What home office expenses am I allowed to claim now I’m working from home?

If you work part of all of your job from home, you may be able to claim a deduction for the costs incurred in running your home office in your next Tax Return. Even if the room is not set aside solely for work-related purposes.  Since the outbreak of Coronavirus in Australia, the Australian Tax Office (ATO), has announced unique rules to make it easier for people to claim deductions…  Read more

What you need to do before you retire

If you haven’t given any thought to what your retirement will look like, now’s a great time to start. It might not be the most fun thing to think about—not when there are vacations to plan or houses to buy—but retirement planning is a vital part of your overall financial plan. Most people dream about the day they no longer have to work. They dream of having a leisurely coffee…  Read more

Creating a financial plan

Depending on the current state of your finances, financial freedom might seem a long way away. For many people, financial freedom—when you don’t have to worry about how to pay the bills and your money is invested and making money for you—is a far off dream. What they don’t understand is how close financial planning can get them to that dream. Financial planning isn’t all staring at ledgers and creating…  Read more