Teresa Tran & Associates

16/07/2026

The explosion in AI use across Australia is spreading into tax returns as accountants notice a surge in deductions for paid AI service subscriptions.

With the cost of AI subscriptions typically ranging between $30 and $300 a month, depending on usage and the level of technology, the potential tax deduction can total thousands of dollars a year, although this comes with some warnings from the Australian Taxation Office. Anthony Keane has more: https://bit.ly/44tHuqD

16/07/2026

Pre-fill helps BUT it doesn’t catch everything!

By mid to late July, some info is usually already in your tax return. But if anything’s missing, you need to add it yourself.

Think cash jobs, gig income, ride-sharing, renting out part of your home, or crypto.

✅ Check what’s there

✅ Check what’s missing

➕ Add it…

🧾 Then lodge!

14/07/2026

Here is the message you should see in your mygov account about your income statement being ready!

08/07/2026

"We are watching car expense claims more closely than ever"

08/07/2026

With clearance rates in Melbourne sitting just above 50 per cent, experts say sluggish sales show investors have lost trust in bricks and mortar.

Read more: https://ab.co/4y52qS2

08/07/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFpoJAdNsSQ

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) added a record 72 exchange...

08/07/2026

Thousands of Australians have been left without mobile calls and data after a widespread outage hit the Telstra network, with customers reporting “SOS only” service and connectivity issues across multiple states ➡️ https://bit.ly/3SQD9uX

Get the news first with The Daily Telegraph app: https://bit.ly/4bOfgf8

08/07/2026

Some Telstra customers are reporting connectivity problems this morning, with the company confirming an "an issue affecting some mobile calls and data connections".

The federal government says it has been informed and understands Telstra is working to resolve the issues.

Read more: https://ab.co/4fngzCN

08/07/2026

Train services, emergency calls and traffic lights have all been affected. Link below.

07/07/2026

The tax office explained that people are being encouraged to set up an SMSF or roll over their super to access a specific investment opportunity. And as an SMSF is a long-term retirement structure, it should support retirement goals, not just investment opportunities. It added that if the main reaso...