EOFY checklist: What share investors need to know
As the financial year comes to a close, this is your last opportunity to get on top of your share investments and understand what tax implications are — before it’s
28/11/2025
Tax News and Updates
Stay updated with the latest tax news, expert tips, and tricks to maximise your returns. Explore our blog for insights on tax strategies, property investment, and more.
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TaxTank Teams Up with MCG Quantity Surveyors: A Perfect Partnership for Savvy Property Investors
TaxTank is thrilled to announce our new partnership with MCG Quantity Surveyors, one of Australia’s leading quantity surveying firms. As a property investor, you already understand the importance of maximising
28/11/2025
The Life Insurance Trap: Are You Overpaying Without Even Realising It?
For years, getting life insurance meant long forms, complicated medical exams, endless waiting, and hidden costs buried in fine print. It was one of those ‘set and forget’ things, something
28/11/2025
The Cost of Being Unprepared: Why Income Protection is More Important Than Ever
You’ve spent years building financial security, investing, planning, and making smart moves. Then, bam! Life throws a curveball, like that time you thought you could still do a backflip at
28/11/2025
NobleOak + TaxTank: The Backup Plan Your Income Deserves
Picture this. You’ve got a solid income, a mortgage or two, maybe some shares, a growing super fund, and a pretty good handle on your tax (especially if you’re a
28/11/2025
NobleOak + TaxTank: Cutting the Crap, Keeping the Cover
Life insurance is one of those things you know you should have… but it’s often buried in the too-hard basket – tangled in red tape, hidden brokerage fees, and outdated policies sitting
28/11/2025
The No. 1 Rental Property Accounting Software in Australia
Managing a rental property portfolio can be financially rewarding, but without the right tools it can quickly become a bookkeeping headache. Tracking rent, expenses, depreciation, capital gains, and tax deductions
28/11/2025
Work-Related Deductions: How to Beat the ATO Benchmark Without Triggering an Audit
If you claim work-related deductions in Australia, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has you on its radar, even if you don’t realise it. One of their favourite tools is the
28/11/2025
How to Avoid the Tax Mistakes 90% of Property Investors Make
In 2017 the ATO announced 9 out of 10 property investors make mistakes. Years later, the error rate hasn’t budged, says the ATO, but their AI’s appetite for your data
28/11/2025
The Number 1 Alternative to Turbotax in Australia
If you’re searching for Turbotax in Australia, you might be hoping for an easy, stress-free way to do your tax return. But here’s the reality: Turbotax is not available in
28/11/2025
Health Cover That Saves You from the ATO (and Your Wallet)
Let’s face it: the Medicare Levy Surcharge may not be Australia’s most inequitable tax… but it’s definitely in the top five. To break it down, you already pay 2% of your income via the Medicare
28/11/2025
TaxTank Wins WeMoney’s Most Innovative Tax Platform 2025
We’re excited to announce that TaxTank has been named The Most Innovative Tax Platform 2025 by WeMoney. It’s recognition we’re proud of because it confirms what our customers already know:
28/11/2025
Life Insurance for Property Investors: Protecting Your Bricks, Mortar & Peace of Mind
Property investment is a great way to build long-term wealth in Australia, but even the smartest portfolio can come unstuck without a solid safety net. Whether you’ve got one rental
28/11/2025
How Smarter Property Management Can Help Maximise Rental Returns and Minimise Risk
As a landlord in today’s dynamic market, you’re constantly balancing the books. Your goal is to maximise returns on your investment while navigating an increasingly complex landscape of tax compliance,
28/11/2025
Sole Trader? Here’s Why You Need to Think about a Separate Business Bank Account
Picture this: it’s June. You’re at the kitchen table, laptop open, drowning in a sea of bank statements. Somewhere between your Bunnings runs, client payments, transfers to other personal accounts,
28/11/2025
Refinancing: The Forgotten Tax Deduction That Could Save You Thousands
Refinancing is booming. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than $21 billion in investor home loans were refinanced in a single month this year, as Australians scramble to
28/11/2025
How Sole Traders and Side Hustlers Can Outsmart the ATO’s Compliance Bots
The ATO’s cranking up compliance for micro-hustlers, expecting you to run your business like a seasoned CEO, even though 40% of the 1.6 million sole traders are already juggling full-time
28/11/2025
The Real Cost of Working From Home: When 70¢ an Hour Erases Your Deductions
As the debate ramps up over who should, shouldn’t, will and won’t work from home, with headlines swinging between productivity wins, burnout risks, and office culture nostalgia, one thing rarely
28/11/2025
Banks vs Brokers: Who’s Really Winning the $400 Billion Tug-of-War?
Mortgage brokers have quietly seized control of Australia’s lending landscape. They now handle 76.8% of all new home loans, a record-breaking $400+ billion in annual settlements. The big banks? They’re
28/11/2025
When “Tax Just Happens”, It Probably Won’t Happen in Your Favour
The ATO’s 2030 vision is slick: a frictionless digital future where “tax just happens.” Lovely, except it rarely just happens in your favour. Australia is quietly aligning with global tax-tech
28/11/2025
How to Easily Claim Work from Home Deductions in 2025 (and Maximise Your Tax Return)
Working from home can come with valuable tax deductions — if you know what you’re entitled to claim. With the ATO tightening up rules around work from home deductions, getting
28/11/2025
ATO May Adjust Your Tax Return: The Top Two Reasons to Watch
Tax season is in full swing, and the ATO isn’t taking its foot off the pedal. Every year, millions of tax returns are reviewed, and a significant number end up being
11/09/2025
The Best Rental Property Accounting Software
Managing rental properties in Australia can be an overwhelming task, especially when it comes to keeping track of income, expenses, and tax obligations. That’s where rental property accounting software comes
26/08/2025
Ditch Your Investment Property Spreadsheets, Embrace Tax Software!
Switch from Investment Property Spreadsheet Management to Tax Software
22/08/2025
The top 5 tax deductions property investors must not miss out on
Knowing which deductions you can claim each financial year is the key to maximising the profits from your investment property. If you’re feeling confused and overwhelmed because your rental properties aren’t performing as predicted, then it’s likely you’ve been missing out on some important deductions!
20/08/2025
TaxTank’s Latest Features & Smarter Tax Tools in 2025
EOFY might be nearly over, but we’re just getting started. At TaxTank, we’ve spent the last few months fine-tuning, integrating, and launching features designed to give you more control, more
24/07/2025
Should you list your investment property on Airbnb?
Are you thinking about embracing the short-term holiday-let model? Airbnb has shaken up the hotel industry, but it also has the potential to power up your property investment strategy. In
21/07/2025
3 of the biggest struggles for accounting clients
Do you just want someone to be your tax guide; a trusted resource and a problem solver who’s always got your back? Most people see accounting as a stressful and
21/07/2025
What is cloud computing and how can it help your deliver better service?
In 2019, 90% of companies were on the cloud. By 2021, it’s predicted that 94% of workloads will be processed by cloud data centres. It’s a big buzzword with even bigger
21/07/2025
How to deliver exceptional service to your individual clients
Delivering exceptional service to your individual clients is difficult because they tend to pass through but once a year… However, exception service is the foundation for long-term growth and profitability for accounting firms so we all need to get better or risk losing more and more clients to the ATO’s MyTax.
21/07/2025