More Personal Tax Cuts

According to Budget 2007-08, all taxpayers will benefit from from a further $31.5 billion in tax cuts over the next four years.

Highlights include:

1. From 1 July 2007, the low income tax offset will increase to $750 per year and the 30 per cent threshold will rise from $25,000 to $30,000.




2. From 1 July 2008, the 40 per cent threshold will increase to $80,000 and the 45 per cent threshold will increase to $180,000.

That's great news for next year but what about this tax season? Well, thanks to the May 2006 budget, it's still good news for low income earners.

More taxpayers are likely to qualify for the Low Income Tax Offset (LITO) this year as a result of the offset increasing from $235 to $600 and not starting to phase out until $25,000. So what does that mean for you? It means a reduced offset may be possible up to a taxable income of $40,000.