First Home Saver Question

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  1. BuffettTheDog

    BuffettTheDog Active Member

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    Hi, I am still in uni and am a bit clueless about how our tax system works. Please bear with me if this is a stupid question :)

    I am reading the ME Bank description of its First Home Saver product: "Investment earnings (or interest) will be taxed at 15%". I don't understand if this supposed to be good or mediocre. (Or whether it being good or mediocre is dependent on what tax bracket I am in.)

    What rate of tax is applied to the interest earned from my normal online savings account? (I earn less than $6,000 a year, so I was under the impression that my tax would be nil. Hence, why is 15% tax an incentive?)
     
    BuffettTheDog, 24th May, 2011
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  2. Johny_come_lately

    Johny_come_lately Well-Known Member

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    Hi,

    I imagine you would be able to get a tax return at the end of the financial year. Having a 15% cap on this savings account is marketing it towards higher tax threshold investors.




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    Johny_come_lately, 26th May, 2011
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  3. BuffettTheDog

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    Ah, I see. Thanks for the reply.
     
    BuffettTheDog, 26th May, 2011
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