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Super
Grow it on purpose.
Start hereCatch-up super contributions
Haven't used your full concessional cap in recent years? You may be able to put in the unused amounts now, and 2026–27 is the last year to use anything left over from 2021–22.
Check your room →Tax and work
Keep more of what you earn.
- Home office deduction walkthroughWork out what share of your home is your office, and which claim method fits: employee working from home, or running a business from home.
- Claiming work-from-home running costsThe fixed rate method step by step: keep a record of hours, multiply by the rate, then add depreciation on bigger items.
- Salary vs contractor: a fair comparisonA contract rate looks bigger than a salary. Put both side by side after super, leave, gaps between contracts and costs.
Investing basics
Start simple, stay steady.
Buying a home and planning
Know the order, know the dates.
- First home in Queensland: the order of stepsGrants, transfer duty concessions and the order to do things, for first home buyers in Queensland.
- Financial year timeline: July to JuneWhat to do and when, month by month, so the money stuff doesn't all land in June.
- Myth-buster: common tax and investing mistakesTen things people believe about tax, super and investing that cost them money.
- What to ask your adviserA checklist to bring to your first meeting, so you leave with answers, not homework.
- Glossary: money words in everyday EnglishTax, super and investing terms in one line each.
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