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Can I claim my tertiary fees as one of my tax deduction in Australia?

  • I am working in a service station,and I am just wondering what I can use my education expenses such as my tertiary school fee,so I wont get taxed that much. So, I am thinking that I am gonna put my education expenses as my tax deduction ? Can I do that? And is there any other effective way to claim our money back as my position as a student with a casual job? How about clothes? Transportation? Mobile phones? Do we have to provide a receipt with that? How about with joining the income of my partner , since she is not working.Don't I get more tax free threshold? Thank you for your answer. This question will be best answer for and tax experienced people who is located in Victoria, AUSTRALIA. However, if you have your say, please answer and thank you very much for your time.

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    You can only claim your tertiary fees if the course has something to do with your job. Eg If your course is for retail yes it's tax deductable. If your course is to become a doctor no it not taxdeductable. You will need to contact the ATO, they will advise you whether your course is tax deductable. Yes you will need receipts to claim. If your partner is not working you don't get any more tax free threshold nor pay any less tax. Your clothes are not tax deductable. Transportation or mobile phones (unless used for business use) are not tax deductable. Are you born in Australia? Or are you born overseas & think you can come here & milk the Australia tax system for all it's got?

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Re: "How about with joining the income of my partner , since she is not working.Don't I get more tax free threshold?" No, you do not get a higher tax free threshold but you may be able to claim the dependant spouse tax offset. There is information about this at the tax office website here: http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/19201.htm Also, note that the Australian income tax laws are federal. There are not different income tax laws in Victoria to the rest of the country. Good luck with your studies. It's very hard to study while working casually with very little money and supporting someone else. Trying to save a little bit of tax in certain ways when it may not be legally possible shouldn't be your primary concern. Just concentrate on working hard to make a better future and you will succeed.

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