Financial Records Checklist
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name: _____________________________________________Date of Birth: _____________
Address: ________ ___________________________________________________________
Email Address:_______________________________________________________________
Phone number(s):____________________________________________________________
Occupation: _______________________________Tax File No.________________
Banking details for refund (if applicable) BSB: _________ AC #:________________
Name of Spouse, date of birth and separate income: _________________________
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Names of dependent children in your care, their date of birth & incomes (if applicable):
Name
DOB
Income
Status : Primary/secondary
FTB Rec’d Y/N
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2. INCOME:
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PAYG Payment Summary - Include one for each employer you had this financial year
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Other income - Did you receive any termination payments, lump sums, director fees, commissions etc? Or
did you receive any payments from Centrelink, pensions or superannuation funds. If so, please supply payment
summaries.
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Interest - Did you earn interest on any of your bank accounts during the financial year?
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Dividend – Do you have shares that may have paid a dividend during the year?
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Employee Share Schemes – Are you involved in an Employee Share Scheme? If so, please provide a
copy of the Employee Share Scheme Statement from each employer you have participated in an employee
share scheme with.
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Trusts or Partnerships – Do you have an interest in a trust or partnership that may have distributed
income to you during the financial year?
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Trusts/Managed Funds - Most managed funds and trusts should supply you with a tax summary
statement at the end of the year. Please supply a copy of this.
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Capital gains - Did you sell any assets (eg, shares or properties) that were acquired after 20 th September
1985? If so, state the date that they were acquired, sold and for how much.
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Foreign Income – Do you have foreign investments that you may have earned foreign income from during
the financial year?
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Other income - Did you receive income from another source like jury duty, Workcover etc?
3. DEDUCTIONS:
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Motor vehicle – Did you use your car for work purposes during the year if so please supply the following
Make and model of the car……………………………………….
What size engine does it have …………………….cc
Have you kept a logbook if so what is the business use percentage of the vehicle ………….%
If not, do you know how many work related kilometers you have travelled in the car? Klms: …………….
We can discuss this further.
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Work Related Travel Expenses – Did you stay overnight for work purposes during the year? Please
provide details of expenses incurred.
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Work uniform - If you wear a uniform with a logo or protective clothing (including boots) then you should
provide details of costs. Any dry cleaning costs associated with these uniform items can also be included.
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Work Related Self- Education Expenses – Have you incurred any costs relating to self- education
expenses that are work related? If so, please provide details.
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HECS/HELP statement - If you are paying off a HECS/HELP debt, how much is the current balance?
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Private health insurance – Please supply a copy of the annual statement from your fund
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Tax Agent’s fee – Did you use a tax agent last year? How much did it cost?
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Other work related deductions - Do any of the following costs relate to you? If so, provide costs.
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Diary, stationary, or work materials
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Donations to an ATO approved charity
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Mobile Phone
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Sun protection products
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Internet
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Tools of trade
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Subscriptions or memberships to trade organisations
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Occupational Licence’s eg: electrical licence, BSA, Teachers registration, Union fees
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Work related mobile phone costs
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Sickness, accident, or income protection insurance
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Work related computer expenses
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Other work related deductions _______________________________
4. RENTAL INCOME & EXPENSES:
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Do you have an invested interest in any Rental Properties? If so, you will need to show:
a)
Total amount of rent received during the financial year or statements from your managing agent.
If you have a Tax Return Rental Property Statement from last year’s tax return, it will be of help.
Details of the related expenses such as:
b)
c)
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Depreciation from an ATO compliant tax depreciation schedule*
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Interest on loans - you should have a statement from your lender
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Water and council rates
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Travel expenses you may have incurred to visit the property
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Agent management fees – you should have a statement
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Repair costs – that are not included in your agent’s statement
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Insurances – including land lords insurance and building insurance
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Prepaid interest (if applicable)
If you have bought a new property during the financial year you will also need to provide purchasing
details, solicitor’s settlement statement, and initial loan documents, etc.