1

no, we need your money, and you should be thankfull to be allowed to work in such a great country anyhow

2

What makes you think 30 per cent is higher than residents?

3

Additonally what you can claim back is going to be dependent upon your circumstances during your stay and at the end.

This http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2029071&start=15 is a previous TT run around on the topic to give you an idea of the complexity.

4

You should talk to somebody at the ATO.

5

Thanks for the info so far guys. Can any other smart asses please refrain from commenting in future ;)

6

There are many MANY threads on this topic, but the upshot is that unless you actually paid too much tax then you won't get a refund. Here is a link to a tax rate calculator which will give you a reasonable idea of how much tax you will receive, if any: http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.aspx?doc=/content/26030.htm&mnu=42585&mfp=001

Also, you can't actually lodge a tax return until after the end of the current financial year (ie 30/6/13) and you need to have a statement of earnings from your employers (I use the plural in case you worked for more than one). Employers must, by law, provide a statement of earnings within 14 days of the end of the financial year. If you have declared you are a resident for tax purposes then you will also have to pay the 1.5% Medicare levy.

7

You talk about smart asses commenting, but as far as i know there is only two ways of getting over paid taxes back.

And they are filling out a tax return, of getting a refund when you leave the country, as i said in my post at #4 you should talk to somebody at the ATO.

I do think this is not the type of question you should ask on a forum like this, of course you are going to get a lot of smart-ass answers and however people are trying to help, some wrong advice also........................ The most sensible path would be to go to, or ring the tax office..