Income tax
Opinion
For subscribers
No need to Google it, here’s why you suddenly owe tax this year
There’s been an addition to the living costs for many Australians, but Labor doesn’t want to talk about it.
- by Ross Gittins
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Analysis
Analysis
Deadline looms for those who do their own tax returns
Those using a registered tax agent have until May next year to file, but for those doing their own returns penalties of up to $1565 are on the line.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Superannuation
Do pensioners need to lodge a tax return?
Pensioners eligible for the seniors and pensioner tax offset have a higher income threshold before needing to lodge a return.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Ask an expert
Does my retired mother need to file a tax return?
Once you retire and are receiving the pension, generally you no longer need to file a tax return.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Superannuation
How to avoid a ‘death tax’ on your superannuation
The death tax on superannuation continues to generate much interest, but its intricacies – and ways to avoid it – are often not well understood.
- by Noel Whittaker
Q+A away? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program
ABC’s flagship TV panel show is keen to broadcast from the G20 summit in Delhi.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Angus Dalton
Analysis
Analysis
‘Hunt for deductions’ as tax refunds will be smaller this year
Taxpayers are urged to find every legitimate deduction they can before lodging tax returns this year.
- by John Collett
Wealthy Baby Boomers should pay more for aged care, major providers say
Australians need to ask whether it’s fair that someone in a $10m mansion pays the same for aged care as someone with a modest home in the suburbs.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
The best home entertainment tech for your post-tax splurge
If you’ve been waiting on a big upgrade for your lounge room or home theatre, here are some of the best devices and machines to weigh up.
- by Tim Biggs
Young workers carry tax burden to pay for ageing Australians
The reduction in the tax burden on workers that will flow from the stage three tax cuts will be effectively wiped out by the end of the decade.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Analysis
The tax traps that could catch you out this financial year
Be particularly careful when doing your tax returns, as the ATO has developed some of the most sophisticated data-matching systems in the world.
- by Noel Whittaker