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Education tax refund instructions and claim 2008-09

For people who are not required to lodge an income tax return and want to claim the education tax refund.

Last updated 26 July 2020

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Introduction

You can claim the Education Tax Refund (ETR) only if you meet one of the following conditions:

  1. you or your partner received family tax benefit (FTB) Part A for a child at school
  2. a child was not your 'FTB child' because certain payments were paid for the child
  3. you would have met condition 1 or 2 if your child had not stopped school and earned too much income, or
  4. you were an independent student at school.

The words printed in bold are explained in Explanation of terms.

You may be eligible for the ETR if you, or your partner, incurred education expenses between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009 for the primary or secondary school studies (at school, home or TAFE) of:

  • a child, or
  • yourself, if you were an independent student under 25 years old.

For you to be eligible to claim the ETR for an expense for a student, the expense must be an eligible education expense, and when the expense was incurred:

Do you need to lodge an individual tax return for 2008-09?

Yes - Claim the ETR on your Tax return for individuals 2009 (NAT 2541).

No - Read below.

Do you want to claim the ETR?

No - You don't need to read this publication.

Yes - Download the ETR claim (PDF 98KB)This link will download a file.

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