Life Admin Life Hacks

019: Filing your tax return


Listen Later

This episode will help you set up your systems to make tax time as minimal as possible.

People whose lives are otherwise in good shape can suffer a mental block when it comes to tax. This episode will give you tips to get motivated and preparing your tax return more efficient.

Mia and Dinah discuss:

  • motivations for doing your tax by the deadline
  • the benefits of using an accountant or tax agent 
  • why you might want to see your accountant before tax time
  • thinking about your tax refund as a payment for the work you need to do
  • options for setting up an online filing system to keep tax records
  • using scheduling to set aside a time to do your tax return
  • rewarding yourself when you get your tax return done.
LIFE ADMIN HIGHS OF THE WEEK
  • Mia discusses how she organised her son’s birthday in one Power Hour : finalised the guest list, booked the venue, bought gifts and invited family for a separate get together
  • Dinah talks about how she cleared out the 16,000 unread emails in her personal email account
LIFE ADMIN LOW OF THE WEEK
  • Mia talks about a  visit to Centrelink to sort out her Child Care Subsidy
  • Dinah talks about the difficulty in banking a cheque 
POWER TOOL

Book - Mentors: How to Help and be Helped by Russell Brand

RESOURCES

myDeductions - ATO app to save your receipts

SHARE

Please head to the Life Admin Life Hacks Facebook page to connect with listeners and share your thoughts, questions or suggestions.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Life Admin Life HacksBy Life Admin Life Hacks

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

6 ratings


More shows like Life Admin Life Hacks

View all
Mamamia Out Loud by Mamamia Podcasts

Mamamia Out Loud

594 Listeners

Chat 10 Looks 3 by Chat 10 Looks 3

Chat 10 Looks 3

246 Listeners

No Filter by Mamamia Podcasts

No Filter

598 Listeners

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families by Dr Justin Coulson

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

154 Listeners

Crappy to Happy by Cass Dunn

Crappy to Happy

54 Listeners

Ladies, We Need To Talk by ABC listen

Ladies, We Need To Talk

342 Listeners

How I Work by Amantha Imber

How I Work

133 Listeners

Parental As Anything by ABC listen

Parental As Anything

52 Listeners

The Imperfects by Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg

The Imperfects

480 Listeners

Lise and Sarah by Those Two Girls

Lise and Sarah

49 Listeners

Body Bites With Bec by Bec Miller, Health with Bec

Body Bites With Bec

30 Listeners

Nothing To Wear by Mamamia Podcasts

Nothing To Wear

102 Listeners

How Do They Afford That? by Michael Thompson and Canna Campbell

How Do They Afford That?

5 Listeners

But Are You Happy? by Mamamia Podcasts

But Are You Happy?

42 Listeners

MID by Mamamia Podcasts

MID

91 Listeners