Free help for low income earners with their tax return and baby bonus claim.

ARE YOU ON A LOW INCOME?
Let a trained Tax Help Volunteer help you with your tax

POLE DEPOT is a Tax Help Centre

WHAT IS TAX HELP?

Tax Help is a network of community volunteers who provide a free and confidential service to help people complete their tax returns at tax time. These volunteers are people from within the community who give up their time each year. They are not Tax Office staff, but they receive training and support from the Tax Office.

WHERE IS TAX HELP AVAILABLE?

Tax Help is available in all capital cities and many country centres across Australia, with volunteers operating from convenient locations in the community. In most places the service is available from July to October.

WHO IS TAX HELP FOR?

Tax Help is for people on low incomes including, but not restricted to, those who are also seniors, students, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, people with a disability, Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islander people. Since tax can be complex, volunteers are only able to help with fairly straightforward tax returns. They can help identify and record income received through:

• pensions
• Australian government benefits and allowances, such as unemployment and sickness benefits
• salary and wages
• dividends
• managed funds
• interest

AM I ELIGIBLE FOR TAX HELP?

The following table will help you determine if you are eligible for Tax Help.
If you are… And your taxable income is…
A single person $50,000 or less.
Married or de facto $50,000 or less plus $2,500 for each child.
A single parent $50,000 or less plus $2,500 for each child.
Then, you are eligible for Tax Help if none of the following situations applied to you in the previous income year:

• you were employed as a contractor (for example a contract cleaner or taxi driver)
• you were in business, including being a sole trader
• you sold shares
• you sold an investment property
• you owned a rental property
• you received royalties
• you received distributions from a trust other than a managed fund
• you received foreign income other than a foreign pension or annuity.

For more information, contact: Pole Depot on 9580 0688