Australian Tax Guides
Plain English explanations of Australian tax law — updated for 2025–26, based on publicly available ATO guidance. Have a specific question? Ask the chatbot →
Individual Tax
Australian Income Tax Rates & Thresholds 2025–26
Complete guide to Australian individual income tax rates, tax brackets, offsets, and Medicare levy f…
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PAYG Instalments for Sole Traders, Explained (2025–26)
Why the ATO put you on PAYG instalments, what they actually are (not an extra tax), and how to vary …
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Side Hustle or Hobby? When You Pay Tax on Depop, Airtasker & Marketplace Income
Selling on Depop or picking up Airtasker jobs? How the ATO decides whether your side hustle is a tax…
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Your First Tax Return as a Sole Trader: What to Know Before You Start
New to working for yourself? A plain-English orientation to your first sole trader tax return in Aus…
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Deductions
Work From Home Tax Deductions Australia 2025–26
How to claim work from home expenses as a tax deduction in Australia. Covers the ATO fixed rate meth…
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Can a Sole Trader Claim Home Internet & Phone? (2025–26)
Whether you can claim home internet and phone as a sole trader depends on which home-office method y…
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Sole Trader Car Deductions: Logbook vs Cents per Km (2025–26)
Compare the ATO logbook and cents per kilometre methods for sole traders, with worked examples and a…
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Capital Gains Tax
Capital Gains Tax on Investment Property Australia — Complete Guide
How capital gains tax works when you sell an investment property in Australia. Covers the 50% CGT di…
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Main Residence Exemption — CGT on Your Home in Australia
How the main residence CGT exemption works in Australia. When your home is exempt, the partial exemp…
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Free tax calculators
Sole trader tax set-aside calculator
Work out how much to put aside for tax on your business profit — income tax, Medicare and HELP/HECS.
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Work-from-home deduction calculator
Compare the 70c fixed-rate method against actual cost, and see which gives the bigger claim.
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Car expense deduction calculator
Cents-per-kilometre vs the logbook method — see which puts more back in your pocket.
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Work-from-home hours diary
A free, ATO-compliant record of your work-from-home hours for the fixed-rate method.
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