In order to process the HELP debt repayment for Non-Residents, the Non-Resident Foreign Income Schedule is available from HandiTax 2018 onwards.
Open the clients tax return, select the Non-resident Foreign Income Schedule and complete the details.
The Tax estimate is an estimation of the refund/payable on the Notice of Assessment and will only calculate the HELP repayment for a residential client.
As the Notice of Overseas levy is a separate document issued after the Notice of Assessment is processed, the value for HELP for a non-resident is not included in the Estimate.
As the Tax Estimate is not transferred to the ATO it can be edited to include the repayment as required to match the accountant's workings.
To change the Tax Estimate to suit your calculations, open the Tax Estimate worksheet, enter the information that requires to be changed and Save.
Once the Tax Return has been lodged, the ATO will then issue the notice.
For more information on the Non-Resident Foreign Income for HECS debt, please refer to the ATO website: https://www.ato.gov.au/Forms/Calculating-non-resident-foreign-income-for-HELP-and-TSL-debtors/