webwalker
Jun 29, 2010, 05:35 PM
Hi guys
I'm an Australian who is just in the process of getting my E3 visa. I have a completed and signed LCA and have my appointment at the for the interview in about week.
The Australian financial year is just about to end. And I will have about 3 weeks work in the 2010/2011 Australian financial year before I go off to NY to start my new job.
1) If my earning for the 2010/2011 Australian financial are less than the Australian tax free threshold, will I need to pay any tax in the end either here in Australia or in the States (assuming that I'm overseas for the duration of 2 years and have no further income in Australia).
2) I am in the computer industry and I need to purchase a computer once I get over there. If I was in Australia I could claim this as a tax deduction, does the US have similar tax deductions.
3) Will I have to pay tax on the income earned in one country in the other, if I've paid on that income already.
4) I will probably end up living in Manhattan and will be looking to rent an apartment. Is there anyway that this can be done that either the rent or the furniture I initial buy is a deduction. Since I am moving there for work... Again here in Australia depending on circumstances one would be able to claim it was a deduction because you are living away from home.
5) On the track as the above, is there any benefit in renting furniture vs buying furniture.
6) Is there anything that I should do when I get over there or before I go to help set myself up better from a tax perspective (i.e. beyond these points, is it worth seeing an Accountant as its likely that I can do a lot more than this).
Thanks for the help.
Cheers
Anthony
I'm an Australian who is just in the process of getting my E3 visa. I have a completed and signed LCA and have my appointment at the for the interview in about week.
The Australian financial year is just about to end. And I will have about 3 weeks work in the 2010/2011 Australian financial year before I go off to NY to start my new job.
1) If my earning for the 2010/2011 Australian financial are less than the Australian tax free threshold, will I need to pay any tax in the end either here in Australia or in the States (assuming that I'm overseas for the duration of 2 years and have no further income in Australia).
2) I am in the computer industry and I need to purchase a computer once I get over there. If I was in Australia I could claim this as a tax deduction, does the US have similar tax deductions.
3) Will I have to pay tax on the income earned in one country in the other, if I've paid on that income already.
4) I will probably end up living in Manhattan and will be looking to rent an apartment. Is there anyway that this can be done that either the rent or the furniture I initial buy is a deduction. Since I am moving there for work... Again here in Australia depending on circumstances one would be able to claim it was a deduction because you are living away from home.
5) On the track as the above, is there any benefit in renting furniture vs buying furniture.
6) Is there anything that I should do when I get over there or before I go to help set myself up better from a tax perspective (i.e. beyond these points, is it worth seeing an Accountant as its likely that I can do a lot more than this).
Thanks for the help.
Cheers
Anthony