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Keeping your tax records

Why should you keep records?

To provide written evidence of your income and expenses.
To help you or your tax agent prepare your tax return.
To ensure that you are able to claim all your entitlements.
In case we ask you to prove the information you provided in your tax return.

Last Modified: Thursday, 28 June 2012

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