hardyandy

Hi All, I need a little bit of advice.... To summarise my situation: I'm based Melbourne - (Beaumaris) I'm here on a 457 visa (2 and a bit years) I am still employed and paid by my UK company in GBP I've stopped paying tax in the UK (which you can do after 12 months) So, I need to submit a tax return and get a tax bill for my 2013/14 salary. I need a good accountant who knows what I should be paying and more importantly what I can claim against my tax so I don't have to pay as much... My accountant last year was terrible, I had to prompt him for things like claiming back my car allowance etc... I just need someone that will tell me exactly what I can claim back and sort it out for me. Anyone in Melbourne had any good experiences with local bayside accountants (who specialise in UK to OZ taxes)?

hi all, I have 2 questions that i'm struggling to find answers too... LIFE INSURANCE 1 - I want to take out life insurance for my family and I - I've been living in Oz for the past 7 months and i'm on a 457 sponsored visa. no-one will insure me from the UK that I can find as I dont have a UK address in my name. are there any companies out there who will provide this service? PAYING TAX IN OZ 2 - my company is a UK based company who are sponsoring me. they pay me in £GBP each month and I play the exchange rate game of transferring my money over to Oz. I'm paying Tax in the UK as normal but not paying anything in OZ. should I be paying or is it fine to be paying in the UK? any advice would be greatly appreciated! Andy