James is a resident single tax payer of Australia for the tax year 2019-2020 His Taxable Salary earned is $170,000  (Including tax withheld) having no private health insurance. James has a student loan outstanding for his previous studies at Monash University of $57,000 James’ employer pays superannuation guarantee charge of 9.5% on top of his salary to his nominated fund. James earned a passive income of $15,000  from the investments in shares in the same tax year.

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Calculate Total Assessable Income, Taxable Income, Tax Liability, Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge, if applicable, for the tax payer (James) with information below:

  • James is a resident single tax payer of Australia for the tax year 2019-2020
  • His Taxable Salary earned is $170,000  (Including tax withheld) having no private health insurance.
  • James has a student loan outstanding for his previous studies at Monash University of $57,000
  • James’ employer pays superannuation guarantee charge of 9.5% on top of his salary to his nominated fund.
  • James earned a passive income of $15,000  from the investments in shares in the same tax year.

QUESTION 2: Income Tax Calculation Weighting Total Assessable Income 2 % Total Taxable Income 2 % HELP repayment amount 2 % Medicare Levy 2 % Medicare Levy Surcharge 2 % Total Tax Liability 3 % Net Tax Liability 

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