Tax and Visa For Visiting Australia for a Year

Okay folks, i know i still have like 1 1/2 years left before my gap year, but anyway:

I was planning to stay with my relatives in Australia for my gap year (summer 2011 – summer 2012) and i still want to be earning my money for freelancing and selling stock etc. My question is, how will I be taxed, where does it go, am i still taxed in the UK as i am a UK resident, or am i taxed in the AU. What sort of visa do i need to get, if i am taxed in Australia, what percentage goes to the gov?

These, and many more, are questions i have no clue about but really want to know the answer to to prepare for my awesome gap year. During that period i’ll be 18 & 19 years old… I don’t know what other info you guys need, but ANY info from you is much appreciated.

Cheers.
Sam.

Sadly the youth working visa’s we (I’m an Aussie) give out are rubbish in comparison to the ones we get when we go overseas. AFAIK there are some irritating limitations on where you can work. You should look at the work visa conditions thoroughly before even considering anything else. Where would you be moving to?

Moving to queensland (not sure exactly where… ) for a year, i was looking quickly at the visas, there’s something about a “working holiday visa” which can be valid for a year (and extended to two). Also, it looks like i’ll be charged 29% tax

I’m here at the moment man, from Ireland. Living in Queensland at the moment – did the working holiday. You get taxed at29% for all the income you receive in Oz but you get all of that tax back at the end of the financial year,or when you leave the country. I think you pay tax in your home country for your online earnings – as far as I know

Wait, you get all that tax back? So the AU Government only earn money from non-residents by the intrest they gain from the taxes they receive, and all that tax is returned to them? Cool. And you’re also saying that when I return to the uk, i will have 30whatever% deducted as tax from my income… Ok… Am I interpreting this right?

Well I live in Brisbane… over in the UK atm, but maybe catch you over there.

That would be pretty cool!

Hey, maybe we could all organise a meetup in Melbourne where all us authors and staff members could all grab a pint. From all the marketplaces, that would be sweet, seeming as a lot of us want to meet up. Anyone else planning to go to Oz during 2011-12? This thing we have to plan in advance, try to get as many people as possible to fly over, all the site managers, other staff and as many authors as possible.