Cleaners and cleaning staff can often claim a lot of tax deductions If you’re in the cleaning business and you’re not making the most of these tax deductions for cleaners, then you might lose out on a heap of cash every year. Whatever type of cleaner you are, we understand your job can be tough! […]
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Tax Deductions for Engineers and Science Workers: Do you know what can you claim?
Science and Engineering is a highly technical field, which is why we’ve simplified your tax return for you! Read our science and engineer tax deductions guide below to learn what you could claim. Science and Engineering encompasses a wide range of occupations, including the following: If you work in any of those professions, our simple […]
Tax deductions for office admin staff – How to boost your tax refund
This one is for all the office administrators out there; the unsung heroes of EVERY business. You are the organisers, arrangers, schedulers and geniuses who bring order and process together to make everything happen how it should. Suffice it to say, without you, the office melts into chaos. (You’ve seen your boss stare blankly at […]
Hospitality tax deductions – now it’s our turn to look after you!
Who knew you could claim the sunscreen you slathered on during those open air functions last summer? Or the advanced barista course that made you the best coffee artist on the strip? We did – and that’s not all! Hospitality tax deductions put a big chunk of your hard earned cash back in your wallet […]
Actual Cost Method
The Actual Cost Method is one of two methods available to taxpayers to claim their work from home expenses. As opposed to the fixed cost method where you claim 70c per hour worked from home, the actual cost method involves claiming the actual cost you incurred for items like phone, internet and electricity while working […]
Part 1 – 10 Easy Ways to Pay Less Tax
We asked our top tax accountants for the easiest ways to pay less tax to the ATO and keep more money in your wallet. They had a LOT of answers to help us all pay less tax. So read on it could help you save big $$$ this year Part 1: ‘How to Pay Less tax’. […]
What can teachers claim on tax?
What tax deductions can teachers claim on tax? Like many professionals, teachers often pay for work-related expenses out of their own pockets. In most cases, these expenses turn into valuable tax deductions for teachers come tax time. For a teacher, tax deductions can significantly improve your tax refund – if you know what you’re doing. […]
Part 2 – Easy Ways To Reduce Tax: More Tax Deduction Tips
Here’s part 2 of our best ways to reduce your tax series: If you’d like to see the first half of the list, click here for part 1. Let’s look at more ideas about how to increase your tax refund this year. 6. Manage the timing of your tax deductible expenses If you know in advance that […]
Tax Tips and Tax Deductions for Freelancers
Are you giving freelance work a go? Your freelancer tax deductions and tax tips are right here! Whether your video skills are in high demand, your Airtasker gigs have amped up or you are totally nailing it in the cupcake game, this freelancer tax deductions blog will be a massive help to you at tax […]
Work related travel expenses – what can you claim?
Let’s explain how to turn work related travel expenses into dollars in your pocket at tax time. What exactly is a work-related travel expense? If you travel for work, any purchases you make related to that travel, can usually be claimed as a work related travel expense on your tax return. Of course, there are […]
How To Claim Work-Related Calls and Phone Expenses On Your Tax Return
Do you use your own mobile phone for work-related tasks? If you do, you may be able to claim a portion of your mobile phone expenses on your tax return. Keep in mind, if you are claiming your work from home expenses using the 70c method, you cannot claim your mobile phone separately. Instead, by […]
Childcare Worker Tax Deductions – Your Personalised Tax Guide!
Do you spend your days caring for or supervising our future generations? Whether you’re a childcare worker, childcare assistant, nanny, kindergarten assistant or pre-school aide, you’re entitled to some attractive tax deductions that you may be unaware of, until now. Use our early childhood educator and childcare worker tax deductions guide below to make sure […]
Work related car expenses: what can I claim on my tax return?
The ATO has rules for how to calculate car deductions. Find out how new car deduction rules may affect you (and your tax refund).
5 Common Tax Return Mistakes
These common tax return mistakes are easily detected by the ATO The ATO works hard to find mistakes on your tax return. With more money and staff granted to them every year, it’s getting easier for the ATO to catch every mistake. So, if you think you can get away with a few extra deductions […]
Save Receipts and Deductions to Fast-Track Your Next Tax Return
The best way to tackle next year’s tax deductions is to save ALL your tax receipts – but that’s not always easy. Did you get to tax time this year and wonder where your other expenses have gone? It’s SO annoying when you realise you can’t claim back the hard-earned cash you spent on work-related […]
