WealthTaxTax timePrint articleAvoiding a COVID-19 shortcut could boost your tax refundTom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefJul 16, 2020 – 5.07pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAustralians could boost their tax refund by avoiding a special COVID-19 deduction shortcut, accountants H&R Block have warned.Last month the Australian Tax Office announced special arrangements for the record number of people working from home during the pandemic, allowing taxpayers to simply claim 80¢ for each hour they've worked from home, rather than itemising individual expenses.Loading...Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTax timeMichael SukkarTax minimisationATOLatest In TaxFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WealthThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureWe visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard ofJohn McDonaldHow to pack for a work trip – fashionablyA Dua Lipa-approved handbag and talismanic earrings to buy this weekRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
