| Baby bonus calculator |
| This calculator estimates the baby bonus tax offset claimed through the ATO for a child who was aged under 5 on 1 July 2009 and was born on or after 1 July 2001 and before 1 July 2004. |
| Beneficiary tax offset calculator |
| This calculator will help you work out your beneficiary tax offset. The beneficiary tax offset is available to taxpayers who receive certain Centrelink benefits and Commonwealth education allowances. This calculator is available for the for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 income years. |
| Children's savings accounts |
| Information about who is responsible for paying tax on interest earned on children's savings accounts. |
| Children's share investments |
| Information about who is responsible for paying tax on dividends received from share investments made by or on behalf of children. |
| Dependent relative tax offset calculator |
| This calculator will help you to work out the amount of tax offset that you can claim for your parent, spouse's parent or invalid relative for the 2011-12 income year. |
| Education Tax Refund calculator |
| To help you work out how much education tax refund (ETR) you are entitled to claim. |
| Family breakdown |
| There are special rules that apply when you transfer assets, including superannuation, as a result of the breakdown of a relationship. Child support and spouse support payments also receive special tax treatment. |
| Guide to Medicare levy |
| Medicare levy funds the scheme that gives Australian residents access to health care. The Medicare levy surcharge may apply to high income individuals or families who don't have private patient hospital cover. |
| Guide to tax for families |
| The Australian tax system offers a range of tax benefits to support families, including credits, refunds and offsets. Family members should also be aware of the implications of investing on behalf of children and making contributions to their spouse's superannuation. |
| Helping you choose your baby bonus base year |
| This calculator will help you work out your best choice for the baby bonus base year. The base year sets the maximum baby bonus amount for every claim year and it also determines when you can start to receive the baby bonus. |
| Income tax offsets (formerly rebates) for families |
| Tax offsets reduce the amount of tax you pay. We use the information you provide on your income tax return to calculate your income tax offsets. All tax offsets have eligibility criteria and most are subject to income thresholds. |
| Investing on behalf of children |
| Investments in the name of dependent children attract special income tax rules. Earnings from a child's investments must be declared by the person who rightfully owns and controls the investment. |
| Low income tax offset calculator |
| This calculator will help you work out whether you are eligible for the low income tax offset. It also calculates the amount of your offset if your taxable income is less than the low income tax offset threshold. This calculator is available for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 income years. |
| Marriage or relationship breakdown and transferring of assets |
| If you transfer an asset to your spouse (or if you have an asset transferred to you) as a result of the breakdown of your marriage or relationship, capital gains tax rollover may apply. |
| Net medical expenses tax offset calculator |
| This calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim. |
| New this year to family tax |
| A summary of the changes to tax that can affect families for the last completed tax year and changes announced for the current year. |
| Other topics of interest to families |
| There are a number of other topics which may be of interest to families, including tax issues for the disabled, first home saver accounts, Medicare levy and tax affairs of deceased estates. |
| Parent, spouse's parent or invalid relative tax offset calculator |
| This calculator works out the amount of tax offset that you can claim for your parent, spouse's parent or invalid relative for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 income years. |
| Senior Australians and pensioner tax offset calculator |
| This calculator will help you determine your eligibility, and calculate the amount of senior Australians tax offset and pensioner tax offset you can claim. This calculator is available for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 income years. |
| Spouse super contribution tax offset |
| Explains who can claim a tax offset for contributions on behalf of a spouse with a low income, and how to work out a claim. |
| Super for same-sex couples and their children |
| Information for super funds on the law changes for same-sex couple and their children. |
| Superannuation and relationship breakdowns |
| Information about superannuation and divorce for individuals. |
| Superannuation for families |
| Benefits are available to families who make personal contributions to super. You may be eligible for a super co-contribution, or for a tax offset for making contributions to your spouse's super. |
| When your spouse or children live in a different home to you |
| Your main residence (your home) is generally exempt from capital gains tax, but this exemption may be reduced if you and your spouse or children have different homes. |