Completing your tax return
Step 1
Check that you have claimed all the tax offsets you are eligible for.
Step 2
Add up all the tax offset amounts you claimed at items T1, T3 and T on your tax return. (We work out the amounts at item T2 automatically.)
Step 3
Write the total amount at U TOTAL TAX OFFSETS on page 5 of your tax return.
Mature age worker tax offset
If you were an Australian resident born before 1 July 1957 and you have received certain income from working, you may be eligible for the mature age worker tax offset.
If you have net income from working that you have shown at items in the supplementary section of the tax return, you will need to complete item T9 Net income from working - supplementary section so we can work out your mature age worker tax offset entitlement.