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Can you claim monthly groceries from tax?

Posted 12 September 2013

Hi TimI've heard that you can claim some of your monthly expenditures, like groceries, from tax... Is this true?Thanks!M

TaxTim TaxTim says:
12 September 2013 at 12:28

Unfortunately not, these are personal expenses and cannot be claimed as they are not part of income earning activities.

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