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Can someone tell the ATO what the price of petrol & electricity is?

Aug 17, 2011

Tags: 101 Ways, Budget, Calculators, Deductions, Employees, Family, Personal tax

Adrian Raftery, author of 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax – Legally!, looks at how much petrol and electricity has risen in the past 13 years compared to what you can claim in your tax return for work-related car and home office usage.

Proposed new individual tax rates

Jul 10, 2011

Tags: Budget, Family, Personal tax

Following the carbon tax announcement today, here are the proposed tax cuts for individuals effective 1 July 2012 ... but are they really that sweet?

8 common tax return mistakes

Jul 04, 2011

Tags: Children, Deductions, Education, Employees, Family, Personal tax, Property, Shares, Travel

The new financial year has arrived which comes with it the annual obligation to submit our income tax return by 31 October. For many of us, the process is as painful as having your teeth pulled but the rewards can be great. Adrian Raftery, author of 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax – Legally! shares with us eight common traps to avoid when doing your tax this year.

6 Tax Changes taking effect from 1 July

Jun 28, 2011

Tags: Children, Deductions, Education, Family, Personal tax

The only constant about tax is change. Here are some of the tax changes coming into play from 1 July

Parental leave pay

Jun 17, 2011

Tags: Company tax, Employees, Employers, Family, Small Business

There are two ways to administer new regulations ... the short way ... and the long way. To me this seems like the long way to go around things. From 1 July 2011, employers will be responsible for providing Parental Leave Pay to ...
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  • "Hi Adrian, Thank you for your book 101 ways to save money on your tax. It's very readable and well explained. Can I ask with direct care workers whose work is to visit clients in their home..."

    By: Aneeta Krishna at Jul 25, 2017 7:43AM

    Post: Claiming car expenses

  • "Hi my husband and I took out a line of credit recently from a current investment property to buy a new investment property but didn't use it all. can we use the rest to invest in shares? will it..."

    By: TF at Jul 25, 2017 5:42AM

    Post: Borrowing to buy shares

  • "I dstarted my own business in febuary 2017 I am running at a loss can my husband claim against his income as he has financed me for stock and equipment etc"

    By: Annette Maloney at Jul 24, 2017 7:53AM

    Post: Marriage

  • "I pay child support to my children's mother. Am I eligible to claim toll fees, sporting parking fees whilst they are in my care? Sometimes I pay registration fees for their sports which involve..."

    By: Chris at Jul 22, 2017 1:51AM

    Post: Claiming car expenses

  • "Wow, you've replied to so many people. I wish I could repay you in some way. Hugely appreciate you taking so much time to help unknowns. I work full-time, and study part-time. I travel from my..."

    By: Gaurav at Jul 20, 2017 7:23AM

    Post: Claiming car expenses