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Forum: Australia May 21st 2013, 3:15 am
Replies: 21
Views: 677
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Saturday job ideas

Lion tamer ...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azkFz1ZbXyU

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 17th 2013, 10:10 am
Replies: 1
Views: 126
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Offshore Skill Assessement - Motor mechanic (General)

https://www.australianskillassessments.com/occupations/motor-mechanic.php

Might be worth a look ...

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 17th 2013, 10:08 am
Replies: 8
Views: 198
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: visa agents

Yes, do you have a migration skills assessment (MSA) from the assessing body that has the authority for your nominated occupation?

You must have a MSA when you submit the EoI.

Best regards.
Forum: Australia May 17th 2013, 10:03 am
Replies: 14
Views: 661
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: claiming uk personal tax allowance while in oz

Thanks Louie.

The provisions of Article 17 are subject to those of Clause 2 of Article 23:

Where under this Convention any income or gains are relieved from tax in a Contracting State and, under...
Forum: Australia May 15th 2013, 3:48 am
Replies: 14
Views: 661
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: claiming uk personal tax allowance while in oz

If you are a permanent resident or Aus citizen living in Australia UK pension income is properly wholly taxable in Australia, with a NT (No Tax) PAYE Coding to be sought from HMRC.

The UK State...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 5th 2013, 10:26 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: TRA Fee Increases

I am not seeking to justify a massive fee increase on the basis of an increase in costs.

Added to which our accounts are available for the public record.

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 2nd 2013, 11:53 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: TRA Fee Increases

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/toolsToHelp/costRecoveryPrinciples.shtml

Cost recovery principles in Government agencies ... how it should work (in my view) ...

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 2nd 2013, 11:52 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,463
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: New visa pricing charges from 1 July 2013

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/toolsToHelp/costRecoveryPrinciples.shtml

Cost recovery principles in Government agencies ... how it should work (in my view) ...

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 2nd 2013, 11:17 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: TRA Fee Increases

I disagree - whether the entity doing this is Government or a commercial entity should make no difference.

The budgeting of costs and allocating them across the expected number of applications is...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 2nd 2013, 11:12 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: TRA Fee Increases

... so these changes might be seen as no more than keeping up with inflation.

Or they might be seen as an act of a financially incompetent administration ...

I guess it depends on one's...
Forum: Australia May 2nd 2013, 1:00 am
Replies: 6
Views: 572
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: PR - ? Tax on lump sums into Australia

PS. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/tax-incomegains.htm#4
Forum: Australia May 2nd 2013, 12:58 am
Replies: 6
Views: 572
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: PR - ? Tax on lump sums into Australia

Liability to UK CGT is a function of your residence in the UK.

Not UK resident at any time in a UK tax year is likely to mean no liability to UK CGT arises.

So long as you don't resume residence in...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 2nd 2013, 12:54 am
Replies: 7
Views: 519
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: ATO to check visa holders for compliance

Yes, an Australian sovereign wealth fund was muted a few years ago - wasn't the Future Fund part of that discussion?

The bumper tax revenues from the boom should have been invested appropriately,...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 2nd 2013, 12:51 am
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: TRA Fee Increases

That is an entirely different issue.

A Government Department says it has reviewed its costs as the basis for a massive fee increase. I am saying that it appears this can be done with impunity by...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 30th 2013, 9:44 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: TRA Fee Increases

They don't have to - they are a monopoly supplier and an arm of Government => the rules of engagement that apply in the commercial world don't apply!

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 30th 2013, 1:57 am
Replies: 7
Views: 519
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: ATO to check visa holders for compliance

They probably were ... its just that this is an election year and we can't have those nasty temporary visaholders not paying their "fair share" of Aussie tax, can we ... rubbish politicking by a...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 30th 2013, 1:54 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,463
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: New visa pricing charges from 1 July 2013

How are costs to be measured ...? What costs are attributable to a visa application?

I'm not persuaded that Government knows how to budget for costs, to be honest. Particularly in the light of yet...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 30th 2013, 1:45 am
Replies: 14
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
TRA Fee Increases

http://www.innovation.gov.au/Skills/SkillsAssessment/TradesRecognitionAustralia/TRANotices/Pages/TRAFees.aspx

I haven't seen this reported already (apologies if it has been): signficant increases in...
Forum: Australia Apr 23rd 2013, 12:10 am
Replies: 13
Views: 587
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Bank Guarantee - off-the-plan property purchase

Yep, we used a bank guarantee with a blocked bank deposit to buy an off the plan apartment.

The only hassle was collapsing the guarantee to release the bank deposit funds which were required at...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 22nd 2013, 11:54 pm
Replies: 954
Views: 91,657
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

* Remember that the 2nd Visa Application Charges for the CP visas increase by several $'000 every 1st of July - per visa applicant. While I know the A$-GBP exchange rate is poor presently in...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 16th 2013, 12:23 am
Replies: 954
Views: 91,657
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

I know it's usually the other way around, but is it possible at this stage to convert their application from a 143 to a 173 so they could delay the payment of the $90k and take a year or two living...
Forum: Australia Apr 15th 2013, 2:29 am
Replies: 33
Views: 2,502
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP).

I'd be more concerned about the business sponsor obligations if I was the employer - unless you are working in one of a limited number of occupations you should have been paid under Australian PAYG,...
Forum: Australia Apr 15th 2013, 1:35 am
Replies: 33
Views: 2,502
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP).

Your employer is required to pay superannuation contributions to your super fund by the 28th day following the end of each quarter.

As to requiring that you pay back the super: I believe this isn't...
Forum: Australia Apr 15th 2013, 1:04 am
Replies: 33
Views: 2,502
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP).

http://www.ozmigr8.com/Super_How_Can_We_Help.php

Might be of help.

Best regards.
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship Apr 15th 2013, 12:58 am
Replies: 954
Views: 91,657
Posted By Alan Collett
Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

They have just been told that the 143 visa grants for 2012/13 are full and that no more processing will occur until July 13 and their period from application to grant might be 2 years from their...
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