded and placed in the standard shipping boxes and taped up as well. No special protection required. Our last lot that arrived back here in the UK had a box of clothes, inside which we placed some chocolate bars. The clothes were fine but the chocolate had melted with the heat.

Good. About time.

You are supposed to lodge a final return whether you are due a refund or not but usually most people get something back. The size of any refund is immaterial as it all depends on your personal circumstances. You can lodge a return either before you depart Australia or afterwards. If you do a paper return it will take 10 weeks to process. Look it all up on the ATO website.

We have moved twice in each direction with and without children but I must say that if either of us was feeling the way you are at the moment, we would certainly have put the plans on hold.

We flew back with Emirates back in September and we had a golf case without the clubs in it. When we booked we noticed that the 30kg baggage allowance no longer applied to the cheaper zoo class seats. We paid for the next level up which was cheaper than their excess baggage fees.

Think it through. You are going to send "tea leaves" through the post. You will have to declare exactly what is inside your parcel/package on a sticker attached to the parcel/package. Probably all the red flags on the Australian and UK customs systems will be activated. Is it worth it?

Assuming that your wife is an Australian resident for tax purposes she must declare all income from anywhere in this world whether it has been taxed at source or not. By not declaring any income you run a risk of getting into serious strife with the ATO which can result in heavy penalties. Look it up on the net or ask an accountant before you decide what you want to do. Depending on each persons circumstances the tax (if any) bill may not be as bad as you think. Personally, I like to sleep at night

You could get your relatives to buy Premium Bonds in their name with your money or you can buy them in your name but you would have to pay Australian tax on your winnings.

Hi Sue, we had just over 5 cubic metres of boxes which we packed ourselves. We looked into Movecube but our stuff would have been over their safe weight limit and we had nowhere for them to park the trailer as we were in an apartment in East Perth. The cost was $1800 door to door with Chess Removals who we can recommend as we've used them twice now. They picked up on the 5th of September and everything was delivered to our address on the 1st November. All accounted for and no breakages. We insured with Letton Percival, but I would point out that as everything was self packed, they did not cover china or glass breakages. Part container loads are being shipped quite quickly at the moment as a lot of people are heading back to the UK. Hope this helps.

The OP is going back to the UK. We got insurance for our goods. Nothing was opened by customs on arrival in the UK and everything turned up in one piece.

We sent our stuff back in a shared container. We packed everything ourselves and they picked it up, shipped it over, then delivered here in the UK. It was cheaper than Movecube. It took 8 weeks from pick up in Perth to delivery in Cambridge.