With June 30 looming as the end of the 2024-2025 tax year, Money has dedicated its June issue to ensuring its readers get more cash back this year. We share into the top ten tax hacks including the five ways to get started, last minute deductions to beef up your refund, DIY vs professional tax agents and the kind of claims the ATO is paying extra close attention to this year.
We also explain tax creep to the new crop of Millennial and Gen X employees; so they understand how a pay rise might be chewed up by tax – then share the best way they can avoid this scenario.
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Our cover story ‘Top 10 Tax Hacks – get more cash back’ spells out how to organise your tax affairs, easily file your return, ensure you claim every legal deduction then takes you through:
- Rules for working from home
- Costs that might seem tax-deductible but aren’t
- How to get free help with your return
- The best last-minute deductions including donations to charity, prepaid expenses, deductible super contributions, capital gains and losses, instant business write-offs
- Tax help for people who own bitcoin
- How to avoid the Medicare levy trap
- And… how to get set up your affairs for next year
The June issue also features:
Sitting on a fortune – how to profit from collectables
One in three adults in Australia collect things – be it handbags, coins, toys, fashion or antiques. We take a deep dive into the kind of collections Australians have, their average worth (spoiler alert: $2200) then share all the inside tips and tricks for focusing, growing and making profit from your collection.
Super contributions
Now is the prime time to top up your super contribution. Our columnist Vita Palestrant takes readers through the rationale of why super is the most tax-effective savings vehicle and how the recipients of the Great Wealth Transfer can manage and grow any money they inherit.
Aged care shake-up
Come July 1, widespread reform in the aged care sector will make it easier for the elderly to stay in their own homes as they age. But it will come at a serious cost. We shine a light on the changes and how they will affect support provided in the home as well access to residential aged care, plus all the proportions of care that pensioners, part-pensioners and the self-funded retirees will pay.
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