One of your financial planning clients, Ms Yvette Bordeaux wants to know what her net worth amounts
Question:
One of your financial planning clients, Ms Yvette Bordeaux wants to know what her net worth amounts to. Yvette is a 33-year-old employed landscape gardener and has a gross income of $55,000 for the 2020 financial year. In addition, Yvette’s employer also contributes 9.5% of her gross income into a personal superannuation fund that you have set up to fund her retirement. Fortnightly salary deductions (based on gross income) for Yvette are as follows:
Details | Percentage |
Taxation | 20 |
Personal super contributions over an above the superannuation guarantee | 7 |
Health cover | 3 |
Union fees | 2 |
Other expenditures incurred by Yvette for the 2018 financial year are as follows:
Details | Amount ($) |
Household expenses | 10,000 |
Mortgage loan repayments | 12,000 |
Credit card repayments | 8,000 |
Entertainment expenses | 5,000 |
Yvette has also provided a list of her assets and liabilities based on the information that she currently has available as shown below:
Details | Amount ($) |
Assets - | |
House and personal effects | 400,000 |
Superannuation | 160,000 |
Car | 10,000 |
Savings account | 2,000 |
Liabilities - | |
Mortgage loan | 250,000 |
Credit card balance | 10,000 |
Prepare a current personal balance sheet for Yvette based on the information provided.
Concepts in Federal Taxation 2017
ISBN: 9781305965119
24th edition
Authors: Kevin E. Murphy, Mark Higgins