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Sources of income
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Income
Income is the money people receive. For taxation purposes, there are 2 types of income:
assessable income
non-assessable income.
Assessable income is income that can be taxed. Examples of assessable income are:
wages and salaries, tips, bonuses and commission received as employment income
income support payments from the government such as age pensions, and family and…
ExplainerEconomicsSenior secondaryUsing taxes to manage the economy
The government can alter the level of economic activity by changing the rates of the various types of taxes that consumers and businesses are required to pay.
By changing the level of economic activity, the government is attempting to achieve its key
economic goals including low inflation, low unemployment, and a sustainable rate of economic growth.
An example of how tax can be used is provided in the figure 1. It shows that a decrease in…
ExplainerEconomicsSenior secondaryIncome and income sources
Part 1: Is this assessable income?
Is the income in each of these scenarios assessable income?
Jane found a $50 note in the street.
Yes
No
Molly works part-time as an art teacher.
yes
no
Xavier was unemployed for 5 months and received a government allowance.
yes
no
Ngo sold his investment property and made a capital gain of $52,…
WorksheetEconomicsSenior secondarySignificance of income sources
Table 1: Main source of household income by year and percentage, Australia, 2007–08 to 2017–18
Main source of household income
2007–08
2009–10
2011–12
2014–15
2015–16
2017–18
Employee income
23.82
23.92
25.05
22.57
24.19
21.71
Own unincorporated business income…
WorksheetEconomicsSenior secondaryUsing taxation to manage the economy
Use the diagrams that follow to indicate the impact of cutting the rate of each of 4 different taxes: the GST, customs duty, excise duty, and company income tax.
Use an upward arrow ↑ to indicate an increase or a downward arrow ↓ to indicate a decrease or a cross X to indicate no effect for each economic variable.
Government action: Cutting the rate of GST
Cutting the rate of GST
Effect on the market
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Economic…
WorksheetEconomicsSenior secondaryTax systems of countries in the Asia region
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. The social and economic dimensions of a country are based on the health of people, their level of education attainment and their standard of living.
Image: Representation of how the Human Development Index (HDI) is determined. The diagram shows 3 dimensions, the indicators of…
InformationEconomicsSenior secondaryTax systems of countries in the Asia region
Use Table 1 to answer the following questions.
Table 1: Tax revenue, spending and the HDI of selected countries in the Asia region
Country
GDP per capita ($US)
Total Taxes (% of GDP)
Government spending (% of GDP)
HDI
Australia
$54,060
27.30%
26.96%
0.939
Bangladesh
$4,978
7.94…
WorksheetEconomicsSenior secondaryComparing economies
Your task is to explore similarities and differences between the Australian economy and one other economy in the Asia region.
Select an economy that is different from those you examined in the student worksheet.
Locate information on the following:
Economic growth
Size of the public sector (including tax receipts and outlays)
Distribution of income
The role of the government in providing healthcare, education and social welfare
You…
InvestigationEconomicsSenior secondary