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A 2023 tax return form

The Low and Middle Income Tax Offset was a flawed idea. Now that it’s gone, our tax bills are up to $1500 higher.

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Filing tax returns can lead to a tax refund – but due to changes in tax laws this year, your refund might be smaller than anticipated. 

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If you earn less than $60,000, you may be eligible for free tax help. But there is more we could do to help everyone – including struggling sole traders or small businesses – get the advice they need.

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Scammers have exploited a simple weakness in the myGov online portal to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars in tax refunds.

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Australian landlords pay $1 billion less tax per year than the Tax Office believes they should, with almost all of the ‘errors’ in their favour.

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Some tax deductions for the cost of managing tax affairs exceed $1 million, but high wealth individual\s can write off the expense in other ways.

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The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the fact we are failing to collect tax revenue and also giving away hundreds of billions in tax concessions.

With a significant portion of professionals now working from home, this has had wider tax implications for individuals as the line between what is deductible and what isn’t, becomes blurred.

A UNSW tax expert shares practical tips on claims you can make in your tax return if you’ve worked from home during the pandemic.