Question about tax income return for my internet business in Australia?

November 9, 2009 By 3 Comments

I recently started a new e business on the net for internet marketing. I basaically have income for promoting company’s products through the net worldwide and I recieve the commission by cheque from overseas. This is a little different from Ebay where it’s not like you can fill in the stocks and the income because for this, I have no stocks in hand and just advertise until the customer buys the company’s product and I receieve the cheque on a monthly basis

So my question is, how do I determine my tax income especially when the majority of my income is mailed by cheque from overseas?

You are carrying on a business from Australia and it doesn’t matter where your income comes from. You will most likely need to declare this income (less expenses of course) in the appropriate tax return for your business structure. Australian residents are assessed on their worldwide income. You could invest in the services of an accountant if you want to be sure. The ATO are pretty cluey about international e-commerce (macro and micro) these days.

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Comments

  1. ena p says:
    November 9, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    If you are an Australian resident, you will be taxed on income from worldwide sources. Hence all the cheques you receive must be disclosed as income. If any foreign tax was deducted from your cheque then you should include both the gross income and any foreign tax paid.

    On the other hand you can claim any expenses that you had to incurr in running your business as a deduction to reduce your taxable income.
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    November 9, 2009 at 8:09 pm

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