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Tax time can be a bit of a headache, but we’ve got your back.
Here’s a checklist of 4 things you should think about before July arrives.

1. Get those docs in order

   Collect all the important things you need for tax filing. Income statements, expense receipts, shares sold, stocks bought, charitable contributions! A great tip is to take a photo of any pesky paper receipts and make a folder on your notes app or photos album, so you’ve a digital copy.

2. Organise your finances

   If you’ve been putting budgeting on the back-burner, this is your EOFY resolution. It’s the perfect time to commit to a budget (check out Bryce’s template here) & categorise your income and expenses, because that’ll help you find this more easily in the year to come. Visit the ATO website and read through the categories and see if you there’s any deductions you’re not aware of!

3. Top up your super

   Pending on your income bracket, there are a number of perks that you might be able to take advantage of by contributing to your super. For example, the government may make additional contributions to your super fund if you meet certain criteria. Just beware, this is very individual - so make sure you do your own research OR…

4. Consider professional help!

   While there’s nothing stopping you completing your return on your own, taxes can still be tricky and time consuming. Finding a qualified tax professional who can walk you through the process can be an investment in your own peace of mind.

54% of Aussies passed this quiz.
Can you…?

Canstar published Test My Money IQ and claimed that only 54% of Australians could pass! We put our team to the challenge in a Hot Seat-inspired episode.

Here’s the first question:

Redraw and offset are exactly the same thing? True or False?

Easy? Hard? You don’t know? Quick! Get into your Get Started Investing podcast feed, download the episode now, and play along with the team! (Spoiler warning:)Send us a message if you do better than our team as well - we’d love to meet someone with a perfect score.

Have you played Biznerdle?

Guess the publicly-listed company based on a series of clues in as few tries as possible. Below is yesterday’s clues… how many prompts would you need?

How did you go? Why don’t you have a go at today’s game?

We want to hear from you!

Last week you said you wanted more about tax… so get in touch! We want to know what we should be researching, watching, writing and talking about - and we love hearing from you.

Tell us what we should look at next week, or drop us a line at equitymates.com/contact-us

One last thing…
Are you looking for some EOFY deals?