Income Tax and Investment Calculator
Your task is to produce a Java program, which can calculate income tax and investment growth based on the yearly income/salary of an individual. Below the details are described (The rules in this assignment are different from Australia Taxation Office).
Problem description
In Australia, a taxpayer's income is taxed progressively. Progressive taxation means that higher income earners pay more tax than lower income earners. The following tables detail the tax brackets of our progressive tax system for the financial years ending 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011. Note that the first table is for Australian residents and the next one is for non residents.
Tax rates 2010-11 - residents
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Taxable income
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Tax on this income
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$0 - $6,000
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Nil
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$6,001 - $37,000
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15c for each $1 over $6,000
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$37,001 - $80,000
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$4,650 plus 30c for each $1 over $37,000
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$80,001 - $180,000
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$17,550 plus 37c for each $1 over $80,000
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Over $180,001
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$54,550 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000
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