Cash income from gig economy sites? Are you declaring it? Have you ever considered joining a site like Airtasker to make some extra cash?

Work-related car expenses that employees can claim. If you have special car travel needs for work, like driving between two jobs or different worksites, or carrying bulky equipment you may be able to claim deductions for some of your car expenses

Common CGT obstacles homeowners meed to be aware of. Many homeowners are not aware that the “main residence” rules exempting the family home from capital gains tax (CGT) are in fact quite complex and contain many traps.

Does listing my home on Airbnb affect my tax return? Australia’s growing “sharing” economy provides many opportunities to make extra income.

Superannuation contributions, this will help you catch up. The government’s new measure to allow those with less than $500,000 in superannuation to “catch up” on missed superannuation contributions is a great opportunity for anyone who takes time out of work or otherwise has “lumpy” income that means they have a varying capacity to make contributions from year to year.

Downsizer superannuation contribution, will it work for you? The government’s new opportunity for “downsizing” Australians to contribute some of the sale proceeds from their home into superannuation may appear to be a very attractive strategy for many individuals who wish to use equity in their home to boost their retirement savings.

Working at home, what deductions can employees claim? More people are working from home than ever before. Employees who work from home may be able to deduct some of the expenses they incur in running a home office or for phone and internet usage.

New work test exemption for recent retirees from 1 July. The government has created a new opportunity for some recent retirees to make additional superannuation contributions.

Excess super contributions determination, know your options. The ATO has begun issuing determinations to individuals who exceeded their concessional super contributions cap for the 2017-18 financial year.

Tax consequences of receiving compensation for dodgy advice. With the big financial institutions rushing to compensate their customers as a result of the media exposure from the Royal Commission, now is the time to look at the tax consequences of such payments.

Welfare debts, government plans to restrict your travel plans. The government has started a crackdown on individuals who owe welfare debts by preventing them from leaving the country, even for a holiday, until either the debts have been paid or they enter into a repayment plan.

Australian resident or not a resident, what are you? Tax residency is a complex area where the decision is made based on individual circumstances.

Higher education debt now follow you wherever you go. Horror movie monsters have nothing on the higher education debts which will follow you to the ends of the earth.

Clothing expenses, ATO cracking down this tax time. Beware of work-related clothing and laundry expense claims this tax time, the ATO is cracking down on individuals making unsubstantiated and exaggerated claims.

Work-related deductions scrutinised by ATO. Tax time has come around for another year, and this year the ATO is focusing on “other” work-related expense deductions and work-related car expenses.