Students & Part-Timers · FY2025-26 Edition
Student & Part-Time Worker Tax Kit
Your first tax return, decoded: HECS myths, the two-job trap and what your casual job lets you claim.
What's inside
- ✓Multi-job checker: see the tax bill coming before it arrives
- ✓HELP/HECS: never deductible — and what IS claimable instead
- ✓Study–income connection test with worked examples
- ✓Casual job deductions: uniforms, laundry, tools
- ✓First-return walkthrough for myGov
- ✓Current FY2025-26 rates on a sources tab with ATO links — nothing hard-coded
- ✓Tax saving estimate at your marginal rate (estimate only)
- ✓Record-keeping checklist matched to ATO substantiation rules
- ✓Print-ready one-page summary for your accountant
- ✓Medicare levy exemption + deductible super contribution support
- ✓No macros. Protected formulas. Works in Excel & Google Sheets.
Myth check — things you can't claim
- ✗HECS repayments aren't deductible
- ✗Career-change courses don't count
- ✗The threshold isn't a deduction
The full myths tab inside the workbook covers your occupation's complete list, straight from the ATO occupation guide.
General information only — not tax, legal or financial advice. This workbook applies published ATO rates and rules for FY2025-26 but does not consider your personal circumstances. We are not registered tax agents. Confirm your position at ato.gov.au or with a registered tax agent.