tax
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Turning your tax liability into extra savings
Because of the way tax is applied to superannuation, savvy employees can turn what would have been a tax liability into extra savings through salary sacrifice.
Scammers are after your carbon tax refund
With carbon tax refunds in the news so often, scammers have jumped on their phones to try their luck.
Understanding the medical expenses tax offset
The Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset allows taxpayers to offset the cost of substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses against their taxable income.
Understanding MyTax
The ATO is making it easier for people with simple tax affairs to lodge their returns thanks to the new MyTax system.
Understanding tax amnesty time
The tax office has announced an amnesty for taxpayers with unreported offshore financial activities.
Medical expenses tax offset to disappear
Those who hoped the Abbott government would cancel Labor's proposed phasing out of the medical expenses tax offset have been disappointed.
Tricksters try to cash in at tax time
Tax money scamming comes in several guises around this time of the year as tax returns are completed and we await refunds.
Understanding the family home six-month rule
The six-month rule says that two properties can be claimed as a main residence when a new dwelling is acquired before disposing of the first.
After-school jobs: watch out for high tax rates
Kids' income from part-time jobs is known as "excepted net income" and is taxed at ordinary tax rates.
Put cash in your pocket with negatively-geared properties
Many negatively geared property investors often find they are short of cash because rental income from their investments falls well short of the cost of owning them.
