Personal tax returns from $150.

If your affairs are genuinely simple — one employer, no deductions, no investments — myTax is free and adequate. The fee earns its keep when there's something to ask about: multiple jobs, WFH hours, a vehicle used for work, tools, self-education, investments, or a prior year that was rushed. The fee is also deductible next year, so the net cost is lower again.

You can claim up to $300 in total work-related expenses without receipts, but you must still have actually incurred them and be able to explain the basis. Above $300, written evidence is required for the whole claim. Bank and card statements, diary records and employer rosters can support some claims — we'll tell you plainly what will and won't hold up.

Two methods. Fixed rate: 70 cents per hour worked from home, covering energy, internet, phone and stationery — but you need a record of actual hours for the full year, not an estimate. Actual cost: claim the work-related portion of each expense with receipts and a reasonable apportionment, which usually wins if you have a dedicated room. Depreciation on desks and computers is claimed separately under both methods.

Because the tax-free threshold is usually only applied by your primary employer, and the second job is taxed as if it's your only income at that lower rate — leaving a shortfall once both are combined at your real marginal rate. It's not an error; it's withholding design. We can help you vary withholding so next year lands closer to nil.

Yes. Employers report through Single Touch Payroll, so income statements are available in your ATO prefill — we retrieve them as your registered agent. Missing bank interest and dividend details can also be reconstructed from statements.