As featured on The Project (Channel Ten), A Current Affair (Channel 9), ABC Radio and in Money Magazine.Stop giving your money away!You work hard for your money, and you work even harder to set and keep a budget that makes the most of it. But when tax time arrives, do you feel shorted on your return? Nearly everyone has to pay taxes, but the government is only entitled to so much of your money. You might be letting them keep hundreds or even thousands of dollars that rightfully belong to you. No matter what your accounting habits have been so far, you can still claim what?s yours.101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax—Legally! 2014 – 2015 is your ultimate guide to maximising your return. Author Adrian Raftery, a.k.a. Mr. Taxman, is Australia?s leading personal taxation expert. In the book, Raftery provides the information you need to get back every single dollar you?re entitled to, plus tips and tricks that help you get the most out of deductions related to:You, your family, and your propertyEducation, employment, and small businessInvestment property, shares, and superannuationSpecial circumstances, including medical expenses and leviesThe book also contains advice on related matters, including tax–effective investments, tax planning, and how to find a great accountant. All information has been updated to reflect tax law changes wrought by the May 2014 budget. If you?re tired of paying too much tax and seeing too little return, 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax—Legally! 2014 – 2015 is your comprehensive guide to putting things right, starting now. INDICE: About the author xi.How to use this book xiii.Introduction xvii.Part I You and your family 1.1 Marriage 2.2 Income splitting 5.3 Dependent spouse tax offset 7.4 Dependant (invalid and carer) tax offset 9.5 Children 10.6 Paid parental leave 13.7 Dad and partner pay 15.8 Child care 16.9 Low–income earners 18.10 Senior Australians 20.11 Other government benef its 23.12 Family breakdown 27.13 Death 29.14 Trusts 32.Part II Your employment 35.15 Car usage 37.16 Methods to claim car travel 40.17 Travel 42.18 Uniform 45.19 Home off ice 47.20 Other work–related deductions 50.21 Keeping those receipts 53.22 ATO hit lists 55.23 Redundancy 58.24 Working a second job 60.25 Salary sacrifice 63.26 Fringe benefits 65.27 Living–away–from–home allowance 69.Part III Your education 75.28 Claiming self–education expenses 76.29 The $250 threshold 79.30 Self–development courses 81.31 Higher Education Loan Program 84.32 Student Financial Supplement Scheme 88.33 Austudy and ABSTUDY 90.34 Other government assistance 93.35 Scholarships 96.36 School building funds 99.37 Education savings plans 102.Part IV Your investment property 105.38 Negative gearing 107.39 Interest 110.40 Depreciation 114.41 Low–value pooling 117.42 Repairs and maintenance 119.43 Travel to see your investment property 122.44 Borrowing expenses 124.45 Legal expenses 127.46 Other rental property deductions 128.47 Foreign investment properties 131.48 Capital gains tax 133.49 PAYG withholding variation 136.50 Property genuinely available for rent 139.Part V Your shares 141.51 Dividends 143.52 Franking credits 146.53 Dividend reinvestment plans 149.54 Lower income earners 150.55 Borrowing to buy shares 153.56 Other allowable deductions 156.57 Shares and capital gains tax 158.58 Realising capital losses 160.59 Inheriting share portfolios 162.60 Share traders versus share investors 164.61 Rights and options 167.62 Employee share schemes 169.63 Share portfolios within self managed superannuation funds 171.Part VI Your superannuation 175.64 Contribution limits 178.65 Compulsory employer contributions 182.66 Salary sacrifice 185.67 Super co–contribution 188.68 Transferring foreign super 190.69 Self managed superannuation funds 192.70 Buying property within SMSFs 196.71 Gearing through a super fund 198.72 Accessing your super 201.73 Transition to retirement 203.74 Allocated pensions 205.75 Death benefits 207.76 Lost or unclaimed super 209.Part VII Your business 213.77 Choosing the right business structure 215.78 Tax obligations 220.79 Record keeping 223.80 Deferring tax 226.81 Trading stock 229.82 Bad debts 231.83 Home–based businesses 233.84 Employing people 236.85 Tax concessions and offsets 239.86 Selling or closing down 242.87 Personal services income 244.88 Non–commercial losses 245.89 Franchising 247.Part VIII Miscellaneous 249.90 Overseas income 250.91 Getting a great accountant 253.92 Lodging your tax return 256.93 Amending returns and objecting to assessments 258.94 ATO data matching 261.95 Problems paying your tax 264.96 Medical expenses tax offset 266.97 Levies 269.98 Zone and overseas forces tax offsets 273.99 Tax–effective investments 276.100 Tax planning as a 365–day process 277.101 Just do it! 279.Glossary 281.Bibliography 299.Index 301
- ISBN: 978-0-73031-037-2
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 14/11/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés