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Although your tax return is not due for a few months yet, the end of the financial year is near. Get ahead now by preparing all the documents required for your 2022 tax return so you can get your tax done quickly and get any refund due to you in your bank!
Income
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) automatically receives information from your employers about salary and wages that you have been paid for the financial year. You need to declare all income from other sources on your tax return as well.
Even if you have only earned a small amount from one of these sources, it still needs to be declared on the tax return. Gather all your records for anything you have earned apart from salary and wage payments from employers.
You will need:
Tax Deductions
Have you captured all your work-related deductible expenses to make the most of your 2022 tax return?
Employees are entitled to claim work-related expenses as a tax deduction. To claim a deduction, you must have spent the money out of your own funds and not have been reimbursed by your employer. The expenses must relate to your earnings as an employee. Make sure you have invoices and receipts as proof of payment for any work-related expenses.
Expenses you may be able to claim
Occupation and Industry Specific Guidelines
The ATO recognises that some occupations and industries have specific requirements that employees need to pay for.
There are handy ATO fact sheets for many industries, including hairdressers, teachers, performing artists, hospitality workers, lawyers, medical professionals and more.
These guides are a great starting point if you are not sure what you can claim, but we can give you information tailored to your situation when you do your tax return with us.
Superannuation
If you have made personal superannuation contributions separate to your employer’s superannuation guarantee contributions, you may be able to claim this as a tax deduction. You will need to provide a notice of intent to claim form to your super fund and receive acknowledgement from the fund before doing your tax return.
Please feel free to get in touch with your WDF Professional contact or phone 02 6921 5444 to talk with us about how we can help make tax time easier for you and help you make the most of all the applicable tax deductions this year.
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