Who we help
Nurses' tax, with every allowance accounted for.
Shift allowances, overtime, agency work across multiple payers — nursing pay is complicated before tax even starts. We report it correctly and substantiate what you claim.
Nursing pay arrives in pieces: base salary, shift and weekend penalties, overtime, on-call allowances, and often a second employer or agency on top. Allowances are reported in their own place on the return, and some carry matching deductions — provided the spending actually happened and the record shows it. We work from income statements and payslips rather than assumptions, so every payer and every allowance lands where it should.
The deductions are practical ones: uniforms and laundry, shoes that qualify and shoes that do not, registration and union fees, self-education for the postgraduate certificate that keeps you on the roster you want. Each is claimable in the right circumstances and none survives review on habit alone. We substantiate what you claim this year — and set up simple records so next year takes minutes, not archaeology.
Agency nursing adds a layer: multiple payers through the year, sometimes ABN contracting alongside employment. We reconcile all of it against the ATO's data and your bank records before lodgment. Appointments run by phone and video around your roster, with documents moving through a client portal — the practice is based in Brisbane and works with nurses Australia-wide.
What we see on nursing returns
- Laundry and uniform claims at the same round figure every year, with no record behind them.
- Agency income statements missed at lodgment because the agency changed mid-year.
- Allowances reported as wages — or left off — so the return disagrees with the employer's data.
- Self-education claimed for courses whose link to the current role was never written down.
How we handle it
Shift allowances and overtime
Every allowance reported in its correct place, reconciled to income statements — so the return matches what your employers told the ATO.
Multiple employers and agencies
All payers identified and reconciled, including the short agency stints that are easiest to lose track of.
Uniforms, laundry and equipment
Claims built on what you actually bought and washed, with the records to show it — not the figure everyone on the ward uses.
Self-education and registration
Postgraduate study, CPD and registration fees claimed where the connection to your current role is documented.
Agency and ABN nursing
Contracting income reported on the right schedule, expenses allocated correctly, and the obligations that come with an ABN confirmed before they surprise you.
Late lodgments brought up to date
Outstanding years confirmed with the ATO, records rebuilt from prefill and payslips, returns lodged in sequence.
A nursing return from this practice reconciles to every payer and substantiates every claim — the eight proofs, applied to a payslip as rigorously as to a company ledger. See our method →
Common questions
Are shift and weekend penalties taxed differently?
Penalty rates and overtime form part of your assessable income and are taxed with the rest of it — the common surprise is withholding, which can run short or long across multiple jobs. What matters at lodgment is that every payer and every allowance is reported correctly. We reconcile the return to your income statements so nothing is missed and nothing is doubled.
What can I claim for uniforms and laundry?
Compulsory uniforms and their laundering can be claimable; conventional clothing generally is not, even where the ward expects a standard. The claim stands on records — what was bought, what is washed, how often. We establish what your circumstances support, document the basis, and keep it on file so the same claim holds up next year and the year after.
I worked for an agency as well as the hospital. What does that change at tax time?
Mostly it multiplies the paperwork. Each payer reports separately to the ATO, withholding is calculated without knowledge of the others, and allowances differ between them. We gather every income statement, reconcile the lot against your bank records, and prepare one return that accounts for all of it — including the agency that only employed you for a month.
Can I claim my postgraduate study?
Often, where the study maintains or extends the skills of your current role — a critical care certificate while working critical care reads differently from a degree aimed at leaving nursing altogether. The distinction is documented, not assumed: we record the connection, keep the invoices, and claim what the evidence supports.
I've started ABN nursing shifts. What do I need to know?
ABN work moves the obligations to you: no employer withholds tax, the income is reported on a business schedule, and record keeping becomes your job rather than payroll's. Whether other registrations apply depends on your circumstances — we confirm what does before anything is lodged, and set up invoicing and expense records that keep the year clean.
Can everything be done around my roster?
Yes. Appointments run by phone and video at times that fit shift work, and documents move through the client portal rather than a desk drawer. The whole engagement can run around a roster — records in, questions answered, return signed — without taking leave for it.
General information only — not tax, legal or financial advice. Advice specific to your circumstances is provided within a signed engagement.
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Consultations are with a registered tax agent — by phone or video, wherever you are in Australia.