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Keeping Receipts

We all know that receipts and invoices are evidence of your deductions/claims, and we also know that we should keep these receipts…

Home Office Expenses

One of the more frequent questions I am asked is ‘what can I claim for my home office?’. Unfortunately, I can only…

e-tax – beware of Crooks and Fraudsters

Be very, very, very careful out there.  I am hearing that some people are choosing to lodge their own returns on e-tax. …

Claiming Superannuation Deductions

Claiming Your Superannuation Contributions as Tax Deductions If you plan to claim a tax deduction for the superannuation contributions you made as…

The new ATO Tax Receipt – Really??

“Starting from 1 July 2014, the majority of taxpayers will receive a tax receipt as part of the annual income tax return…

Tax Deductions – Minor (?) Amounts

Another largely forgotten group of deductions are donations. Many of us give $2 here or $5 there to a door knocker or…

DIY Tax Returns?

The ATO are proud to offer online Tax Software, allowing taxpayers to prepare and lodge their own tax returns, but BEWARE! This…

Instant asset write-off and simplified depreciation

From the 2012–13 income year small businesses have been able to write-off depreciating assets costing less than $6,500 in the income year…

Avoid errors in your tax returns!

How can you avoid errors in your tax returns? Simple. Keep your records as up to date as you possibly can. I…

Commonly Forgotten Tax Deduction

If you ever need to work from home (whether you are in business or an employee), you may be able to claim…

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