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Free & Easy records

Free bookkeeping for a perfect tax return

A dead-simple system that gives you a bigger refund and a 100% audit-proof return: every work receipt photographed and texted to one inbox, every work dollar on one card.

Why bother

Most people guess — and under-claim

Almost everyone loves a refund but hates remembering what they spent. So they guesstimate, forget expenses, or claim amounts they can't back up if the ATO asks (please don't — failing an audit hurts).

The result is always the same: you under-claim what you actually spent, and you were never told about allthe deductions you're entitled to. Let's fix that now and forever.

What you end up with
  • A complete list of everything you spent on work
  • Every receipt stored, ready if the ATO ever calls
  • A bigger refund that's 100% audit-proof
One-time setup

Set up Free & Easy in three steps

1

An email for receipts

Create one dedicated inbox — single or couple, it's one account, e.g. yournametaxreceipts@gmail.com.

2

A phone contact

Save that email as a contact called Aaataxreceiptsso it's top of your list. A partner saves it as Aaataxreceipts[your name]. Send a test photo and check it arrives.

3

A work-expenses card

Open a separate bank account (or joint, if needed) and a card for work spending. Now every work dollar lands in one statement.

Keep it funded. Always keep money in the work-expenses account — start with a deposit and set up a regular transfer from your everyday account.
Make it obvious. Put a small sticker on the tax card and keep it in the easiest slot of your wallet; keep private cards in the hard-to-reach slot.
Every day

How to use it in real life

It's new, so you'll trip up at first — soon it's second nature. Every time you buy something work-related (you'll know from your occupation's list):

1 · Pay with the tax card

If you could use the item at work, pay for it with the tax card.

2 · Photograph the receipt

Ask for the receipt and photograph it there and then— so the date matches your bank statement and it's easy to find later.

3 · Text it to the inbox

Text the photo to your Aaataxreceipts contact. Done.

Mixed shop (e.g. Coles)? Split work and private into two transactions — a basket for work, a trolley for private. Pay work items with the tax card (photo + text); pay private items any other way. In a couple, whoever shops pays your work items on your tax card and texts the receipt to your inbox.
At tax time

Getting exact amounts

Want it perfect? Print your tax-account statements for the year, mark each transaction by category, and total each category.

Your final claim comes from three places added together: your tax bank account, other sources (things paid from elsewhere), and amounts that don't need receipts (laundry, overtime meals, home-office hours).

Categories to mark up
CarTravel · meals · tollsClothingEducationPPEPhoneTools & equipmentStationeryUnion feesDonationsTax-agent feesIncome protectionSuper contributions

Prefer it simpler? Just use our occupation expense lists and calculators. Either way, the point is to understand when receipts are required — and now that it's Free & Easy, there's no reason not to keep them.

Start your biggest, safest refund

Set up Free & Easy today, then let the worksheet total everything for you.

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