6 tax-busting ways to boost your return
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Income tax

6 tax-busting ways to boost your return

It’s not too late. Here are some last-minute strategies to cut a looming tax bill,or boost your return.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Weird and wacky tax deduction fails
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Opinion

Weird and wacky tax deduction fails

The basic rule of thumb is that if you have incurred an expense as part of your job,you can claim it as a tax deduction. However,some taxpayers stretch the patience of the Australian Taxation Office when they file their annual return.

  • byMark Chapman
Nine ways to boost your tax return
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Opinion

Nine ways to boost your tax return

With the cost of living on the rise,it is more important than ever to make sure you’re not paying more tax than you need to. Here are some of the top tax deductions available to help you to boost this year’s tax return.

  • byJessica Irvine
‘Invisible’ tax breaks for the well-off work like magic
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Opinion

‘Invisible’ tax breaks for the well-off work like magic

All the spending on tax concessions for the rich tends to be ignored until someone decides to play around with a few of them.

  • byRoss Gittins
Cost of tax concessions explodes as money flows into shares,property

Cost of tax concessions explodes as money flows into shares,property

Low interest rates and government stimulus,used to save the economy through COVID-19,have also blown out the cost of major tax concessions.

  • byShane Wright
Why 2020-21 could provide your biggest tax refund yet
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Tax time

Why 2020-21 could provide your biggest tax refund yet

Unprecedented working-from-home tax deductions plus tax cuts offered by the federal government mean more than half of taxpayers can expect their biggest tax refund this year.

  • byJoel Gibson
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Tax tips:How to maximise your working-from-home deductions
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Tax tips:How to maximise your working-from-home deductions

There are three potential methods to calculate your working-from-home tax deductions. Here’s how to figure out which is best for you.

  • byJessica Irvine
Oils ain't oils ... for tax purposes

Oils ain't oils ... for tax purposes

As the Morrison government dealt with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic,it also had to close a tax loophole for recycled oil.

  • byShane Wright
How to avoid costly tax deduction mistakes
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Opinion

How to avoid costly tax deduction mistakes

The perfect storm of the coronavirus is likely to bring your biggest tax refund yet but pay attention to detail.

  • byOlivia Maragna
Landlords tipped to claim billions more in tax losses as homes sit vacant

Landlords tipped to claim billions more in tax losses as homes sit vacant

Australia's 2 million landlords will miss out on billions of dollars in rental income over the next two years as tenants struggle to pay,with housing market researchers suspecting many more property investors will claim a financial loss.

  • byJennifer Duke
Work-related expenses:Tax time 2020
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Work-related expenses:Tax time 2020

The ATO's video highlighting important changes to work-related expenses and deductions this tax time.