Mr Taxman
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Sharing it with Australia, Mr Taxman is a regular Woman’s Day columist and TV finance commentator
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Book launch - 101 ways to save money on your tax

Nov 28, 2011

Book launch - 101 ways to save money on your tax

Tags: 101 Ways, CGT, Company tax, Deductions, Education, Employees, Employers, Family, FBT, GST, Personal tax, Property, Shares, SMSF, Starting a Business

Do you detest paying tax, but like receiving a tax refund cheque in the mail? Are you getting all you're entitled to? You could be letting the government keep hundreds, even thousands, of your hard-earned dollars each year - and you wouldn't even know about it!

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
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