Eligible education expenses under the Education Tax Refund
Under the Government's Education Tax Refund, eligible Australian families will be able to claim a number of education-related expenses including:
- laptops
- home computer and associated costs
- home Internet connection
- printers and paper
- education software
- school textbook materials (including prescribed textbooks, associated learning materials, study guides and stationery)
- prescribed trade tools.
Potential benefits to working families
Supporting the future of our children
Elise is currently studying science in year 10 and dreams of becoming a physicist. The Education Tax Refund will help her parents, Dean and Leonie, to provide a calculator, a broadband Internet connection to access materials online, and a new laser printer to prepare Elise's school assignments.
The refund will also cover advanced mathematics software to help Elise develop the mathematics skills she needs to make the grade.
Dean and Leonie will be able to claim 50 per cent of the cost of these expenses, which means they'll receive up to $750 back on their tax return next financial year.