See below for recent Ask Adrian Q & A articles ( featured in Woman's Day)
- Teach your kids how to save
- Is it still only $416 that kids can earn before they get taxed at 48.5%?
- I read that there will be voluntary tax returns in the future
- Can I get my super now that I am over 60?
- How to teach the kids how to save
- I have a $3000 on a joint credit card with my ex but he’s stopped paying. Is it up to me to pay now?
- Interest rates have dropped a lot in recent months. Is now a good time to fix the interest on our mortgage?
- To work or not to work - spouse rebate
- When do I need to get my tax done?
- Never trust a car salesman!
- Should I finance a computer?
- Recession - are we there yet?
- A Gen Y Superannuation question
- 7 ways to spend your tax refund
- Have I missed out on 1 July tax cuts?
- How much money should one have in super funds to comfortably retire on?
- Positive or negative gearing?
- What is the difference between naked short selling and covered short selling?
- What is the Rule of 72?
- Are School Education Funds that assist with future education costs everything that they are cracked up to be?
- How do you go about taking a holiday from paying mortgage?
- My husband wants to cash in his workers comp to clear out our debt
- I have three Superfunds. Can I set up a self managed fund and invest it myself?
- I have a complaint to make about my bank and the fees they charge me, is there anyone I can complain to?
- How to be Tax-wise for a new family addition
- We are getting married on Valentine’s Day. Do we need to tell the tax office about it and start lodging a joint tax return?
- Can you explain fixed and variable interest rates?
- What happens in the event of a natural disaster your tax records are destroyed. Are you still required to submit a tax return?
- My dad wants to give me my inheritance of $13,000 now so I can help pay my mortgage
- I am looking at my phone, internet & mobile phone bills and wondered if the best option is to bundle the three of them together to save money
- If I declare myself bankrupt will all my debts disappear?
- How to make your budget stick
- I have just started a small business from home. Is there anything that I should be looking out for?
- Can you explain what the First Home Saver Account is?
- What is the best investment option in the current market given increasing interest rates on property and the volatility of the share market?
- I have recently started my own business and work from home. What proportion of my rent can I claim as a tax deduction?
- GST registration for business
- What happens if my employer hasn’t made the compulsory contributions to my superannuation fund?
- Are there any catches with the $1,600 insulation rebate available to home owners?
- What are the rules with claiming car trips for tax purposes?
- A ticking time bomb
- Tax Education Refund - Can I buy a computer for the whole family and claim for it
- What are the tax implications, if any, of making money from selling stuff on eBay?
- Can you look at my budget and see how I can build up & maximise my savings with still relatively low risk
- I've been hearing the term 'mortgage stress' quite a bit lately. What is it and how can I avoid it?
- The bank told us we could borrow $490,000 to buy a house. Should we go to the limit?
- I am afraid of spending too much this Christmas. Do you have any tips to ease the financial pain of Christmas?
- Income Insurance - To insure or not to insure
- We are in our early 30s, don’t have any kids & earning $140k combined. Should we be looking to buy a house now?
- What can we do to make this year financially easier?
- Salary Sacrifice - Not worth the sacrifice
- Make my retirement SUPER
- Health insurance for a family
- Tune up your finances
- Home loans - To fix or not to fix
- Credit card blacklist - how do I get off it
- Can I apply for a mortgage without doing a tax return? I have not done one in 4 years.
- Mr Taxman's Top Tax Tips for 2009
- The last few years I seem to be losing money everywhere. Where are the best areas to invest this financial year?
- What can I do to set my son up financially
- Buy low. Sell High or Higher!
- Who do you think will be the winners & losers with the proposed banning of financial planning commissions?
- What happens if my mortgage is higher than the value of my home?
- First home not so cheap
- When do you think is the best time of year to action financial goals?
- What's in the 2009 Federal Budget for me?
- What is mortgage relief?
- What exactly is “salary sacrificing” and what are the benefits. Are there any pitfalls?
- Study those tax rebates
- Is now the time to buy?
- Slash your credit card rate
- Which is the best savings account on the market right now?
- I am 63 and my husband is 64. We are both retiring in the next year but don’t understand all the different types of retirement income streams.
- Help me have my dream wedding
- Are there any Christmas clubs I can join
- Do I have to pay land tax on my new investment property
- Managing your cash flow in business
- 8 Tips when re-entering the work force
- Should you consider accessing your super in difficult times?
- Should I invest in the stock market now?
- Help - How can I keep my savings safe?
- Help me teach the kids how to save
- Help - How much do I need to retire?
- Help - Should I cancel my life insurance?
- What does mum get paid for having me?
- Recession-proof your life
- How to avoid a credit card hangover
- 12 Great New Years Resolutions
- Avoid back to school pain
- Money advice for nesting couples
- The 4 P's to reduce your credit card interest
- Coping with redundancy
- Where to spend your $900
- Can I get a tax break on some of my back-to-school expenses
- My five year old son starts school this year. Any saving tips that you can recommend?
- Help - We are having a baby
- Private health and the new budget
- Rental property deductions - know what you can claim
- Will I be better or worse under this budget?
- Work related expenses - what you can claim in 2008
- Mobile phone budget - How can we keep our bills to a minimum?
- Help - Have my managed funds gone down over the last 3-5 months
- I have just started a small business from home
- I am fed up with my bank increasing the interest rate on my mortgage greater than the RBA increase
- How to make your budget stick
- How to avoid having your home repossessed
- Help - Save my home business
- Help - We are getting further & further in debt
- Help us sell our home
- Help us manage our mobile
- Help us make Father's Day special for Dad
- Help us get a mortgage holiday
- Help me manage my super
- Help - The cost of petrol is killing us
- Help - I need a great accountant to guide my business
- Does declaring myself bankrupt mean all my debts disappear and I can start afresh
- Do you recommend buying a holiday home or should we just continue renting places for holidays?
- 50 percent education tax refund
- What is the baby bonus threshold?
- I haven't paid tax in 14 years
- Help save my home business
- We're sinking in debt
If you have a tax or finance query, why not email it through to Adrian at
questions@mrtaxman.com.au
NB: A selection of queries will be responded to each month on the Mr Taxman website. Some queries may also be selected for publishing in Woman's Day. Unfortunately, due to volume of mail, we cannot respond to all queries personally. See home page for location of our privacy policy.
The advice given on this page is general in nature; readers should always seek further advice before making financial decisions.