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Updated for 2026-27 rates

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Pick your job, slide your pay. See what you really take home, and whether your receipts are worth keeping this year.

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Example · Performing Artist on $90,000

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You take home$70,680$1,359 a weekTax $17,520Medicare $1,800
Itemise, or take the $1,000?
$1,000 auto
Typical claim

On your income, performing artists typically claim about $2,500. Itemising that means about $480 less tax.

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Estimate on 2026-27 ATO rates · not personal advice. Still lodging 2025-26? Estimate your refund

What's changing for you

Four dates worth knowing.

  1. Now2026-27 rates apply to your pay. On the example $90,000, that's about $268 less tax than the same pay last year, and the automatic $1,000 standard deduction is worth about $320 at tax time.
  2. 31 October 20262025-26 returns are due for people lodging themselves. Missed it? You can still lodge.
  3. 1 July 2027The 14% bracket and the $250 Working Australians Tax Offset year begin. CGT and negative gearing changes start.
  4. From July 2027Lodge your 2026-27 return, the first with the $1,000 standard deduction.
What each change means for you
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What performing artists on $60,000–$100,000 typically claim

Lower $1,000Typical $2,500Higher $5,500

Illustrative ranges, not ATO limits. You claim what you genuinely spent.

What performing artists can claim
$650of $1,000
Your receipts this year

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Calculated on ATO rates

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