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Can you claim monthly groceries from tax?



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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