What to know about your 2020 tax returns when working from home

Jun 15, 2020

Tags: Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Chartered Accountant, COVID-19, Deductions, Employees, Home Office, Personal tax, Travel

With an onslaught of extra people working from home thanks to COVID-19, tax-time in 2020 could look a little different from previous years.

Robodebt victims could face second round of pain – tax bills on refunds

Jun 18, 2020

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ATO refuses to answer whether $720m worth of Centrelink refunds will be treated as taxable income

You have one week to ensure a bigger tax refund

Jun 23, 2020

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Borrowing, COVID-19, Deductions, Education, Employees, Property, Super

While many savvy retailers are great at tricking people into spending money at this time of year purely to get a tax deduction, there are genuine ways to spend for a better tax refund.

Mind Your Own Retirement Episode 50

Jun 13, 2020

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It’s episode 50 of Mind Your Own Retirement with your effervescent host and the holder of Australia’s favourite pipes, John Deeks.

Fight for every dollar of your tax refund, says tax expert

Jun 24, 2020

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Every dollar counts right now so don't be afraid to fight for what you're entitled to when it comes to your deductions, says tax expert Dr Adrian Raftery.

101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2020 - 2021

Jun 11, 2020

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Bookkeeping, Borrowing, Budget, Business, Business Activity Statement (BAS), Cash Flow Boost, CGT, Chartered Accountant, Children, Company tax, Coronavirus, Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme, Coronavirus Supplement, COVID-19, Deductions, Education, Employees, Employers, Family, FBT, GST, Home Office, JobKeeper, JobSeeker, PAYG Instalments, PAYG Withholding, Pensions, Personal tax, Property, Retirement, Shares, Small Business, SMSF, Starting a Business, Super, Travel

An essential money-saving resource for every Australian who pays tax – updated for the 2020-2021 tax year and including the latest COVID-19 pandemic government relief measures.

101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2019-2020

Jun 01, 2019

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Bookkeeping, Borrowing, Budget, Business, Business Activity Statement (BAS), CGT, Chartered Accountant, Children, Company tax, Deductions, Education, Employees, Employers, Family, FBT, Financial Planning, GST, Home Office, PAYG Instalments, PAYG Withholding, Pensions, Personal tax, Property, Retirement, Shares, Small Business, SMSF, Starting a Business, Super, Travel

An essential money-saving resource for every Australian who pays tax – fully updated for the 2019-2020 tax year.

101 Ways To Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2018-2019

Jun 01, 2018

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Bookkeeping, Borrowing, Budget, Business, Business Activity Statement (BAS), CGT, Chartered Accountant, Children, Company tax, Deductions, Education, Employees, Employers, Family, FBT, Financial Planning, GST, Home Office, PAYG Instalments, PAYG Withholding, Pensions, Personal tax, Property, Retirement, Shares, Small Business, SMSF, Starting a Business, Super, Travel

The essential money-saving tax resource, updated for 2019-2020

101 Ways To Save Money On Your Tax - Legally 2016-2017

Jun 01, 2016

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Mr. Taxman is back with essential money-saving tax tips for 2016-2017

101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2017-2018

Jun 01, 2017

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Melbourne, Bookkeeping, Borrowing, Budget, Business, Business Activity Statement (BAS), CGT, Chartered Accountant, Children, Company tax, Deductions, Education, Employees, Employers, Family, FBT, Financial Planning, GST, Home Office, PAYG Instalments, PAYG Withholding, Pensions, Personal tax, Property, Retirement, Shares, Small Business, SMSF, Starting a Business, Super, Travel

Mr. Taxman is back to save you even more on your 2017-2018 tax

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