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The tax office will receive a barrage of tax claims early in July as people experiencing financial stress try to get refunds as soon as possible. Refunds may be higher this year, thanks to the new working-from-home deductions, and if you've lost ... More

If you're a sharemarket investor it's important to include returns from shares in your annual tax return. Shares can deliver two types of returns - ongoing dividends, plus capital gains when you sell shares for a profit. These are each recorded ... More

There's often a fine line between a legitimate work-related tax deduction and something that is primarily for personal use, and knowing the difference is important at tax time. Radio hosts who are expected to be familiar with news and what people ... More

With millions of us taking a financial hit from COVID-19, there's never been a more important time to get your taxes right. Tax time 2020 is looming: here's what you need to know to get the best outcome from this year's return. If you lost your job ... More

While most people are familiar with the October 31 tax deadline, they may be less aware of another tax deadline. Given it's just a few days away we thought we'd go into a bit more detail about this deadline, who it affects and what you need ... More

As many Australians now find themselves working from home full time, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has announced some changes to work from home tax deduction rules aimed at making it easier for people new to working from home to make a claim. In short ... More

More than a million working Australians including staff at local councils, state governments, universities, construction sites, arts and entertainment may not be covered by the $1500 fortnightly JobKeeper payment . Instead if their employers lay them ... More

The scattergun approach of fraudsters looking to cash in on the early release of unaware Aussie's super has backfired, with one scammer copping an earful from a financial planner he tried to swindle. Fraudsters are posing as agents from superannuation ... More

If you have taken out a student loan to fund your university degree, you are not alone. There are 2.7 million Australians with debts from their higher education study. Many students and their families aren't in a position to pay or don't see ... More

Almost $21 billion in superannuation remains lost and unclaimed, new data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows. Last year more than 540,000 active, lost and unclaimed super accounts worth more than $4.4 billion was consolidated using ATO ... More