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18 free episodes

The complete video library

Every lesson the founder recorded — grouped by topic and occupation. Find the episodes that fit your situation and learn exactly how to claim what you're owed.

Start here

Start here — the foundations

New to this? These explain how bigger, safer refunds actually work.

Introduction: biggest, safest, earliest & easiest refunds

A quick orientation to the whole approach — how to claim the biggest, 100% safe, earliest and easiest refund, and how this free toolkit fits together.

Everyone starting their return

How you can get a BIGGER refund

The core principles behind legally maximising every deduction you are entitled to, instead of leaving money with the ATO.

Anyone who suspects they under-claim

Why so much tax withheld but such small refunds?

Explains why high PAYG tax withheld can still produce a small refund, and what really drives the size of your return.

PAYG employees confused by their result

Perfect records with FREE & EASY — photo & text your receipts

A dead-simple method to keep audit-proof records all year long: just photograph and text your receipts as you go.

Anyone who dreads shoebox bookkeeping

EXTRA refunds from previously lodged returns

Go back and amend prior-year returns to recover refunds you were entitled to but never claimed.

Anyone who under-claimed in past years
Big deductions

Maximise your big deductions

Deep-dives into the expense categories that move the needle most.

How to claim up to $25,000 for your car

Work-related car expenses done properly with the logbook method — running costs, depreciation and business-use percentage.

Anyone who drives for work

How to claim up to $15,000 for overtime meals

Turn routine overtime meal spending into one of your largest and most overlooked deductions.

Shift and overtime workers

Permanent home office & facilities

Claim a dedicated home office and its running costs — up to $30,000 for businesses or $20,000 for individuals.

Remote, hybrid & business workers

Tithing — claim up to $10,400 from the ATO

How regular giving to registered charities and churches becomes a legitimate, claimable deduction.

Regular donors & tithers
Your occupation

Find your occupation

Tailored claim playbooks for the way you actually earn a living.

Long-haul truckies — claim up to $60,000

The complete deduction playbook for interstate and line-haul drivers: vehicle, travel, meals, equipment and more.

Long-distance truck drivers

Short-haul truckies — claim up to $40,000

Everything local, home-daily drivers can legitimately claim across a typical working year.

Short-haul & metro truckies

Tradies — claim up to $40,000

Tools, travel, protective gear, licences and more — the full tradie deduction checklist.

Builders, sparkies, plumbers & all trades

Miners & hard-yakka workers — claim up to $40,000

Deductions for miners, machine operators and heavy manual workers, including FIFO arrangements.

FIFO, mining & industrial workers

White-collar workers — claim up to $27–47,000

What professionals and office workers can still claim despite a "desk job" — devices, study, home office and more.

Corporate, admin & professional staff

Carers — aged, disabled & children — claim up to $27–47,000

Claims available across the care sector, from uniforms and training to travel and equipment.

Aged, disability & childcare workers

Teachers & lecturers — claim up to $27,000

Classroom supplies, devices, professional development and excursions — the educator deduction list.

Teachers, tutors & lecturers
Business & property

Business & property owners

The biggest deduction ceilings — for ABN holders and investors.

Business owners — claim up to $100,000

How sole traders and companies unlock the largest deduction ceilings, and when changing structure saves the most tax.

ABN holders & business owners

Rental owners — up to $20,000/yr in depreciation

Claim depreciation on your investment property and its improvements, every single year.

Residential property investors