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5 red flags the ATO is looking for in your tax return

Outrageous work-related and rental property claims are among the things the Tax Office will be on the hunt at the end of this financial year.

Michelle Bowes

If, like a company director who was nabbed by the Tax Office, you’re thinking about claiming your $7000 coffee machine or treadmill as a work-from-home expense in your tax return, think again.

Ditto for claiming expenses related to the rental of a second property if you’ve made no attempt to rent the property out.

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Michelle Bowes writes about personal finance from our Sydney newsroom. She has been a business journalist for 25 years and is the author of Money Queens: Rule your Money, an award-winning personal finance book for teenage girls. Email Michelle at michelle.bowes@afr.com

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