Alex is an Australian resident for tax purposes. She currently works as a financial advisor in Melbourne. Her total salary for the income year ended 30 June 2020 is $120,000, from which her employer withheld Pay As You Go (PAYG) income tax instalments totalling $34,217.00.   Alex also has a share portfolio which has generated franked dividends of $7,000 and franking credits of $3,000. Alex took out a loan to purchase the shares and she incurred interest expenses of $5,000.   What is Alex’s assessable income?

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1. Alex is an Australian resident for tax purposes. She currently works as a financial advisor in Melbourne. Her total salary for the income year ended 30 June 2020 is $120,000, from which her employer withheld Pay As You Go (PAYG) income tax instalments totalling $34,217.00.

 

Alex also has a share portfolio which has generated franked dividends of $7,000 and franking credits of $3,000. Alex took out a loan to purchase the shares and she incurred interest expenses of $5,000.

 

What is Alex’s assessable income?

 

Select one:

 

$125,000

 

$122,000

 

$127,000

 

$130,000

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