I recently received a refusal for the HSMP. There were three areas of disagreement with my self assessment. The most contentious area was in relation to past earnings.
They only took the amount of my earnings from my income payment summary returns (tax returns) rather than the gross amount that I have received from my employer.
In Australia we have salary packaging and I had leased a car using this practice which reduced my taxable income. The benefit of the car is also taxed under the Fringe Benefits Tax system so the income and the benefit are subject to tax.
I have sent back an eight page review letter with additional documents only to verify my income and to explain to the case worker the way that salary packaging works. I have shown the trail of the income receipts, included pay slips and so on.
Has anyone else had these sort of problems?
Thanks
Vokie
