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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…