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Career Planner Guideyour Nurse Practitioner Professional Career Plann

Career Planner Guide Your Nurse Practitioner Professional Career Planner is due by Day 7 of Week 10. It is highly recommended that you begin planning and working on this Assignment as early in the quarter as is feasible for you. The following checklists outline all of the items you should include in your Career Planner. Additionally, the resources below have been provided to assist you in its development. Refer to the Walden University Career Center website for resources and information on how to create cover letters, resumes, and professional portfolios.

You may also choose to make certain portions of your Career Planner accessible online to members of your professional network or potential employers through platforms such as LinkedIn. Sharing on social media is a useful way to network for many, but it is not a requirement for this assignment.

Checklist for Cover Letter

Cover letters are typically tailored to individual jobs and companies. For this Assignment, you will select a job posting you would like to or could potentially apply for and create a cover letter for it. Your cover letter should be:

  • Presented and formatted in professional business manner
  • Addressed properly
  • Clear and concise (no more than one page) and include:
    • Content introduction
    • Content body
    • Content conclusion
  • Written in a professional tone and include:
    • Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar
    • Clear and accurate sentence structure

Checklist for Resume

Your resume should be:

  • Clear, concise, and well organized
  • Include your:
    • Name, location (city/town and state), business phone number, and email address (centered at top of resume)
    • Objective: 2–3 sentences describing your goal/objective for employment
    • Certifications & licenses
    • Education
    • Professional experience
    • Honors/Awards (as applicable)

Checklist for Portfolio

Your Portfolio should be:

  • Clear, concise, and well organized
  • Include your:
    • Personal philosophy statement (1-page)
    • Personal goals (short term and long term)
    • Self-assessment

The following items do not have to be submitted but should be available on request for employers:

  • Achievements
  • Letters of recommendation (2)
  • References (list names, affiliation, and contact information)
  • Certifications and licenses
  • Prior degrees
  • Transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
  • Certificates of attendance for continuing education
  • Publications
  • Research
  • Oral presentations and/or poster presentations

Learning Resources

Resume and Cover Letter Resources: Canva (optional). Cover Letter Advice (n.d.). Nurse practitioner cover letter sample 1. DeCapua, M. (2019). A nurse practitioner’s guide to the perfect cover letter. Health eCareers. Hicks, R. W., & Roberts, M. E. E. (2016). Curriculum vitae: An important tool for the nurse practitioner. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 28(7), 347–352. Gibson, A. (n.d.). Nurse.org career guide series: Ultimate guide to nursing resumes. Nurse.org. Walden University Career Services. (n.d.). Resumes & more. Portfolio Resources: Chamblee, T. B., Dale, J. C., Drews, B., Spahis, J., & Hardin, T. (2015). Implementation of a professional portfolio: A tool to demonstrate professional development for advanced practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 29(1), 113–117. Clarke, M. (2019). The importance of a professional nursing portfolio. HealthLeaders. Nurse Practitioner Business Owner. (n.d.). This is why you want to create your professional portfolio today! Portfolium. (n.d.). Portfolium is one example of portfolio software that you could use to create a portfolio. You may choose your own tool, and it may be online (Google Sites, Portfolium) or offline (Word, pdf), as long as you can easily submit the portfolio files or link to it.

Question 1

Ros sells whiteboard erasers. She is paid a salary of $2,000 per calendar month and commission of 20% of sales she makes. Her accounts for the current income year were as follows: Receipts $ Salary ($6,000 of this was for salary for the previous year which her employer was unable to pay her due to cash flow problems) 30,000 Commissions 15,000 Long service leave (paid on 25 June of the current income year for 5 weeks leave commencing 30 June of the current income year) 2,500 Interest (Ros had invested $20,000 for 12 months on 5 January two years ago at 12%. On termination of this period she reinvested the principal and interest, $22,400, for a further 12 months at 10%. When the investment matured she withdrew the total funds in the current income year) 24,640 Alimony payments from her former husband 3,000 Clothing Allowance 1,000 Rent from rental property 12,000 Payments Childcare costs 4,000 Interest repayments (Ros' study occupied 10% of the house. She was provided with an office at her employer's premises but preferred to do some administrative work at home on the weekends.) 10,000 Home electricity expenses 1,500 Conference expenses for Salespersons' Motivation Conference. Held by the Institute of Salespersons. 250 Superannuation contributions to a private scheme 1,000 Dresses bought at the local shops to be used for work only 1,800 Loan repayments on rental property loan. Monthly repayments were $2,500 of which $2,250 represented interest. 30,000 New hot water system for rental property to replace the old system which blew up after having been in use for 5 years. It’s written down value at the date it was scrapped was $220. The new hot water system had an effective life of 8 years and had been acquired on 15 October CY (do not pool) 500 New sofa on 1 December CY for use in rental property 290 Required: Calculate Ros' taxable income and net tax payable for the current income year including Medicare levy. Provide brief reasons for the exclusion of any items from the calculation.

Paper For Above instruction

Calculating Ros's taxable income and net tax payable for the current income year requires a comprehensive analysis of her receipts and deductible expenses, adhering to the Australian taxation law. This process involves identifying assessable income components, allowable deductions, and exempt income, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and case law.

Assessable income includes her salary, commissions, and interest income. Ros's salary of $30,000 includes an amount for prior year salary not paid due to cash flow issues, which is taxable in the current year because the income was actually received. Her commissions of $15,000 constitute assessable income, as they are earned when the underlying sales are made. The interest income of $24,640, derived from reinvested funds, is assessable income, considering she withdrew the funds within the year. Notably, the interest earned on the reinvestment at 10%, compounded, must be recognized as income in the year it is received.

Expenses claimed as deductions must strictly relate to income-producing activities. Deductible expenses include work-related clothing costs, conference expenses, superannuation contributions, and interest on the rental property loan. Clothing costs of $1,800 are deductible if the clothing is specifically for work and not suitable for everyday wear. Conference expenses of $250 are deductible as they relate to her profession. Superannuation contributions of $1,000 are deductible up to the concessional caps, provided they meet the superannuation fund requirements.

Interest payments on rental property debt of $30,000 are deductible, with the interest component of $27,750 ($30,000 minus the principal repayment). Home electricity expenses of $1,500 are also deductible to the extent they relate to earning assessable income, considering Ros's use of part of her home for administrative purposes. The payments of childcare costs totaling $4,000 are not deductible as they do not directly relate to her income-producing activities. Similarly, alimony payments are generally personal in nature and not deductible unless they are court-ordered maintenance payments, which are often considered personal deductions and may not be accepted under tax law.

The long service leave paid on 25 June of $2,500 is considered an assessable benefit and should be included in income for that year. The interest from her $20,000 investment yields $2,400 annually at 12%, which is recognizable as income upon withdrawal. The reinvestment at 10% and subsequent withdrawal ensure this interest is taxable in the current year.

Expenses related to her rental property include the purchase of a new hot water system and a new sofa. The hot water system's written-down value at disposal was $220, and its replacement cost $500, with an 8-year effective life. The cost of the new system isn't fully deductible in the year of purchase but may qualify for depreciation deductions, prorated over its effective life. The old system's disposal results in a small balancing adjustment of the asset's written-down value.

The sofa purchased for $290 is a capital expense and generally not deductible unless used exclusively for income-producing purposes, in which case depreciation rules apply.

In summary, the assessment involves aggregating all assessable income, subtracting allowable deductions, and verifying that items like personal expenses, certain capital expenditures, and non-deductible items are excluded. This approach ensures an accurate calculation of Ros's taxable income.

References

  • Australian Taxation Office. (2023). Income deductions. https://www.ato.gov.au
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