Balman

Hi As long as you have a job and a couple of payslips it should be pretty easy. Even easier if your deposit is 20% or more.

Subsequent to my last post I called the ATO again for further clarification. Spoke to a gentleman who explained everything and said that you only need to declare foreign income earned after becoming a resident in Australia not other incomes earned prior to arriving in Australia. (Apologies to RockDr) Hence if one is earning interest, rent, etc overseas but living in oz these will have to be declared and converted at exchange rates available on the ATO website. He also said that the tax free allowance would be prorata for the period you have been in oz. Cheers

Not to sure about that . Because the ATO (Australia Tax Office ) has clearly said that foreign earnings and tax paid on these earnings have to be declared in AUD (Conversion rates are available on the ATO website. Another question - when declaring tax paid on UK earnings should we include NI deductions?

Hi It that time of the year! Situation - we migrated to oz from the UK 6 months ago, hence have both UK and Oz income for this tax year, and will continue to receive interest income from the UK. Questions - I believe we need to declare our UK earnings on our tax returns, However these have been taxed in the UK. Will we have to pay tax on these in Oz? Do we need to see an accountant for our returns? I made to understand that there are numerous tax offsets eg : internet, school uniforms that we can claim back , is that correct?How is interest income on joint accounts in oz worked out for tax purposes? Any advice / suggestion are more then welcome. Cheers

Used Crown - Excellent Service - door to door in less then 8 weeks (Surrey to Perth)

Used crown from Surrey. They packed and picked up at the end of Oct 2010 and the goods were in perth on 1st dec 2010 and were ready to be delivered 2 weeks later. They were really good with the packing and unpacking. Nothing was damaged which is always a positive. Cheers Balman

Hi Lesley Wondering if you could pm me further details . We are looking for a rental . Cheers